【題目】C

Some of the worlds 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(聯(lián)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.

Its Jason Morans job to help change that. As the Kennedy Centers 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 its not really a part of the American appetite, Moran tells National Public Radios reporter Neal Conan. What Im hoping to accomplish is that mu generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and write anymore. Its actually color, and its actually digital.

Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. The music cant 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 Wallers 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, its the recontextualization. In music, where does the emotion(情感) lie? Are we, 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 dialogue. Those are the things I want to foster.

【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.

2What 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.

3What can we infer about Morans 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.

4Which 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】

【1】D

的認(rèn)識(shí)。

2C

3C

4A

【解析】

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的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(聯(lián)合) voice across cultures.可知UNESCO把四月30號(hào)定為國際爵士日是為了讓人們重視爵士樂,意識(shí)到它重要性以及它作為聯(lián)接各文化的紐帶之聲的潛在功能。也就是為了讓人們意識(shí)到爵士樂的價(jià)值。故選D。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)前文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可知盡管UNESCO為爵士樂設(shè)了紀(jì)念日但美國的爵士樂聽眾依然在減少,并且年齡在老化爵士樂沒能將年輕一代人聯(lián)接起來。再結(jié)合It’s Jason Moran’s job to help change thatJason Moran所做的事情幫助改變了那個(gè)情況,所以可推測(cè)that指代的是前文中爵士樂在年輕一代人中失去吸引力的現(xiàn)象。故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中的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Moran認(rèn)為爵士樂不能以1908或1958年的方式來表達(dá)當(dāng)代,因?yàn)槭澜邕\(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)的方式不同,所以爵士樂必須繼續(xù)前進(jìn)才行。說明隨著時(shí)代的發(fā)展,爵士樂也要跟上時(shí)代才不會(huì)被年輕一代所拋棄。故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。通讀全文可知本文主要講UNESCO為提高人們對(duì)爵士樂的重視設(shè)立爵士日,但實(shí)際收效甚微。有人認(rèn)為爵士樂應(yīng)隨著時(shí)代的進(jìn)步而進(jìn)步,否則將失去吸引力?芍疚闹饕剿骶羰繕返奈磥,故選A。

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