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1、阶段检测一I.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)ADuringthe1800s,AfricanAmericansworkedlongdaysinthefieldsoftheAmericanSouth.Toeasetheir1abor,theysang"fieldhollers”thattheyhadbroughtfromAfrica・Onepersonsangaline.Thenagroupofworkersrepeatedit・Thesongs'wordstoldofthehardshipsthatpeoplesuffered.AfricanAm
2、ericanssangushoutspirituals",orjoyousreligioussongs-Theyclappedtheirhandsandstompedtheirfeettothemusic-AftertheCivilWar,themusicchangedgreat1y・AfricanAmericanmusic,fromballadstochurchmusic,tooknewforms.Ttalsoadapteddancemusic,called"jump-ups”,whichhadgreatrhythm.Banjosbecamepopular.
3、Abluessingerusuallyplayedacallandresponsewiththebanjo.Bytheearly1900s,theguitarhadreplacedthebanjoasthemainbluesinstrument.NorthernMississippi一calledtheDelta一wasthecenterofthebluestradition.Bythe1920s,theDeltahadmanyclubs,so-calledjukejoints.AfricanAmericanslistenedanddancedtomusici
4、ntheseclubs.Someofthegreatestbluesmenandwomenperformedthere.Blueshaveasoulfulsoundthatiseasytorecognize.Themusicalnotesareoften"bent"•Thatis,theyarechangedslightlytogiveasongmorestrength.Whatevertheirorigin,thesebentnotesmostoftendefinetheblues.Lyricsarethewordsofasong.Blueslyricsde
5、scribeeverydaylife.Thelyrics,oftenaboutrelationshipsbetweenmenandwomen,areoftenveryintenseandpersonal.Theytellaboutsorrowandoverwork.Theytellaboutfindingorlosinglove,havingmoneyorbeingbroke,beinghappyorsadandlonely.Thelyricsmayusehumortodescribelife,strialsandjoys.Theyalmostalwaysus
6、etherhythmsofeverydayspeech.Atypicalbluesstanza,orgroupoflyrics,hasthreelines.Thesecondlinerepeatsthefirstline.Thethirdlinehasdifferentwords.Bythe1940s,largenumbersofAfricanAmericanshadlefttheDeltaandmovednorthtowork.ManysettledinChicago.There,anewkindof"electric",or"Chicago”bluesbe
7、gan.Manyofitsthemeswerethesame,buttheseblueshad"wailing"electricguitarsandharmonicas.Themusichadasteady,strongdrumbeat.Theloud,drivingChicagoblueswasexcellentdancemusic.Chicagobluesledtothebirthofanewmusicstyle-rockandroll.1.“Shoutspiritualsand"fieldhollers”aresimilarinthatboth.A.us
8、edbanjosB.weresungi