No one knows exactly when jazz was invented, or by whom. But it is said that it began in the early 1900s.

Jazz was a new kind of music, for America and the world, and New Orleans was its birthplace.

Who were the jazz pioneers? Most were blacks. This music was not written down, and at first only blacks played it. It was hard for white musicians to learn the new style. But soon they, too, were playing jazz.

The popularity of this music spread. From New Orleans, it traveled up the Mississippi to Chicago, then to Kansas City and New York. By the 1920s, there were many jazz musicians, both black and white. Many of them were famous. One man was better than the rest. His name was Louis Armstrong.

Louis Armstrong was a born musician. He was not only talented but also hard-working. He also had a good sense of humor and a big, good-natured smile. These personal qualities were valuable in his rise to fame. After he became famous, he traveled around the world. It seemed that everyone wanted to hear Louis play. But life was not always easy, especially at the beginning.

Louis Armstrong was born in 1900 in New Orleans. His father never went to school and his mother could hardly read. When Louis was still a kid, his parents separated, and Louis lived with his mother. How hard their life was can readily be imagined. And yet Louis smiled through everything. He later wrote, “My whole life has been happiness. Life was there for me and I accepted it. Whatever happened has been beautiful to me. I love everybody.”

1.What can we know exactly from the first paragraph?

A.Who invented jazz.

B. When jazz was invented.

C. Where jazz was invented.

D. Why jazz was invented.

2.The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refers to(指)____ ____.

A.New styles. B. Jazz pioneers.

C. Black musicians. D. White musicians.

3.What made Louis Armstrong become the best jazz musician?

A.His family background.

B. His talent and hard work.

C. His good sense of humor.

D. His big, good-natured smiles.

4.Which of the following best expresses Louis Armstrong’s attitude (态度) to life?

A.He laughs best who laughs last.

B. Failure is the mother of success.

C. When you smile, the world smiles ba ck.

D. Without music, life is a journe y through a desert.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.The development of jazz.

B. The influence of jazz on Americans.

C. The achievements of Louis Armstrong.

D. The development of jazz and its best musician.

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Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria. And the Post Hotel is clean and not expensive. It is opened by a local family. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20 to 25 in the daytime, but much cooler by evening.

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When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating(漂浮) just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. And you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40 at noon.

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Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but don’t be surprised if it rains in the centre of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24 to 26 by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening.

1.The advertisements above are about ______.

A. shopping B. food C. travel D. hotels

2.If you go to Bangkok, you can .

A. Climb Mountains

B. enjoy the scenery of the forests

C. live in the Post Hotel

D. buy fruits while sitting in your boat

3. _____ is one better way to prevent the strong sunshine in Bangkok

A. Going to the sandy beaches

B. wearing a hat

C. Climbing up the mountains

D. staying in the forests

4.Which place will you choose if you want to visit both mountains and beaches?

A. Soll in Austria. B. Bangkok in Thailand.

C. the Floating Market. D. Kauai in Hawaii.

5.According to(根据) the advertisements, we know that _______.

A. the hottest travel place is Soll

B. maybe it often rains in the centre of Kauai

C. the Floating Market is in the middle of Bangkok

D. the Post Hotel in Austria is clean but the price is high

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