单选题Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and
mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. Music comes in
many forms; most countries have a style of their own. {{U}} {{U}}
1 {{/U}} {{/U}}the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was born, America
had no prominent {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}of its own. No one
knows exactly when jazz was {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}, or by
whom. But it began to be {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}in the early
1900s. Jazz is America's contribution to {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}}
{{/U}}music. In contrast to classical music, which {{U}} {{U}} 6
{{/U}} {{/U}}formal European traditions. Jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It
bubbles with energy, {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}moods,
interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s, jazz {{U}} {{U}}
8 {{/U}} {{/U}}like America. And {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}}
{{/U}}it does today. The {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}}
{{/U}}of this music are as interesting as the music {{U}} {{U}} 11
{{/U}} {{/U}}, American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today were the
Jazz {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}. They were brought to the
Southern states {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}slaves. They were
sold to plantation owners and forced to work long {{U}} {{U}} 14
{{/U}} {{/U}}. When a Negro died, his friends and relatives {{U}}
{{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}a procession to carry the body to the
cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the {{U}} {{U}}
16 {{/U}} {{/U}}. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow,
solemn music suited to the occasion, {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}}
{{/U}}on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of
their {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}, but the living were glad to
be alive. The band played {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}music,
improvising (即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes {{U}}
{{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}at the funeral. This music made everyone want
to dance. It was an early form of Jazz.
单选题
A. Before
B. At
C. In
D. On
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[考点] 此题考查介词短语搭配。
[解析] A项表示“某一时间之前”，B项表示“一个时间点”，C项表示“在未来一段时间之内”，D项表示“恰好在某时”，如on his arrival，意为“当他到来时”。在世纪之交指一个时间点，所以用at。
【答案解析】[考点] 此题考查词义辨析。
[解析] A项意为“示范，证明，论证，示威”，是不及物动词，不能说demonstrate a procession。B项意为“构成，使平静，创作”，用法一般是be composed of sth.，即“由…组成的”。C项意为“招待”，明显不合题意。D项意为“形成”。form a procession意为“排成一列队伍”。