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阅读理解专题特训 17

　能力升级训练第 30 页　

(2017·全国Ⅰ卷,C)

Some of the world’s most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New

Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day.UNESCO(United Nations

Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise

awareness of jazz music,its significance,and its potential as a unifying(联合) voice

across cultures.

Despite the celebrations,though,in the U.S.the jazz audience continues to shrink

and grow older,and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.

It’s Jason Moran’s job to help change that.As the Kennedy Center’s artistic adviser

for jazz,Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz,make the music more

accessible,and preserve its history and culture.

“Jazz seems like it’s not really a part of the American appetite,” Moran tells

National Public Radio’s reporter Neal Conan.“What I’m hoping to accomplish is that

my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and

white anymore.It’s actually color,and it’s actually digital.”

Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of

the music has been lost.“The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or

1958.It has to continue to move,because the way the world works is not the same,” says

Moran.

Last year,Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller’s music for a dance

party,“just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is

concert music,” says Moran.“For me,it’s the recontextualization.In music,where does

the emotion(情感) lie?Are we,as humans,gaining any insight(感悟) on how to talk

about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a

dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts?Sometimes we lose sight that the music

has a wider context,” says Moran,“so I want to continue those dialogues.Those are the

things I want to foster.”

【语篇导读】本文是一篇时事新闻。近来,联合国教科文组织把 4月30 日定为国

际爵士乐日。一些世界上最著名的音乐家聚集在巴黎和新奥尔良以庆祝第一届国

际爵士乐日。

1.Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day?

A.To remember the birth of jazz.

B.To protect cultural diversity.

C.To encourage people to study music.

D.To recognize the value of jazz.

答案:D

解析:细节理解题。从文章第一段的“UNESCO(United Nations

Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise

awareness of jazz music,its significance,and its potential as a unifying voice across

cultures.”可知,联合国教科文组织把 4月30 日定为国际爵士乐日,其目的是提高人

们对爵士乐价值和意义的认可。

2.What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A.Jazz becoming more accessible.

B.The production of jazz growing faster.

C.Jazz being less popular with the young.

D.The jazz audience becoming larger.

答案:C

解析:词义猜测题。从文章第二段的“...the jazz audience continues to shrink and

grow older,and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.”可知,在美国,

爵士乐未能获得年轻一代的青睐。这正是 Jason Moran 试图改变的地方。

3.What can we infer about Moran’s opinion on jazz?

A.It will disappear gradually.

B.It remains black and white.

C.It should keep up with the times.

D.It changes every 50 years.

答案:C

解析:推理判断题。从文章倒数第二段的“The music can’t be presented today the

way it was in 1908 or 1958.It has to continue to move,because the way the world works

is not the same...”可知,Jason Moran 指出,今天的爵士乐不能再以 1908 年或 1958 年

那种方式呈现了。它必须进行改变,以跟上时代的步伐。

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.Exploring the Future of Jazz

B.The Rise and Fall of Jazz

C.The Story of a Jazz Musician

D.Celebrating the Jazz Day

答案:A

解析:标题归纳题。本文以第一届国际爵士乐日的设立引入话题,探讨了爵士乐的

现状以及未来。希望更多人尤其是年轻人关注爵士乐。

(2019·浙江卷,B)

Money with no strings attached.It’s not something you see every day.But at Union

Station in Los Angeles last month,a board went up with dollar bills attached to it with

pins and a sign that read,“Give What You Can,Take What You Need.”

People quickly caught on.And while many took dollars,many others pinned their

own cash to the board.“People of all ages,races,and socio-economic(社会经济的)

backgrounds gave and took,” said Tyler Bridges of The Toolbox,which created the

project.“We even had a bride in her wedding dress come up to the board and take a few

dollars.” Most of the bills on the board were singles,but a few people left fives,tens and

even twenties.The video clip(片段) shows one man who had found a $20 bill pinning it

to the board.

“What I can say for the folks that gave the most,is that they were full of smiles,”

Bridges said.“There’s a certain feeling that giving can do for you and that was apparent

in those that gave the most.” Most people who took dollars took only a few,but Bridges

said a very small number took as much as they could.

While the clip might look like part of a new ad campaign,Bridges said the only

goal was to show generosity and sympathy.He added that he hopes people in other cities

might try similar projects and post their own videos on the Internet.

“After all,everyone has bad days and good days,” he said.“Some days you need a

helping hand and some days you can be the one giving the helping hand.”

【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了由 Tyler Bridges 推行的一项运

动。大家可以把自己能够给予的钞票钉到一个布告牌上,需要的人可以无条件把钱

取走。

1.What does the expression “money with no strings attached” in paragraph 1 mean?

A.Money spent without hesitation.

B.Money not legally made.

C.Money offered without conditions.

D.Money not tied together.

答案:C

解析:句意理解题。根据第一段第三句“But at Union Station in...,a board went up

with dollar bills attached to it with pins and a sign that read,‘Give What You Can,Take

What You Need.’”可知,在这个布告牌上的钱是大家捐献的,其他人可以无条件拿去。

由此猜测该句的含义是“无条件提供的钱”,故选 C项。

2.What did Bridges want to show by mentioning the bride?

A.Women tended to be more sociable.

B.The activity attracted various people.

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阅读理解专题特训17　能力升级训练第30页　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A(2017·全国Ⅰ卷,C)Someoftheworld’smostfamousmusiciansrecentlygatheredinParisandNewOrleanstocelebratethefirstannualInternationalJazzDay.UNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization)recentlysetApril30asadaytoraiseawarenessofjazz...

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