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【題目】 Jazz guitarist Joel Harrison came of age in 1960s and 70s' Washington, but he never saw it as a place to build a career as an adventurous, progressive musician. Everywhere he's gone, however, he's taken the sounds of the city with him.

'Growing up in that area allowed me access to a lot of different kinds of music,' says Harrison, 61, who's now based in New York after living in Boston and San Francisco. 'Southern music traditions-old-time music, bluegrass, country as well as jazz and R&B.'

All of those appear to some degree in Free Country, a project Harrison began in 2003 as a means of filtering (滲透) country and bluegrass compositions through a up-to-date jazz sound and sensibility. On his new album, 'Angel Band: Free Country Vol.3, 'Harrison, on guitar and vocals (演唱), and his band take on many traditional bluegrass songs. Each cut is really kind of its own, distinct sound world. Since Harrison released the first two Free Country albums, he has produced 14 other albums. The Free Country releases, though, have been his most successful, and established his reputation.

In particular, Harrison drew inspiration from Danny Gatton, a D.C. guitar hero who similarly combines the local musical currents. Harrison was a self-described adorer of Gatton, going to attend his countless performances.

Harrison is also a composer. His work, rooted in progressive Jazz but exploring multiple types, is often through-composed and highly complex. He received a Guggenheim scholarship in2010 to compose and record an, eight-movement piece. The tunes he plays with Free Country are simpler, based on conventions of folk and pop music — which, for Harrison, is a large part of their appeal.

The music that he's covering timeless, and he aims to find endless currency in its timeless simplicity by maintaining me soul of the compositions and also adding a modern context and a modem language to it.

【1】What exposed Harrison to various music?

A.His growth environment.

B.His current place of residence.

C.His family background.

D.Touring the country.

【2】What do we know about Joel Harrison?

A.He has released 14 albums in total so far.

B.He showed a new jazz style in Free Country.

C.He earned large profits by releasing Free Country.

D.He was inspired to hold many performances by Gatton.

【3】What's Harrison's goal of creating music?

A.To put modern elements into the languages.

B.To develop different styles based on previous jazz.

C.To compose more pieces and release more albums.

D.To seek great popularity in its permanent simplicity.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了爵士吉他手喬爾·哈里森的音樂作品，以及其音樂作品獨具的風(fēng)格。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段的Growing up in that area allowed me access to a lot of different kinds of music(在那個地區(qū)長大讓我可以接觸到很多不同種類的音樂)可知，他的成長環(huán)境使得他能接觸各種類型的音樂。A. His growth environment. (他的成長環(huán)境)符合以上說法，故選A項。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二、三段的Southern music traditions-old-time music, bluegrass, country as well as jazz and R&B. All of those appear to some degree in Free Country (南方音樂、傳統(tǒng)-古老的音樂、藍(lán)草、鄉(xiāng)村以及爵士樂和R&B。這些音樂表現(xiàn)形式都不同程度的出現(xiàn)在了Free Country這個專輯里)可推測，Joel Harrison在Free Country展示了新的爵士形式，即幾種音樂風(fēng)格的混合。B. He showed a new jazz style in Free Country. (他在Free Country中展示了新的句式形式)符合以上推測，故選B項。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的he aims to find endless currency in its timeless simplicity by maintaining me soul of the compositions and also adding a modern context and a modem language to it可知，他的目的是希望通過保持作品的靈魂，并在作品中加入現(xiàn)代語境和現(xiàn)代語言，在作品永恒的樸素中找到無限的流行。D. To seek great popularity in its permanent simplicity. (在永恒的樸素中尋找無限的流行)符合以上說法，故選D項。