A．rough B．complete C．exactly D．southern E. similar to
The roots of rock and roll’ go back to many different countries, many different kinds of music and many musicians. It is difficult to say 21． how the music began.
Rock music developed mainly from black African and white European music. The Europeans and the African slaves（奴隶）came to America during the seventeenth century. The each had their own music. Black Africans used heavy drumbeats, a 22． singing voice, the calling of a melody and answer of a chorus. The white Europeans, mostly English and Scots, used a stronger melody, a less heavy beat and instruments such as guitars and horns. From the seventeenth to the twentieth century, musicians in the23． United States developed two new forms of music; the blues（ 蓝调音乐）, usually played by blacks, and country music, played by whites. Black musicians sang the blues with a guitar. This music was24．work songs: stories of troubles and pain, with lines that were repeated several times.
A．expressed B．tradition C．continues D．effects E. discovered
The word ‘rock and roll’ probably came from the black churches in the South, where people sang and danced to the strong rhythms. At the same time, whites were playing country music. They went on with their 25． of dancing music and slow songs that told sad stories. The singers played with string instruments such as fiddles and guitars.
During this time blues and country musicians had some 26． on each other. The birth of the electric guitar changed country and blue music in the 1940s. The sound of the electric guitar became the sound of rock and roll. No one thinks of early rock and roll without thinking of Elvis Presley（埃维斯·普利斯里，美国著名摇滚明星）, the ‘King of Rock and Roll’. Rock music 27．to develop, but the heart and soul of rock is the same heart and soul that Elvis28．.
【答案】
21．C 22．A 23．D 24．E 25．B 26．D 27．C 28．A
【解析】
21．句意：很难确切的说出音乐是如何开始的。
考查副词，观察句子结构，修饰动词say，应该用副词。联系上文，摇滚乐的起源可以追溯到许多不同的国家，许多不同种类的音乐和许多音乐家，所以很难确切的说音乐的起源，故选C。
22．句意：非洲黑人使用沉重的鼓声,粗重的嗓音，旋律的呼唤和合唱的回应。
考查形容词，这一空后面是singing voice歌声是名词，前面应该用形容词修饰，在方框中的单词，只有rough符合，粗鲁的，粗野的。故选A。
23．句意：从17世纪到20世纪，在美国南方的音乐家发展了新形式的音乐，蓝调音乐黑人经常演奏，乡村音乐白人经常演出。
考查形容词，观察句子结构，这里缺少的应该是一个形容词，United States美国，方框中单词，只有southern南方的，符合句意，故选D。
24．句意：这个音乐类似于工作的歌，关于烦恼和痛苦的故事，其中的台词被重复了好几遍。
考查短语，这里的音乐，应该指的是黑人音乐家的音乐，根据文化背景，以前黑人在美国被歧视，他们的歌有很多都是表达的对所做工作的，痛苦。所以这里应该是类似于工作的歌，similar to符合句意，故选E。
25．句意：他们继续他们的传统舞蹈音乐和缓慢的歌曲，讲述悲伤的故事。
考查名词，“go on with”继续，固定短语，观察句子结构，这里缺少了一个名词，后面又是舞蹈音乐，方框中符合的，只有tradition传统，继续传统舞蹈音乐，符合上下文，故选B。
26．句意：在此期间，蓝调和乡村音乐互相影响。
考查名词，联系上下文，可知其实蓝调和乡村音乐是相互影响的。观察句子结构，这里缺少的应该是一个名词，some后面要接名词复数形式，effects符合题意，故选D。
27．句意：摇滚音乐持续发展。
考查动词，观察句子这里缺少的应该是一个动词，主语为rock music，所以谓语动词要用三单形式，再联系句意，这里应该是持续发展，continues符合题意，故选C。
28．句意：但摇滚之心和灵魂与Elvi所表达的是同一颗心与灵魂。
考查动词，联系上文可知，Elvi是美国的摇滚明星，是摇滚之王，所以这里应该是Evil想要表达的心与灵魂，根据上文，可知这里应该用动词过去式，expressed符合题意，故选A。
The roots of rock and roll’ go back to many different countries, many different kinds of music and many musicians. It is difficult to say 21． how the music began.
