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[研究生入学考试题库]考研英语(一)分类模拟题42 Use of English Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. 1 the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was born, America had no prominent 2 of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was 3 , or by whom. But it began to be 4 in the early 1900s. Jazz is Americas contribution to 5 music. In contrast to classical music, which 6 formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It bubbles with energy, 7 moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz 8 like America, 9 it does today.  The 10 of this music are as interesting as the music 11 , American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the Jazz 12 . They were brought to the Southern states 13 slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long 14 . When a Negro died, his friends and relatives 15 a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the 16 . On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. 17 on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their 18 , but the living were glad to be alive. The band played 19 music, improvising (即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes 20 at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of Jazz. 1.A.ByB.AtC.InD.On答案:B[解析] 本题首先考查词汇的惯用搭配，但能够形成搭配的选项不止一个。所以关键是要在文章已知信息中定位能够确定本填空答案的提示线索。这个线索就是后面的“when jazz was born”，这是一个时间点的概念，即“当爵士乐产生的时候”。因此，本填空与后文组成的词组必须是表示一个时间点，答案就只能是B项At，因为“At”表达的是一个时间点，而“At the turn of”表示“当……之初”。本题最大的干扰项A项By，“By the turn of”表示的是“到某个时间为止”。 [参考译文]  音乐有许多形式，大多数的国家都有各自的音乐风格。在世纪之交，爵士乐产生的时候，美国音乐还没有自己的明显风格。没有人准确地知道爵士乐产生的时间及创始人，但是它在20世纪初期就开始引人注目。爵士乐是美国对流行音乐的贡献。与遵从正统欧洲传统的古典音乐不同，爵士乐是即兴的、不拘一格的。它洋溢着力量，表现人们的情绪、兴趣与激情。在20世纪20年代爵士乐就代表了美国，就像它今天那样。  爵士乐的起源与其本