It has always been a problem to decide
whether "popular music" is music which represents the people or is simply music
that the people like. The same problem of{{U}} (26) {{/U}}exists with
jazz. So many different{{U}} (27) {{/U}}of music have been called jazz
at one time or another that it is hard to say what{{U}} (28) {{/U}}it
is. Jazz has always been considered tobe black music{{U}} (29)
{{/U}}when I first{{U}} (30) {{/U}}an interest in it twenty years
ago, I used to hear white{{U}} (31) {{/U}} playing music that was like
Louis Armstrong's in the 1920s. I found out afterwards that they learnt to
do this by playing Armstrong's records over and over again until their style was
close enough to his{{U}} (32) {{/U}}for them to imitate him.
Since then white singers like Bob Dylan have rediscovered{{U}} (33)
{{/U}}own folk tradition, instead of{{U}} (34) {{/U}}from black
roots. But the main{{U}} (35) {{/U}}since 1960 have been social and
technical. One is that young people have more{{U}} (36) {{/U}}to spend
on records at an earlier age than they used to, so Tin Pan Alley, the 'pop'
music industry, aims at the teenage audience. {{U}}(37) {{/U}}is that
electronic equipment has developed to such an{{U}} (38) {{/U}}that
technicians are now capable of mixing sound to{{U}} (39)
{{/U}}recordings that are quite different from a live{{U}} (40)
{{/U}}. But the real{{U}} (41) {{/U}}with 'pop'
musis is that Tin Pan Alley has always worked against its being a{{U}} (42)
{{/U}}music of the people. It takes everything original and natural out of
it and{{U}} (43) {{/U}}it with cheap commercial imitations.{{U}}
(44) {{/U}}the American folk singer, Woody Guthrie, said: "They've
always{{U}} (45) {{/U}}the second-rate songs. They've never wanted to
play the good ones."
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[相关考点] definition ①定义；释义：give a～下定义/by dictionary～按照词典释义②解释；下定义；规定；限定；定界：His artistry is beyond～．他高超的艺术才能是难以描述的。
classification ①分类；分级②[生]分类法；分类学
discussion ①讨论；谈论：The motion is open for～．动议可以讨论。/a heated～on sth．关于某事的一场热烈讨论/a question under～讨论中的问题②论述，详述
[解析] 本题考查语义衔接。文章中的第一句话就指出，流行音乐是代表喜欢流行音乐的人群还是仅仅是音乐本身的问题，后面作者又说“the same problem...”，所以这里应该是说爵士音乐的定义，故正确的答案为A。
【答案解析】[相关考点] principal ①[一般作定语]最重要的；首要的；主要的：the～town of the district该地区最重要的城镇/What's your～reason for wanting to be a doctor?你想当医生的主要原因是什么?②资本的；母金的，本金的；可生息的财产的；基金的：a～in-vestment资本投资
concisely 简明的，简洁的；简要的：a～answer(report)简洁的回答(报告)/be～and to the point简明扼要
commonly ①公共的；共有的；共同(做)的；(影响)公众的：work for the～good为公益工作/a～lodging-house (英)公共寄宿舍(供穷人寄宿的公共房屋)/He suffers the inflation～to all.他与所有人一样受通货膨胀之苦。②普通的，一般的；通常的；日常的： the～reader普通读者/a～sight常见的情况
exactly ①精确的；准确的；确切的；恰好的：an～description精确的描述/an～replica精确的复制品/The～time is two minutes and fifteen seconds past nine．确切的时间是 9点2分15秒。②严格的；严厉的：～rules严格的规定/an～disciplinarian严格的实施纪律者
[解析] 本题考查副词词义的辨析。principally的意思是“主要地、大概地”，concisely的意思是“精练地、简洁地”，commonly的意思是“普通地、普遍地”，exactly的意思“确切地、真实地”，按照原文意思，故正确的答案为D。
【答案解析】[相关考点] extension ①伸出；展开；延长；延伸；扩展；发展：apply for～of stay申请延长居留期/Tools are～s of human hands．工具是人类双手的延伸。②延长部分；扩大部分；扩建部分；附加部分：an～for an electric-light cord电灯线的延长部分/an～to sb.'s holiday某人假期的延长部分
expansion ①扩大，扩充，扩展；扩张；发展：the～of knowledge知识的扩大/the～of a building(stadium，factory)建筑物(运动场，工厂)的扩建②张开，展开：the easy～of the wing of a bird鸟翼自如的展开
extent ①广度；长度；宽度；大小；分量a farm of considerable～相当大的农场/the～of a bird's wings鸟翼展开的宽度/He saw the full～of the lake from the air．他从空中看到那个湖的全景。②范围；程度；限度：the～of sb.'s authority某人的权力范围/ within the～Of human knowledge在人类知识范围之内/I was amazed at the～Of his knowledge．他知识之渊博使我惊讶。
[解析] 本题考查固定搭配的用法。正如以上词义分析，to such an extent的意思是“到…的地步”，符合这里的句意。故正确的答案为D。
【答案解析】[相关考点] display ①使展现；展示：～the national flag悬挂国旗/Notices are～ed on the bus asking people not to smoke．公共汽车上张贴着请勿吸烟的布告。②陈列；展出：Shops are～ing summer clothes in their windows．商店的橱窗里陈列着夏季服装。
demonstration ①论证，证明：a simple～of gravity对引力的简单论证/His speech was a～of his patriotism．他的演讲是他一片爱国心的证明。②示范：teach sth．by～示范教某事/Would you like me to give you a～?你要不要我给你示范一下?
