第二部分　章節題庫

模塊一　英語測試

Passage 1

Middle East turmoil makes the global oil market instable, and whether it is the arrival of the fourth oil crisis is still uncertain.

World crude oil supply as the market worried about the future, there may be a large-scale disruption in intraday trading in New York, crude oil prices of more than $100 per barrel. This is the first time the crude oil prices of the United States reached $100 since October 2008.

Libya's crude oil production accounts for 2% of the world oil production and its own supply of world crude oil production is insufficient to cause a tremendous impact. But the market is worried about Libya's conflict, unrest in other oil-producing countries of Algeria will also appear, and then spread to Saudi Arabia and other oil-rich countries. With the deteriorating security situation in Libya, employees and suppliers of security concerns is the biggest problem, a number of international oil gas operators are leaving the country and temporarily shut down production. Libya is now estimated at 1/3 of oil was cut off. However, OPEC announced that they will compensate for the shortage of oil production about Libya.

The situation is reminiscent of the Middle East over the past three times "oil crisis". The first occurred in 1973, the year in October the fourth Middle East War broke out, OPEC Arab members of the order to fight against Israel and its supporters, in December announced there assumption of the right of the oil price and volume increase more than twice the price of crude oil which is from warehouse, led to the most serious global economic crisis after the World War II, and continued for 3 years. The second was the end of 1978, Iran's moderate pro-US Shah King to step down, as the world's second largest oil exporter, Iran's political upheaval, coupled with the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war, when world oil production from 580 million barrels a day at first reduced to 100 million barrels below. The following year, soaring international oil prices doubled. In 1980, crude oil prices have been from the original $13 per barrel soared to $34 per barrel, and lasted more than six months. The third was in August 1990, Iraq captured Kuwait, the United States war against lraq, but also by international economic sanctions against Iraq, the Iraqi oil supply disruptions along the way the international oil price soared, from 3 months soared to $14 per barrel high of $42.

The "oil crisis" but also to the world economy has brought about tremendous negative impact. Continued for three years the first "oil crisis" to the developed countries resulted in serious economic impact, all developed countries economic growth is slowing down, statistics show, in which the U.S. industrial production fell by 14%, while Japan's industrial production plummeted by more than 20% the second crisis has become the late 70s of last century developed one of the main general economic recession; the third crisis that developed countries, especially Britain and the United States accelerated in recession, global economic growth in 1991 below 2%, but due to the Saudi-led OPEC to increase production to stabilize oil prices, the continued high oil prices not long compared to the previous two, the global economic impact is relatively smaller.

1．People worry about the occurrence of the fourth oil crisis, mainly because_____. (　  )

A. Algerian conflict

B. Afghan war

C. Libyan conflict

D. Proliferation of conflicts Libya

【答案】D

【解析】本題屬于推導題，由第三段第一、二句話可知，利比亞的原油產量占全球原油生產的2%，其本身的產量不足以對世界原油供給造成巨大影響。但是市場擔心的是利比亞的沖突之后，另一個產油國阿爾及利亞也會出現動亂，進而擴散到沙特阿拉伯等石油大國。

2．____caused the second oil crisis. (　  )

A. Middle East War

B. Iran War

C. Iraq War

D. the World War II

【答案】B

【解析】由第四段第三句話可知，第二次石油危機是1978年年底。伊朗親美的溫和派國王巴列維下臺，作為世界第二大石油出口國的伊朗的政局劇變，加之兩伊戰爭的爆發，令全球石油產量從每天580萬桶驟減到100萬桶以下。

3．The highest price of a barrel of oil is $____when the third oil crisis hit. (　  )

A. 34

B. 42

C. 58

D. 110

【答案】B

【解析】由第四段最后一句話可知，第三次石油危機是1990年8月，伊拉克攻占科威特，美國對伊拉克開戰，伊拉克也遭到國際經濟制裁，伊原油供應中斷，國際油價隨之一路猛漲，3個月內從每桶14美元飆到42美元高點。

