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Sometimes, the blues singers had song contests. Each singer sang new words or a new style of the blues song. They made up the music as they played. In this way they created new music. That is called improvisation (即興表演 ). Later,improvisation became a very important part of jazz music. Blues began in the country in the South. As black people moved into the big cities to work, the blues went with them. There, they sang about life in the cities. W. C. Handy, a black band leader from Memphis made the blues popular all over America. In 1914 he wrote the most famous blues song of all— The St. Louis Blues. 5. This passage is mainly concerned with ________. A. the birth of American country music B. the birth of jazz music C. the birth of American popular music D. the birth of the blues 答案與解析: D 主旨大意題。文章第一段最后兩句敘述黑人音樂者們歌唱他們勞動者艱難的生活。 8. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. After the Civil War, most black people found jobs in factories. B. No blues songs were about life in the cities. C. The blues was popular only in the country. D. The blues was born in the country in the South. 答案與解析: D 細節(jié)理解題。t wait to rush out of the classroom. Half an hour late, my good friend Li Ming and I were on the way back home. Such crowded was the train we took that we had to stand. Thinking the ing Spring Festival and the two weeks39。 stay with parentparents, we both felt happy and gay. All of a sudden, I saw a man picking an old lady39。s pocket of his purse. With the help of Li Ming, I caught the pickpocket and force him to give back the purse to a lady. The thief was taken away by the guard. Praised by other passengers, so we felt proud of what we had done. 答案: The long- desired winter vacation arrived atin the end. As soon as the bell rang, announcedannouncing the end of the class, each s