10.A.arguing B.fighting C.shouting D.shaking

11.A.lead B.persuade C.carry D.keep

12.A.happened B.occurred C.applied D.appealed

13.A.sharp B.pleasant C.attractive D.familiar

14.A.agreed B.hesitated C.doubted D.knew

15.A.Fortunately B.Frankly C.Sadly D.Suddenly

16.A.return B.relax C.speak D.leave

17.A.joked B.turned C.listened D.pointed

18.A.created B.honored C.saved D.guided

19.A.coincidence B.change C.pity D.pain

20.A.on board B.in time C.for sure D.on purpose

答案

1.D　2.A　3.C　4.C　5.A　6.B　7.A　8.B 9.C　10.D　11.C　12.B　13.D　14.D　15.A　16.D　17.B　18.C　19.A　20.B　

第二节 阅读理解

　　Some of the world's most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying(联合)voice across cultures.

　　Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.

　　It's Jason Moran's job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center's artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture.

"Jazz seems like it's not really a part of the American appetite," Moran tells National Public Radio's reporter Neal Conan."What I'm hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and white anymore. It's actually color, and it's actually digital."