题文
Americans have contributed to many art forms, but jazz, a type music, is one of the art form that was started in the United States. Black Americans, who sang and played the music of their homeland, created jazz.Jazz is a mixture of the music of Africa, the work songs the slaves sang, and religious(宗教) music. Improvisation is an important part of jazz. This means that the musicians make the music up as they go along, or create the music on the spot. This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played.
Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s. They played in bars and clubs in many towns and cities of the South, especially New Orleans. New Orleans is an international seaport, and people from all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz.
Jazz became more and more popular. By the 1920s, jazz was popular all over the United States. By the 1940s, you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars, but in concert halls as well. Today, people from all over the world play jazz. Jazz musicians from the United States, Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent. In this way jazz continues to grow and change.
小题1:What can be the best title of the passage?A．American art forms. B．The development of jazz.C．The music of black Americans. D．The birthplace of jazz.小题2:Which of the following is true?A．Jazz is now popular all over the world.B．Jazz is now a kind of religious music.C．Jazz is now played only in bars and clubs.D．Jazz is now played a little differently sometimes.小题3:From the text it can be inferred that_________ .A．New Orleans is the place where jazz was first producedB．the American people are all jazz loversC．jazz is merely sung by the black when workingD．jazz may become more popular as time goes on小题4:It took about ________ years to make jazz popular in the United States.A．200B．120C．80D．140 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:D
解析
本文主要介绍了爵士乐的发展过程，从开始出现到最后全世界有名，文章都进行了详细地描述。
小题1:B 主旨大意题，本文从第一段开始讲述爵士乐的起源，下文接着讲述爵士乐的发展过程，故B正确。
小题2:A 推理题。根据第三段最后一句people from all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz.说明世界各地的人都很喜欢爵士乐，故A正确。
小题3:D 推断题。根据文章Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s.和By the 1940s, you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars, but in concert halls as well. 说明随着时间的流逝，爵士乐也在进一步慢慢的流行，故D正确。
小题4:D 细节题。根据文章Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s.和By the 1940s, you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars, but in concert halls as well. 说明大约过了140年以后才流行开来。故D正确。
点评：本文所设试题主要考察细节查找，对于文章中的细节题，要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查题支和原文的异同，常犯错误有：绝对化语言，范围扩大或缩小，以偏概全，张冠李戴等。带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Americans have contr.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
