The first of Ellington??s European tours came in 1933 . He soon receivedinternational fame for his talent as a band leader，composer，and arranger. Ten yearslater，Ellington began giving annual concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
People began to listen to jazz in the same way that they had always listened to classicalmusic.
1. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To compare jazz to other types of music.
B. To trace the development of jazz in the United States.
C. To criticize jazz musicians and their music.
D. To describe the careers of important jazz musicians in the 1930??s.
2. It can be inferred from the passage that Louis Armstrong went to Chicago in orderto .
A. form his own band
B. learn to play Chicago-style jazz
C. play in Joseph Oliver??s band
D. make recordings with the Hot Five
3. According to the passage，which of the following Black bands was the first to make
a significant set of jazz recordings?
A. The Hot Seven band.
B. Fletcher Henderson??s band.
C. The Red Hot Peppers band.
D. King Oliver??s Creole Jazz Band.
4. As used in sentence 2，paragraph 3，the word“ note ”could best be replaced by
A. distinction B. memorandum
C. mood D. song
5. Which of the following conclusions can be inferred from the passage?
A. By the 1930??s jazz was appreciated by a wide audience.
B. Classical music had a great impact on jazz.
C. Jazz originated in New Orleans in the early nineteenth century.
D. Jazz bands were better known in Europe than in the United States.
6. Which of the following cities is NOT mentioned in the passage as a center of jazz?
A. New York B. Washington，D. C.
C. Chicago D. New Orleans
7. What is the proper meaning of the underlined word“emerged”in paragraph 2?
A. combined B. appeared C. arrived D. vanished
8. What is the proper meaning of the underlined phrase “ is credited with ” inparagraph 2?
A. is given money for B. is charged with
C. is trusted for D. is praised for
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Diana Ross ( 1944 - ) gained fame as the glamorous lead singer of theSupremes，one of the most successful singing groups in the history of American rockmusic. During the 1960??s，the Supremes became one of the first African Americangroups to gain popularity with both black and white audiences. Ross sang with theSupremes from 1959 until she left the group in 1969 to start a solo career as a singerand motion-picture actress.
Ross was born in Detroit. She began singing with three other girls in high schoolin a group called the Primettes. They changed their name to the Supremes in 1961after signing a record contract with the Tamla Label owned by Berry Gordy，Jr . TheSupremes were a trio consisting of Ross，Mary Wilson，and Florence Ballard. Theyhad their first hit with“Your Heart Belongs to Me”( 1962 ) . From 1964 to 1967 ，theSupremes had 10 hit songs，including“Where Did Our Love Go?”“ Baby Love，”
“ Come See About Me，”“ Stop! In the Name of Love，”and“You Keep Me Hangin??On. ”In 1967，the group changed its name to Diana Ross and the Supremes.
Ross began her solo career late in 1969. She had her first hit with“ Ain??t NoMountain High Enough”( 1971) . Ross made her motion-picture debut in Lady Singsthe Blues ( 1972 ) ，receiving an Academy Award nomination for her performance asjazz singer Billie Holiday. Ross also starred in Ma hogany ( 1976 ) and The Wiz( 1978) . Her recording of the theme from Mahogany,“Do You Know Where You??reGoing To，”became a hit. Ross made several popular rhythm and blues records duringthe early 1980??s. She wrote an autobiography，Secrets of a Spa rrow ( 1993 ) .
In 2000，Ross appeared with the Supremes for the first time in more than 30 yearson the group??s“Return to Love”tour . Ross was the only original member of the trioto appear，however. The other two singers were members of the Supremes who hadjoined the group after Ross left in 1969 .
1. What is the proper meaning of the underlined word“ solo”paragraph 1 ?
A. singing alone B. song writing
C. movie acting D. song production
2. What is the proper meaning of the underlined word“motion-picture”in paragraph
3 ?
A. flash B. movie C. cartoon D. music video
3. How many names did her singing group have altogether?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The Supremes are popular with both the Black and the White.
B. Due to her performance as a jazz singer，Ross won the Academy Award.
C. The Supremes is a rock music group.
D. One of the girls in the group Primettes was not admitted into the later group,the Supremes.
5. When did Ross first act in a movie?
A. In 1959. B. In 1969. C. In 1972. D. In 1993.