4．The economy of____ was mainly affected by oil crisis in history. (　  )

A. Developed countries

B. Developing countries

C. Middle East

D. Backward countries

【答案】A

【解析】由第五段可知，每次石油危機都造成了發達國家經濟的大幅下滑。

5．The least serious effect has been made by the ____oil crisis. ( 　 )

A. first

B. second

C. third

D. fourth

【答案】C

【解析】由最后一句話可知。第三次危機也令發達國家，尤其是英國和美國加速陷入衰退，全球經濟增速在1991年跌破2%。不過，由于以沙特為首的OPEC增產穩定石油價格，此次高油價持續的時間不長，和前兩次相比，全球經濟受到的影響也相對小一些。而第四次石油危機還沒有實際發生。

Passage 2

Many things make people think artists are weird. But the weirdest may be this：artists’ only job is to explore emotions，and yet they choose to focus on the ones that feel bad.

This wasn’t always so. The earliest forms of art，like painting and music，are those best suited for ex-pressing joy. But somewhere from the 19th century onward，more artists began seeing happiness as meaningless，phony or，worst of all，boring，as we went from Wordsworth’s daffodils to Baudelaire’s flowers of evi1.

You could argue that art became more skeptical of happiness because modern times have seen so much misery. But it’s not as if earlier times didn’t know perpetual war，disaster and the massacre of innocents.

The reason，in fact，may be just the opposite：there is too much damn happiness in the world today.

After all，what is the one modern form of expression almost completely dedicated to depicting happiness ? Advertising . The rise of anti-happy art almost exactly tracks the emergence of mass media，and with it，a commercial culture in which happiness is not just an ideal but an ideology.

People in earlier eras were surrounded by reminders of misery. They worked until exhausted，dived with few protections and died young. In the West，before mass communication and literacy，the most Powerful mass medium was the church，which reminded worshippers that their souls were in danger and that they would someday be meat for worms. Given all this，they did not exactly need their art to be a bummer too.

Today the messages the average Westerner is surrounded with are not religious but commercial，and forever happy. Fast-food eaters，news anchors，text messengers，all smiling，smiling，smiling. Our magazines feature beaming celebrities and happy families in perfect homes. And since these messages have an agenda-to lure us to open our wallets-they make the very idea of happiness seem unreliable. “Celebrate!” commanded the ads for the arthritis drug Celebrex，before we found out it could increase the risk of heart attacks. But what we forget--what our economy depends on us forgetting-is that happiness is more than pleasure without pain. The things that bring the greatest joy carry the greatest potential for loss and disappointment. Today，surrounded by promises of easy happiness，we need art to tell us，as religion once did，Memento mori：remember that you will die，that everything ends，and that happiness comes nut in denying this but in living with it. It’s a message even more bitter than a clove cigarette，yet，somehow，a breath of fresh air. [中國農業銀行真題]

6．By citing the examples of poets Wordsworth and Baudelaire. the author intends to show that (　  ).

A. poetry is not as expressive of joy as painting or music

B. art grows out of both positive and negative feelings

C. poets today are less skeptical of happiness

D. artists have changed their focus of interest

【答案】D

【解析】由第二段可知：但是從19世紀的某個時候開始，當我們從華茲華斯的《水仙花》轉向波德爾的《惡之花》時，越來越多的藝術家開始把快樂看做毫無意義的、虛假的甚至是令人厭倦的東西。想要表達的是藝術家們興趣焦點的改變。.

