Question

Louis Armstrong, a great American Jazz musician, was born in “the birthplace of jazz” —New Orleans in 1901. His father left home without a word and never returned. He had a _______ life when he was young. Sometimes he had to make money by himself to help support the family. But he showed a great ______ in music. He bought an old cornet (短号) ______ the money he made and taught ______ how to play.

In 1913, he was taken to a home for bad boys. There, he ______ a band (乐队) and practiced very hard. In 1914, he left the boys’ home. A famous cornet player, Joe Oliver, found that he was a ______ musician. Then he liked him and ______ him a lot. Louis Armstrong followed Joe Oliver and played with his band in Chicago.

Two years later, he left Joe Oliver’s band and joined ______ band started by Fletcher Henderson in New York. People there liked his playing very much. In 1926, Louis made his first ______ under his name. His name and music were known by the people all over the world. He was called the ______ of Jazz. He died in 1971. But he lives in people’s hearts forever.

1.A.hard B.happy C.sad D.interesting

2.A.hobby B.interest C.happiness D.fun

3.A.used B.with C.for D.without

4.A.people B.children C.himself D.father

5.A.found B.had C.liked D.joined

6.A.born B.good C.bad D.great

7.A.gave B.provide C.taught D.talked

8.A.other B.another C.the other D.one

9.A.record B.money C.card D.band

10.A.Lover B.Father C.Player D.Band

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B

【解析】

本文介绍了爵士乐之父-----路易斯·阿姆斯特朗。路易斯·阿姆斯特朗是一位伟大的美国爵士乐音乐家，1901年出生在“爵士乐的发源地”新奥尔良。他年轻时生活很艰苦。他用赚来的钱买了一个旧短号，并自学如何演奏。1913年他加入了一个乐队，刻苦练习。后来向著名音乐家Joe Oliver学习。1926年，路易斯以自己的名字制作了第一张唱片。他被称为爵士乐之父。他于1971年去世。但他永远活在人们的心中。

1.句意：他年轻时生活很艰苦。考查形容词辨析。A. hard 硬的，困难的，艰苦的，形容词；努力地，强烈地，副词；B. happy幸福的，开心的；C. sad伤心的，悲伤的；D. interesting有趣的，令人感兴趣的。根据下文Sometimes he had to make money by himself to help support the family.（有时他不得不靠自己赚钱来帮助养家。）可知“他年轻时生活很艰苦。”结合句意可知填hard；选A。

2.句意：但他对音乐表现出极大的兴趣。考查名词辨析。A. hobby爱好，嗜好；B. interest兴趣；C. happiness幸福；D. fun乐趣。根据下文He bought an old cornet (短号) ___3___ the money he made and taught ___4___ how to play.（他用赚来的钱买了一个旧短号，并自学如何演奏。）可知“他对音乐表现出极大的兴趣。”show an interest in：对…感兴趣；结合句意可知填interest；选B。

3.句意：他用赚来的钱买了一个旧短号，并自学如何演奏。考查词义辨析。A. used用，谓语动词；B. with用，有，介词；C. for为了，给；D. without没有。本句谓语动词bought，一个句子只能有一个谓语动词，后面不能用谓语动词，可知排除A；使用某种工具用介词with；结合句意可知填with。

4.句意：他用赚来的钱买了一个旧短号，并自学如何演奏。考查反身代词。A. people人们；B. children小孩，孩子们；C. himself他自己；D. father父亲。结合句意可知填himself；选C。

5.句意：在那里，他加入了一个乐队，并刻苦练习。考查动词辨析。A. found发现；B. had有；C. liked喜欢；D. joined加入。结合句意可知填joined；选D。

6.句意：著名的短号演奏家乔·奥利弗发现他是个天生的音乐家。考查形容词辨析。A. born天生的，与生具有的；B. good好的；C. bad坏的，差的；D. great伟大的，杰出的，优异的。结合句意可知填born。

7.句意：后来他喜欢他，教了他很多。考查动词辨析。A. gave给；B. provide提供，供给；C. taught教；D. talked谈论，说。根据上文“著名的短号演奏家乔·奥利弗发现他是个天生的音乐家。”可知“后来他喜欢他，教了他很多。”结合句意可知填taught；选C。

8.句意：两年后，他离开了乔·奥利弗的乐队，加入了由弗莱彻·亨德森在纽约创立的另一支乐队。考查不定代词。A. other其他的，形容词，表示泛指；B. another又一个，再一个，表示泛指；C. the other（两个中的）另一个，代词；剩余的…，表示特指；D. one代替上文提到的名词，同名不同物。结合句意可知表示泛指，填another；选B。

9.句意：1926年，路易斯以自己的名字制作了第一张唱片。考查名词辨析。A. record唱片， 记录；B. money钱；C. card卡片； D. band乐队。结合句意可知填record；选A。

10.句意：他被称为爵士乐之父。考查名词辨析。A. Lover情人；B. Father父亲；C. Player演奏者；D. Band乐队。结合句意可知填Father；选B。