Question

第二节：下面采访中有5处（第61 – 65题）需要添加信息。请从以下选项中（A, B, C, D, E和F）中选出符合各段意思的选项，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

A．Do established musicians have a responsibility to guide and assist young up-and–coming musicians?

B．Did anyone promote your musical education when you were growing up?

C．What kind of “world music” do you enjoy?

D．What’s your comment on pop music?

E．Does the contemporary music press give jazz the coverage it deserves?

F．What’s wrong with the music on the radio?

An interview with Wynton Marsalis, a noted jazz musician

1._________________________________

         There were the older jazz musicians who hung around our house when I was young. I saw how much they practiced, how serious they were about their art. I knew then I had to work just as hard if I wanted to succeed. Of course, my father inspired me a lot, and many teachers took the time to nurture my talent and the talents of other students in our school.

2._____________________________

         Yes. We’ve done such a poor job with music education because, as a society, we haven’t maintained the kind of education that a true artist and musician needs. Young people haven’t been able to equate romance and talent with music. For instance, most of the people who make it in the music industry today have to look good. How they sound is secondary. Sarah Vaughan, Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald — those big, romantic queens of jazz music wouldn’t make it in today’s music industry, and that’s a shame. We need to teach young people about the alternatives.

3.______________________________

         Around the world people make music that, if you listen carefully to it, sounds a little like the cadence of their language. I’d call it folk music. When I’m away from home, I make a point of listening to regional folk music, not what’s on the radio.

4._______________________________

         The same music is on the radio all over the world, and the American sound is overwhelming. Even the pop music that’s produced and created in foreign countries has that American beat, which underscore funk. As a musician, I’m not interested in hearing recycled versions of the same genre over and over. Any music that doesn’t have a development section just isn’t interesting to me.

5._________________________________

         The music press has so much to introduce these days, and jazz is just a small fraction of it. Because some people are intimidated by jazz, they don’t cover it unless it’s a big name. New jazz musicians don’t get much of break. A lot of editors don’t say anything about jazz these days unless it’s Marsalis. That’s a shame. What VH1 is doing with their Save the Music campaign is phenomenal. They’re getting all these instruments out to needy kids. It’s the kind of thing all networks should be doing.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.F

5.E

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章是对著名的爵士音乐家Wynton Marsalis,的采访。

1.B 根据本段第一句There were the older jazz musicians who hung around our house when I was young说明记者询问了：小时候，有没有人教你学音乐。故B符合上下文。

2.A 根据本段1,2行Yes．We’ve done such a poor job with music education because, as a society, we haven’t maintained the kind of education that a true artist and musician needs说明A正确。

3.C 根据本段第二行I’d call it folk music．说明他喜欢的是民歌，那么应该是询问C项内容。

4.F 根据第一句The same music is on the radio all over the world, and the American sound is overwhelming．说明收音机里的音乐过多的是关于美国的音乐，故问题应该是F项。

5.E 根据第一句The music press has so much to introduce these days, and jazz is just a small fraction of it。说明问题是当代音乐说不定包括了爵士乐。故E项符合。

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