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【題目】 Now in 2019, jazz music is an important part of Indianapolis’ art culture. Jazz clubs around the city still host concerts with local jazz musicians like Rob Dixon and Joel Tucker. One of these clubs, the Chatterbox Jazz Club, still has live jazz seven nights a week.

But the real history of jazz in Indy is much less simple. Along with the Avenue’s culture, jazz music was gone from the streets for many years.

Indiana Avenue was the heart of a neighborhood along the White River. It was a center for black music and live street music.The wealthy avoided this area. So it became a place that poorer families, including many African-American and immigrant (移民) families, moved to.

Jazz prospered in the mix of American cultures around the Avenue in the 1930s and 1940s. But in the 1950s, things changed. After the war, there were projects to make the city beautiful and build a university nearby. Both of these seemed like good changes. However, the new university and buildings caused poorer families to have to leave the area. This destroyed the Indiana Avenue community - and with it, its jazz culture.

After many years, Indianapolis remembered the value of its arts and music culture. It began to bring back lost cultures such as live music on the Avenue. To do so, it began to make new changes. The changes included repairing historic areas like the Avenue. Once again, the high living costs in these historic arts areas pushed low-income families out.

Today there are several old-style jazz clubs where friends can meet up to remember the past or just enjoy a summer evening. It might seem at first that jazz is alive again, but there is a sad reality behind these jazz clubs: Modern Indy jazz is only a shadow (影子) of the lively culture that was once on Indiana Avenue.

【1】What does the author mainly want to say in Paragraph 1?

A.Jazz clubs can make big money.

B.Jazz musicians often hold concerts.

C.Jazz music is popular in Indianapolis.

D.Jazz culture is just part of Indianapolis' culture.

【2】What does the underlined word “prospered” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.Disappeared quickly.B.Arrived soon.

C.Recovered soon.D.Developed well.

【3】What did Indianapolis do to bring back its lost culture?

A.It rebuilt some old important areas.

B.It invited old jazz musicians to sing in the city.

C.It educated people about the value of music culture.

D.It settled low-income families in the Indiana Avenue community,

【4】According to the passage, which of the following about modern Indy jazz is true?

A.Its home culture is gone.

B.Its styles are too traditional.

C.It shows the sadness of the poor.

D.It is no longer a favorite of the young.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章講述了2019年爵士樂(lè)仍然是印第安納波利斯藝術(shù)文化的重要組成部分，但是它的本土文化消失了。

【1】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段中Now in 2019, jazz music is an important part of Indianapolis’ art culture. 現(xiàn)在到了2019年，爵士樂(lè)是印第安納波利斯藝術(shù)文化的重要組成部分�？芍�，第一段主要是介紹了爵士樂(lè)在印第安納波利斯很受歡迎。故選C項(xiàng)。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第四段中劃線詞下一句But in the 1950s, things changed…. However, the new university and buildings caused poorer families to have to leave the area. This destroyed the Indiana Avenue community - and with it, its jazz culture. 但在20世紀(jì)50年代，情況發(fā)生了變化�！�…然而，新的大學(xué)和建筑使得貧困家庭不得不離開這個(gè)地區(qū)。這摧毀了印第安納大道社區(qū)，也隨之摧毀了它的爵士樂(lè)文化�？芍�，轉(zhuǎn)折詞but之后描述了爵士樂(lè)的衰落，因此推測(cè)出劃線詞prospered意為“興盛、蓬勃發(fā)展”。故選D項(xiàng)。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中It began to bring back lost cultures such as live music on the Avenue. To do so, it began to make new changes. The changes included repairing historic areas like the Avenue. 它開始帶回失落的文化，比如大街上的現(xiàn)場(chǎng)音樂(lè)。為此，它開始做出新的改變。這些改變包括修復(fù)像The Avenue這樣的歷史街區(qū)�？芍�，它重建了一些舊的重要區(qū)域。故選A項(xiàng)。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中It might seem at first that jazz is alive again, but there is a sad reality behind these jazz clubs: Modern Indy jazz is only a shadow (影子) of the lively culture that was once on Indiana Avenue. 乍一看，爵士樂(lè)似乎又活了起來(lái)，但在這些爵士樂(lè)俱樂(lè)部背后卻有一個(gè)可悲的現(xiàn)實(shí):現(xiàn)代印地安那爵士樂(lè)只是曾經(jīng)活躍在印第安納大道上的文化的一個(gè)影子�？芍�，爵士樂(lè)的本土文化消失了。故選A項(xiàng)。