7．The word “bummer”(Line 5，Paragraph 5)most probably means something. (　  )

A. religious

B. unpleasant

C. entertaining

D. commercial

【答案】B

【解析】本題要結合第五段倒數第二句理解：在西方，教堂會經常提醒它的信徒，他們的靈魂處于危險中。對此他們已經十分了解，沒有必要再用藝術來表示這種失落感了。

8．In the author’s opinion，advertising_____. (　  )

A. emerges in the wake of the anti-happy art

B. is a cause of disappointment for the general public

C. replaces the church as a major source of information

D. creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself

【答案】D

【解析】由第四段可知，Advertising. . . a commercial culture in which happiness is not just an ideal but an ideology. 即快樂不僅是一種理想，而且是一種意識形態。

9．We can learn from the last paragraph that the author believes_____, (　  )

A. happiness more often than not ends in sadness

B. the anti-happy art is distasteful but refreshing

C. misery should be enjoyed rather than denied

D. the anti-happy art flourishes when economy booms

【答案】B

【解析】最后一段是對全文的總結，即作者的觀點。正如宗教所說，你終將面對死亡，幸福不會否定這一點到來，只能接受。這一啟示比丁香花葉煙還要苦，但不知怎么帶來了一股清新的氣息。結合全文理解可知，作者認為反快樂藝術雖令人耳目一新，但也讓人厭惡。

10．Which of the following is true of the text? (　  )

A. Religion once functioned as a reminder of misery.

B. Art provides a balance between expectation and reality.

C. People feel disappointed at the realities of modern society.

D. Mass media are inclined to cover disasters and deaths.

【答案】A

【解析】由第五段In the west，before mass communication and literacy，the most powerful mass medium was the church…可知，在大眾媒體出現之前，最強大的媒介是教堂，并提醒人們的靈魂處于危險中。

Passage 3

When a savings account is opened in a bank，the depositor must sign a deposit agreement，By signing the agreement，the depositor agrees to abide by the rules and regulations of the bank. These rules and regulations vary with different banks and may be altered and amended from time to time. At this time，a passbook may be given to the depositor. This is a small book in which the bank teller enters the date and amount of each deposit or withdrawal and initials the entry. The passbook is to be presented at the bank or mailed to the bank along with a deposit or withdrawal slip each time when money is deposited or withdrawn from the account. An alternative practice for depositing or withdrawing money from a savings account is to give the depositor a small register for recording deposits and withdrawals and a pad of deposit-withdrawal forms.

This procedure eliminates the use of the passbook. Each time a deposit or withdrawal from savings is made. The appropriate part of one of the forms is filled in，signed，recorded in the register and presented or mailed to the bank with deposit items or other documents. The bank gives a machine-printed receipt to the depositor or returns it by mai1. There should be a separate savings account in the ledger to record these activities.

Traditionally，the principal differences between a savings account and a checking account are that interest is paid regularly by the bank on a savings account and withdrawals from a savings account may be made at the bank or by mail by the depositor or an authorized agent. Depositors use checking accounts primarily as a convenient means of making payments，while savings accounts are used primarily as a means of accumulating funds with interest. An increasingly common practice is for the bank to combine savings and checking accounts and get depositors’ permission to make automatic transfers of funds from the savings portion to the checking portion whenever the latter falls below a specified minimum balance. This amounts to giving the depositor an interest-earning checking account. [中國工商銀行真題]

11．What is the primary purpose of a savings account? (　  )

A. For interest.

B. For transfer of funds.

C. For accumulating funds with interest.

D. For making profits.

【答案】C

【解析】從第二段的句子“savings accounts are used primarily as a means of accumulating funds with interest”可直接得出答案為C項。

12．What is the aim of a small register and a pad of deposit-withdrawal forms? (　  )

A. To attract deposits.

B. To improve bank services.

C. To eliminate the use of the passbook.

D. To promote banking business.

【答案】C

【解析】本題可從文中直接找出答案，根據第一段的句子“This procedure eliminates the use of the passbook”可知答案為C項，即這一做法是為了取消銀行存折的使用。

13．What is the purpose of signing a deposit agreement? (　  )

A. To follow the bank’s rules and regulations.

B. To have the right to make full use of the bank’s facilities.

C. To open an account in the bank.

D. To protect the depositor’s interest.

【答案】A

【解析】由首段第二句話“the depositor agrees to abide by the rules and regulations of the bank”可知答案為A項，即簽訂保障金協議目的是使存款人遵守銀行的規則。

