1、.完形填空Langston Hughes was an artist who used words to express himself. Meanwhile, other forms of art also _1_ him, and his works crossed over into other areas. Hughes was _2_ as a Renaissance man, who had wide interests and was _3_ in many areas.Jazz and blues were _4_ elements of the Harlem Renaissa
2、nce of the 1920s, a time when African Americans in a section of New York City started a movement to _5_ their culture. Hughes said that jazz and blues expressed the wide _6_ of black Americans experiences, from _7_ to hope and determination. The famous Henry Red Allen Band _8_ Hughes in a 1958 poetr
3、y recording. The rhythms of jazz _9_ influenced his 1951s Montage of a Dream Deferred. This was a booklength poem in five parts _10_ the African American city experiences using music, poetry, and history.Music and poetry _11_ together just like they do today in songs you listen to. But Langston Hugh
4、es spread his creative wings even _12_ . He loved plays, and _13_ theatre companies in both New York and Los Angeles. Hughes wrote his first play with Zora Neale Hurston in 1930 and kept writing for the _14_ for the rest of his life. In 1957 he wrote a play called Simply Heavenly, which was played o
5、n Broadway and in London. Langston Hughes influenced many other people _15_ his artyoung writers and artists _16_ him. African Americans found in him a _17_ for their own experiences and culturea voice that hadnt been _18_ heard until then. He inspired many other artists of all _19_ to write, draw,
6、play, and sing. Some even _20_ their works to Hughes.文章大意：本文主要介绍了文艺复兴者Langston Hughes对文艺界的一些影响。 1. Atouched Binfluenced Cimproved Deducated答案：B解析：根据下文的内容可知，其他艺术形式也影响了Langston Hughes。故选B。 2.A.admired Bremembered Cconsidered Dselected答案：C解析：Langston Hughes被认为是一个文艺复兴者。 consider sb./sth. as.为固定用法，此处为其被动
7、形式sb.be considered as.，意为“某人被认为是”。3A.weak Bengaged Cfortunate Dtalented答案：D解析：根据下文可知，Langston Hughes会写诗歌和剧本，由此可推知他在许多领域很有天赋。talented“有才能的”，符合语境。4A.key Bexcellent Cnecessary Dsophisticated答案：A解析：爵士乐和布鲁斯音乐是哈莱姆文艺复兴运动的关键要素。key“关键的”，符合语境。5. Acelebrate Bspread Crestore Dchange答案：A解析：他们发起一项运动来庆祝自己的文化。celeb
8、rate“庆 祝”，符合语境。6. Avariety Bselection Cchoice Drange答案：D解析：根据下文中的“from_7_to hope and determination”，可知，range“范围”，符合语境。7. Atrouble Bnervousness Csadness Dhappiness答案：C解析：根据空后的“hope and determination”可知，此处指美国黑人各种不同的经历，sadness符合语境。8. Aassisted Baccompanied Cjoined Dorganized答案：B解析：根据空前的“Henry Red Allen
9、 Band”及语境可知，这里应选accompanied，意为“为伴奏”。9. Aalso Bhardly Cagain Dmerely答案：A解析：根据语境可知，此处表示爵士乐的节奏也影响了他在1951年发表的诗作。故A项正确。10. Areviewing Boccupying Cattaining Ddescribing答案：D解析：此处表示使用音乐、诗歌及历史来描述(describing)非裔美国人的城市经历。11. Aacted Bworked Cgathered Dattached答案：B解析：音乐与诗在一起产生预期效果，就像现在听到的歌曲一样。故选worked。12. Aheavie
10、r Blonger Chigher Dfurther答案：D解析：但Langston Hughes将其创作的羽翼向外伸展得更远。13. Ajoined Bfounded Cremoved Dleft答案：B解析：他热爱戏剧并在纽约及洛杉矶成立(founded)剧场公司。14. Aworld Bmovie Cfield Dstage答案：D解析：根据上文中的描述可知Langston Hughes喜欢戏剧， 并创办了剧场公司，故可推知他的余生一直在为舞台写作。 stage“舞台”。15. Awith Bfor Cbeyond Das答案：A解析：Langston Hughes用他的艺术影响了许多人
11、。 with符合语境。16. Atook advantage of Bcaught up withClooked up to Dbroke away from答案：C解析：此处指尊敬他的年轻作家及艺术家。look up to“尊敬”，符合语境。take advantage of“利用”；catch up with“赶上”；break away from“脱离”。17. Avoice Bhero Ctechnique Dmark答案：A解析：根据下文中的a voice可知，这里选A。18. Aluckily Bpossibly Cwidely Dhopefully答案：C解析：此处表示一个未被广
12、泛听到的声音。widely“广泛地”，符合语境。19. Agroups Braces Cminorities Dreligions答案：B解析：根据全文内容可知，他应是启发了许多其他种族(races)的艺术家。group“组，团体”；minority“少数派，少数民族”；religion“宗教”。20. Asold Bcompared Cpaid Ddevoted答案：D解析：一些人甚至把他们的作品给Hughes专用。.阅读理解There are many kinds of Western music today. How were they created? Read on to learn
13、 more about some of the major kinds. RockThis popular style combines blues and country music, along with important elements of jazz. The typical feature of rock is the broad use of the snare drum (小鼓). In the late 1960s and early 1970s, hard rock and heavy metal came into being. Both have gone on to
14、 become very popular. It can be said that rock music is the most popular kind of music in the history of human beings.Notable bands: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, The Yardbirds, and so on. Western Classical MusicThe classical music of Europe is one of the oldest surviving styles of mod
15、ern music. This type of music is either played on instruments such as a piano or a violin. Western classical music is categorized (将分类) by period: the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern eras. Notable composers: Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebasti
16、an Bach, Frdric Chopin, and so on.Country MusicCountry music came from folk songs of the southern USA in the early 1920s. Many of the early instruments in country music were string (弦) instruments, while around the 1940s, electric guitars and drums began to emerge in country bands. Notable performer
17、s: Jimmie Rodgers, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, and others.Electronic MusicElectronic music is widely known in the form of house or disco music. It gained in popularity among young people in the 1970s and 1980s, and has since remained a popular kind of music. Electronic music is based on electronic i
18、nstruments such as the electric guitar.Notable artists: Halim ElDabh, Brian Eno, Wendy Carlos, and so on. 文章大意：本文介绍了四种音乐类型的一些相关知识。1Which is the most popular kind of music in the history of human beings?ACountry music. BElectronic music.CRock. DWestern classical music.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据Rock部分中的“It can b
19、e said that rock music is the most popular kind of music in the history of human beings”可知C项正确。2Western classical music can be found in all of the following periods EXCEPT _.A. the medieval period and the RenaissanceBthe baroque period and the classical periodCthe romantic period and the modern peri
20、odDthe classical period and the Impressionism period答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据Western Classical Music部分中的“Western classical music is categorized(将分类)by period.”可知，这里没有提到Impressionism这一时期。故选D。3What instruments are usually used in country music?AThe piano and the violin.BThe snare drum and some string instrument
21、s.CThe electric guitar and some string instruments.DThe electric guitar and the piano.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据Country Music部分中的“string(弦)instruments”和“electric guitars and drums”可知选C项。4The aim of this text is to _.A. introduce some famous bands and musiciansBintroduce some information on several types of musicCencourage readers to engage in the music industryDencourage readers to take some courses about music答案：B解析：写作目的题。通读全文，本文介绍了四种音乐类型的一些知识，没有阐述其他观点。故选B。