北京理工大学考博英语模拟试题及其解析

1、 北京理工大学考博英语模拟试题及其解析Proponents of different jazz styles have always argued that theirpredecessors musical style did not include essential Geng duo yuanxiao wan zheng kao bo ying yu zhen ti ji qi jie xi qing lian xi quanguo mian fei zi xun dian hua:si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu qi ba,huojia zi xun q

2、q:qi qi er liu qi ba wu san qi characteristics that definejazz as jazz.Thus,1940s swing was belittled by beboppers of the1950s who were themselves attacked by free jazzes of the1960s.The neoboppers of the1980s and1990s attacked almost everybodyelse.The titanic figure of Black saxophonist John Coltra

3、ne hascomplicated the arguments made by proponents of styles from bebopthrough neobop because in his own musical journey he drew from allthose styles.His influence on all types of jazz was immeasurable.At the height of his popularity,Coltrane largely abandoned playingbebop,the style that had brought

4、 him fame,to explore the outerreaches of jazz.Coltrane himself probably believed that the only essentialcharacteristic of jazz was improvisation,the one constant in hisjourney from bebop to open-ended improvisations on modal,Indian,andAfrican melodies.On the other hand,this dogged student andprodigi

5、ous technicianwho insisted on spending hours each daypracticing scales from theory bookswas never able to jettisoncompletely the influence of bebop,with its fast and elaborate chainsof notes and ornaments on melody.Two stylistic characteristics shaped the way Coltrane played the tenor saxophone:he f

6、avored playing fast runs of notes built on a melody and depended on heavy,regularly accented beats.The first led Coltrane to“sheets of sound”where he raced faster and faster, pile-driving notes into each other to suggest stacked harmonies.The second meant that his sense of rhythm was almost as close

7、 to rock as to bebop.Three recordings illustrate Coltranes energizing explorations. Recording Kind of Blue with Miles Davis,Coltrane found himself outside bop,exploring modal melodies.Here he played surging, lengthy solos built largely around repeated motifsan organizing principle unlike that of fre

8、e jazz saxophone player Ornette Coleman, who modulated or altered melodies in his solos.On Giant Steps, Coltrane debuted as leader,introducing his own compositions.Here the sheets of sound,downbeat accents,repetitions,and great speed are part of each solo,and the variety of the shapes of his phrases

9、 is unique.Coltranes searching explorations produced solid achievement.My Favorite Things was another kind of watershed.Here Coltrane played the soprano saxophone,an instrument seldom used by jazz musicians.Musically,the results were astounding.With the sopranos piping sound,ideas that had sounded d

10、ark and brooding acquired a feeling of giddy fantasy.When Coltrane began recording for the Impulse!Label,he was still searching.His music became raucous,physical.His influence on rockers was enormous,including Jimi Hendrix,the rock guitarist,who, following Coltrane,raised the extended guitar solo us

11、ing repeated motifs to a kind of rock art form.1.The primary purpose of the text is toAdiscuss the place of Coltrane in the world of jazz and describe his musical explorations.Bexamine the nature of bebop and contrast it with improvisational jazz.Canalyze the musical sources of Coltranes style and t

12、heir influence on his work.Dacknowledge the influence of Coltranes music on rock music and rock musicians.2.Which of the following best describes the organization of the fourth paragraph?AA thesis referred to earlier in the text is mentioned and illustrated with three specific examples.BA thesis is

13、stated and three examples are given each suggesting that a correction needs to be made to a thesis referred to earlier in the text.CA thesis referred to earlier in the text is mentioned,and three examples are presented and ranked in order of their support of the thesis.DA thesis is stated,three seem

14、ingly opposing examples are presented,and their underlying correspondence is explained.3.According to the text,John Coltrane did all of the following during his career EXCEPTAimprovise on melodies from a number of different cultures.Bperform as leader as well as soloist.Cspend time improving his tec

15、hnical skills.Deliminate the influence of bebop on his own music.4.According to the text a major difference between Coltrane and other jazz musicians was theAdegree to which Coltranes music encompassed all of jazz.Brepetition of motifs that Coltrane used in his solos.Cnumber of his own compositions

