职称英语考试试题《综合C》完形填空练习题及答案(1)

 　　An Early Form of Jazz Music

　　Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. At the turn of the last century, __________ (1) jazz was born. America had no prominent __________ (2) of its own. No one knows exactly when was invented or by whom. But it began to be__________(3) in the early 1890s. Jazz is America's contribution to __________ (4) music. In contrast to classical music, which__________(5) formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous (自发的) and free in form. It bubbles( 充满)with energy, __________(6) the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the' 1920s jazz __________ (7) like America. And so it does today. The__________(8) of the music are as interesting as the music itself. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to the Southern states __________ (9) slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours. When a Negro died his friends and relatives__________(10) a procession( 队列，队伍)to carry to body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the__________(11). On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music, suited to the occasion. (12) on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted.

　　Death had removed one of their members, but the living were glad to be __________ (13). The band played __________ (14) music, improvising ( 即兴) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes__________(15) at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

　　1. A. while

　　B. when

　　C. since

　　D. as

　　2. A. music

　　B. songs

　　C. melodies

　　D. tunes

　　3. A. listened

　　B. noticed

　　C. heard

　　D. found

　　4. A. classical

　　B. sacred

　　C. popular

　　D. serious

　　5. A. introduces

　　B. follows

　　C. takes

　　D. approaches

　　6. A. disclosing

　　B. explaining

　　C. expressing

　　D. exposing

　　7. A. sounded

　　B. felt

　　C. looked

　　D. seemed

　　8. A. discoveries

　　B. originals

　　C. resources

　　D. origins

　　9. A. like

　　B. for

　　C. as

　　D. by

　　10. A. composed

　　B. formed

　　C. hosted

　　D. demonstrated

　　11. A. body

　　B. demonstration

　　C. procession

　　D. march

　　12. A. Furthermore

　　B. Similarly

　　C. But

　　D. Therefore

　　13. A. live

　　B. alive

　　C. life

　　D. living

　　14. A. sad

　　B. solemn

　　C. happy

　　D. funeral

　　15. A. sung

　　B. showed

　　C. played

　　D. expressed

　　1.B。这里考查的是定语从句，修饰at the turn ofthe last century,所以这里需要填入的是一个引导定语从句的连接副词，只有when具有这一功能。

　　2.A。从上下文语境来看，当时美国还没有明显属于自己的音乐。其他三个选项的词义都十分具体，美国不可能没有。

　　3.C。从上文语境看，爵士是音乐，所以noticed和found都不合适，listened是不及物动词，如果要用，也应该有个to，而这里是“听到”，不是“听着”的意思，所以应该用heard。

　　4.C。根据常识，我们知道爵士乐不属于古典音乐，也不属于严肃音乐或圣乐，只可能是流行音乐。

　　5.B。本句是说，古典音乐欧洲传统。四个选项分别代入后，只有follow(跟随，遵循)符合语境。

　　6.C。这里考查习惯搭配，从与moods，interests，emotions三个单词的搭配考虑，只能选expressing。

　　7.A。本句是说，爵士乐像当时美国的音乐。爵士是音乐，是有声音的，所以只能选sounded。

　　8.D。从上下文语境来看，下面要讲的是有关爵士乐的起源，所以只能是origins，其他选项的词义都不对。

　　9.C。这里考查的是介词。本句是说，黑人是奴隶被带到南方各州来的。四个选项分别代入，只有as(作为)符合语境。

　　10.B。这里是习惯搭配。本句是说，当一个黑人去世的时候，他的亲戚朋友就会__________一支队伍。只能说form a procession，其他三个词都不能搭配。

　　11.C。根据前一句很容易就可以判断应该选procession。

　　12.C。从上下文语境来看，这句和前一句形成对比，所以选But。

　　13.B。本句是说，死去的人已经死了，活着的人很高兴。四个选项只有alive(活着的)符合语境。

　　14.C。从上下文语境来看，与送葬时的悲哀形成对比，在回家路上他们演奏的音乐一定是轻快的，所以选happy。另外三个选项都和happy的意义相悖。

　　15.C。这里考查习惯搭配。能和tunes搭配的只有sung和played两个，但是上文中提到在新奥尔良葬礼上总有一个乐队在演奏，所以这里应该选played而不是sun9。