14．What does a depositor do with a passbook? (　  )

A. He makes deposits with a bank.

B. He withdraws money from a savings account.

C. He withdraws money from a checking account.

D. Both A and B.

【答案】D

【解析】由第一段“The passbook is to be presented at the bank or mailed to the bank along with a deposit or withdrawal slip each time money is deposited or withdrawn from the account”可知，存款人可以使用銀行存折在銀行存、取款。

15．For what purpose does a bank try to combine a savings account and a checking account? (　  )

A. For holding more funds.

B. For covering the checking account falling below the specified minimum balance.

C. For automatic transfer of funds.

D. Both B and C.

【答案】D

【解析】由文章倒數第二句“An increasingly common practice is for the bank to combine savings and checking accounts and get depositors’ permission to make automatic transfers of funds from the savings portion to the checking portion whenever the latter falls below a specified minimum balance”可知答案為D項。

Passage 4

A scorching sun，an endless sea of sand and a waterless，forbiddingly lonely land—that is the image most people have of deserts. But how true is this picture? Deserts are dry lands where rainfall is low. This is not to say rain never falls in deserts：it may fall once or twice a year in a fierce torrent that fades almost as soon as it has begun，or which evaporates in the hot air long before it has got anywhere near the earth. It may fall in a sudden sweeping flood that carries everything in its path. Rains may only come once in five or six years or not fall for a decade or more. The Mojave Desert in the United States remained dry for twenty-five years.

Without water no living thing can survive，and one feature of the true desert landscape is the absence of vegetation. With little rain and hardly any vegetation the land suffers under the sun. There are virtually no clouds or trees to protect the earth’s surface and it can be burning hot. Under the sun，soils break up and crack. Wind and torrential rain sweep away and erode the surface further. Eight million square kilometers of the world’s land surface is desert. Throughout history deserts have been expanding and retreating again. Cave paintings show that parts of the Sahara Desert were green and fertile about 10，000 years ago，and even animals like elephants and giraffes roamed the land. Fossil and dunes found in fertile and damp parts of the world show that these areas were once deserts. But now the creation of new desert areas is happening on a colossal scale. Twenty million square kilometers，an area twice the size of Canada，is at a high to very high risk of becoming desert, with a further 1.25 million square kilometers under moderate risk. An area covering 30%of the earth’s land surface is desert，becoming desert，or in danger of becoming desert. The rate of growth of deserts is alarming. The world’s dry lands which are under threat include some of the most important stock-rearing and wheat-growing areas and are the homes of 600，700 million people.

These regions are becoming deserts at the rate of more than 58，000 square kilometers a year or 44 hectares a minute. In North Africa at least l 00，000 hectares of cropland are lost each year. At this rate there is a high risk that we will be confined to living on only 50%of this planet’s land surface within one more century unless we are able to do something about it. [中國銀行真題]

16．What does the passage tell US about rainfall in the desert? (　  )

A. It never rains.

B. It rains so little that nothing can live.

C. It rains unexpectedly.

D. It rains very infrequently.

【答案】D

【解析】根據第一段的最后一句“Rains may only come once in five or six years or not fall for a decade or more. The Mojave Desert in the United States remained dry for twenty-five years. ”可知，沙漠地區五六年或十多年下一次雨，即很少降雨，但不是不下雨。infrequently意為“罕見的，稀少的”，因此D項正確。

17．Desert soils break up and crack because of _____. (　  )

A. the effects of wind and min

B. the lack of protection from the sun

C. the tropical location of deserts

D. the absence of rain

【答案】B

【解析】根據第二段第三句“There are virtually no clouds or trees to protect the earth’s surface and it can be burning hot. Under the sun，soils break up and crack. ”可知，在沙漠地區沒有云、沒有樹保護地面，地面很容易暴曬，因此裂開。B項說地面缺乏保護，符合句意。

