英語四級(jí)完形填空考前沖刺練習(xí)匯總

    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 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 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 plantation owners and forced to work long 14 . When a Negro died his friend 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 bealive. The band played 19 music, improvising(即興表演) on both the harmony andthe melody of the tunes 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.illustrating
　　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.followers 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.demonstration 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

　　1.【答案】B
　　【解析】這里at the turn of the century表示的是“在本世紀(jì)初”這一具體時(shí)間，只有at可以用在這里。

　　2.【答案】D
　　【解析】根據(jù)上文所說的大多數(shù)國家都有自己的音樂風(fēng)格(style)，而美國卻沒有自己突出的，后面也應(yīng)該是風(fēng)格，故選style。
 
　　3.【答案】C
　　【解析】本句意為沒有人知道爵士樂是什么時(shí)候發(fā)明的，由誰發(fā)明的。discover意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”，act意為“行動(dòng)，扮演”，invent意為“發(fā)明，design意為“設(shè)計(jì)”。故選invent。

　　4.【答案】D
　　【解析】這里是說爵士樂被聽到，所以用heard。Listen的意思是“聽”，而且句末須接介詞to，A),B)兩項(xiàng)意思不符。

　　5.【答案】C
　　【解析】popular music是指“流行音樂”，與classical music(古典音樂)相對(duì)。爵士樂(jazz)是流行音樂的一種，故選popular。

　　6.【答案】B
　　【解析】此句意為古典音樂遵循正規(guī)的歐洲傳統(tǒng)。form意為“形成”，follow意為“遵循”，approach意為“接近，靠近”，introduce意為“引進(jìn)，介紹”。

　　7.【答案】A
　　【解析】express意為“表達(dá)”，與后面的賓語moods(情緒)、interests(興趣)、以及emotions(感情)相搭配。explain意為“解釋，說明”，expose意為“揭露，使暴露”，illustrate意為“闡明”。

　　8.【答案】D
　　【解析】本句意為“在20世紀(jì)20年代，爵士樂聽起來象是美國風(fēng)格”。只有sound有“聽起來”的意思。其他三個(gè)詞都無此意。

　　9.【答案】A
　　【解析】本句意為“就象爵士樂今天的樣子”，as意為“正如，就象”，后面接一個(gè)句子。

　　10.【答案】A
　　【解析】origins意為“起源，起始”，originals意為“原作，原物”，discoveries意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”，resources意為“資源”。此處句意為“爵士樂的起源”。故選A。

　　11.【答案】B
　　【解析】本句意為“音樂的起源和音樂本身一樣有趣。故此處應(yīng)選擇反身代詞itself。

　　12.【答案】D
　　【解析】本句意為“美國的黑奴是爵士樂的先鋒”。players意為“演奏者”，followers意為“追隨者”，fans意為“(爵士樂)迷”，pioneers意為“先鋒，開拓者”。

　　13.【答案】B
　　【解析】本句意為“他們被作為奴隸帶到南部各州”。只有as，意為“作為”，介詞，符合此意。

　　14.【答案】C
　　【解析】本句意為“黑奴們被賣給南方種植園主們而且被迫在地里長時(shí)間地勞動(dòng)”。long一般不與months和weeks搭配，hours指工作時(shí)間，times指次數(shù)或倍數(shù),當(dāng)一段時(shí)間講時(shí)是不可數(shù)名詞，故只可選hours。

　　15.【答案】D
　　【解析】demonstrate意為“論證，說明，示威”，compose后接介詞of，意為“組成”，host意為“款待，作樂”，form與procession搭配，意為“形成隊(duì)列”。故選D。

　　16.【答案】B
　　【解析】上句提到形成隊(duì)列，本句意為這樣的隊(duì)列經(jīng)常伴隨有一支樂隊(duì)，故選上文提到的procession。

　　17.【答案】D
　　【解析】上句說：在去墓地的路上，樂隊(duì)演奏緩慢的、莊重的音樂以便和悲痛的場合相配合。而本句說：在回來的路上，情緒變化了。所以這兩句之間應(yīng)該是轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系。因此選擇but。

　　18.【答案】D
　　【解析】本句意為“死神奪去了他們的一個(gè)親人，但活著的人高興他們還活著”。relations意為“親戚”。故選D。

　　19.【答案】C
　　【解析】這里選擇happy，以便和上句中提到的slow和solemn相對(duì)應(yīng)。

　　20.【答案】C
　　【解析】whistled意為“吹口哨”，sung意為“唱”，presented意為“表演”，showed意為“展示”，只有presented才能和improvising相搭配。