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Some of the world’s most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying voice across cultures. 世界上一些最著名的音乐家最近聚集在巴黎和新奥尔良，庆祝首个一年一度的国际爵士乐日。联合国教科文组织最近将4月30日定为国际爵士乐日，用以提高人们对爵士乐及其重要性、作为跨文化统一声音的潜力的认识。 Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations. 尽管有庆祝活动，但在美国，爵士乐观众持续减少，年龄越来越大，爵士乐未能吸引到年轻一代。 It’s Jason Moran’s job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center’s artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture. 杰森·莫兰的工作就是帮助改变这种状况。作为肯尼迪中心的爵士乐艺术顾问，莫兰希望扩大爵士乐的受众范围，更容易接触爵士乐，并保留其历史和文化。 “Jazz seems like it’s not really a part of the American appetite,” Moran tells National Public Radio’s reporter Neal Conan. “What I’m hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and write anymore. It’s actually color, and it’s actually digital.” “爵士乐似乎并不被美国人所欣赏”，莫兰告诉国家公共广播电台记者尼尔·柯南，“我希望能做到的是，我这一代人和年轻人开始重新思考和理解爵士乐不再是黑色和文字。它实际上是彩色的，是数字的”。 Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. “The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same,” says Moran. 莫兰说，当今爵士乐的一个问题是，爵士乐的娱乐性已经丧失。莫兰说：“今天的爵士乐不能像1908年或1958年那样呈现。它必须继续前进，因为世界的运行方式变了”。 Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller’s music for a dance party, “Just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music,” says Moran. “For me, it’s the recontextualization. In music, where does the emotion lie? Are we, as humans, gaining any insight on how to talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,” says Moran, “so I want to continue those dialogues. Those are the things I want to foster.” 去年，莫兰参与了一个项目，为一个舞蹈派对安排了法茨·沃勒的音乐，“只是想让人们记住沃勒的音乐既是舞曲也是音乐会音乐”，莫兰说，“对我来说，这是二次语境化。在音乐中，情感在哪里？我们作为人类是否在如何谈论我们自己，以及像查理·帕克唱片这样抽象的东西如何让我们进入关于我们的情感和思想的对话方面有所感悟？有时候我们看不到音乐有更广阔的背景”，莫兰说，“所以我想继续这些对话，这些是我想培养的东西。”
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09年高考英语全国卷1第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下--4,题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What do the speakers need to buy? A. A fridge. B. A dinner table. C. A few chairs. 2. Where are the speakers? A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. In a school. 3. What does the woman mean? A. Cathy will be at the party. B. Cathy is too busy to come.C. Cathy is going to be invited. 4. Why does the woman plan to go to town? A. To pay her bills in the bank. B. To buy books in a bookstore. C. To get some money from the bank.5. What is the woman trying to do? A. Finish some writing. B. Print an article. C. Find a newspaper. 第二节(共l5小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出 最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What is the man doing? A. Changing seats on the plane. B. Asking for a window seat. C. Trying to find his seat. 7. What is the woman's seat number? A. 6A. B. 7A. C. 8A. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Why doesn't the woman take the green T-shirt? A. It's too small. B. It's too dark. C. It's too expensive.9. What does the woman buy in the end? A. A yellow T-shirt. B. A blue T-shirt. C. A pink T-shirt. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. How long has the man been in London? A. One year。 B. A few years. C. A couple of months. 11. Why did the woman leave her hometown? A. To lead a city life. B. To open a restaurant. C. To find a job. 12. Where did the woman come from? A. London. B. Arnside. C. Lancaster. 听第9段材料，回答第13至l6题。 13. What is a daypack? A. A box. B. A bag. C. A lock. 14. What surprises the girl at school? A. A lot of discussions in class. B. Teachers giving little homework. C. Few students asking questions in class. 15. At what time of the school term does the conversation most, probably take place? A. At the end of it. B, In the middle of it. C. At the beginning of it. 16. What do we know about the girl? A. She is new to the school, B. She writes for the school newspaper. C. She seldom asks questions in class. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does Mr Henry Stone do? A. A bank clerk. B. A teacher. C. A writer. 18. What does Henry like doing at airports? A. Watching people. B. Telling stories. C. Reading magazines.19. What did Henry learn from the newspaper that day? A. A valuable suitcase was missing. B. A man stole money from a bank. C. A woman ran away from home.20. Why was the woman at the airport? A. She was traveling on business. B. She was seeing the man off. C. She was leaving for Greece. 第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分) 从A、B、c、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. -- It looks heavy. Can I give you a hand? -- A. No, thanks B. Yes, my pleasureC. No, never mind D. Yes, I do22. Let's go to cinema that'll take your mind off the problem for while. A. the; the B. the; aC. a; the D. a; a23. How much she looked without her glasses! A. well B. good C. best D. better24. Could I speak to is in charge of International Sales please? A. who B. what C. whoever D. whatever25. What do you mean, there are only ten tickets? There be twelve. A. should B. wouldC. will D. shall26. His sister left home in 1998, and since. A. had not been heard of B. has not been heard ofC. had not heard of D. has not heard of27. I tried phoning her office,but I couldn't A. get along B. get on C. get to D. get through28. She brought with her three friends, none of I had ever met before. A. them B. whoC. whom D. these29. Edward, you play so well. But I you played the piano. A. didn't know B. hadn't known C. don't know D. haven't known30. The children all turned the famous actress as she entered the classroom. A. looked at B. to look atC. to looking at D. look at31. The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only , but students became more interested in the lessons. A. saved was teachers' energy B. was teachers' energy savedC. teachers' energy was saved D. was saved teachers' energy32. Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to them too hard.A. draw B. strike C. rush D. push 33. One of the most important questions they had to consider was of public health. A. what B. this C. that D. which34. Everybody was touched words after they heard her moving story. A. beyond B. withoutC. of D. in35. Now that we've discussed our problem, are people happy with the decisions ？ A. taking B. take C. taken D. to take第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l．5分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The True Story of Treasure Island It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson'simagination. 36 , recent research has found the true story of this exciting work. Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 37 for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotlandfor a 38 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 39 Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 40 over the hills. They had been 41 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 42 . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some 43 One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 44that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 45 . "What's that?" he asked. "That's the 46 treasure'" said the boy. Robert suddenly 47 something of an adventure story in the boy's 48 . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 49 a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate (海盗)? Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the 50 of a women leg. Robert had always wanted to 51 such a man in a story. 52 Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 53 . So, thanks to a 54 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest 55 stories in the English language.36. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Finally37. A. alone B. next door C. at home D. abroad38. A. meeting B. story C. holiday D. job39. A. Lloyd B. Robert C. Henley D. John40. A. talk B. rest C. walk D. game41. A. attempting B. missing C. planning D. enjoying42. A. quiet B. dull C. busy D. cold43. A. cleaning B. writing C. drawing D. exercising44. A. doubted B. noticed C. decided D. recognized45. A. the sea B. the house C. Scotland D. the island46. A. forgotten B. buried C. discovered D. unexpected47. A. saw B. drew C. made D. learned48. A. book B. reply C. picture D. mind49. A. star B. hero C. writer D. child50. A. help B. problem C. use D. bottom51. A. praise B. produce C. include D. accept52. A. Yet B. Also C. But D. Thus53. A. read B. born C. hired D. written54. A. rainy B. sunny C. cool D. windy 55. 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Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my family’s last vacation. It was my six-year-old son’s winter break form school ,and we were heading home form Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meeting in New York, So I had to get back . But that didn't mean my husband and my son couldn't stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home. 有些人为了省钱会竭尽所能，我也是其中之一。带上我家人的最后一个假期，那是我六岁儿子的寒假，经过一周的旅行，我们正从劳德代尔堡回家。航班预定超额，达美航空公司让我们放弃座位，第二天离开，并为每人补偿400美元。我在纽约有会议要参加，所以我必须回去。但我可以让我丈夫和儿子留下来，所以我带着九个月大的孩子回家了。 The next day my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged一okay, ordered-them to wait it out at the airport, to "earn" more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh? 第二天，我的丈夫和儿子因为乘坐更晚的航班，获得了更多的补偿。是的，我鼓励的——好吧，让他们在机场等候以便从达美“赚”得更多的美元。我们总共花费1600美元，不错吧？ Now some people may think I'm a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is some-timething few of us can afford to pass up. 如今好多人可能认为我不是一个好母亲，也不是一个好妻子。但是作为一位热衷于讨价还价的人，我知道一美元的价值。现在，一笔划算的交易是我们中很少有人能放弃的。 I've made living looking for the best deals and exposing the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBC's Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in. 我以寻找最好的交易和揭露最坏的伎俩为生。十多年来，我一直是NBC《今日秀》的消费者记者。我写过几本书，其中一本书名为《交易技巧：消费者生存指南》。我真的是言行一致。 I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s worth. I’m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children,and expensive restaurants.But I wouldn't hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its longer, and it's the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts. 我告诉你这一点，是因为让花的钱物有所值并不羞耻。给孩子穿的鞋子、衣服和昂贵的餐馆，我也很吝啬，但我会毫不犹豫地花钱去剪个好发型。它保持的时间更长，这是人们的第一印象。我还要买一件经典的家具，品质持久。
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