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1． （2017新课标Ⅰ）
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 write anymore． It’s actually color, and it’s actually digital． ”
Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost． “The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958． It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same,” says Moran．
Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller’s music for a dance party, “just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music,” says Moran． “For me, it’s the recontextualization． In music, where does the emotion(情感) lie?
Are we, as humans, gaining any insight(感悟) on how to talk about ourselves and how something
as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,” says Moran, “so I want to continue those dialogues． Those are the things I want to foster． ” 28． Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International jazz Day?
A． To remember the birth of jazz． B． To protect cultural diversity．
C． To encourage people to study music． D． To recognize the value of jazz．
29． What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A． jazz becoming more accessible． B． The production of jazz growing faster．
C． jazz being less popular with the young． D． The jazz audience becoming larger． 30． What can we infer about Moran’s opinion on jazz?
A． It will disappear gradually． B． It remains black and white．
C． It should keep up with the times． D． It changes every 50 years．
31． Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A． Exploring the Future of jazz． B． The Rise and Fall of jazz．
C． The Story of a jazz Musician． D． Celebrating the jazz Day． 2． （2017新课标Ⅲ）
Minutes after the last movie ended yesterday at the Plaza Theater, employees were busy sweeping up popcorns and gathering coke cups． It was a scene that had been repeated many times in the theater’s 75-year history． This time, however, the cleanup was a little different． As one group of workers carried out the rubbish, another group began removing seats and other theater equipment in preparation for the building’s end．
The film classic The Last Picture Show was the last movie shown in the old theater． Though
the movie is 30 years old, most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-be to the old building． Theater owner Ed Bradford said he chose the movie because it seemed appropriate． The movie is set in a small town where the only movie theater is preparing to close down．
Bradford said that large modern theaters in the city made it impossible for the Plaza to
compete． He added that the theater’s location(位置) was also a reason． “This used to be the
center of town,” he said． “Now the area is mostly office buildings and warehouses． ”
Last week some city officials suggested the city might be interested in turning the old theater into a museum and public meeting place． However, these plans were abandoned because of financial problems． Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm, which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located．
The theater audience said good-by as Bradford locked the doors for the last time． After 75 years the Plaza Theater has shown its last movie． The theater will be missed． 24． In what way was yesterday’s cleanup at the Plaza special?
A． It made room for new equipment． B． It signaled the closedown of the theater．
C． It was done with the help of the audience． D． It marked the 75th anniversary of the theater． 25． Why was The Last Picture Show put on?
A． It was an all-time classic． B． It was about the history of the town．
C． The audience requested it． D． The theater owner found it suitable．
26． What will probably happen to the building?
A． It will be repaired．
B． It will be turned into a museum．
C． It will be knocked down． D． It will be sold to the city government． 27． What can we infer about the audience?
A． They are disappointed with Bradford． B． They are sad to part with the old theater．
C． They are supportive of the city officials． D． They are eager to have a shopping center． 3． （2017北京）
Measles(麻疹)，which once killed 450 children each year and disabled even more， was nearly wiped out in the United States 14 years ago by the universal use of the MMR vaccine(疫苗)． But the disease is making a comeback， caused by a growing anti-vaccine movement and misinformation that is spreading quickly． Already this year， 115 measles cases have been reported in the USA， compared with 189 for all of last year．
The numbers might sound small， but they are the leading edge of a dangerous