《英语阅读三》复习思考题

(0187)《英语阅读三》复习思考题

PartITranslation(15)

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

1.Eachpersonseesthesamescene,buteachperceivessomethingdifferentaboutit.

2.Iftheroomfillswithsmoke,leanoutofthewindowunlesspreventedbysmokeandflamecoming

fromaroombelowornearby.

3.Itriedtogetin,butitwasimpossibletobreakthroughthatmassoffrightenedpeople.

4.Toremoveyourlenses,firstwashandrinseyourhandsthoroughly.

5.Thehorsesweregenerallythefirstvictims;theyhadtobethrownoverboardwhentheydiedor

becamecrazedwiththirst.

6.Outdooradvertisingprovidestheadvertiserwiththelargestcolorfuldisplayofhisproduct,package,

trademark,andslogan.

7.Duringthewintermonthsthehuntersworesnowshoestochasethebuffalointothedeepsnow,where

theanimalswereeasilykilled.

8.Afew“old-time“cowboysremain,butmanyofthecowboys'sonsarestudentsatauniversityorstate

agriculturalschool.

9.Aneffectiveinterview,whetheryouareofferedthejobornot,islikeanexcitingencounterin

conversationwithyourseatmateonanairplane.

10.Remember,youcan'tcontrolwhatanemployerthinksofyou,justasshecan'tcontrolwhatyouthink

ofher.

11.Oncewhenshesawaleaderofoneofthegangsrobbingheruncle,shefoughttheattackertoadraw.

12.Wearenaturallyattractedtopeoplewithideas,beliefsandinterestslikeourown.

13.Duringthefirstfewweeksofschoolshehadtotellherselfmanytimesthateducationwasoneofthe

waysyougottobesomeone.

14.Ifyoudon'twanttotalktoapersonsellingaproductorservicebyphone,justsay,“No,thankyou”,

andhangup.

15.Whenseatedbythewindowofabusonasunnywinterday,youmayfeelverywarm.

16.Theforeignermaybeunsureastowhentoshakehandsorembrace,whentoinitiateconversations,or

howtoapproachastranger.

17.Iamwritingtomakeastrongcomplaintabouttheimpolitetreatmentmyguests,mycolleagueandI

receivedwhenwevisitedyourrestaurantlastFridayevening.

18.Aftermanylongyearsofdevotedandpatientinstruction,thedoctorwasabletogettheboytoclothe

andfeedhimself,recognizeandutteranumberofwords,aswellaswritelettersandformwords.

19.Itseemshardtobelievethattherearesomeanimalsthatdonotdie.

20.AgovernmentstudyconcludedthatAthenswasthenoisiestcityintheworld.

21.Todigacanalthroughhundredsofmilesofwildnessandswampsseemedasimprobableasdrillinga

holethroughthecenteroftheearthtoChina.

22.ThecentralUnitedStates,thencalledthewest,grewrapidlyasaresultofErieCanal.

23.Manydriversnowadaysdonotevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.

24.Manypeoplebelievedthatcanalswouldforevertaketheplaceofroads.

25.Inthebackgardenthegrassishighandrank;thegardenwallhascollapsedinseveralplaces,sothere

areheapsofredbricksatintervals.

26.MissQuentinhadexpectedtomeetanolderman,sheisnotconvincedthatIwillunderstand.

27.Thiswas“unemployment”,thenewphenomenonforwhichanewwordhadbeenneeded.

28.Thisimpressivehotel,wellknownforitsgoodScottishcooking,isanidealchoiceforarelaxing

familyholiday.

29.Atthesametime,aboutthirteenhundredAmericanteenagerswillgoabroadtolearnnewlanguages

andgainanewunderstandingofworldproblems.

30.Thebiggestsafetythreatfacingairlinestodaymaynotbeaterroristwithagun,butthemanwiththe

portablecomputerinbusinessclass.

31.Schoolwastotallydifferentfromwhathehadexpected-muchmoreformal,muchharder.

32.Thewind,evenatsixtymilesanhour,iswarmandhumid.

33.Ifthecolorchangedoesnotreachthelinethedriverisintheclearunderthenewlaw.

34.Oflazinessyouareguiltybecauseyouwereasleepinyourhutonthismoonlitnightinsteadofmaking

useofthegoodopportunityforfishing.

35.Aswellasdisqualificationaconvicteddrivermayalsobefinedupto£100orhemaybesenttoprison

foruptofourmonths-orboth.

