1、.完形填空The famous composer (作曲家), Albert Roussel, didnt have a good start in this career. However, he achieved a great deal of success as a result of a 1 . Roussels parents died when he was eight and he went to live with his 2 . As a little boy, he fell in love with music and 3 himself about it by rea
2、ding through the family collection that his mother kept, 4 which there were a lot of related books.Three years later, Roussels grandfather died, and his mothers sister decided to 5 him. Her husband was a kind man and 6 for young Roussels music lessons. One summer vacation at a Belgian seaside added
3、a second 7 to his lifethe sea. Then he studied to be a naval cadet (海军学员), but still took time to study 8 .In the French Navy, he and two friends found time to 9 a band, playing the works of Beethoven and other 10 . Roussel also began composing. On Christmas Day 1892, he had his first chance to 11 a
4、s a composer, which turned out to be a success.That success 12 Roussel to write a wedding march (婚礼进行曲), and one of his navy friends 13 to show it to the famous conductor, Edouard Colonne. When Roussels friend 14 with the manuscript (手稿), he reported that Colonne had advised Roussel to 15 his naval
5、career and devote his life to music.Not long 16 ， at the age of 25, Roussel decided to 17 Edouard Colonnes advice. He gave his heart and soul to his composing and 18 a major force in the twentieth centurys French music. Because of Edouard Colonnes inspiring 19 ， Roussel devoted his life to music, bu
6、t Roussels 20 friend later admitted that he had made it up. He said he had never ever shown Roussels manuscript to the famous conductor.语篇大意：本文讲述因为一个玩笑成就了一个伟大的音乐家的故事。1A.joke Bgame Cguess Dhope答案：A解析：句意：然而，他由于一个玩笑而取得了巨大的成功。根据后文可知，因为鲁塞尔的一个海军朋友的玩笑，他才踏上了作曲之路。故选A项。2A.neighbour Baunt Cteacher Dgrandfather
7、答案：D解析：句意：鲁塞尔八岁时他的父母就去世了，所以他去跟祖父住在一起。根据下文的Three years later，Roussels grandfather died.可知选D项。3A.taught Bchose Cimproved Dasked答案：A解析：句意：作为一个小男孩，他喜欢上了音乐，通过读妈妈保存的家藏品自学。teach oneself意为“自学”，故选A项。4A.among Bbetween Cwithin Dbefore答案：A解析：句意：在这些家藏品中，有许多相关的书籍。among指“(三者或三者以上)在中”，故选A项。5A.miss Bcatch Craise Dle
8、ave答案：C解析：句意：三年之后，他的祖父去世了，他的姨妈决定抚养他。根据语境可知选C项。6A.paid Bapplied Clooked Dwaited答案：A解析：句意：她的丈夫是个很善良的人，支付年幼的鲁塞尔学音乐课的费用。pay for意为“支付”，故选A项。7A.page Blove Cwish Djob答案：B解析：句意：在比利时海边度过的一个暑假，让他的人生多了第二种爱大海。之前说到他爱上了音乐，故此处是说他爱上了另外一样东西大海。故选B项。8A.painting BEnglish Cdance Dmusic答案：D解析：句意：后来他学习成为一名海军学员，但仍然花时间来学习音乐
9、。根据语境可知他一直没有放弃音乐的学习，故选D项。9A.deal with Bmake forCset up Dtake away答案：C解析：句意：在法国海军军队中，他和两个朋友找时间建立了一支乐队，演奏贝多芬和其他作曲家的作品。根据playing the works可知此处表示组成乐队，故选C项。deal with意为“处理”；make for意为“朝走/驶去”；set up意为“建立”；take away意为“带走”。10A.teachers Bprofessors Ccomposers Dsingers答案：C解析：根据此空前的Beethoven可知，此处表示其他作曲家，故选C项。11
10、A.perform Bproduce Cstudy Dpublish答案：A解析：句意：在1892年的圣诞节，他有了第一次作为作曲家演奏的机会，结果非常成功。根据语境可知选A项。12A.found Bencouraged Ctook Dwanted答案：B解析：句意：那次的成功鼓励鲁塞尔写了一首婚礼进行曲，他的一位海军朋友主动提出把这首曲子给知名的指挥家爱德华科洛纳看。encourage sb. to do sth.意为“鼓励某人做某事”，故选B项。13A.came Bbrought Crefused Doffered答案：D解析：根据上一题解析可知，鲁塞尔的朋友主动提出给指挥家看手稿。off
11、er意为“主动提出”，故选D项。14A.went Breturned Cleft Dran答案：B解析：句意：当鲁塞尔的朋友带着手稿回来时，他报告说科洛纳建议鲁塞尔放弃海军事业，致力于音乐创作。根据语境可知选B项。15A.give up Bkeep to Cbegin with Dfocus on答案：A解析：句意见上一题解析。根据devote his life to music可知此处是说放弃海军事业，故选A项。give up意为“放弃”；keep to意为“遵守”；begin with意为“以开始”；focus on意为“集中(于)”。16A.however BthereforeCafte
12、rwards Dthen答案：C解析：句意：此后不久，25岁的鲁塞尔决定听从爱德华科洛纳的建议。根据语境可知选C项。afterwards意为“后来”。17A.repeat Bchange Ccorrect Dfollow答案：D解析：句意见上一题解析。follow ones advice意为“听从某人的建议”，故选D项。18A.became Breplaced Cimproved Dgrasped答案：A解析：句意：他全身心地投入到作曲中，并成为20世纪法国音乐的中坚力量。根据句意可知选A项。19A.will Brequest Corder Dadvice答案：D解析：根据上文Roussel
