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2017年下半年学位英语完形填空试题（6）

2017-10-20 09:31:01

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完形填空题不同于单项选择填空题，完形填空实际上是一种障碍性阅读理解题。因此，在解题之前，应先要把文章通读一遍，对文章有个全面的了解，
弄清其中心思想和大意。所以湖南自考生网为报考了2017年下半年湖南自考学位英语的考生们提供了学位英语考试中的完形填空（1），希望能供各考生
们参考。

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage, For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet One with a pencil.

Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. _____1_____ the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent style of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was __2________, or by whom. But it began to be heard in the early 1900s. Jazz is America's contribution to ____3______ music. In contrast to classical music, which __4________ formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free in form. It bubbles with energy, ___5_______ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, and ____6______ it does today. The _____7_____ of this music are as interesting as the music itself. American negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long _____8_____. When a Negro died his friends and relatives ___9_______ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the procession. On the way to the cemetery the band ptayed slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. But on the way home the mood changed.Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their members,but the living were glad to believe. The band played funeral music, improvising(即兴表演)on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes ____10______ at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

1. A. By B. At C. In D. On

2. A. discovered B. acted C. invented D. designed

3. A. classical B. sacred C. popular D. light

4. A. forms B. follows C. approaches D. introduces

5. A. expressing B. explaining C. exposing D. illustrating

6. A. as B. so C. either D. neither

7. A. origins B. originals C. discoveries D. resources

8. A. months B. weeks C. hours D. times

9. A. demonstrated B. composed C. hosted D. formed

10. A. whistled B. sung C. presented D. showed

答案及解析：

1.【解析】B.at the turn of the century“在世纪之交”，固定搭配。