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无锡市梁溪区 2021 年中考一模英语试题
三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容,在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳
选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(本大题共 13 小题,每小题 2 分,共 26
分)
A
25. Which country probably likes reading most according to the pictures above?
A. The USA. B. India. C. China. D. Poland.
26. What happened in 2020 because of the Coronavirus according to the pictures above?
A. Digital book sales increased 30% in Turkey.
B. 57% of French readers bought physical books.
C. Online library memberships increased 50% in New Zealand.
D. In the USA, physical books sales dropped from 38% to 33%.
27. The pictures above may be taken from __________.
A. a geography book B. a tourist guide
C. a medical magazine D. a research report
B
We know animals have feelings. They can feel fear. We also think they feel love, since they
have strong relationships with each other. So are animal feelings all similar to our own? And do
they have a sense of humor?
A Parrot Named Bongo Marie
Sally’s parrot Bongo Marie didn’t get along with her other parrot, Paco.
In fact, Bongo clearly didn’t like Paco at all! One day, Sally cooked a
chicken for dinner. She started to cut the chicken with a knife. “Oh, no!
10:42 India
9:24 Thailand
8:00 China
7:36 Philippines
7:30 Egypt
7:24 Czech
7:06 Sweden
6:54 France
6:48 Hungary
6:48 Saudi Arabia
6:42 Greece
Poland 6:30
Venezuela 6:24
South Africa 6:18
Australia 6:08
Indonesia 6:00
Argentina 5:54
Turkey 5:54
Spain 5:48
Canada 5:48
Germany 5:42
The USA 5:42
Hours spent in reading
per person each week
Which country reads the most?
Coronavirus: an unexpected silver lining
Not surprisingly,
physical book sales have dropped
in favor of digital books
In France, physical book sales dropped by 57%.
But 25% of French adults have bought a book
online since lockdown.
In the United States, physical book sales dropped 38%
though 33% read more because of Coronavirus.
New Zealand saw a 50% rise in online library
memberships.
Book sales in Turkey increased 30% during their
lockdown.
Paco!” Bongo said loudly and laughed. Sally laughed, too, and said, “That’s not Paco.” “Oh …
no,” said Bongo. This time, she seemed to feel blue. Then the parrot laughed at her own joke.
Yoga Dog
Jean Donaldson enjoys doing yoga – and so does her dog Buffy.
While Jean does yoga, Buffy carefully places her toys on Jean’s body. If a
toy falls, Buffy runs to put it back. Does this behavior have any real
purpose? “She thinks it’s funny!” says Jean.
Animal Laughter
Can dogs “laugh”? Recent research shows that dogs can tell each
other when they want to play. They make a special sound – a kind of “laugh”.
Psychologist Patricia Simonet recorded the sound. Then she 28 to assess
( 评 估 ) their behavior. “All the dogs seemed to like the laugh,” says
Simonet. So do animals have a sense of humor? If laughter is a clue, then
perhaps the answer is “yes!”
28. Which of the following is the most suitable for “ 28 ”?
A. played it back B. laughed to dogs
C. recorded it again D. played with dogs
29. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Bongo felt sad when she saw Paco was cooked.
B. Buffy laughs at Jean Donaldson when she does yoga.
C. To dogs, the laugh is a sign of asking friends to play together.
D. Researchers believe animals have feelings all similar to humans.
30. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Can animals laugh? B. Do animals have feelings?
C. Can animals behave like humans? D. Do animals have a sense of humor?
C
At home during suppertime, Pete announced, “Baba Olena wants us to come for Easter
dinner.” Mom shook her head, “That’s sweet, but I don’t think so.” Dad laughed, “I wouldn’t want
to seem rude if I didn’t like her cooking. Can you tell her thanks but we already have plans?”
Pete sighed. His parents hardly knew Baba Olena. They didn’t know about her pastries (糕点)
and funny sayings. All they saw was an Ukrainian woman with strange hair and a yard full of
chickens.
On Easter Sunday, they passed Baba Olena’s house as they headed for Dixie’s Diner. When
they arrived, they found the diner was dark, and no cars were in front of it. “What?” said Dad.
“They’re always open!” “Not today,” Mom said. “Guess we’ll be making sandwiches.”
Across the street, Baba Olena stepped out of the house, waving to them.
Pete shouted, “Looks like Baba’s expecting us.” “We can’t go there,” Dad said, but Baba was
hurrying over. “You came! I’m so happy,” she said. “This morning I saw the diner is closed and
thought maybe you will come.”