18．What do we learn about deserts from this text? (　  )

A. Deserts can change into green and fertile areas.

B. Certain areas have always been desert.

C. Deserts were once the home of elephants and giraffes.

D. Deserts have been growing since the beginning of the world.

【答案】A

【解析】由文章第二段第六行“Throughout history deserts have been expanding and retreating again. ”可知，一些肥沃的地方以前曾經是沙漠，而現在的沙漠以前也曾經是沃土和綠洲，所以A項正確。

19．How much of the world’s land surface is at risk of becoming desert? (　  )

A. Less than ten million square kilometers.

B. Twenty million square kilometers

C. More than twenty million square kilometers

D. 30%of the world’s land surface.

【答案】C

【解析】根據文章第二段中間的一句話“Twenty million square kilometers，an area twice the size of Canada，is at a high to very high risk of becoming desert, with a further 1.25 million square kilometers under moderate risk. ”可知，2000萬平方公里的土地面臨著成為沙漠的高危險，而125萬平方公里的土地有中度危險，因此C項正確。

20．What does the writer think about the creation of new desert areas? (　  )

A. It is a natural development.

B. The problem is not very serious.

C. It is a very worrying problem.

D. The situation will improve in time.

【答案】C

【解析】文章最后一句話“At this rate there is a high risk that we will be confined to living on only 50%of this planet land surface within one more century unless we are able to do something about it. ”的意思是“如果我們不采取措施我們將會面臨很嚴重的危機”。而C項“這是一個非常令人擔憂的問題”，符合題意。

Passage 5

17 Jan— Sinulog in Macau 2010

The “sinulog” dance commemorates(紀念)the Philippine nation’s conversion(轉變)to Christianity some four hundred years ago. Members participate in performances dressed in colorful traditional costumes，while singing aloud，and dance a step in the same rhythm after the first two steps and then move one step more in a representation of the flowing waters of the Pahina River. This grand religious event attracts many people to participate—so come and join in，and enjoy tasty，traditional Filipino(菲律賓的)food afterwards!

Time：Noon

Admission：free

Venue：Iao Hon Market Park

0rganizer：Association of Santo Ninode Cebuem Macau

Sponsors：Macau Government Tourist office，Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau，Macau Foundation

Telephone enquiries：(853)2876 2635

23 Dec 2009 to 10 Jan 2010，Tulip Exhibition

The tulip(郁金香)一known as the “Queen of Flowers”一has also been described as the most expensive flower of ancient times，with tulip bulbs valued at the equivalent(相當)of about $1，000 dollars in 17th Century Holland.

In December，visitors have the opportunity to view firsthand many different varieties of tulip at Av. da Praia in Taipa，and understand the appeal of this enchanting royal flower through a variety of beautiful flower arranging techniques. They can also join the workshops and enjoy performances.

Time：24 hours

Admission: free

Venue：Taipa Houses—Museum，Av. da Praia，Taipa

Organizer：Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau

Telephone enquiries：(853)85041209

26 Dec 2009 to 2 Jan 2010一Macau International Movie Festival

The first Macau International Movie Festival is screening world-class movies from late December to early January. The International Movie-Television-Animation Product Fair，Parade Competition。”Macau Dragon-Heroes Legend” and other exciting activities conclude with the closing ceremony on 2 January. For details，please refer to organizer.

Organizers：Macau-Television-Media Association of Macau，China International Cultural Communication Center -organizers：Cultural & Education Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau SAR，Macau Government Tourist Office，Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute and others.

