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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 A Ⅳ .閱讀理解 A The music of the United States reflects the country39。 hire“ 雇請;出租;受雇 ” ; fire“ 解雇,開除 ” 。 impress“ 給 ??留下深刻的印象 ” ; express“ 表達 ” ; feel“ 感覺 ” 。 答案 B 14. What does a red sky at night________? Fine weather or bad weather the following day? A. impress B. express C. indicate D. feel 解析 考查動詞辨析。 apparent 意為 “ 顯而易見的 ” ,根據(jù)題意選 B。t look after himself. A. particular B. apparent C. necessary D. convenient 解析 考查形容詞辨析。 答案 A 13. With time going by, the old man39。短語 be marked with意為 “ 標有 ??” 。s name sell well all through the year. A. are marked B. marked C. are marking D. mark 解析 考查語態(tài)。 no wonder 表示 “ 不足為奇的 ” ; no point 表示 “ 沒有意義 ” ; no need表示 “ 沒有 ?? 的必要 ” ; no way 表示 “ 決不 ” 。句意:他已經(jīng)三天沒有睡覺了,現(xiàn)在筋疲力盡也不足為奇。 答案 D 11. He hasn39。m going to visit some homes for the old in the city. A. If ever B. If busy C. If anything D. If possible 解析 句意: ——對于將要來臨的假期,你有什么特別的計劃嗎? ——是的,如果可能的話,我將拜訪市里幾家老朋友。選 B。s mind 意為 “ 想到、突然想起 ” 。句意:偵探突然想到,謀殺這個百萬富翁的可能就是他自己的女兒。選 B。句意:她常說她最大的快樂在于為殘疾兒童服務。故選 A。句意:我姐姐從哈佛大學一畢業(yè),就在上海申請了一份高薪工作。故答案為 D。 B和 C選項都修飾不可數(shù)名詞,排除。 答案 B 6. There are________books in our city library. You can borrow some to read whenever it is convenient for you. A. a good many of B. a great deal of C. large amounts of D. a great many 解析 句意:我們市圖書館有許多書。 slip意為 “ 滑倒;滑落 ” ; slide意為 “ 滑行;光滑地移動 ” ; split意為 “ 裂開 ” ;spill 意為 “ 濺出;流出 ”