unit 1 a land of diversity period 2 learning about language using language 同步精練（人教版選修8）(文件)
【正文】 s, and each subsequent wave of immigrants contributed to a melting pot. Much of modern popular music can trace its roots to the emergence in the late 19th century of African American blues and the growth of gospel music in the 1920s. The African American basis for popular music used elements derived from European and indigenous musics. The United States has also seen documented folk music and recorded popular music produced in the ethnic styles of the Ukrainian, Irish, Scottish, Polish, Hispanic and Jewish munities, among American cities and towns have vibrant(活躍 的 ) music scenes which, in turn, support a number of regional musical styles. Along with musical centers such as Seattle, New York City, San Francisco, New Orleans, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Nashville, Austin, and Los Angeles, many smaller cities such as Asbury Park, New Jersey have produced distinctive styles of music. The Cajun and Creole traditions in Louisiana music, the folk and popular styles of Hawaiian music, and the bluegrass and old time music of the Southeastern states are a few examples of diversity in American music. 【語篇解讀】 本文主要講了美國音樂的起源、類型、特點及影響。 答案 C 4. What can we conclude from the last paragraph? A． Big cities have more influential music than smaller cities. B． European music has little influence on American pop music. C． American music is also blended with regional styles. D． African American blues appeared before the 19th century. 解析 文章最后一段說明，美國不同地區(qū)也有自己不同的音樂風格。文章介紹了美國首位黑人女國會議員 ——Shirley Chisholm的生平事跡。根據(jù)第二段第二句中的 “they wanted their daughters to get a good...”可知 C正確。 答案 D 7． How many of the following have been mentioned in the passage? a． Her education. b． Her family. c． Her marriage. d． Her political career. e． Her political beliefs. f． Her contribution to the USA. A． Three B． Four C． Five D． Six 解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段可知，她與 Conrad Chisholm結婚是在 1949 年并結合本段最后一句可推知， a 發(fā)生在 1979 年左右，故選 A。 答案 B 8． In which order did the following events take place? a． Her marriage to Conrad Chisholm ended. b． She was elected to the New York State Assembly. c． She became an education official. d． She succeeded in running for the United States Congress. e． She received an advanced degree in Columbia University. A． e—c—b—d—a B． c—a—b—d—e C． e—c—a—b—d D． e—c—b—a—d 解析 推理判斷題。 答案 C 6． Who influenced Shirley most during her childhood? A． Her father. B． Her mother. C． Her sisters. D． Her grandmother. 解析 細節(jié)理解
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