Inside, Pete’s parents sat stiff (僵硬地) as yardsticks while Baba was busy with her pastries
happily.
Dad looked at something red on the table. “What’s this?” “Beet (甜菜) salad. I use the juice
for my hair.” Baba and Pete smiled at each other.
“And this –” She set down bowls of what looked like little half-moon pastries – “is Ukrainian
stuffed dumplings. These have cabbage filling; those have potato. No crane today.”
Mum looked at her, open-mouthed.
Pete laughed and explained about the “crane” chips. Dad and Mum laughed, too.
Mum took a small bite. “Delicious!” “Oh, good you like it.” Baba said.
By the time she cut the round Easter bread, everyone was talking. “Now I see why Pete
wanted to eat here,” Dad said. Mum nodded. “And why he speaks highly of you nonstop.”
Later, Baba brought out the basket of eggs. “It’s an old Ukrainian tradition to play with
Easter eggs,” she said. “See, Pete, hold yours to mine, end to end, like this. The egg that doesn’t
break, wins.”
Pete held his egg ready. “I already won something,” he said.
(Adapted from Easter with Baba Olena)
31. When Pete sighed, he mostly felt __________.
A. acceptable B. regretful C. nervous D. guilty
32. What does the underlined word “something” in the last paragraph refer to (指代)?
A. The Easter egg. B. The delicious dinner.
C. The fantastic day. D. The traditional game.
33. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Baba knew little about Pete and his family members.
B. Pete’s family had dinner at Dixie’s Diner every Easter.
C. Baba once had an interesting talk about chips with Pete.
D. Pete always went to spend Sundays with Baba in her house.
D
Just as music and TV, the video game industry has its big-name players.
Tetris is such a form of entertainment that shows no signs of stopping up to
now.
Tetris is played in what’s called a Matrix – an empty rectangle on a
screen. Shapes (each is made up of four equal squares), called Tetriminos,
fall into the Matrix. It’s the player’s job to place each Tetrimino so that it
forms an unbroken horizontalline (水平线) with other shapes. A Tetromino
can be spun or moved horizontally, but can’t be flipped (翻 折 ). When a
straight line is formed, the squares in the line disappear and the player will
be rewarded. The game ends when the Tetriminos pile up and reach the top
of the Matrix. It becomes difficult because the shapes fall faster the longer
you play.
Tetris is one of the best-selling video games of all time. Have you ever wondered who
invented it? The game was created by a Russian computer engineer named Alexey Pajitnov in
1984. He was inspired (启发) by his favorite board game Pentominos and he designed the game
just for fun.
The game became popular almost as soon as it hit the market. In 1996, Pajitnov set up the
Tetris Company. When it started as a basic computer game, Tetris quickly spread to other
platforms. It was one of the most often played games on Nintendo’s Game Boy.
Tetris was also the first video game played in space. In 1993, Russian Aleksandr Serebrov
played the game on his Game Boy while he was on a rocket. Since then, Tetris has been one of the
most popular games among kids and adults alike.
Tetris may be quite fun. ①In a 2009 study, kids played Tetris daily for about 30 minutes over
the course of three months. ②The game has also been used to help treat PTSD patients. ③This
led to growth in parts of their brains. ④But it’s also been shown to have an active influence on
the brain.
Many people enjoy playing Tetris, but some have a difficult time putting the game down.
They spend so much time playing Tetris that they see Tetriminos falling in their dreams. Some
even report hallucinations (幻觉). This is called the “Tetris Effect”. Since it has certain side effect,
just make sure you play with adults’ allowance!
34. According to the passage, which of the following can be an S-Tetrimino?
A. B. C. D.
35. Which of the following shows the right order of Paragraph 6?
A. ④①③② B. ④②③① C. ②④①③ D. ②①④③
36. What can we learn about Tetris?
A. It became the hugely popular game after it was taken into space in 1993.
B. It will forever be a part of the entertainment landscape just as music and TV.
C. It has been around for years, and seems to keep the quality it’s had since day one.
D. It is a video game that players can control the shapes and guide them into place easily.
37. The writing purpose of this passage is __________.
A. to explain the advantages of a game B. to introduce a popular single player
game
C. to show how to play a game really well D. to describe the special history of a game
25. B 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. C 33. C 34. C
35. A 36. C 37. B
无锡市梁溪区 2020 年中考一模英语试题
三、 阅读理解 阅读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容,在每小题所给的四个选项中选
出最佳选项, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。(本大题共13 小题,每小题2 分,共26 分)
A
Many expressions that we use in American English come from novels. Today we will look at
some
of them from Lewis Carroll’s famous novel Alice in Wonderland in detail.
