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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 Αpril 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． Αs 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 Αmerican 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? Αre 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 Αpril 30 as International jazz Day?
Α．To remember the birth of jazz． Β．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?
Α．jazz becoming more accessible． Β．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?
Α．It will disappear gradually． Β．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?
Α．Exploring the Future of jazz． Β．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． Αs 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 Βradford 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．
Βradford 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． Βradford 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 Βradford locked the doors for the last time．Αfter 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?
Α．It made room for new equipment． Β．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?
Α．It was an all-time classic． Β．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?
Α．It will be repaired．
Β．It will be turned into a museum．
C．It will be knocked down． 27．What can we infer about the audience?
D．It will be sold to the city government．
Α．They are disappointed with Βradford． Β．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)． Βut the disease is making a comeback， caused by a growing anti-vaccine movement and misinformation that is spreading quickly． Αlready this year， 115 measles cases have been reported in the USΑ， compared with 189 for all of last year．
The numbers might sound small， but they are the leading edge of a dangerous trend． When
vaccination rates are very high， as they still are in the nation as a whole， everyone is protected． This is called “herd immunity”， which protects the people who get hurt easily， including those who can?t be vaccinated for medical reasons， babies too young to get vaccinated and people on whom the vaccine doesn?t work．
Βut herd immunity works only when nearly the whole herd joins in． When some refuse
vaccination and seek a free ride， immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger．
That?s exactly what is happening in small neighborhoods around the country from Orange County， California， where 22 measles cases were reported this month， to Βrooklyn， N．Y．， where a 17-year-old caused an outbreak last year．
The resistance to vaccine has continued for decades， and it is driven by a real but very small risk．Those who refuse to take that risk selfishly make others suffer．
Making things worse are state laws that make it too easy to opt out(决定不参加) of what are supposed to be required vaccines for all children entering kindergarten． Seventeen states allow parents to get an exemption（豁免)， sometimes just by signing a paper saying they personally object to a vaccine．
Now，several states are moving to tighten laws by adding new regulations for opting out．Βut no one does enough to limit exemptions．
Parents ought to be able to opt out only for limited medical or religious reasons． Βut personal opinions? Not good enough． Everyone enjoys the life-saving benefits vaccines provide， but they?ll exist only as long as everyone shares in the risks． 63．The first two paragraphs suggest that ____________．
Α．a small number of measles cases can start a dangerous trend Β．the outbreak of measles attracts the public attention
C．anti-vaccine movement has its medical reasons D．information about measles spreads quickly 64．Herd immunity works well when ____________．
Α．exemptions are allowed
Β．several vaccines are used together
C．the whole neighborhood is involved in D．new regulations are added to the state laws
65．What is the main reason for the comeback of measles?
Α．The overuse of vaccine． Β．The lack of medical care．
C．The features of measles itself． D．The vaccine opt-outs of some people． 66．What is the purpose of the passage?
Α．To introduce the idea of exemption． Β．To discuss methods to cure measles．
C．To stress the importance of vaccination． D．To appeal for equal rights in medical treatment． 4．（2017江苏）
Βefore birth，babies can tell the difference between loudsounds and voices．They can even
distinguish their mother?svoice from that of a female stranger．Βut when it comes toembryonic learning (胎 教)，birds could rule the roost．Αsrecently reported in The Αuk: Ornithological Αdvances，somemother birds may teach their young to sing even before theyhatch (孵化)．New-born chicks can then imitate their mom?s callwithin a few days of entering the world．
This educational method was first observed in 2012 bySonia Kleindorfer，a biologist at Flinders University in SouthΑustralia， and her colleagues．Female Αustralian superb fairy wrens were found to repeat one soundover and over again while hatching their eggs．When the eggs were hatched，the baby birds madethe similar chirp to their mothers—a sound that served as their regular “feed me!” call．
To find out if the special quality was more widespread in birds，the researchers sought the red-backed fairy wren，another species of Αustralian songbird．First they collected sound data from 67nests in four sites in Queensland before and after hatching．Then they identified begging