2014考研英语阅读经典试题及答案(24)
<p> <span word="SAMPLE">SAMPLE</span> 24</p><p> [艺术类]</p><p> <span word="Proponents">Proponents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="predecessors">predecessors</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, 1940<span word="s">s</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="belittled">belittled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="beboppers">beboppers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="jazzes">jazzes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="neoboppers">neoboppers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="titanic">titanic</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="saxophonist">saxophonist</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Coltrane">Coltrane</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="proponents">proponents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bebop">bebop</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="neobop">neobop</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="styles">styles</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="immeasurable">immeasurable</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span>, <span word="Coltrane">Coltrane</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="bebop">bebop</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="fame">fame</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span>.</p><p> <span word="Coltrane">Coltrane</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="improvisation">improvisation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bebop">bebop</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span>-<span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="improvisations">improvisations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="modal">modal</span>, <span word="Indian">Indian</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="melodies">melodies</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="dogged">dogged</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prodigious">prodigious</span> <span word="technician">technician</span><span word="who">who</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="practicing">practicing</span> <span word="scales">scales</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="books">books</span><span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jettison">jettison</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bebop">bebop</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ornaments">ornaments</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="melody">melody</span>.</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="stylistic">stylistic</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="Coltrane">Coltrane</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tenor">tenor</span> <span word="saxophone">saxophone</span>: <span word="he">he</span> <span word="favored">favored</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="melody">melody</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="depended">depended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>, <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="accented">accented</span> <span word="beats">beats</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="Coltrane">Coltrane</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sheets">sheets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="raced">raced</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="faster">faster</span>, <span word="pile">pile</span>-<span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="stacked">stacked</span> <span word="harmonies">harmonies</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rhythm">rhythm</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bebop">bebop</span>.</p>
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