The story is about a young girl falling down a rabbit hole. When she finally lands, she finds
herself in a strange world and meets some strange characters.
The first character Alice meets is the White Rabbit, who runs past her and says some strange
words. Alice chases him, and that is where her adventures begin. As she runs after the rabbit, she
falls down the rabbit hole into Wonderland. The expression 25 can mean to
enter an unexpected situation. However, usually we use this expression to mean
we get interested in something to the point of
distraction (分神). It often happens by accident and is about something not that meaningful.
Later in the story, Alice meets the March Hare and the Hatter at a crazy tea party. Hares have
long been thought to behave excitedly in March, which is their mating ( 交 配 ) season.
Scientifically, this may
not be true. But 26 means that someone is totally mad, or crazy. The expression
27 also means to be completely crazy and is more common. But don’t tell the March
Hare. He must be green with envy!
25-27. Please choose the best expression for each blank.
A. to chase a white rabbit
B. to be mad as a March hare
C. to be mad as a hatter
D. to fall down the rabbit hole
B
Most high school kids go from one class to the next, never getting a break from the books.
What if kids had a chance to run a school radio station? Nathan Hill High School has a modern
radio class that gives its students that very chance.
The students play the hottest music, produce ads and run testimonials. KNHC is known for
playing up-and-down dance hits before any other station in the nation. KNHC-FM has 60, 000
listeners a week. Tim Green, the 18-year-old music director for KNHC, says, “For me, radio is a
break from the usual school day. It is something I enjoy.”
Running a radio station is not all play. There is real work to do. The radio station stays on an
exact timetable called an hour clock. The hour clock shows the time at
which music and different announcements will be aired. The 17-year-old programme
director, Shirley Smith, says, “All of that material airs within one minute, give or take, of the time
that it’s written.”
Like any other job, hosting a radio programme should have special lingo, or language, for the
students to learn. Below is a list of radio lingo used at KNHC.
Recording of a radio listener saying why they listen to C-89
Example: “This is a Carlos Martinez, and I hear all my favourite dance songs
on Seattle’s KNHC!”
Information about a local event that sounds cool
Example: “Hey, C-89 listeners – the Maxx is playing a free concert this weekend.”
28. The passage is most probably from .
A. a local newspaper B. a travel leaflet
C. a sports magazine D. a TV guide
29. Which kind of Radio Lingo do you think “Play inside, play for the world.” is?
A. Station I. D. B. P. S.A. C. Testimonial. D. C-Note.
30. Who of the following is the most suitable to be a director for KNHC?
A.Ahelpful teacher who can draw exact
timetables. B.An active designer who can
produce creative ads .
C.Agentle pianist who is good at playing the classical music.
D. An energetic student who is always following the popular music Ned wanted to escape
(逃跑) from the Nautilus while we were in the Mediterranean. However, he had no chance. The
submarine (潜水艇) mostly stayed deep under the water.
Between Sicily and Gibraltar, I saw many shipwrecks. Some of them were very old. Others
were more recent. I thought about all the bad memories that these shipwrecks had brought to
people. So many men had died! As it surfaced, I wondered where it would go next on this
strange journey.
Ned Land came to my room. “Tonight!” he said. “Tonight?” I was not ready for this.
“Tonight,” he repeated, “we are a few miles off the Spanish coast. It will be dark, and the wind is
blowing in the right direction. You agreed, Dr. Aronnax, to escape with me. Remember your
promise!” I said nothing. “At nine o’clock,” continued Ned Land, “I will go to the staircase
with Conseil. You will wait in the library for our signal.” “The sea is far from calm,” I said.
“Yes, but if we don’t go tonight, we will soon be too far from land!” I knew he was right.
At seven o’clock, I was so nervous that I felt sick. Only two hours to go! As I looked
around, I saw that Captain Nemo’s bedroom door was open. The room was empty. I saw pictures
of famous liberators like Abraham Lincoln and John Brown on the walls. Was Captain Nemo a
liberator, too?
It was eight o’clock. I dressed in my waterproof clothes and boots and went to the dark
library. I waited for Ned’s signal. Just then, the engines stopped and came to rest on the ocean floor.
The library door opened, and Captain Nemo entered. He told me that we were in Vigo Bay.
