59.In the passage, the writer intends to
tell us that .
A.Mr. Clark went to South
Africa because he liked travelling
B.Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of women’s clubs
C.a good teacher can help raise his or her students’ scores
D.a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students
答案 56.A
57.D 58.A 59.D
Passage 18
(07·陕西A篇)
Louis Armstrong had two famour nicknames (绰号). Some people called him Bagamo.
They said his mouth looked like a large bag, Musicians often called him Pops,as
a sign of respect for his influence (影响) on the world of music.
Born
in 1901 in New Orleans, be grew up
poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few
years before his birth. Armstrong often said,“Jazz and I grew up together.”
Armstrong
showed a great talent (天赋) for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy’s home. In his late teens,
Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs,
and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi
River. At that time, New
Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was
home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and
soon became respected as their cqual.
In
1922 he went to Chicngo. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then
until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherevet be went
Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.
His
cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you
feel good all over.”He was the father of the jazz style(风格) and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the
world. His death, on July 6,1971, was headline news around the world.