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一、单项选择题。
1.Often music was played out of doors, ______ nature provided the environment .
A. until B. once C. which D. where
2.Electronics did make possible sounds that _______ instrument up to that time could produce.
A. no B. not C. no an D. no any
3.The new music was built ______ materials already in existence.
A. on B. by C. away from D. out of
4.It is _____ easier to improvise a song than it is to improvise a symphony.
A. more B. much C. less D. little
5.In studio recordings, new techniques made it possible effects that not even an electronic band could produce_______.
A. live B. life C. living D. lively
6.I can see three difficult types of composers in musical history, _____ creates music in a somewhat different fashion .
A. who B. whom each C. each whom D. each of whom
7.One can safely say that their approach _______ composition is the opposite of the traditionalist type.
A. of B. to C. with D. for
8.The third type of composer I can only call, ______ of a better name , the traditionalist type.
A. for luck B. in luck C. for lack D. in lack
9.Even Bach knew in ______ the general formal mold that they were to fill.
A. advance B. advice C. advantage D. addition
10.The traditionalist type of composer begins with a pattern _______ than with a theme.
A. better B. more C. rather D. further
二、综合题。
1. Word Form
1. It isn't easy ______(inspire) in that spontaneous way for long periods at a stretch.
2. The type that has fired public ________(imagine) most is that of the spontaneously inspired composer.
3. The audience did not sit , but ______(dance) .
4. The Beatles were established as an extremely fine and ______(high) individual rock group.
5. It is difficult to summarize the composing methods of so _______(diversify) a group.
6. This is one of the best stories that _______(ever, publish).
7. The spontaneously inspired man is only type of composer , with his own _______(limit) .
8. You can almost tell this type of composer by his ________(fruit) output.
9. Two thousand miles _______(be) too far for us to travel over a short vacation.
2. Translation
1. 新音乐起源于布鲁斯、摇滚乐和民间音乐。
2. 民间音乐表现和平、友谊和希望。
3. 他们已不再是被动的听众而是积极的参与者。
4. 他们自由地从不同的音乐来源中吸取元素。
5. 新音乐采取多种形式，几乎具有无限的表现力。
答案部分
一、单项选择题。
1.
【正确答案】 D
2.
【正确答案】 A
3.
【正确答案】 D
4.
【正确答案】 B
5.
【正确答案】 A
6.
【正确答案】 D
7.
【正确答案】 B
8.
【正确答案】 C
9.
【正确答案】 A
10.
【正确答案】 C
二、综合题。
1.
【正确答案】 Word Form
1. to be inspired 2. imagination 3. danced 4. highly 5. diversified
6. have ever been published 7. limitation 8. fruitful 9. is
2.
【正确答案】 Translation
1. The new music originated from blues, rock and roll and folk music.
2. Folk music expresses peace, friendship and hope.
3. Instead of passiveaudience, they have become active participants.
4. They freely took over elements form diverse music sources.
5. The new music may take on various forms and be capable of expressing an almost limitless range.

• instrument [´instrumənt] n.仪器；手段；乐器 (初中英语单词)
• musical [´mju:zikəl] a.音乐的；悦耳的 (初中英语单词)
• safely [´seifli] ad.安全地；平安地 (初中英语单词)
• composer [kəm´pəuzə] n.作曲家；创作者 (初中英语单词)
• formal [´fɔ:məl] a.正式的；外表的 (初中英语单词)
• advantage [əd´vɑ:ntidʒ] n.优势；利益 (初中英语单词)
• audience [´ɔ:diəns] n.听众；观众；接见 (初中英语单词)
• extremely [ik´stri:mli] ad.极端地；非常地 (初中英语单词)
• imagination [i,mædʒi´neiʃən] n.想象(力) (初中英语单词)
• passive [´pæsiv] a.被动的 n.被动性 (初中英语单词)
• freely [´fri:li] ad.自由地；慷慨地 (初中英语单词)
• capable [´keipəbəl] a.有能力；能干的 (初中英语单词)
• environment [in´vaiərənmənt] n.郊区；周围；条件 (高中英语单词)
• studio [´stju:diəu] n.画室；照相室 (高中英语单词)
• composition [,kɔmpə´ziʃən] n.写作；作曲；作品 (高中英语单词)
• limitation [,limi´teiʃən] n.限制；限度；局限 (高中英语单词)
• fruitful [´fru:tfəl] a.成功的；丰富的 (高中英语单词)
• improvise [´imprəvaiz] vt.即席而作 (英语六级单词)
• spontaneous [spɔn´teiniəs] a.自发的；自然的 (英语六级单词)
• summarize [´sʌməraiz] vt.概括，总结；摘要 (英语六级单词)
• diverse [dai´və:s] a.完全不同的 (英语六级单词)