A Spanish commander had burned his own ships there in 1702 to prevent the British Navy from
taking a great deal of gold they were carrying. He took me to the window. The people working
on the Nautilus were bringing the gold to the submarine. Now, I knew how Captain Nemo had
become so rich.
“But of what use is all this gold to you?” I asked.
“It is of no use to me!” he replied, “but it can help people who are oppressed (受压迫的).”
He stopped. Perhaps he thought he had said too much. However, I now understood what those
liberators meant to him.
Ned Land came to my room the next morning. “We were unlucky,” he said, “the Nautilus
stopped just as we were about to escape. Perhaps we can try again tonight.” Early in the
afternoon, the Nautilus surfaced. We went onto the board, but the land was already out of sight.
Escape was impossible now.
31. According to the passage, a “liberator” is a person who .
A. works as a national leader B. works to free others
C. works to find hidden treasure D. works in the library
32. Which of the following shows the right order of the story?
①The submarine passed many shipwrecks.
②The Nautilus moved away from Spanish coast.
③Captain Nemo knew the secret of the gold in Vigo Bay.
④Ned told Dr.Aronnax about the plan to escape.
A. ③①④② B. ①④③② C. ③①②④ D. ①④②③
33. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Captain Nemo helped people by getting gold from a Spanish
commander. B. Dr.Aronnax wasn’t willing to get away from the
submarine Nautilus at all.
C. Sailing on the ocean must be dangerous and caused a large number of deaths.
D. Ned Land had got everything ready before he wanted to escape that night. Ajigsaw is a
power-driven saw (锯) used to cut sharp curves (急弯曲线) in pieces of wood.
A jigsaw is also a puzzle. It is made up of a large number of small, interlocking pieces.
Each piece has a small part of a picture on it.A completed puzzle produces a picture or design.
Jigsaw puzzles were first created by producing a picture on a flat, rectangular (矩形) piece
of wood,
then cutting that picture into small pieces with a jigsaw – that’s where the name comes from!
Pictures found on jigsaw puzzles mainly include scenes from nature, city life and similar
designs. Castles, mountains and water scenes are traditional subjects. However, any kind of
picture can be used to make a jigsaw puzzle. Cartoon-styles are popular. There are companies
that create puzzles from personal photographs. Completed puzzles can also be glued onto a piece
of wood to make a wall hanging.
The first jigsaw puzzles were designed as geography teaching tools by John Spilsbury in
1767. His “jigsaw” was a map puzzle. It was a hand-painted map of England on a piece of
wood. It was a successful teaching method. He went on to make over thirty other map puzzles.
The pieces were not interlocking.
With the invention of power tools more than a century later, jigsaw puzzles with fully
interlocking pieces came into being. The jigsaw machine could cut sharp curves. Then the name
jigsaw puzzles came into being. Jigsaw puzzles became very popular in the United States in the
early 1930s, when people had difficulty in finding jobs and making money.
Today puzzles of all sizes are a standard item in toy shops and supermarkets. However, they
usually come in 300-piece, 500-piece, 750-piece, and 1,000-piece sizes. The largest one even has
24,000 pieces.
Some jigsaws are quite tricky. Try doing one with all pieces without pictures on it. A few
puzzles are made double-sided, so they can be solved from either side. This increases the
difficulty, because the puzzle solver cannot be certain which way up each piece goes. Some
jigsaws do not have straight edges
(边缘). The edge pieces could be any interlocking piece. Solving these jigsaws requires more
effort than
doing those straight-edged ones. Others designedly have a piece or two missing. Jigsaws are no
longer educational toys but are used for entertainment or a hobby.
34. What can we learn about jigsaw puzzles?
A. Cartoon-style pictures are traditional subjects of jigsaw
puzzles. B. People can choose any photo they like to use in
a jigsaw puzzle. C. The smallest jigsaw puzzle in the world
has three hundred pieces.
D. There are many small, interlocking pieces in all the jigsaw puzzles.
35. Which of the following can most probably be made by John Spilsbury?
A. B. C. D.
36. Which of the following jigsaws is the most difficult to solve?
A.Adouble-sided jigsaw with straight edges. B.Aone-sided jigsaw with
straight edges. C. Adouble-sided jigsaw with curved edges. D.Aone-sided
jigsaw with curved edges.
37. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?
