单选题 In fact, there was hardly any activity or social event that could not be set to Music. Weddings, births, christening, funerals, picnics, parades- (21) had their musical accompaniment.
After the American Civil War (1860-1865), the Negroes had gained their freedom and were ready (22) a new type of music, (23) that would preserve their musical traditions but be fast and happy (24) their (25) freedom. They wanted something they could play as professional musicians for both black and white audiences. Jazz was the answer. It combined themes from Negro work songs, spirituals and blues, set to a fast beat, (26) the musicians improvising (即兴而作) as they went along, like the funeral marching bands. To be good, a musician had not only to remember his part but also (27) able to invent new variations on the spur (激励) of the moment.
Jazz (28) the people, but popular (29) is changed many times in form, style, and tempo. Each change added something (30) .

单选题 A. which B. that C. all D. those
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】
单选题 A. for B. in C. to D. on
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】固定搭配，be ready for sth. /doing sth. 表示“准备好……”。其他无此搭配。
单选题 A. which B. that C. one D. all
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】这里是以one引导的非限定性定语从句。which也可以引导非限定性定语从句，但在本题中其后又出现了that，不能说“which that would…”，排除选项A；选项B、D不能引导非限定性定语从句。
单选题 A. in express B. to expressing C. in expressing D. to express
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】这是以to引导的不定式做目的状语，表示前一动作的目的。选项A、B不符语法规则；in expressing这一动名词结构不能表示目的，只能表示方式。
单选题 A. newly-founded B. new-found C. newly-found D. new-founded
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此处需填-复合形容词“新近获得的”，该结构为副词/形容词+过去分词，find→found(找到)，found→founded(建立)。
单选题 A. for B. as C. at D. with
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】这是以with引导的独立结构作补语，补充说明主语。for引导时间、目的、原因状语；as引导时间状语；at后接地点或时间。
单选题 A. be B. to be C. is D. are
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】not only...but also...是平行结构，它后面的内容应对称，根据空格前提示为不定式，but also后也应是不定式结构。
单选题 A. goes along with B. makes for C. belongs to D. fits for
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】go along with“与某人意见一致，赞同某事”；make for“朝……方向移动，有利于……”；belong to“属于”；fit for．“适合……”。
单选题 A. smell B. taste C. sense D. thought
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】smell“味道”；taste“品味”；sense“感觉”；thought“思想”。这句话中是指对流行乐的品味。
单选题 A. interesting B. fast C. strange D. new
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据句意，事物是向前发展的，而每一发展变化过程都是由于有新的东西加入，所以作出该选择。