9．No one knows exactly when jazz was invented，or by whom．But it is said that it began in the early 1900s．
Jazz was a new kind of music，for America and the world，and New Orleans was its birthplace．
Who were the jazz pioneers？Most were blacks．This music was not written down，and at first only blacks played it．It was hard for white musicians to learn the new style．But soon they，too，were playing jazz．
The popularity of this music spread．From New Orleans，it traveled up the Mississippi to Chicago，then to Kansas City and New York．By the 1920s，there were many jazz musicians，both black and white．Many of them were famous．One man was better than the rest．His name was Louis Armstrong．
Louis Armstrong was a born musician．He was not only talented but also hard-working．He also had a good sense of humor and a big，good-natured smile．These personal qualities were valuable in his rise to fame．After he became famous，he traveled around the world．It seemed that everyone wanted to hear Louis play．But life was not always easy，especially at the beginning．
Louis Armstrong was born in 1900 in New Orleans．His father never went to school and his mother could hardly read．When Louis was still a kid，his parents separated，and Louis lived with his mother．How hard their life was can readily be imagined．And yet Louis smiled through everything．He later wrote，"My whole life has been happiness．Life was there for me and I accepted it．Whatever happened has been beautiful to me．I love everybody．"
43．What can we know exactly from the first paragraph？C
A．Who invented jazz．
B．When jazz was invented．
C．Where jazz was invented．
D．Why jazz was invented．
44．The underlined word"they"in Paragraph 2 refers to（指）D．
A．New styles．
B．Jazz pioneers．
C．Black musicians．
D．White musicians．
45．What made Louis Armstrong become the best jazz musician？B
A．His family background．
B．His talent and hardwork．
C．His good sense of humor．
D．His big，good-natured smiles．
46．Which of the following best expresses Louis Armstrong's attitude（态度）to life？C
A．He laughs best who laughs last．
B．Failure is the mother of success．
C．When you smile，the world smiles back．
D．Without music，life is a journey through a desert．
47．What is the passage mainly about？D
A．The development of jazz．
B．The influence of jazz on Americans．
C．The achievements of Louis Armstrong．
D．The development of jazz and its best musician．
分析 翻译：
没有人知道爵士乐是什么时候，谁发明的．但据说始于20世纪初．对美国和世界来说爵士乐是一种新的音乐，新奥尔良是它的诞生地．谁是爵士队的开拓者？大多数都是黑人．乐曲没有被写下来，并且在最初只有黑人演奏它．这对白人音乐家来说很难学习的新风格．但很快他们也在演奏爵士乐 这种音乐普及传播．从新奥尔良，它沿着密西西比河到芝加哥，然后到堪萨斯市和纽约．到了20世纪20年代，有许多爵士乐手，黑人和白人．他们中的许多人都是著名的．一个人比其他人更好．他的名字叫路易斯•阿姆斯壮．阿姆斯壮路易斯是一位天生的音乐家，他不仅才华横溢，而且勤奋刻苦．他也有良好的幽默感和大的，和蔼的笑容．这些个人品质在他的成名是有价值的．成名后，他周游世界．似乎每个人都想听到路易斯的表演．但生活并不总是那么容易，尤其是一开始的时候．阿姆斯壮．路易斯出生于新奥尔良，父亲从未读过书，母亲也没有，路易斯还是个孩子时，父母分居，路易斯和母亲生活在一起，他们的生活很难想象，然而路易斯却用微笑面对一切．他后来写道："我的整个生活都是幸福的．在我的生活中遇到的事，我接受了它．无论发生了什么，对我来说都是美好的．我爱每个人．"
解答 43．C．根据语境New Orleans was its birthplace．可知第一段我们知道了爵士乐的诞生地．故选：C．
44．D．根据语境It was hard for white musicians to learn the new style．可知they指的是白人音乐家．故选：D．
45．B．根据语境Louis Armstrong was a born musician．He was not only talented but also hard-working．可知路易斯不仅才华横溢，而且勤奋刻苦．故选：B．
46．C．根据语境He also had a good sense of humor and a big，good-natured smile可知他的人生态度是当你微笑时，世界也会对你微笑．故选：C．
47．D．根据语境No one knows exactly when jazz was invented，or by whom．But it is said that it began in the early 1900s．Jazz was a new kind of music，for America and the world，and New Orleans was its birthplace．One man was better than the rest．His name was Louis Armstrong可知文章说的是爵士乐的发展和它最好的音乐家．故选：D．
点评 本题考查的是一篇社会文化类阅读理解，首先要通读全文，了解文章大意，再熟悉题干和选项，然后根据语境逐一选出答案．最后在检查一遍，查缺补漏．
