Directions:
　　Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.
　　Text
　　Rhythm and blues, or R&B, is a _____ 26 of music that came out of the jazz, blues and gospel music that was being _____ 27 by African Americans _____ 28 the 1930s and 1940s. Over the years,the term has commonly been used to describe _____ _____29 popular music this community was played at the time. This more upbeat, exciting type of music caught on _____ 30 a big way, and for the first time, African Americans _____ 31 their own style of commercial music.
　　In the late 1930s, many big bands broke up _____ 32 smaller units and formed "jump blues" bands _____33 played loud music with a strong dance beat, quickly 34 popular in the dance halls at the time.
　　Early R&B _____ 35 were those of Count Basic, Louis Jordan and Lionel Hampton. Basie had a hit in 1937 with One O'clock Jump, _____ 36 Jordan had a string of hits from the late 1930s through the 1940s. By the mid 1940s, R.M. Blues by Roy Milton and The Honey dripper by Joe Liggin each _____37 one million copies.
　　The new music style _____ 38 to evolve and was gaining_____ 39 rapidly. In Annapolis, more than 50,000 people _____40 up to a concert with seating for 8,000. There was a traffic _____ 41 for seven hours.
　　Rhythm and blues has come a long way 42 American African musicians of the mid 20th century developed their own style of 43 music based on some more conservative styles at the time. R&B had huge success in the 1950s and 1960s before making an even 44 comeback as contemporary R&B 45 the 1980s on.
　　26. A．style,
　　B．form
　　C．way
　　D．group
　　27. A．shown
　　B．enjoyed
　　C．played
　　D．made
　　28. g．a(chǎn)t
　　a．in
　　C．on
　　D．for
　　29. A．whenever
　　B．whichever
　　C．whatever
　　D．however
　　30. A．with
　　a．for
　　C．a(chǎn)t
　　D．in
　　31. A．have
　　B．having
　　C．had
　　D．have had
　　32. A．to
　　a．in
　　C．with
　　D．into
　　33. A．which
　　B．what
　　C．who
　　D．they
　　34. A．become
　　B．became
　　C．becoming
　　D．have become
　　35. A．groups
　　B 1 musicians
　　C．players
　　D．bands
　　36. A．but
　　B．while
　　C．however
　　D．yet
　　37. A．sold
　　B．sells
　　C．has sold
　　D．had sold
　　38. A．kept
　　B．began
　　C．continued
　　D．stopped
　　39. A．famous
　　B．popularity
　　C．success
　　D．development
　　40. A．turned
　　B．went
　　C．took
　　D．joined
　　41. A．a(chǎn)ccident
　　B．gathering
　　C．jam
　　D．crowd
　　42. A．when
　　B．before
　　C．a(chǎn)fter
　　D．since
　　43. A．sad
　　B．classic
　　C．light
　　D．lively
　　44. A．big
　　B．bigger
　　C．biggest
　　D．more bigger
　　45. A．from
　　B．in
　　C．a(chǎn)fter
　　D．since
　　參考譯文
　　節(jié)奏布魯斯音樂(R&B)，是一種從爵士樂、布魯斯和福音音樂中演變來的音樂風(fēng)格，在20世紀(jì)30年代和40年代被美國黑人演奏。隨著時間流轉(zhuǎn)，R&B已經(jīng)普遍被用來指當(dāng)時那個美國黑人群體所演奏的任何流行樂。這種更加活潑、更激動人心的音樂大為流行起來，美國黑人也第一次有了自己的、商業(yè)化的音樂風(fēng)格。
　　在20世紀(jì)30年代末，很多大型樂隊紛紛解散，分裂成一個個小的組合。一些樂隊的音樂形成了“跳躍布魯斯”的風(fēng)格，演奏一些響亮、有著很強舞蹈節(jié)奏感的音樂，而這種音樂風(fēng)格很快就在當(dāng)時各大舞廳中迅速流行起來。
　　早期的融R&B樂隊有貝西伯爵，路易斯•約旦和萊昂內(nèi)爾一漢普頓的樂隊。1932年貝西伯爵的音樂“l點鐘跳躍”獲得了巨大成功，而從20世 紀(jì)30年代末到整個40年代，約旦也取得了一系列的成功。在40年代中期，羅伊•米爾頓的音樂“R．M．布魯斯”和喬•里金斯的“甜蜜樂音”則分別大賣了100萬張唱片。
　　這一新音樂風(fēng)格繼續(xù)發(fā)展并迅速流行起來。在安納波利斯，5萬多人出現(xiàn)在一個僅能容納8千人的音樂會現(xiàn)場，并且造成了一次長達7小時的交通堵塞.
　　自從20世紀(jì)中期美國黑人音樂家在當(dāng)時保守風(fēng)格的環(huán)境中發(fā)展出他們自己的活波音樂風(fēng)格以來，節(jié)奏布魯斯音樂已經(jīng)經(jīng)歷了一段很長的發(fā)展時閩。R&B在上世紀(jì)50年代和60年代取得了巨大的成功，之后從80年代起，當(dāng)代R&B音樂又重新流行起來。