operation ①操作，作业；运转，运行；操作法；运转方式；工序：instructions for the～of machinery机械操作说明/a machine of very simple～操作非常简便的机器/The～of the valves needs improving．阀的工作情况需要改进。②[常作～s]活动；工作；事；动作：a rescue～救援活动/intelligence～s情报活动/Operations on the site begin tomorrow．现场工作明天开始。
performance ①进行；施行：the successful～of an activity一项活动的成功进行②履行；执行；完成：the～of one's duty职责的履行/the～of a command命令的执行
[解析] 本题考查名词词义辨析。display的意思是“展示”，demonstration的意思是“表示、证明”，operation的意思是“操作”，performance的意思是“表演”，根据句意，作者要表达的是“现场演出”。故正确的答案为D。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查名词词义的辨析。issue指的是“问题、商讨”，question指的是“疑问”， task指的是“任务”，problem指的是“问题”，因为前面作者用的是problem，前后应一致，而且习惯搭配上，只有the real problem最合适。故正确的答案为D。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[相关考点] commercial ①商业的；商务的：～gain商业利润/～ethics商业道德/a～ treaty商务条约②(可作为)商品的；商品化的；以获利为目的的：a～product商品/ find oil in～quantities发现在数量上有商业开采价值的石油
genuine ①真的；非人造的；非伪造的；名不虚传的，名副其实的：～leather真皮/a～ Rubens鲁本斯的真迹画/a～vintage wine名不虚传的美酒②真诚的；真实的；真心的；非伪装的：a deep and～love深切而真诚的爱情/a～improvement切实的改进
lively ①充满活力的；精力充沛的：He is over 80，but he is still～．他已80多岁了，但仍精力充沛。/I am not very～during the transition months from winter to spring．我在冬春之交的几个月里精神总不大好。②灵敏的，敏锐的；认真的：a～mind活跃敏锐的头脑/He takes a～interest in the people around him．他对周围的人充满好奇。
[解析] 本题考查形容词词义辨析。commercial的意思是“商业的”，traditional的意思是“传统的”，genuine的意思是“真正的”，lively的意思是“活泼的、轻快的”，根据题意，正确的答案为C。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[相关考点] replace ①代替，取代；接替：The calculator is rapidly replacing the abacus．计算器正在迅速取算盘而代之。/～wood by steel以钢代木②更换，调换：the cost of replacing the brakes更换刹车的费用/～a worn carpet更换破旧的地毯/The airline is currently replacing its DC10s with Boeing 747s．这家航空公司正以波音747飞机更换原来的DC10型飞机。
substitute ①代替者，替换者；替补队员；代人应征入伍者：He is the doctor's～during holiday times．他是休假期间的代班医生。/When a member of the team is injured，a～ plays in his place．球队若有球员受伤，替补队员就代他上场。②代替物，代用品：a milk～代乳品/Rumour became a～for news．谣言代替了新闻。
exchange 换，更换，调换；把…换成(for)：She～d the blue dress for a yellow one．她把那件蓝衣服拿去换了一件黄色的。/～merchandise damaged in delivery更换在运送中损坏的商品②交换，互换(with)：～gifts at Christmas圣诞节时交换礼物/They～d seats．他们互换坐位。
reforms ①改革；改良；改造(社会等)：a movement to～English spelling改革英语拼法运动/He spent years trying to ～the world．他花了多年时间，力图改造世界。②改造 (人)，使改过自新：He was sent to an institution organized to～criminals．他被送到一个犯人改造所去了。
[解析] 本题考查固定搭配。replace sth．with sth．表达的意思是“用…替换…”，substitute、exchange没有这样的搭配，故正确的答案为A。