1、Section B 话题阅读,一、完形填空。 George Gershwins first song came out when he was just eighteen years old.During the next twenty years，until his death，he_1_more than five hundred songs.Many of George Gershwins songs were first written for musical_2_performed in theaters in New York City.These comedies，with pl
2、enty of_3_，were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and the 1930s.Many songs that George Gershwin wrote for musical plays and movies have been as_4_as ever.,Over the years，they have been sung and played in_5_possible wayfrom jazz to country music.George Gershwin_6_in 1937，just days after do
3、ctors learned he had brain cancer.He was only thirtynine years old._7_all over the world reported his death on_8_front pages.Everyone mourned (哀痛) the death of the man and all the music he had written.George Gershwin is still regarded as_9_of Americas greatest composers (作曲家)His works are still perf
4、ormed by many singers and groups.They are_10_performed more often than any other serious American composers.,( )1.A.found Bwrote Csang Dacted ( )2.A.plays Barticles Cbooks Dmagazines ( )3.A.actors Btheaters Cpeople Dsongs ( )4.A.expensive Bbeautiful Cpopular Dinteresting ( )5.A.every Bone Csome Da c
5、ertain,B,A,D,C,A,( )6.A.worked Bretired Cdied Dbecame famous ( )7.A.TV programs BRadio programsCAdvertisements DNewspapers ( )8.A.its Btheir Cthese Dwhose ( )9.A.one Bsome Cany Dnone ( )10.A.hardly Bpossibly Conce Dnever,C,D,B,A,B,二、阅读理解。 There are many different kinds of music in the world.Now lets
6、 study some of them. Classical music Classical music is a form of music which needs high musical skills.If you want to learn this kind of music，you have to go through proper training. Heavy metal music Heavy metal music came out after World War.The melody (旋律)of the song is heavily influenced by the
7、 structure of it.It is also known as “information music”In heavy metal music，songwriting is based on a form.,Hiphop music This kind of music always includes the use of instruments such as the guitar，violin，piano，bass (低音电吉他)，drums and so on.In this kind of music，the bass is the main instrument.It wa
8、s first played by a group of traveling singers and poets of West Africa. Opera music It first appeared in Italy in the 1600s.It has a great mixture of theatrical (喜剧的)art and musical invention and is used in theaters.,Jazz music This kind of music has strong and complex (复杂的)melodies.The main musica
9、l instruments are the cornet(短号)，trumpet and violin，which help carry the melody. Besides these，there are many other kinds of music such as the blues，newage music，Celtic music，religious music，and chamber music (室内乐),( )11. _ music needs high musical skills. AClassical BHeavy metal CHiphop DOpera ( )1
10、2.The main instrument in hiphop music is the _ Aguitar Bviolin Cpiano Dbass,A,D,( )13.The _ is used in both hiphop music and jazz music. Apiano Bviolin Ctrumpet Dcornet ( )14.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? AHeavy metal music appeared after World War . BOnly after proper training can you learn classical music. COpera music first appeared in Italy. DPeople call jazz music “information music”,B,D,( )15.Whats the BEST title for the passage? ADifferent Kinds of Music BOur Favorite Musicians CWe Love Music Best DWelcome to the Music Club,A,
