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1、Unit1CulturalrelicsⅠ.阅读理解A(2016·合肥第一次质检)WhenslaveswerefirstbroughtoverfromWestAfricatothesouthernpartsofAmerica,theybroughtalongwiththemaspectsoftheirownculture—religion,dance,language,music,andcuisine.Amixofthetwocultureseventuallyappeared.Thereligiousdanceoftheringsh
2、outturnedintomoderndancesliketheCharleston,andtribalchantsslowlytransformedintosorrowfulhymns(圣歌)sungbyslavesthatdescribedtheirhardships.Thesesoulfulaccountsbyslavesofthesevereclimateandconditionsbegantobecalled“theblues”,whichcontinuedinpopularityamongAfricanAmericans
3、aftertheCivilWar.Thismusicincreasedinpopularityintotheearly1900swhenmanyblackmusiciansbecameanimportantpartofthemusicindustry.TheslavesthathadbeenbroughtoverwerefromalldifferentregionsofWestAfrica,buttheyworkedtogetheruntiltheygraduallyformedacommonculture.Thisstrength
4、enedtheidentityoftheirmusicthat,inthe1950s,eventuallyledtothebeginningofrockandroll.TheBeatles,themostinfluentialbandofthe1960s,areoftendeterminedastheacceleratorthatresultedintheideology(意识形态)surroundingmusicthatisstillaroundtoday.Thefreedomandindividualityassociatedw
5、iththattimeperiodbroughtforthawholeculturesurroundingmusic.Itwasnotjustmusicanymore,butalifestyle.Overthedecades,musichasdevelopedintosuchavitalpartofsocietyandpopculture.Musiciansareglorified,withtonsofadoringandscreamingfans.Themoderntechnologyofpresentdayhasallowedf
6、oragreatergapbetweenthecreatorofthemusicandthefans,aswellasthewidespreadcommercializationofmusic.However,criticismsofmodernpopmusicoftenariseduetoitsmassproduction,andnowthereislackofthesamesoulandqualityofnaturalnessandsimplicityinmusicthatwasrisingintheearly20thcentu
7、ry.1.WhatcontributedtothebirthoftheCharleston?A.VariousAfricanreligions.B.People’sloveoftribaldances.C.Amixoftwodifferentcultures.D.Thepopularityofsorrowfulhymns.2.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnabouttheblues?A.Itbecamepopularinthelate20thcentury.B.Itmayincludethe
8、descriptionofslaves’sadlives.C.ItmainlytoldthestoriesoftheAmericanCivilWar.D.Itreflectedthehardlivesofmanyblackmusici