Rock music developed mainly from black African and white European music. The Europeans and the African slaves（奴隶）came to America during the seventeenth century. The each had their own music. Black Africans used heavy drumbeats, a 22． singing voice, the calling of a melody and answer of a chorus. The white Europeans, mostly English and Scots, used a stronger melody, a less heavy beat and instruments such as guitars and horns. From the seventeenth to the twentieth century, musicians in the23． United States developed two new forms of music; the blues（ 蓝调音乐）, usually played by blacks, and country music, played by whites. Black musicians sang the blues with a guitar. This music was24．work songs: stories of troubles and pain, with lines that were repeated several times.
A．expressed B．tradition C．continues D．effects E. discovered
The word ‘rock and roll’ probably came from the black churches in the South, where people sang and danced to the strong rhythms. At the same time, whites were playing country music. They went on with their 25． of dancing music and slow songs that told sad stories. The singers played with string instruments such as fiddles and guitars.
During this time blues and country musicians had some 26． on each other. The birth of the electric guitar changed country and blue music in the 1940s. The sound of the electric guitar became the sound of rock and roll. No one thinks of early rock and roll without thinking of Elvis Presley（埃维斯·普利斯里，美国著名摇滚明星）, the ‘King of Rock and Roll’. Rock music 27．to develop, but the heart and soul of rock is the same heart and soul that Elvis28．.
【答案】
21．C 22．A 23．D 24．E 25．B 26．D 27．C 28．A
【解析】
21．句意：很难确切的说出音乐是如何开始的。
考查副词，观察句子结构，修饰动词say，应该用副词。联系上文，摇滚乐的起源可以追溯到许多不同的国家，许多不同种类的音乐和许多音乐家，所以很难确切的说音乐的起源，故选C。
22．句意：非洲黑人使用沉重的鼓声,粗重的嗓音，旋律的呼唤和合唱的回应。
考查形容词，这一空后面是singing voice歌声是名词，前面应该用形容词修饰，在方框中的单词，只有rough符合，粗鲁的，粗野的。故选A。
23．句意：从17世纪到20世纪，在美国南方的音乐家发展了新形式的音乐，蓝调音乐黑人经常演奏，乡村音乐白人经常演出。
考查形容词，观察句子结构，这里缺少的应该是一个形容词，United States美国，方框中单词，只有southern南方的，符合句意，故选D。
24．句意：这个音乐类似于工作的歌，关于烦恼和痛苦的故事，其中的台词被重复了好几遍。
考查短语，这里的音乐，应该指的是黑人音乐家的音乐，根据文化背景，以前黑人在美国被歧视，他们的歌有很多都是表达的对所做工作的，痛苦。所以这里应该是类似于工作的歌，similar to符合句意，故选E。
25．句意：他们继续他们的传统舞蹈音乐和缓慢的歌曲，讲述悲伤的故事。
考查名词，“go on with”继续，固定短语，观察句子结构，这里缺少了一个名词，后面又是舞蹈音乐，方框中符合的，只有tradition传统，继续传统舞蹈音乐，符合上下文，故选B。
26．句意：在此期间，蓝调和乡村音乐互相影响。
考查名词，联系上下文，可知其实蓝调和乡村音乐是相互影响的。观察句子结构，这里缺少的应该是一个名词，some后面要接名词复数形式，effects符合题意，故选D。
27．句意：摇滚音乐持续发展。
考查动词，观察句子这里缺少的应该是一个动词，主语为rock music，所以谓语动词要用三单形式，再联系句意，这里应该是持续发展，continues符合题意，故选C。
28．句意：但摇滚之心和灵魂与Elvi所表达的是同一颗心与灵魂。
考查动词，联系上文可知，Elvi是美国的摇滚明星，是摇滚之王，所以这里应该是Evil想要表达的心与灵魂，根据上文，可知这里应该用动词过去式，expressed符合题意，故选A。