Telephone enquiries：(853)28402840[中國工商銀行真題]

21．When did people in Philippines make the “sinulog” dance performance? (　  )

A. About 16th century

B. About 17th century

C. About 18th century

D. About 19th century

【答案】B

【解析】由文章第一部分的The “sinulog” dance commemorates the Philippine nation’s conversion to Christianity some four hundred years ago可知，該項活動是關于400年前的，即4個世紀以前，也就是17世紀，故正確答案為B項。

22．If you want to learn some details about movie festival，you can call_____. (　  )

A. (853)28762635

B. (853)26726185

C. (853)28402840

D. (853)85041209

【答案】C

【解析】文章第三部分介紹了澳門國際電影節的情況，聯系電話號碼為(853)28402840，故正確答案為C項。

23．Where can people enjoy beautiful tulip flowers? (　  )

A. Iao Hon Market Park.

B. Taipa Houses-Museum. Av. da Praia, Taipa.

C. Macau Government Tourist Office.

D. Macau Central Park. 。

【答案】B

【解析】由文章第二部分可知郁金香的展覽地址為Taipa Houses-Museum，Av. da Praia，Taipa，故正確答案為B項。

24．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? (　  )

A. People can enjoy delicious traditional Filipino food before the “sinulog” dance performance.

B. The tulip bulbs can value about $1，000 dollars in Holland nowadays.

C. People must spend some money viewing many different varieties of tulip.

D. The closing ceremony of the first Macau International Movie Festival is on 2 January.

【答案】D

【解析】選項A錯誤，由文章第一部分可知，應該是People can enjoy delicious traditional Filipino food after the “Sinulog” dance performance. 即在表演結束之后吃傳統的菲律賓食物，而不是表演前。選項B項錯誤，由文章第二部分tulip bulbs valued at the equivalent(相當)of about $1，000 dollars in 17th Century Holland可知，郁金香的球莖價值在17世紀的荷蘭大約為1000美元，并不是現在。選項C項錯誤，由文章第二部分Admission free可知，是免費的。由第三部分的“Macau Dragon-Heroes Legend” and other exciting activities conclude with the closing ceremony on 2 January可知，1月2日為閉幕式，故正確答案為D項。

25．This passage is most probably taken from_____ (　  ).

A. a tourist guide

B. a magazine

C. a textbook

D. a website

【答案】A

【解析】這是一篇旅游介紹，最有可能出現在導游手冊上，故正確答案為A項。

Passage 6

Proponents of different jazz styles have always argued that their predecessor's musical style did not include essential characteristics that define jazz as jazz. Thus, 1940s swing was belittled by beboppers of the 1950s who were themselves attacked by free jazzers of the 1960s. The neo-boppers of the 1980s and 1990s attacked almost everybody else. The titanic figure of Black saxophonist John Coltrane has complicated the arguments made by proponents of styles from bebop through neo-bop because in his own musical journey he drew from all those styles. His influence on all types of jazz was immeasurable. At the height of his popularity, Coltrane largely abandoned playing bebop, the style that had brought him fame, to explore the outer reaches of jazz.

Coltrane himself probably believed that the only essential characteristic of jazz was improvisation, the one constant in his journey from bebop to open-ended improvisations on modal, Indian, and African melodies. On the other hand, this dogged student and prodigious technician -- who insisted on spending bourns each day practicing scales from theory books -- was never able to jettison completely the influence of bebop, with its fast and elaborate chains of notes and ornaments on melody.

Two stylistic characteristics shaped the way Coltrane played the tenor saxophone: he favored playing fast runs of notes built on a melody, and depended on heavy, regularly accented beats. The first led Coltrane to sheets of sound where he raced faster and faster, pile-driving notes into each other to suggest stacked harmonies. The second meant that his sense of rhythm was almost as close to rock as to bebop.

Three recordings illustrated Coltrane’s energizing explorations. Recording Kind of Blue with Miles Davis, Coltrane found himself outside bop, exploring modal melodies. Here he played surging, lengthy solos built largely around repeated motifs - an organizing principle unlike that of free jazz saxophone player Ornette Coleman, who modulated or altered melodies in his solos. On Giant Steps, Coltrane debuted as leader, introducing his own compositions. Here the sheets of sound, downbeat accents, repetitions, and great speed are part of each solo, and the variety of the shapes of his phrases is unique. Coltrane’s searching explorations produced solid achievement .My Favorite Things was another kind of watershed. Here Coltrane played the soprano saxophone, an instrument seldom used by jazz musicians.