36.Itseemedunlikelythatanythingwaswrongwiththeinstruments,fortheyworkedperfectlyatlower

altitudes.

37.Earlyinthedevelopmentofagriculturemendiscoveredhowtomakealcoholicdrinksfromgrapesand

corn.

38.Thepublicisnotattractedbyimaginaryplotsinbooksbutpreferstheactual,therealstoryofreal

people.

39.Winesmustbedrunkquicklyoncetheyareopened,otherwisebacteriawilluseairtoconvertthe

alcoholtovinegar.

40.Onechild,usingahairdryer,pretendstobethewind;anotherwithalampisthesun;andanother

simulatesrainwithawaterpistol.

41.Asfarasmannersareconcerned,IsupposeIhavealwaysbeenasupporterofwomen'sliberation.

42.Areasaremarkedoffforhousing,industry,andopenspace,andtheparcelsaredistributedtoallthe

students.

43.Thechildrendrawfree-formmapsoftheirtownandanalyzewhat's''good''and"bad"aboutitto

decidewhattheywantintheirfuturecity.

44.Theworldisprettycomplicatedtodaycomparedwithwhatitwasfortyyearsago.

45.Eachculturehasitsowntraditionalmusic,anditsownspecialinstrumentsforplayingitstraditional

music.

46.Evenifyouwanttogointobusinessforyourself,you'llneedmath.

47.Itistheimagethroughwhichyourecognizeyourphysicalexistenceintheworld.

48.Thedriverthenprovedmathematicallythatnocarcouldhavepickedupspeedfastenoughtobe

exceedingthelimitatthespotwherehewasarrested.

49.AlthoughAmericanshavedifferentviewsonmanyissues,theytendtoagreeononesubject:taxesare

toohigh.

50.Amongisolatedpeople,whoarenotoftenreachedbytradersfromoutside,commerceusuallymeans

barter.

PartIIBlankFilling(15)

Choosetheappropriatewordorphrasefromtheparenthesistofillintheblank,changeitsformif

necessary.

I.Thecriminalutterly(devoid/avoid)ofconsciencewassentencedtodeath.

2.Don'tbe(tight/uptight)aboutanexamination.It'suseless.

3.Shefeels(cutout/cutoff)inthesmallmountainvillage.

4.Yourcompositionisperfect,thereis(need/noroomfor)improvement.

5.Thepriceofthiswashingmachineincludesaone-year(warranty/wallet).Sowe'H

repairitfreeifyouhaveanyproblemsduringthefirstyearyouownthemachine.

6.Iprefertoeatata(homely/home)restaurantratherthanataluxuriousone.

7.Thelittleboy(deliberate/liberate)madeabignoiseinclassinordertocatchthe

others'ears.

8.Afterretirement,mygrandparentsarelivinga(simple/tranquil)lifeinthecountry

becausetheyhavebeentiredofthenoiseinthecity.

9.TheTownHallwasbuiltina(dominant/dominate)positiononahillwhere

everyonecouldseeit.

10.Satisfiedoryourmoneyback:ifyouarenotperfectlyhappywithourproducts,justsendthem

backtousandwewillmailyoua(fund/refund).

II.Ifyouaregoingoutshopping,canyouthiscoat(pickup/dropoff)atthe

cleaners5?

12.Ifwemissedthelastbus,walkhomeonlyasalast(resort/sort).

13.Ifeltconfidentofthe(authentic/author)ofthesignature.

14.Therain(makenosense/makenodifference)tothegamebecauseallofthemare

usedtoplayingintheheavyrain.

15.The(highlight/light)ofthematchwillbeshownonTVtonight.

16.Healwaysdisplaysacertain(reticence/patience)indiscussingpersonalmatters.

17.Theplanstoimprovetheenvironmenthavealready(beinthecontrol/beinthe

works).

18.Allsixofus(packinto/getinto)thattinycar,whichmademesick.

19.Thereductionofunemploymentshouldbe(paramount/amount)inthegovernment's

economicpolicy.

20.Oureyesslowly(adoptto/adaptto)thedark.

21.Ilikethisroomverymuchbecauseit(overlook/uplook)thesea.

22.Heavysnow(blockinto/blockup)alltheroadstodowntown.

23.Idialedyournumberfourtimesbutthecalldidn't(gothrough/goout):Ijustheard

afunnybuzzingnoise.

