Mr Brown has a strange way of writing. Here is a notice from him, but no clear of what he has written can be made at all. A. explanation B. sense C. meaning D. idea 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

JAMES Brown, the legendary US singer known as the “Godfather of Soul”, died Christmas morning, 2006. he was 73.

Brown was one of the major musical influences of the last

50 years. He provided the basis for much of black music and

most of pop music with his early hits like. “Please, Please,

Please”. He essentially created funk（“疯客”音乐）with

mid-1960s songs such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".

It won him a Grammy Award as best rhythm-and-blues song,

and it was only the beginning of Mr. Brown's rhythmic

breakthroughs. His rapid-footed dancing inspired Michael Jackson and Prince. Rap stars of recent years, such as Fat Boys and Public Enemy, have all borrowed his lyrics and rhythms.

Brown's songs in the late 1960s and early 1970s, such as "Hot Pants" and "Make It Funky", mixed the sophistication(复杂) of jazz-style arrangements with raw funk. With these songs, Brown established himself as the godfather not just of soul, but of all subsequent styles of dance music: funk, disco, hip hop.

"He made soul music a world music," said Al Sharpton, who toured with Brown in the 1970s and imitates his hairstyle to this day. "What Brown was to music in terms of soul and hip hop, rap, all of that, is what Bach(巴赫, 德国作曲家) was to classical music. He put everybody on a different beat, a different style of music."

Amid the civil rights movement of the 1960s Mr. Brown used his fame and music for social messages. He released "Don't Be a Dropout" in 1966 and met with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey to promote a stay-in-school initiative. Two years later "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" insisted, "We won't quit movin' until we get what we deserve."

The passage is mainly about _______.

A．black music in the US

B．James Brown's unique music styles

C．James Brown's contribution to American music

D．great musicians in the US in the last 50 years

The author intends to tell us by the last paragraph that ______.

A．James Brown was proud of being a black

B．James Brown was also active in political movements

C．the then Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey was one of Brown's fans

D．no children dropped out of school because of James Brown's social influence

Which of the following indicates that Brown's career began to take off?

A．His rapid-footed dancing.

B．His three years in prison.

C．His tour around the country with Al Sharpton.

D．His mid-1960s songs such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".

James Brown has influenced all American music types EXCEPT ______.

A．classical music B．rhythm-and-blues

C．Rap D．hip hop

单词拼写(共10 小题;每小题1分, 满分10分)

66. Too much sugar can be h_______ to children’s teeth.

If you don’t stop making that noise, I’m going to lose my p_________.

Let me know the time of your a________ so that I can meet you at the airport.

The students are not allowed to enter the sound lab without the teacher’s p_________.

It was f________ for Jane that she met the good doctor when she needed him.

She was ashamed of her children’s bad __________(举止).

72. Jill _________(逐渐地) realized the importance of having a good knowledge of English. 73. Mr Brown is a highly __________(尊重) journalist in the city.

74. She is such an __________(精力充沛) woman that she is always active in everything.

75. Be aware of your own _________(强项) and weaknesses.

单词拼写（10×0.5=5分）

1.A r ______ person is a king, queen, or emperor, or a member of their family.

2.F_______ the letter and put it in an envelope.

3.A marriage has been a_________ between Mr Brown and Miss White.

4.She studied __________(建筑学) and art history at the university.

5.He shouted after them, vainly trying to _______(吸引) their attention.

6.It is hard for me to ______（放弃） religious beliefs.

7.His speech won round after round of _______（热情） applause.

8.His past experience qualified him to h________ such a matter.

9.I'm afraid I have some pressing business to _________(处理) to.

10.They intended to c_________ the legality of his claim in the courts.