Musically, the results were astounding. With the soprano's piping sound, ideas that had sounded dark and brooding acquired a feeling of giddy fantasy.

When Coltrane began recording for the Impulse! Label, he was still searching. His music became raucous, physical. His influence on rockers was enormous, including Jimi Hendrix, the rock guitarist, who, following Coltrane, raised the extended guitar solo using repeated motifs to a kind of rock art form. [民生銀行真題]

26．The primary purpose of the text is to＿＿. ( )

A. discuss the place of Coltrane in the world of jazz and describe his musical explorations

B. examine the nature of bebop and contrast it with improvisational jazz

C. analyze the musical sources of Coltrane's style and their influence on his work

D. acknowledge the influence of Coltrane’s music on rock music and rock musicians

【答案】A

【解析】第一段的倒數第一、二句是全文的中心主旨句，全文就是根據這兩句話展開論述的，抓住這兩句話就可以找出本題的正確選項為A項。考生在解題時，尤其是破解中心主旨題時，一定要先找出全文的中心主旨句。

27．Which of the following best describes the organization of the fourth paragraph? (　  )

A. A thesis referred to earlier in the text is mentioned and illustrated with three specific examples.

B. A thesis is stated and three examples are given each suggesting that a correction needs to be made to a thesis referred to earlier in the text.

C. A thesis referred to earlier in the text is mentioned, and three examples are presented and ranked in order of their support of the thesis.

D. A thesis is stated, three seemingly opposing examples are presented, and their underlying correspondence is explained.

【答案】C

【解析】第四段第一句明確指出“三張唱片為約翰·克特蘭富有活力的探索提供了證明”。這說明第四段將講述三個例子用來說明在前一段即第三段所提出的論點。另外這三個例子是按著先后順序給出的，因此本題的正確選項是C項。考生在解題時要注意段落之間的相互關系，更要注意句子之間的相互關系。

28．According to the text, John Coltrane did all of the following during his career except＿＿. (　  )

A. improvise on melodies from a number of different cultures

B. perform as leader as well as soloist

C. spewed time improving his technical skills

D. eliminate the influence of bebop on his own music

【答案】D

【解析】本題ABC三項的內容分別在第二段第一句、第四段第三、四句和第二段第二句提到過。故本題的正確選項應該是D項。這道題表面上看非常難，但是對于善于捕捉全文中心主旨句的考生來講卻比較容易，因為從第一段第四句的原因狀語從句中就可以推導出本題的正確答案為選項D。

29．According to the text a major difference between Coltrane and other jazz musicians was the＿＿.(　  )

A. degree to which Coltrane's music encompassed all of jazz

B. repetition of motifs that Coltrane used in his solos

C. number of his own compositions that Coltrane recorded

D. indifference Coltrane maintained to musical technique

【答案】A

【解析】根據本題題干中的“other jazz musicians”可將本題的答案信息來源定位在第一段的第一至第四句，因為在這四句話中提到了其他的爵士音樂家。第一段第四句的狀語從句明確指出了Coltrane與其他音樂家的不同在于他吸收了各種風格的爵士音樂。故本題的正確答案是A項。

30．In terms of its tone and form, the text can best be characterized as＿＿. (　  )

A. dogmatic explanation

B. indignant denial

C. enthusiastic praise

D. speculative study

【答案】C

【解析】細心的考生可從本文作者在論述時使用的詞語中推導出本題的正確答案為C項。例如，作者在第一段第四句的主語上使用了“titanic figure”；在第五句使用了“his influence…was immeasurable”；在最后一段的第三句使用了“his influence...was enormous”，這都反映了作者的“enthusiastic praise”。