24.Theyoungmansketcheddownthe(problem/profile)ofthetoweragainstthesky.

25.Thepolice(detained/detected)himforquestioning.

26.There's(noroomfor/noneedfor)doubt,i.e.Itisquitecertain.

27.(Compulsive/Inclusive)smokingisbadforyourhealth.

28.HetriedveryhardtoimprovehisEnglish(affectively/effectively).

29.He'stakingclassesincar(maintenance/maintain).

30.Therecanbefewbetterplacesfora(refreshment/refreshing)holidaythanthis

picturesquehotel.

31.Manypeoplebelievedthatcanalswouldforever(taketheplaceof/instead)roads.

32.NearlyallwhovisitedtheUnitedStatesagreedthattheyhad(gainfaithfrom/gain

faithin)AmericanidealsanddeeprespectfortheU.S.brandofdemocracy.

33.Spaceappearstobeempty,butitisfullofunseendangersforthemenwho(venture/

adventure)fromearth.

34.Iwastryingtorunandwasmakingpoor(way/headway)inmybig,flappingclown

shoes.

35.She(stuckwith/remainedwith)heranimals,likethetroopershewas,sendingthem

intothedeliverychuteuntileveryonewassafelyout,andbarelyescapedwithherownlife.

36.Todigacanalthroughhundredsofmilesofwildnessandswampsseemedas

(umprobable/improbable)asdrillingaholethroughthecenteroftheearthtoChina.

37.Duringthewintertheyhauledin(provisions/provision)andequipmentbysledover

snow-coveredground.

38.Theonlyroadsconnectingthesettlementswereruttedand(cluttered/cluttering)withtree

stumps.

39.Manywere(criticalabout/criticalof)theindifferencetostudyinAmericanschools,

andofAmericans,lackofknowledgeaboutothercountries.

40.Thebigditchwhichhadbeensomuch(ridiculed/ridiculous)wasamagnificentsuccess.

41.Theypointedouttoherherneedforschooling,andtheymadea(conscious/gracious)

offer.

42.Justassailorsmustprepareforstormsatsea,spacetravelershaveto(bewaryof/be

awareof)radiationstormsthatcouldsurroundthemwithahailofdeadlyrays.

43.Haveyourstoragecontaineropenedwith(water/solution)andreadytoreceivethe

lenses.

44.Thesmartjob-seekerneedstoridherselfofseveralstandard(myths/mythes)about

interviewingbeforeshestartspoundingonthepavementlookingforajob.

45.Asidefromovercrowdingandpoorpublictransport,thebiggestproblems

(confronting/confronted)Atheniansarenoiseandpollution.

46.The(inferior/interior)ofthehouseisshabbyandfetid.

47.Atageofelevenyoudon'tgetvery(impressed/impression)withred-winged

black-birds.

48.Adriver(convict/conduct)asaresultofthetestwillbedisqualifiedfromdriving

foroneyear.

49.Spiritshaveahigheralcoholiccontentthanbeerandwineandaremadeby

(fermentation/distillation)fromabaseofgrainorsomeothervegetable.

50.Witheachsimulationtheygetbetterat(surviving/survival).

PartIIIReadingComprehension(30)

Readthefollowingpassagesfirstandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestionaccordingtothe

passageyouhaveread.

Passage1

Askthreepeopletolookoutthesamewindowatabusystreetcornerandtellyouwhattheysee.

Chancesareyouwillreceivethreedifferentanswers.Eachpersonseesthesamescene,buteachperceives

somethingdifferentaboutit.

Perceivinggoesinourminds.Ofthethreepeoplewholookoutthewindow,onemaysaythathesees

apolicemangivingamotoristaticket.Anothermaysaythatheseesarushhourtrafficjamatthe

intersection.Thethirdmaytellyouthatheseesawomantryingtocrossthestreetwithfourchildren.For

perceptionisthemind'sinterpretationofwhatthesenses-inthiscaseoureyes-tellus.

Manypsychologiststodayareworkingtotrytodeterminejusthowexperiencesorperceivestheworld

aroundhim.Usingascientificapproach,thesepsychologistssetupexperimentsinwhichtheycancontrol

allofthefactors.Bymeasuringandchartingtheresultsofmanyexperiments,theyaretryingtofindout

whatmakesdifferentthingsaboutthesamescene.

1.Seeingandperceivingare.

A.thesameaction

B.twoseparateactions

C.twoactionscarriedonentirelybytheeyes

D.severalactionsthattakeplaceatdifferenttime

2.Perceivingisanactionthattakesplace.

