Unit5Rhythm（A）(35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2017·全国Ⅰ卷)Someoftheworld’smostfamousmusiciansrecentlygatheredinParisandNewOrleanstocelebratethefirstannualInternationalJazzDay.UNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization)recentlysetApril30asadaytoraiseawarenessofjazzmusic,itssignificance,anditspotentialasaunifying(联合)voiceacrosscultures.Despitethecelebrations,though,intheU.S.thejazzaudiencecontinuestoshrinkandgrowolder,andthemusichasfailedtoconnectwithyoungergenerations.It’sJasonMoran’sjobtohelpchangethat.AstheKennedyCenter’sartisticadviserforjazz,Moranhopestowidentheaudienceforjazz,makethemusicmoreaccessible,andpreserveitshistoryandculture.“Jazzseemslikeit’snotreallyapartoftheAmericanappetite,”MorantellsNationalPublicRadio’sreporterNealConan.“WhatI’mhopingtoaccomplishisthatmygenerationandyoungerstarttoreconsiderandunderstandthatjazzisnotblackandwhiteanymore.It’sactuallycolor,andit’sactuallydigital.”Moransaysoneoftheproblemswithjazztodayisthattheentertainmentaspectofthemusichasbeenlost.“Themusiccan’tbepresentedtodaythewayitwasin1908or1958.Ithastocontinuetomove,becausethewaytheworldworksisnotthesame,”saysMoran.Lastyear,MoranworkedonaprojectthatarrangedFatsWaller’smusicforadanceparty,“justtokindofputitbackinthemindthatWallerisdancemusicasmuchasitisconcertmusic,”saysMoran.“Forme,it’stherecontextualization.Inmusic,wheredoestheemotion(情感)lie?Arewe,ashumans,gaininganyinsight(感悟)onhowtotalkaboutourselvesandhowsomethingasabstractasaCharlieParkerrecordgetsusintoadialogueaboutouremotionsandourthoughts?Sometimeswelosesightthatthemusichasawidercontext,”saysMoran,“soIwanttocontinuethosedialogues.ThosearethethingsIwanttofoster.”1.WhydidUNESCOsetApril30asInternationalJazzDay?A.Torememberthebirthofjazz.B.Toprotectculturaldiversity.C.Toencouragepeopletostudymusic.D.Torecognizethevalueofjazz.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph3referto?A.Jazzbecomingmoreaccessible.B.Theproductionofjazzgrowingfaster.C.Jazzbeinglesspopularwiththeyoung.D.Thejazzaudiencebecominglarger.3.WhatcanweinferaboutMoran’sopiniononjazz?A.Itwilldisappeargradually.B.Itremainsblackandwhite.C.Itshouldkeepupwiththetimes.D.Itchangesevery50years.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ExploringtheFutureofJazzB.TheRiseandFallofJazzC.TheStoryofaJazzMusicianD.CelebratingtheJazzDayBHuiOperaenjoysalonghistoryandisoneofthemostancientoperasinChina.TheoperafirstappearedinAnhuiProvince.TheartformwasgraduallydevelopedbylearningfromdifferentoperasintheMingandQingDynasties.HuiOperahasplayedanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofChineseoperas.NotonlydoesPekingOperacomefromit,butalso40otherlocaloperasacrossthecountryhavegreatlybeeninfluencedbyit.IntheQingDynasty,HuiOperabecamepopularalloverthecountrywithitsperformers’excellentactingskills.InsomecitiesofSouthernChina,richbusinessmenevenhadtheirownprivateHuiOperatroupes(剧团)andstages.In1790,theSanqingHuiOperaTroupe,ledbyGaoLangting,wenttoBeijingtocelebratethe80thbirthdayofEmperorQianlong.InJiaqing’sdays,the“FourGreatHuiOperaTroupes”—Sanqing,Sixi,HechunandChuntai—havebeenveryfamousinBeijing.InEmperorDaoguang’sdays,ChengChanggeng,knownastheleaderofHuiOperaaswellasthefounderofPekingOpera,combinedthegoodpointsofdifferentoperas,andintroducedtheHuangmeiTunefromAnqing,AnhuiProvince,whichwasreallyahitinBeijing.Afterdevelopingforabo...
