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Salsa is a musical type that has existed for many years and is still popular today. Salsa comes from Cuba,but many people 1 that the Puerto Ricans who moved to the US 2 the style of salsa we know today.

Because of political problems in the 3 20th century，many people left Puerto Rico and 4 in the US. Between 1915 and 1930，about 50,000 Puerto Ricans 5 in the US. In 1917, a 6 was passed that made people from Puerto Rico Americans move 7 . After this,Puerto Ricans were able to move 8 between their home and the US mainland.

Between 1940 and 1969 ，about 800 ， 000 Puerto Ricans moved to the US， 9 to New York City and Miami. They brought with them their culture, style, and Latin rhythm(节拍) . One style of music and dance they 10 to the US was a mixture of Afro-Cuban rhythms and Puerto Rican traditional dance. In New York, 11 incorporated(合并，吸纳) American jazz,and the salsa we know today 12 . During this time,salsa music and dance were popular in the New York City and around theUS.

The song words 13 stories of the immigrants，(移民) struggle to make a 14 in New York City. By the late 1970，s， salsa caliente was 15 popular;another style―salsa romanti-ca,with its romantic love lyrics(歌词) 一became popular, 16 . Salsa romantica is still popu?lar today and is 17 by musicians such as Mare Anthony, a singer from Puerto Rico.

18 Puerto Ricans continue to make special mixtures of salsa by 19 it with other musical styles. A mixture of hip-hop and salsa can be 20 in Jennifer. Lopez's music which became world famous by combining rock rhythms with the salsa romantics style.

For many people，listening to salsa music is not enough;its fast rhythm and lively beat make them want to get up and dance.

( ) 1.A. believe B. doubt C. agree D. guess

( ) 2.A. formed B. got C. developed D. invented

( ) 3.A. middle B. late C. unknown D. early

( ) 4.A. shopped B. settled C. played D. worked

( ) 5.A. arrived B. lived C. worked D. visited

( ) 6.A. plan B. law C. suggestion D. rule

( ) 7.A. back and forth B. up and down C. in and out D. here and there

( ) 8.A. slowly B. quickly C. gradually D. freely

( ) 9.A. exactly B. certainly C. mainly D. impossibly

( ) 10.A. brought B. took C. carried D. offered

( ) 11.A. singers B. musicians C. dancers D. composers

( ) 12.A. was born B. was passed C. was finished D. was over

( ) 13.A. wrote B. made up C. changed into D. told

( ) 14.A. journey B. room C. living D. contribution

( ) 15.A. for ever B. even more C. no longer D. now and then

( ) 16.A. instead B. indeed C. too D. either

( ) 17.A. acted B. performed C. played D. showed

( ) 18.A. Old B. Young C. Man D. Woman

( ) 19.A. making B. felt C. combining D. living

( ) 20.A. seen B. felt C. heard D. imagined

1-5 ACDBA 6-10 BCDCA 11-15 BADCC 16-20 ABBCC

本文通过讲述Salsa音乐在美国的兴衰史以及在此基础上新音乐的诞生过程，作者向人们阐释了Salsa音乐给人们带来的影响。

1.A由第二、三、四、五段陈述的Salsa演变的事实决定此空应为believe。

2.C从Salsa最初的形式到今天的形式应是演变、发展，而不是发明、得到、形成。

3.D由后句1915 and 1930和in 1917可知许多波多黎各人前往美国定居是20世纪初期，而不是20世纪的中期或末期。

4.B根据上文的"离开本国"和下文的"带来他们的文化"等描述可知,许多波多黎各人到美国定居下来。settle in some place即为"在某地定居"。

5.A从前句settled,本句的50,000 Puerto Ri-cans以及后文内容知此处应是arrived，而不是B、C、D项。

6.B移民是一项严肃的国策，涉及许多社会问题，只有法律(law) 才能解决，并非计划、建议、规定能决定的。

7.C从前后文看此处移民是国与国之间的移民，只能是移进移出，并非前后、上下和空泛的here and there。

8.D从前句的in and out和下段的移民数字800,000及本句句意综合看,答案应是相对于一般移民的严格限制而言的自由freely,而不是时间的快、慢和进度的gradually。

9.C A选项是指"精确地"，B选项是指"当然地"，与前后文逻辑上毫无关联且与事实不

符,D选项是指"不可能地"，在文中不合逻辑。C选项由上下文可知。

10.A由前句可知，移民也将音乐和舞蹈的风格带到美国。

11.B从句意和文意看能够改编、创作乐曲的人当然是musicians而其他三种人只能从事其中的某些工作。

12.A was bom意思是"诞生"、"问世"。

13.D told讲述，A、B、C既与文意不相符，又与语法相悖。

14.C make a living谋生，对于新移民而言首要的任务是谋生，不是在纽约旅游。make a room"留出空间"，与文义不符，make a con?tribution做贡献，更是与文义不符。

15.C该句前后两部分内容形成对照，后一句讲另一种风格的Salsa became popular，前一句自然就是no longer popular_.

16.A后者替代前者。

17.B "演奏(乐曲) "、"表演"，play接乐器类名词，show表"表演"(节目) 或"展示"(物品等) 之意，act表"扮演"之意。

18.B Man,Woman填于此空与全文没有任何联系，由continue可推断答案应为Young。

19.C与其他的音乐形式合在一起。

20.C hip—hop和salsa都是音乐，音乐只能听到。

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