2014年研究生考试英语完形填空练习题（1）

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【1】　　Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. __1__the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was born, America had no prominent__2__of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was__ 3__, or by whom. But it began to be__4__in the early 1900s. Jazz is America's contribution to__5__music. In contrast to classical music, which__6__ formal European traditions. jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It bubbles with energy,__7__ moods, interests and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz__8__like America. And__9__it does today.
　　The__10__of this music arc as interesting as the music__11__, American Negroes , or blacks, as they are called today were the Jazz__12__. They were brought to the Southern states__ 13__ slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long__14__. When a Negro died his friends and relatives__15__a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the__ 16__. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion.__17__on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their__18__, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played__19__music, improvising(即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes__20__at the funeral. This music made everyone wan to dance. It was an early form of Jazz .
　　1. A) By B) At C) In D) On
　　2. A) music B) song C) melody D) style
　　3. A) discovered B) acted C) invented D) designed
　　4. A) noticed B) found C) listened D) heard
　　5. A) classical B) sacred C) Popular D) light
　　6. A) forms B) follows C) approaches D) introduces
　　7. A) expressing B) explaining C) exposing D) illustrating
　　8. A) appeared B) felt C)seemed D) sounded
　　9. A) as B) so C) either D) neither
　　10. A) origins B) originals C) discoveries D) resources
　　11. A) concerned B) itself C) available D) oneself
　　12. A) Players B) fo llowers C) fans D) pioneers
　　13. A) for B) as C) with D) by
　　14. A) months B) weeks C) hours D) times
　　15. A) demonstrated B) composed C) hosted D) formed
　　16. A) demonstration B) procession C) body D) march
　　17. A) Even B) Therefore C) Furthermore D) But
　　18. A) number B) members C) body D) relations
　　19. A) sad B) solemn C) happy D) funeral
　　20. A) whistled B) sung C) presented D) showed
　　参考答案：1.B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.A11.B 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.D 16.B 17.D 18.B 19.C 20.C
【2】　The family is the center of most traditional Asians' lives. Many people worry about their families welfare, reputation, and honor. Asian families are often 1 , including several generations related by 2 or marriage living in the same home. An Asian person's misdeeds are not blamed just on the individual but also on the family ---including the dead 3 .
　　Traditional Chinese, among many other Asians, respect their elders and feel a deep sense of duty 4 them. Children repay their parents' 5 by being successful and supporting them in old age. This is accepted as a 6 part of life in China. 7 ,taking care of the aged parents is often viewed as a tremendous 8 in the United States,swheresaging and family support are not 9 highly. 10 , in the youth-oriented United States, growing old is seen as a bad thing, and many old people do not receive respect.
　　Pilipinos, the most Americanized of the Asians, are 11 extremely family-oriented. They are 12 to helping their children and will sacrifice greatly for their children to get an education. 13 , the children are devoted to their parents, who often live nearby. Grown children who leave the country for economic reasons 14 send large parts of their income home to their parents.
　　The Vietnamese family 15 people currently 16 as well as the spirits of the dead and of the as-yet unborn. Any 17 or actions are done from family considerations, not individual desires. People's behavior is fudged 18 whether it brings shame or pride to the family. The Vietnamese do not particularly believe in self-reliance; in this way, they are the 19 of people in the United States. Many Vietnamese think that their actions in this life will influence their 20 in the next life.
　　1. A. enlarged B. extended C. expanded D. lengthened
　　2 . A. history B. interaction C. blood D. bond
　　3. A. pioneer B. settlers C. immigrant D. ancestors
　　4. A. toward B. for C. of D. on
　　5. A. contributions B. sufferings C. sacrifices D. tributes
　　6. A. formal B. natural C. regular D. peculiar
　　7. A. in comparison B. to the same extent C. in a way D. in contrast
　　8. A. relief B. responsibility C. burden D. business
　　9. A. rewarded B. honored C. regarded D. complimented
　　10. A. in fact B. of course C. and yet D. as a result
　　11. A. but B. further C. still D. only
　　12. A. confined B. dedicated C. corresponded D. exposed
　　13. A. in turn B. in exchange C. in vain D. in debt
　　14. A. occasionally B. intentionally C. typically D. steadily
　　15. A. insists on B. consists of C. persists in D. resists to
　　16. A. living B. lively C. alive D. life
　　17. A. incidences B. decisions C. accidents D. expedition
　　18. A. on B. for C. by D. in
　　19. A. counterpart B. opposite C. competitor D. opponent
　　20. A. station B. status C. stature D. state
　　参考答案：1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.A11.C 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.B 16.C 17.B 18.A 19.B 20.B

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