13、decided to 17 Edouard Colonnes advice可知选D项，为原词复现。20A.school Bnavy Cmusic Dwork答案：B解析：句意：但鲁塞尔的海军朋友后来承认说，这是他编造的。根据He said he had never ever shown Roussels manuscript to the famous conductor.可知应选B项。.阅读理解The term country music refers to a variety of styles, originally popular among working class white A
14、mericans in the rural areas of the South and West. Originally known as “hillbilly music”， the term was replaced by country and western music in 1949 and eventually shortened to country music.But the origins of country music can be traced back to a century ago. There are many immigrants from Britain
15、and Ireland. Their songs and dances, nursery rhymes and ballads, would form the most important part of the folk musical tradition of rural America, and the basis for what became known as “old time” music.These roots of country music lie largely in the folk songs and instrumental music of the English
16、, Irish, and Scots who settled in the Appalachian areas of the MidSouth during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Many of these mountainous areas were not settled until the 1830s, and then by impoverished immigrants who were concerned with the daily struggle for survival. The communities were
17、cut off from the rest of America and still attached to their traditions.Other origins of country music can be traced back to the flamenco and habanera music of Spain, the polka and other dances of Eastern Europe andas with almost all the popular music of the United Statesthe influence of the slave p
18、opulations shipped from the African continent. In fact one of the major instruments in Appalachian and early country music，the banjo, has its origins in AfroAmerican history.Two publishing events in the early part of the 20th century excited a widespread interest in Americas white musical tradition
19、and “old time” music. First，in 1910, the musicologist John Lomax published Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads. Then in 1916 the English song collector Cecil Sharp put together a collection of folk music from the Appalachian mountains.But it wasnt until 1922，when Texas fiddler(小提琴家) Eck Robertso
20、n cut the first record of “old time” music，that the popularity of what also became known as “hillbilly music” really began to grow, via pioneering artists, record labels and radio stations. The record that more generally gets cited as the first country release was made in June 1923 by Fiddlin John C
21、arson.语篇大意：本文介绍了美国乡村音乐的起源及早期发展。1What does the text mainly discuss?AThe history of the US folk music.BThe origins of country music.CThe influence of “old time” music.DThe waves of immigrants in the US.答案：B解析：主旨大意题。本文介绍了美国乡村音乐的起源。关键词句有“But the origins of country music.”，“These roots of country music.”
22、，“Other origins of country music.”等。2The underlined word “impoverished” in Paragraph 3 most probably means“ ”Abrave Bpoor Clegal Dkind答案：B解析：词义猜测题。根据画线单词后的“who were concerned with the daily struggle for survival”可知，美国早期移民的生活很艰难，故可推断这个单词的含义应为“贫困的”。3Who made a great contribution to the spread of Appal
23、achian music?AFiddlin John Carson. BEck Robertson.CCecil Sharp. DJohn Lomax.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“Then in 1916 the English song collector Cecil Sharp put together a collection of folk music from the Appalachian mountains.”可知C项正确。4Country music first became widely known in the .A1830s B1840s C1910s D1920s答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段的“But it wasnt until 1922. that the popularity of what also became known as hillbilly music really began to grow.”可知，乡村音乐开始被人们熟知是在20世纪20年代。