三级完型填空:ClozeTest8(含答案)
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Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. 1 the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent 2 ofits own.No one knows exactly when jazz was 3 ,or by whom.But it began to be 4 in the early 1900s.Jazz is America?s 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 the moods, interests, and emotions of the people.In the 1920s jazz 8 like America, and 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 Southern States 13 slaves.They were sold to plantation1 owners and forced to work long 14 .When a Negro died his friend and relatives 15 a procession to carry the body to the cemetery2.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 bealive.The band played 19 music, improvising(即兴表演) on both the harmony andthe melody of the tunes3 20 at the funeral.This music made everyone want to dance.It was an early form of jazz.

  1.A.By B.At C.In D.On


  2.A.music B.song C.melody D.style


  3.A.discovered B.acted C.invented D.designed


  4.A.noticed B.found C.listened D.heard


  5.A.classical B.sacred C.popular D.light


  6.A.forms B.follows C.approaches D.introduces


  7.A.expressing B.explaining C.exposing D.illustrating4


  8.A.appeared B.felt C.seemed D.sounded


  9.A.as B.so C.either D.neither


  10.A.origins B.originals C.discoveries D.resources


  11.A.concerned B.itself C.available D.oneself


  12.A.players B.followers5 C.fans D.pioneers


  13.A.for B.as C.with D.by


  14.A.months B.weeks C.hours D.times


  15.A.demonstrated B.composed


  C.hosted D.formed


  16.A.demonstration6 B.procession


  C.body D.march


  17.A.Even B.Therefore C.Furthermore D.But


  18.A.number B.members C.body D.relations


  19.A.sad B.solemn C.happy D.funeral


  20.A.whistled B.sung C.presented D.showed

 Cloze Test 15

  1.【答案】B


  【解析】这里at the turn of the century表示的是“在本世纪初”这一具体时间,只有at可以用在这里。


  2.【答案】D


  【解析】根据上文所说的大多数国家都有自己的音乐风格(style


  ),而美国却没有自己突出的,后面也应该是风格,故选style。


  3.【答案】C


  【解析】本句意为没有人知道爵士乐是什么时候发明的,由谁发明的。discover意为“发现”,act意为“行动,扮演”,invent意为“发明,design意为“设计”。故选invent。


  4.【答案】D


  【解析】这里是说爵士乐被听到,所以用heard。Listen的意思是“听”,而且句末须接介词to,A),B)两项意思不符。


  5.【答案】C


  【解析】popular music是指“流行音乐”,与classical music(古典音乐)相对。爵士乐(jazz)是流行音乐的一种,故选popular。


  6.【答案】B


  【解析】此句意为古典音乐遵循正规的欧洲传统。form意为“形成”,follow意为“遵循”,approach意为“接近,靠近”,introduce意为“引进,介绍”。


  7.【答案】A


  【解析】express意为“表达”,与后面的宾语moods(情绪)、interests(兴趣)、以及emotions(感情)相搭配。explain意为“解释,说明”,expose意为“揭露,使暴露”,illustrate意为“阐明”。


  8.【答案】D


  【解析】本句意为“在20世纪20年代,爵士乐听起来象是美国风格”。只有sound有“听起来”的意思。其他三个词都无此意。


  9.【答案】A


  【解析】本句意为“就象爵士乐今天的样子”,as意为“正如,就象”,后面接一个句子。


  10.【答案】A


  【解析】origins意为“起源,起始”,originals意为“原作,原物”,discoveries意为“发现”,resources意为“资源”。此处句意为“爵士乐的起源”。故选A。


  11.【答案】B


  【解析】本句意为“音乐的起源和音乐本身一样有趣。故此处应选择反身代词itself。


  12.【答案】D


  【解析】本句意为“美国的黑奴是爵士乐的先锋”。players意为“演奏者”,followers意为“追随者”,fans意为“(爵士乐)迷”,pioneers意为“先锋,开拓者”。


  13.【答案】B


  【解析】本句意为“他们被作为奴隶带到南部各州”。只有as,意为“作为”,介词,符合此意。


  14.【答案】C


  【解析】本句意为“黑奴们被卖给南方种植园主们而且被迫在地里长时间地劳动。long一般不与months和weeks搭配,hours指工作时间,times指次数或倍数,当一段时间讲时是不可数名词,故只可选hours。


  15.【答案】D


  【解析】demonstrate意为“论证,说明,示威”,compose后接介词of,意为“组成”,host意为“款待,作乐”,form与procession搭配,意为“形成队列”。故选D。


  16.【答案】B


  【解析】上句提到形成队列,本句意为这样的队列经常伴随有一支乐队,故选上文提到的procession。


  17.【答案】D


  【解析】上句说:在去墓地的路上,乐队演奏缓慢的、庄重的音乐以便和悲痛的场合相配合。而本句说:在回来的路上,情绪变化了。所以这两句之间应该是转折的关系。因此选择but。


  18.【答案】D


  【解析】本句意为“死神夺去了他们的一个亲人,但活着的人高兴他们还活着”。relations意为“亲戚”。故选D。


  19.【答案】C


  【解析】这里选择happy,以便和上句中提到的slow和solemn相对应。


  20.【答案】C


  【解析】whistled意为“吹口哨”, sung意为“唱”, presented意为“表演”,showed意为“展示”,只有presented才能和improvising相搭配。



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1 plantation oOWxz     
n.种植园,大农场
参考例句:
  • His father-in-law is a plantation manager.他岳父是个种植园经营者。
  • The plantation owner has possessed himself of a vast piece of land.这个种植园主把大片土地占为己有。
2 cemetery ur9z7     
n.坟墓,墓地,坟场
参考例句:
  • He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
  • His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。
3 tunes 175b0afea09410c65d28e4b62c406c21     
n.曲调,曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调
参考例句:
  • a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
  • When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时,她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 illustrating a99f5be8a18291b13baa6ba429f04101     
给…加插图( illustrate的现在分词 ); 说明; 表明; (用示例、图画等)说明
参考例句:
  • He upstaged the other speakers by illustrating his talk with slides. 他演讲中配上幻灯片,比其他演讲人更吸引听众。
  • Material illustrating detailed structure of graptolites has been etched from limestone by means of hydrofluoric acid. 表明笔石详细构造的物质是利用氢氟酸从石灰岩中侵蚀出来。
5 followers 5c342ee9ce1bf07932a1f66af2be7652     
追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件
参考例句:
  • the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
  • The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
6 demonstration 9waxo     
n.表明,示范,论证,示威
参考例句:
  • His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
  • He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
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