16、that Coltrane recorded.Dindifference Coltrane maintained to musical technique.5.In terms of its tone and form,the text can best be characterized asAdogmatic explanation.Bindignant denial.Centhusiastic praise.Dspeculative study.答案与考点解析1.【答案】A【考点解析】本题是一道中心主旨题。第一段的倒数第一、二句是全文的中心主旨句,全文就是根据这两句话展开论述的。抓住这两句

17、话就可以找出本题的正确选项A。考生在解题时,尤其是破解中心主旨题时,一定要先找出全文的中心主旨句。2.【答案】C 【考点解析】这是一道例(举证与细节理解题。第四段第一句明确指出“三张唱片为科尔特兰尼富有活力的探索提供了证明”。这说明第四段将讲述三个例子用来说明在前一段即第三段所提出的论点。另外这三个例子是按着先后顺序给出的,因此本题的正确选项是C。考生在解题时要注意段落之间的相互关系,更要注意句子之间的相互关系。3.【答案】D【考点解析】这是一道细节理解题型。本题属于比较难的题型,因为本题的涉及面比较广。本题A、B、C选项的内容分别在第二段第一句、第四段第三四句和第二段第二句提到过。故本题的正

18、确选项应该是D。其实这道题表面上非常难,但是对于善于捕捉全文中心主旨句的同学来讲确比较容易,因为从第一段第四句的原因状语从句中就可以推导出本题的正确答案D。考生在解题时应时时牢记全文的中心主旨句。4.【答案】A【考点解析】本题是一道审题定位题型。根据本题题干中的“other jazz musicians”可将本题的答案信息来源定位在第一段的第一至四句,因为在这四句话中提到了其它的爵士音乐家。第一段第四句的状语从句明确指出了“Coltrane”与其它音乐家的不同在于他吸收了各种风格的爵士音乐。故本题的正确答案应该是A。考生在解题时应重视审题定位。5.【答案】C【考点解析】本题是一道归纳推导题型。

19、细心的同学可从本文作者在论述时使用的词语中推导出本题的正确答案C。例如作者在第一段第四句的主语上使用了“titanic figure”;在第五句使用了“his influencewas immeasurable”;在最后一段的第三句使用了“his influencewas enormous”,这都反映了作者的“enthusiastic praise”。考生在解题时 中国考博辅导首选学校 要重视原文作者在表达观点时的遣词造句。 参考译文 不同的爵士乐风格的支持者一贯认为他们前辈的音乐风格没有包括那 些使爵士乐之所以成为爵士乐的本质特征。这样，二十世纪五十年代的比波

20、 普派轻视二十世纪四十年代的摇摆音乐派， 而他们自己又受到二十世纪六十 年代的自由爵士派的抨击。 二十世纪八十至九十年代的新比波普派几乎对任 何其他人都进行抨击。 而黑人萨克斯管巨匠约翰科尔特兰尼使这些从比波 普派到新比波普派的支持者所提出的主张更加复杂化， 因为在他自己的音乐 例程中，他经历了所有这些风格。他对所有爵士音乐的风格的影响是不可估 量的。在他最受欢迎的时期，科尔特兰尼基本上放弃了比波普风格的演奏以 便探索爵士乐更深的处延，然而正是比波普风格的演奏使得他成名。 科尔特兰尼自己可能认为爵士乐的唯一本质特征就是即兴创作， 这是他 从比波普风格到对形式音乐、印度音乐、非洲音乐的自由即兴演奏的历程中 一直没有改变的。另一方面，这个顽强的学生和异常的技巧家每天花几个小 时用以练习理论书籍上的曲谱，从未能完全抛弃比波普的影响，在他的旋律 中可以找到带有比波普特点的快速和精细的音符以及修饰效果。 有两种风格特征影响了科尔特兰尼演奏男高音萨克斯管的方式： 他喜欢 对建立于一种旋律上的音符进行快速的演奏，同时也依赖于强有力的、有规 律的重