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【題目】Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch, Even people of all ages in all countries enjoy 【1】 (listen) to it. The reasons for 【2】 popularity are its fast pace arid rhythmic beat. The music has many origins in the United States. Country music, 【3】 (come) from the rural areas in the southern United States, is one source. Many people appreciate this music because of the emotions 【4】 (express) by country music songs.

A second origin of American popular music is the blues. It described mostly sad feelings 【5】 (reflect) the difficult lives of American blacks. It is usually played and sung by black musicians, but it is popular with all Americans.

Rock music is a newer form of music. This music style was known 【6】 rock and roll in the 1950’s. Since then there 【7】 (be) many forms of rock music, hard rock, soft rock, punk rock, disco music and others. Many 【8】 (perform) of popular rock music are young musicians.

People hear these songs 【9】 (sing) in their original English or sometimes translated to other languages. The words may differ 【10】 the enjoyment of the music is universal.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Listening

【2】Its

【3】Coming

【4】Expressed

【5】Reflecting

【6】As

【7】have been

【8】performers

【9】sung

【10】but/yet

【解析】試題解析：

【1】各個年齡的，各個國家的人們都喜歡聽。enjoy doing喜歡做某事。故填。

【2】它的流行在于它的快節(jié)奏和韻律。its為形容詞性物主代詞，意為“它的”。

【3】來自于農(nóng)村地區(qū)的鄉(xiāng)村音樂。此處考查現(xiàn)在分詞作定語，表主動。故填coming。

【4】由于鄉(xiāng)村音樂所表達的感情。此處考查現(xiàn)在分詞作定語，表被動。故填expressed。

【5】主要反應了美國很人困難生活的悲傷情感。此處考查現(xiàn)在分詞作定語，表主動。故填reflecting。

【6】這種音樂在20世紀五十年代被稱作rock and roll。be known as被稱作，以…著稱。故填as。

【7】從那以來就有各種形式的搖滾音樂。根據(jù)時間狀語since可知，應填have been。

【8】很多表演搖滾音樂的都是年輕人。performer為可數(shù)名詞，故填performers。

【9】此處考查感官的詞的賓補結(jié)構(gòu)。賓語these songs與sing構(gòu)成邏輯的動賓關(guān)系。故填sung。

【10】歌詞或許不同，但是音樂帶來的喜悅是普遍的。故填but/yet。