A. Puzzles are cheap entertainment that can be replayed or passed on to others.
B. By 1767, students began to learn geography by putting the puzzles back together.
C. Spilsbury continued to build more puzzles with different area maps and sell them.
D. Early wooden puzzles had pictures printed to the front and lines for cutting on the back.
25. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. B
35. D 36. C 37. A
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三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容,在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳
选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(本大题共 13 小题,每小题 2 分,共 26 分)
A
My hope is that this book will show you that you can
start making a difference now on problems you care
about, in your own way, for your family, your
community, and our world.
Praise for It’s Your World
Praise for It's Your World:
Clinton clearly paid attention to her
parents' discussions at the dinner table,
and she shares the lessons they told about
the future influence of what we do in the
present."--Publishers Weekly
A wonderful resource for junior activists.
--Booklist
This book is a resource for children and
teens who also want to make a difference
and may not know where to begin or may
have an idea for ways they can make a
difference. --VOYA
About the Book
Get Informed!
Get Inspired!
Get Going!
The New York Times
Best-selling book
For kids,
Make a difference
In your world this holiday
season
In a book that deals with the biggest challenges facing us today, Chelsea Clinton uses facts, photos
and stories to give readers a deep understanding of the world around them—and how anyone can
make a difference. With stories about children and teens who have made real changes big and
small—in their families, in their communities, in our country and across the world—this book will
inspire (激励) readers of all ages to do their part to make our world a better place.
It also encourages everyone to get going! With suggestions and ideas for action, Chelsea Clinton
shows readers that the world belongs to every single one of us, and every one of us counts.
25. Who wrote the book It’s Your World?
A. VOYA B. Booklist C. Chelsea Clinton D. Publishers Weekly
26. It’s Your World is mainly written for _______________.
A. adults B. teachers C. young people D. college student
27. What’s the purpose of It’s Your World?
A. To tell readers some bad news. B. To advise reader to help others
C. To offer readers some information D. To encourage readers to take action
B
WOMAN: How can I help you?
MAN: Hello. I'm interested in renting a house somewhere in the town.
WOMAN: Right. Could I have your name please?
MAN: Yes, it's Steven Godfrey. It’s hard to spell. Do you have a pen and a paper?
WOMAN: Please write here, in the form. And how many bedrooms you're looking for?
MAN: Well, we’d need four bedrooms, because I'm going to share the house with
three
friends. And we need two bathrooms. I drive a car, so a parking place is also
needed. But we have no time to take care of a garden.
WOMAN: Okay, there are several of that size on our website. They mostly belong to
families
who are working abroad at the moment. What about the location?
MAN: It'd be nice to be central.
WOMAN: That might be difficult, as most houses of that size are in the suburbs. Still,
there
are a few. What's your upper limit for the rent?
MAN: We’d like something around £250 a month, but we could go up to £300 if we
have
to. But we can't go beyond that.
WOMAN: Do you know how long you want to rent the house for? The minimum let (最
短租
期)is six months, as you probably realize.
MAN: We’re at college here for two years, and we don't want to keep moving during
that
time if we can avoid it.
WOMAN: Okay, let me check what we've got on our website and call you later.
MAN: Sure. Thank you. Bye.
Here is the information the woman finds on the website.
https://www.rent.com
There are millions of homes out there. Let’s find the one that’s perfect for you.
Address Rooms Monthly Rent Minimum Let
Devon Close
(town centre)
4-bedrooms, one bathroom, a
garden
£250 2 years
Mead Street
(town centre)
4-bedrooms, two bathrooms,
parking place
£350 3 years
Halmiton Road
(western end)
4-bedrooms, two bathrooms,
parking place
£300 2 years
Oakington Avenue
(town centre)
4-bedrooms, two bathrooms,
parking place
£280 2 years
28. The woman and the man are communicating _________________.
A. on the phone B. face-to-face C. on WeChat D. by e-mail
29. The perfect house for the man would be the one in_______________.
A. Devon Close B. Mead Street C. Halmiton Road D. Oakington Avenue
30. How much at most can the man pay for the house he would rent every year?
A. £3000. B. £3400. C. £3600. D. £4000.
C
Oliver Twist was born in a workhouse, and when he arrived in this hard world, it was very
doubtful whether he would live beyond the first three minutes. He lay on a hard little bed and tried
hard to start breathing.
Oliver had his first fight without much help from the two people present at his birth. One was
an old woman, who was nearly always drunk, and the other was a busy local doctor, who was not
paid enough to be very interested in Oliver’s survival. _______32________.
However, Oliver finally drew his first breath, and then announced his arrival to the rest of the
workhouse by crying loudly. His mother raised her pale young face from the pillow(枕头) and
said, “Let me see the child, and die.”