A.inoureyes

B.onlywhenwethinkveryhardaboutsomething

C.onlyunderthedirectionofapsychologist

D.ineveryperson'smind

3.Perceptioninvolveswhat.

A.oursensestellusB.ourmindsinterpret

C.weseewithoureyesonlyD.BothAandB

4.Peopleperceivedifferentthingsaboutthesamescenebecause.

A.theyseedifferentthingsB.theycannotagreeaboutthings

C.somehavebettereyesightD.noneofthese

5.Psychologistsstudyperceptionby.

A.settingupmanyexperimentsB.askingeachotherwhattheysee

C.lookingoutofwindowsD.studyingpeople'seyes

Passage2

Wearenaturallyattractedtopeoplewithideas,beliefsandinterestslikeourown.Similarly,wefeel

comfortablewithpeoplewithphysicalqualitiessimilartoours.

Youmayhavenoticedhowpeoplewholiveorworkcloselytogethercometobehaveinasimilarway.

Unconsciouslywecopythosewearecloseto,orlove,oradmire.Soasportsman'sindividualwayof

walkingwithhunchedshouldersisimitatedbyanadmiringfan;apairofloversbothshaketheirheadsin

thesameway;employeefindshimselfimitatinghisboss'shabitofmovingapenbetweenhisfingerswhile

thinking.

Ineverycase,theinfluentialpersonmaynotconsciouslynoticetheimitation,buthewillfeel

comfortableinitspresence,andifhedoesnoticethematchingofhisgesturesormovements,hefindsit

flattering:heisinfluencingpeople,theyaredrawntohim.

Sensitivepeoplehavebeenmirroringtheirfriendsandacquaintancesalltheirlives,andwinning

affectionandrespectinthiswaywithoutbeingawareoftheirmethod.Nowforpeoplewhowanttowin

agreementortrust,affectionorsympathy,somepsychologistsrecommendthedeliberateuseofphysical

mirroring.

Thecleversaleswomanechoesherladycustomer'smovements,tiltingherheadinthesamewayto

judgeacolormatch,orfoldingherarmafewsecondsafterthecustomer,asthoughconsciouslyattracted

byher.Thecustomerfeelsthatthesaleswomanisinsympathywithher,andunderstandsherneeds—a

promisingrelationshipforasaletotakeplace.

Thecleverlawyer,tryinginalaw-courttoinfluenceajudge,imitatesthegreatman'sshruggingofhis

shoulders,thetoneofhisvoiceandtherhythmofhisspeech.Ofcourse,physicalmirroringmustbesubtle.

Ifyoublinkeverytimeyourtargetblinksorbiteyourbottomlipeverytimehedoes,yourmirroringhas

becomemockeryandyoucanexpecttrouble.So,ifyoucan?tmodelsympathetically,don'tplaythegame.

6.Accordingtothepassage,physicalmirroringmeans.

A.theattractiontopeoplewithideas,beliefsandinterestslikeourown

B.thecomfortablefeelingaboutpeoplewithphysicalqualitiessimilartoours

C.thefactthatpeoplelivingorworkingcloselytogetherbehaveinasimilarway

D.theimitationofthegesturesormovementsofthosewearecloseto,orlove,oradmire

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTadeliberateuseofphysicalmirroring,accordingtotheauthor?

A.Asaleswomantiltsherheadafterhercustomertojudgecolormatch.

B.Alawyeremulatesthetoneofjudge'svoiceandtherhythmofhisspeech.

C.Sensitivepeoplehavebeenmirroringtheirfriendsalltheirlives

D.Anaughtyboyblinkseverytimetheteacherblinks

8.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Sensitivepeoplehavebeenmirroringtheirfriendsandacquaintancesbecausetheywanttowin

theiraffectionandrespectinthisway.

B.Thecleversaleswomanechoesherladycustomer'smovementsbecausesheisunconsciously

attractedbyher.

C.Thelawyerwhoimitatesthejudgeistryingtoinfluencehim.

D.Physicalmirroringisalwaysflatteringtothosewhoareimitated.

9.Physicalmirroringcancausetroubleif.

A.thepersonmirroredfindsthatpeoplearedrawntohim

B.themirroringhasbecomemockery

C.thelawyershrugshisshouldersthewaythejudgedoes

D.ithasbeenfoundtobedeliberatelyused

10.Theparagraphfollowingthispassagewillmostprobablymoveonto.

