Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. The US is well known for jazz (爵士乐), which has gained world-wide popularity.

In contrast to classical (古典的) music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is natural and free-form. It is full of energy, expressing the moods, interests, and feelings of the people. It has a modern sound that makes people very excited. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America. And So it does today.

The origins of this music are as interesting as the music itself. Jazz was produced by American blacks, who were brought to the Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners (种植园主) and forced to work long hours in the cotton and tobacco fields. This work was hard and life was short. When a Negro died, his friends and relatives formed a group to carry the body to the cemetery.

A band often went with them. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow and sad music. But on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Everybody was happy. Death had removed one of their members, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played happy music, which made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

Music has always been important in their lives. Coming mainly from West Africa, the black men who were brought to America already possessed a rich musical tradition. This music centered on religious ceremonies (宗教的仪式) in which dancing, singing, clapping and stamping (顿足) to the beat of a drum were important forms of musical expression. As these people settled in to their fields, they made up work songs. Singing made the hard work go faster.

Another musical form that helped to develop jazz was the blues. Blues songs always describe something sad — an unhappy love affair, a money problem, bad luck. To this day, the expression “feeling blue” means being sad.

1.Through jazz, people can express______.

2.Which of the following is true according to the text?

3.The underlined sentence “Spirits lilted,” suggested that______.

4.What should be the best tide for this passage?

A. A Light Music.

B. Black men’s Music.

C. The Origin of the Jazz Music.

D. The Popular Music—Jazz in the U.S.A.

5.Why did the band play happy music on the way home from the cemetery?

When I was four years old I got ill. I took medicine twice

a day. The medicine had so a bitter taste that I took it mixed in   1. _____

orange juice. The problem was that I can’t still taste the medicine.2. ______

In a particular afternoon my mother brought the drink in. As       3. ____

she gave it to me, the phone rang and she went to answer           4. ____

it. I looked at the orange drink and decided I couldn’t face them, 5. ____

so I hid the glass behind a pile magazines. Of course, when        6. ____

my mother was asked, “Have you already taken your medicine?”     7. ____

I said, “Yes.” I felt very pleased with me. The next day, my     8. ____

mother found drink when she was doing the housework. She           9. ____

looked at me serious and said, “It’s bad to tell lies !”        10. ____

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----I’m going downtown.       ----Come on, _______.

There is no doubt _____ 100 years ago animal testing was cruel but today

animals in experiments are very well taken care of. 

—What do you think of "Supergirl", the reality TV show?

— I can't help _____ it. I got _____ whenever I watched it!

----I’ve looked everywhere, but I haven’t found any black ink.

----Then, I’m afraid there is ________left.

The elderly need special care in winter, as they are_____ to the sudden change of weather.

---- Were all the passengers on the bus injured in the accident sent to hospital?

---- No, _____ only the four who got hurt seriously.

I often heard the song _____ in English.