2016年职称英语考试综合类A级真题：完形填空

　　An Early Form of Jazz Music

　　Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. At the turn of the last century, _____(51)jazz was born , America had no prominent_____(52)of its own. No one knows exactly when was invented or by whom. But it began to be _____(53)in the early 1890s. Jazz is America's contribution to_____(54)music. In contrast to classical music, which_____(55)formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free in form. It bubbles with energy, _____(56)the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the' 1920s jazz_____(57)like America. And so it does today.

The_____(58)of the 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 the Southern states_____(59)slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours. When a Negro died his friends and relatives_____(60)a procession to carry to body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the_____(61). On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music, suited to the occasion. _____(62)on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their number, but the living were glad to be_____(63). The band played_____(64)music, improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes_____(65)at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

　　51.【题干】_____

　　A.while 　　B.when 　　C.since 　　D.as

　　【答案】B

　　52.【题干】_____

　　A.music 　　B.songs 　　C.melodies 　　D.tunes

　　【答案】A

　　53.【题干】_____

　　A.listened 　　B.noticed 　　C.heard 　　D.found

　　【答案】C

　　54.【题干】_____

　　A.classical 　　B.sacred 　　C.popular 　　D.serious

　　【答案】C

　　55.【题干】_____

　　A.introduces 　　B.follows 　　C.takes 　　D.approaches

　　【答案】B

　　56.【题干】_____

　　A.disclosing 　　B.explaining 　　C.expressing 　　D.exposing

　　【答案】C

　　57.【题干】_____

　　A.sounded 　　B.felt 　　C.looked 　　D.seemed

　　【答案】A

　　58.【题干】_____

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

　　【答案】D

　　59.【题干】_____

　　A.like 　　B.for 　　C.as 　　D.by

　　【答案】C

　　60.【题干】_____

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

　　【答案】B

　　61.【题干】_____

　　A.body 　　B.demonstration 　　C.procession 　　D.march

　　【答案】C

　　62.【题干】_____

　　A.Furthermore 　　B.Similarly 　　C.But 　　D.Therefore

　　【答案】C

　　63.【题干】_____

　　A.live 　　B.alive 　　C.life 　　D.there

　　【答案】B

　　64.【题干】_____

　　A.sad 　　B.solemn 　　C.happy 　　D.funeral

　　【答案】C

　　65.【题干】_____

　　A.sung 　　B.showed 　　C.played 　　D.expressed

　　【答案】C