A.somewaystopreventphysicalmirroringfromoffending

B.theimportanceofphysicalmirroringindailylife

C.anexplanationofphysicalmirroringbybehavioralscientist

D.thetroublescausedbythedeliberateuseofphysicalmirroring

Passage3

Itisallverywelltoblametrafficjam,thecostofpetrolandthequickpaceofmodernlife,but

mannersontheroadsarebecominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenbecomemonsters

behindthewheel.Itisallverywell,again,tohaveatigerinthetank,buttohaveoneinthedriver'sseatis

anothermatteraltogether.Youmighttoleratetheoddroadhog,therudeandinconsideratedrivenbut

nowadaysthewell-manneredmotorististheexceptiontotherule.Perhapsthesituationcallsfora“BeKind

ToOtherDrivers^^campaign,otherwiseitmaygetcompletelyoutofhand.

Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headedand

good-temperedofdriverstoresistthetemptationtorevengewhensubjecttouncivilizedbehavior.Onthe

otherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsrelievingthetensionsofmotoring.Afriendlynodor

awaveofacknowledgmentinresponsetoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwill

andtolerancesonecessaryinmoderntrafficconditions.Butsuchacknowledgmentsofpolitenessarealltoo

raretoday.Manydriversnowadaysdonotevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.

However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplearethedriverwhobrakes

violentlytoallowacartoemergefromasidestreetatsomehazardtofollowingtraffic,whenafew

secondslatertheroadwouldbeclearanyway;orthemanwhowavesachildacrossazebracrossinginto

thepathofoncomingvehiclesthatmaybeunabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladies

tocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheycareto.Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenot

coveredwiththedeadbodiesofthesegrannies.

Aveterandriver,whosemannerarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifmotoristslearnttofilter

correctlyintotrafficstreamsoneatatimewithoutcausingthetotalblockagesthatgiverisetobadtemper.

Unfortunately,modernmotoristcan'tevenlearntodrive,letalonemasterthesubtleraspectsof

roadsmanship.Yearsagotheexpertswarnedusthatthecar-ownershipexplosionwoulddemandalotmore

give-and-takefromallroaduser.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.

11.Accordingtothispassage,troublesontheroadareprimarilycausedby.

A.people'sattitudetowardstheroadhogB.therhythmofmodernlife

C.thebehaviorofthedriverD.trafficconditions

12.Thesentence'"youmighttoleratetheoddroad-hog...theruleyimpliesthat.

A.oursocietyisunjusttowardswell-manneredmotorists

B.rudedriverscanbemetonlyoccasionally

C.thewell-manneredmotoristcannottoleratetheroad-hog

D.nowadaysimpolitedriversconstitutethemajorityofmotorists

13.By"goodsense"，thewritermeans.

A.thedriver'sabilitytounderstandandreactreasonably

B.thedriver'spromptresponsetodifficultandsevereconditions

C.thedriver'stoleranceofrudeorevensavagebehavior

D.thedriver'sacknowledgementofpolitenessandregulations

14.Expertshavelongpointedoutthatinthefaceofcar-ownershipexplosion,.

A.roadusersshouldmakemoresacrifice

B.driversshouldbereadytoyieldtoeachother

C.driversshouldhavemorecommunicationamongthemselves

D.driverswillsuffergreatlossiftheypaynorespecttoothers

15.Inthewriter\opinion,.

A.stricttrafficregulationsarebadlyneeded

B.driversshouldapplyroadpolitenessproperly

C.rudedriversshouldbepunished

D.driversshouldavoidtraificjams

Passage4

ThisincidentoccurredonemorningoutsideAlbertSchweitzer'shospitalintheAfricanjungle.A

patienthadgonefishinginanotherman'sboat.Theowneroftheboatthoughtheshouldbegivenallthe

fishthatwerecaught.DrSchweitzersaidtotheboatowner:

“Youarerightbecausetheothermanoughttohaveaskedpermissiontouseyourboat.Butyouare

wrongbecauseyouarecarelessandlazy.Youmerelytwistedthechainofyourcanoefoundapalmtree

insteadoffasteningitwithapadlock.Oflazinessyouareguiltybecauseyouwereasleepinyourhuton

thismoonlitnightinsteadofmakinguseofthegoodopportunityforfishing.^^

Heturnedtothepatient:"Butyouwerewrongwhenyoutooktheboatwithoutaskingtheowner's

permission.Youwereintherightbecauseyouwerenotsolazyashewasandyoudidnotwanttoletthe

moonlitnightgobywithoutmakingsomeuseofit.”

