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1、Unit5MusicI.阅读理解阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Passage1体裁话题词数难度建议时间记叙文UNESCO定国际爵士日来保护挽救爵士乐352★★★☆☆7分钟(2017·新课标全国卷I)Someoftheworld’smostfamousmusiciansrecentlygatheredinParisandNewOrleanstocelebratethefirstannualInternationalJazzDay.UNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCultura
2、lOrganization)recentlysetApril30asadaytoraiseawarenessofjazzmusic,itssignificance,anditspotentialasaunifying(联合)voiceacrosscultures.Despitethecelebrations,though,intheU.S.thejazzaudiencecontinuestoshrinkandgrowolder,andthemusichasfailedtoconnectwithyoungergenerations.It’sJasonMoran’sjo
3、btohelpchangethat.AstheKennedyCenter’sartisticadviserforjazz,Moranhopestowidentheaudienceforjazz,makethemusicmoreaccessible,andpreserveitshistoryandculture."Jazzseemslikeit’snotreallyapartoftheAmericanappetite,"MorantellsNationalPublicRadio’sreporterNealConan."WhatI’mhopingtoaccomplish
4、isthatmygenerationandyoungerstarttoreconsiderandunderstandthatjazzisnotblackandwriteanymore.It’sactuallycolor,andit’sactuallydigital."Moransaysoneoftheproblemswithjazztodayisthattheentertainmentaspectofthemusichasbeenlost."Themusiccan’tbepresentedtodaythewayitwasin1908or1958.Ithastocon
5、tinuetomove,becausethewaytheworldworksisnotthesame,"saysMoran.Lastyear,MoranworkedonaprojectthatarrangedFatsWaller’smusicforadanceparty,"justtokindofputitbackinthemindthatWallerisdancemusicasmuchasitisconcertmusic,"saysMoran."Forme,it’stherecontextualization.Inmusic,wheredoestheemotion
6、(情感)lie?Arewe,ashumans,gaininganyinsight(感悟)onhowtalkaboutourselvesandhowsomethingasabstractasaCharlieParkerrecordgetsusintoadialogueaboutouremotionsandourthoughts?Sometimeswelosesightthatthemusichasawidercontext,"saysMoran,"soIwanttocontinuethosedialogues.ThosearethethingsIwanttofoste
7、r."28.WhydidUNESCOsetApril30asInternationalJazzDay?A.Torememberthebirthofjazz.B.Toprotectculturaldiversity.C.Toencouragepeopletostudymusic.D.Torecognizethevalueofjazz.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inparagraph3referto?A.Jazzbecomingmoreaccessible.B.Theproductionofjazzgrowingfaster