题目内容
17.Some of the world's most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day.UNESCO( United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music,its significance,and its potential as a unifying(联合) voice across cultures.Despite the celebrations,though,in the U.S.the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older,and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.
It's Jason Moran's job to help change that.As the Kennedy Center's artistic adviser for jazz,Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz,make the music more accessible,and preserve its history and culture.
"Jazz seems like it's not really a part of the American appetite,"Moran tells National Public Radio's reporter Neal Conan."What I'm hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and write anymore.It's actually color,and it's actually digital."
Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost."The music can't be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958.It has to continue to move,because the way the world works is not the same,"says Moran.
Last year,Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller's music for a dance party,"Just
to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music,"says Moran."For me,it's the recontextualization.In music,where does the emotion(情感) lie?Are we,as humans,gaining any insight(感悟) on how to talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts?Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,"says Moran,"so I want to continue those dialogues.
Those are the things I want to foster."
28.Why did UNESCO set April 30as International Jazz Day?C
A.To remember the birth of jazz.
B.To encourage people to study music.
C.To recognize the value of jazz.
D.To protect cultural diversity.
29.What does the underlined word"that"in paragraph 3refer to?C
A.The jazz audience becoming larger.
B.The production of jazz growing faster.
C.Jazz being less popular with the young.
D.Jazz becoming more accessible.
30.What can we infer about Moran's opinion on jazz?A
A.It should keep up with the times.
B.It remains black and white.
C.It will disappear gradually.
D.It changes every 50 years.
31.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?D
A.Celebrating the Jazz Day.
B.The Rise and Fall of Jazz.
C.The Story of a Jazz Musician.
D.Exploring the Future of Jazz.
分析 本文主要讲,教科文组织将4月30日定为国际爵士乐节,让人们意识到爵士乐的意义与价值,以及改善爵士乐不受年轻人的欢迎的处境,探索爵士乐的未来.
解答 28.C 细节理解题.根据第一段最后一句 …set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music,its significance,and its potential as a unifying(联合) voice across cultures 可知,教科文组织将4月30日定为国际爵士乐节,是为了让人们意识到爵士乐的意义与价值. 故正确答案为C.
29.C 推理判断题.根据第二段…music has failed to connect with younger generations此处 that 指代上一句 爵士乐在年轻一代不受欢迎,所以此处C项"爵士乐不太受年轻人欢迎",符合题意.故正确答案为C.
30.A 推理判断题.根据第五段 It has to continue to move,because the way the world works is not the same 可知 Moran 认为爵士乐要与时俱进,A项意为"跟上时代的步伐"符合题意.故正确答案为A.
31.D 标题判断题.本文主要讲,教科文组织将4月30日定为国际爵士乐节,让人们意识到爵士乐的意义与价值,以及改善爵士乐不受年轻人的欢迎的处境,探索爵士乐的未来.D项,"探索爵士乐的未来"符合题意.故正确答案为D.
点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
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17.A.friends | B.neighbors | C.children | D.guests |
18.A.knowing | B.remembering | C.hearing | D.thinking |
19.A.thermos | B.cup | C.lid | D.tea |
20.A.enjoyed | B.remained | C.imagined | D.hated |
21.A.stranger | B.host | C.crash | D.noise |
22.A.around | B.at | C.behind | D.over |
23.A.staring | B.glaring | C.observing | D.glancing |
24.A.helpless | B.exciting | C.strange | D.terrible |
25.A.breaking | B.steaming | C.sinking | D.flooding |
26.A.touched | B.used | C.hit | D.moved |
27.A.expression | B.shadow | C.reflection | D.action |
28.A.calm | B.still | C.silent | D.straight |
29.A.shouted | B.recalled | C.laughed | D.repeated |
30.A.tell | B.make | C.accept | D.give |
31.A.do | B.help | C.go | D.suit |
32.A.comfortable | B.friendly | C.acceptable | D.agreeable |
33.A.defend | B.support | C.discuss | D.argue |
34.A.kept | B.shut | C.worried | D.lost |
35.A.action | B.lie | C.excuse | D.devotion |