The doctor turned away from the fire, where he had been warming his hands. “You must not
talk about dying yet,” he said to her kindly. He gave her the child to hold. Lovingly, she kissed the
baby with her cold white lips, then looked wildly around the room, fell back—and died. “Poor
dear!” said the nurse, hurriedly putting a green glass bottle back in the pocket of her long skirt.
The doctor began to put on his coat. “The baby is weak and will probably be in danger,” he
said. “If so, give it a little milk to keep it quiet.” Then he looked at the dead woman. “The mother
was a good-looking girl. Where did she come from?”
“ She was brought here last night,” replied the old woman. “She was found lying in the street.
She’d walked some distance, Her shoes were worn to pieces. Where she came from, where she
was going to, or what her name was, nobody knows.”
The doctor lifted the girl’s left hand. “The old story,” he said sadly, shaking his head. “No
wedding ring, I see. Ah! Good night.”
And so Oliver was left with only the drunken nurse. Without clothes, under his first blanket,
he could have been the child of a king or a beggar (乞丐). But when the woman dressed him later
in hard cotton clothes, yellow with age, he looked exactly what he was—an orphan (孤儿) in a
workhouse, ready for a life of sadness, hunger, and neglect (忽略).
Oliver cried loudly. If he could have known that he was a workhouse orphan, perhaps he
would have cried even more loudly.
31. According to the passage, a workhouse was where ________.
A. workers helped each other B. many women died unexpectedly
C. the poor and homeless lived D. people were only interested in money
32. Which sentence is most suitable for the blank 32 in Paragraph 2?
A. Being afraid of the two, he started to cry.
B. Therefore, he felt very lonely in the world.
C. In fact, the world was privileged to have him in it.
D. After all, death was a common event in the workhouse.
33. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Oliver was born into the world on a cold day.
B. The children in the baby farm were taken good care of.
C. Doctors were usually paid too little for the work they did.
D. Many people, especially women, drank heavily at that time.
D
Ragtime is a fast and complicated (复杂的) kind of music that
was popular around the beginning of the twentieth century. Scott Joplin
is now considered to be the most important American ragtime
composer and piano player. During his lifetime, Joplin only enjoyed a
short period of career success in the early 1900s. However, his work
had an important, lasting effect on music-lovers, as well as other composers.
When ragtime first appeared in the late nineteenth century, it was considered a low form of
cheap entertainment, not a serious musical movement. Then in 1899, Joplin wrote a ragtime song
called Maple Leaf Rag. The song showed Joplin’s creative mix of African. American rhythm and
more accepted European American musical styles. It was a huge success and helped to make
ragtime popular with the general public. Maple Leaf Rag was the first instrumental work to sell
over one million copies of sheet music (乐谱). It was also the first music by an African American
to find a large number of fans among European Americans.
Although the general ragtime style already appeared for a long time before Joplin began
composing, his work attracted a lot of attention from other ragtime composers of his time. Songs
like Maple Leaf Rag influenced these composers mostly because they were very popular with the
public. And many of them started to add similar fast and complicated rhythm to their music. Later,
composers came to think highly of the high quality of Joplin’s music, which has continued to
capture the imagination of many composers and musicians by now. For example, many later jazz
musicians were influenced by Joplin’s complicated African-style rhythm. Jazz, in turn, went on to
influence many more popular music styles. These include the blues, rock and roll, soul, and even
hip-hop. As a result, many music historians now list Joplin’s work as an early basis of all modern
popular music.
34. What can we learn about ragtime?
A. It was a mix of music styles.
B. It was most popular during Joplin’s time.
C. It was not a serious musical movement.
D. It helped make ragtime became cheaper.
35. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Ragtime came from Europe in the late nineteenth century.
B. Ragtime was started by Joplin around the beginning of the twentieth century.
C. Most of European Americans in Joplin’s time were tired of European American music.
D. Most of European Americans in Joplin’s time didn’t listen to music by African Americans.
36. The expression “capture the imagination of many composers and musicians” in this passage is
the closest in meaning to _________________.
A. make many composers and musicians relaxed
B. make many composers and musicians stressed
C. make many composers and musicians satisfied
D. make many composers and musicians interested
37. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Scott Joplin’s fast piano playing. B. The types of music Scott Joplin liked.
C. Scott Joplin’s short period of success. D. The importance of Scott Joplin’s music.
25-27 CCD 28-30 BDB 31-33 CDA 34-37 CADD