牛津译林版（2019）选择性必修 第一册Unit 2 The Universal Language 专项综合练（含答案）.zip

译林版选择性必修第一册unit2专项综合练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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Music is a language which speaks to everyone—from the day we were born，we hear music of some kind of our lives.But there are as many different kinds of music as there are different languages，and it is impossible to describe them all.Here are just a few well-known types.
Classical music is serious Western European music from the Middle Ages to the present (1500 to today) and it was often written for a large orchestra(管弦乐队)，or for a small group of players.Many instruments can be used.A lot of music was also written to be sung—as opera.Classical music is very popular and schools often teach this type of music.
Jazz developed in the Southern States of North America at the beginning of the 20th century.The black people of these states，who were originally slaves from Africa，had their own rhythms(节奏)．Jazz brought classical music and African rhythms together.
Blues was originally black country music from the Southern States at the beginning of the 20th century.It is slow，usually sad music which is often sung by one person with a guitar.
Rhythm and Blues (R&B) developed from the Blues in America in the 1940s.It became faster and more complex and used more instruments，e.g.saxophone(萨克斯)，guitar，piano and drums.The music was often about city life and white musicians started playing it as well.
Musicians in the 1950s developed Rock and Roll from R