Dr.Schweitzerdividedthecatchamongthefisherman,theboatowner,andthehospital.

16.Dr.Schweitzersettledtheargumentbecause.

A.hewasthejudgethereB.ittookplaceathishospital

C.hewantedsomeofthefishD.hewantedtohelpthepatient

17.Theownerofthecanoewaswrongbecause.

A.thecanoedidnotreallybelongtohimB.heshouldhavelockedhisboattoatree

C.hewastedagoodfishingnightD.bothBandC

18.Schweitzer'spatientwasrightbecause.

A.thecanoereallybelongedtothehospitalB.hehadusedthenightwell

C.hehadaskedforpermissiontousetheboatD.bothAandC

19.Thefinaljudgmentwasthat.

A.allthefishshouldgotothepatientB.thefishshouldgototheownerofthecanoe

C.thefishshouldbedestroyedD.everyoneinvolvedshouldgetathirdofthefish

20.Impliedbutnotstated:.

A.BothmenwerepatientsB.ThenativestrustedDr.Schweitzer

C.Dr.Schweitzer'shospitalwasinthejungleD.Thecanoewasfastenedwitharope

Passage5

Musicisoftendividedintoseveralcategories,orgroups.Someofthecategoriesare:classicalmusic,

traditionalmusic,rockmusic,andjazzmusic.

Thefirstkind,classicalmusic,referstoorchestramusicthatoriginatedinEuropeafewhundredyears

ago.Mostoftheoriginalclassicalmusicwascomposed,orwritten,inItaly,Germany,Austria,orRussia.

BeethovenandBachweretwofamouscomposersofclassicalcomposersofclassicalmusic.Classical

musicisusuallyplayedbyavvarietyofstringinstruments,suchastheviolin,andbyavarietyofwind

instruments,suchasflute.

Thesecondtypeofmusicistraditionalmusic.Traditionalmusicismusicthatcomesfromaparticular

culture.Everyculturehasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalmusic.Forexample,“blues“musicisone

kindoftraditionalmusicintheUnitedStatesand“enka”musicisonekindoftraditionalmusicinJapan.

Eachculturehasitsowntraditionalmusic,anditsownspecialinstrumentsforplayingitstraditionalmusic.

Anotherkindofmusicisrockmusic.Rockisgenerallyaloudkindofmusic,playedwithastrongbeat.

Rockmusiciansoftenuseelectricinstruments,suchaselectricguitarsandelectricpianos,butother

instrumentscanalsobeused.RockmusicprobablybeganinEuropeabout30or40yearsago.Rock

becameverypoplarespeciallyamongyoungpeople,during1960'sand1970?s.

Thefourthkindofmusicisjazz,jazzprobablycomesfromAfricaoriginally.Jazzhasdifferentkindof

rhythmfromotherkindsofmusic.Avarietyofmusicalinstrumentsareusedtoplaythiskindofmusic,

especiallywindinstruments,suchasthetrumpetandsaxophone.Oftenpiano,bass,andavarietyof

percussioninstrumentsarealsoused.Thesearethefourgeneraltypesofmusic.Ofcoursethesedefinitions

arebriefandgeneral,andcertainlythereareothercategoriesofmusic.Inaddition,manykindsofmusicare

combinationsofclassicalandtraditional,orclassicalandjazz,orrockandjazz,andsoon.

21.BeethovenandBachwereboth.

A.EuropeansB.AfricansC.AmericansD.Asians

22.Theword"compose“inthepassagemeans.

A.“play”B.“write"C.“sing"D.“say”

23.Ifapieceofmusicischaracteristicofaparticularnation,itcanbecalled.

A.classicalB.traditionalC.rockD.jazz

24.Whatmakesjazzdifferentfromtheotherkindsofmusic?

A.Ifsloudness.B.It'sbeat.

C.It'srhythm.D.It'sinstruments.

25.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Pianocanbeusednotonlyforclassicalmusic,butforotherkindsaswell.

B.Youngpeoplelikerockmusicmorethanotheragegroups.

C.ItisbelievedthatjazzwasborninAfrica.

D.Thefourgroupsofmusicareclearandtheycoverallmusiccategories.

Passage6

TheAtlanticOcean,namedforthelegendarylostisla