1/7中国银行2010笔试阅读真题及答案解析中国银行校园招聘笔试英语的难度跟六级和考研的难度差不多,而且时间非常紧张,根本不够用的。题型大致分为:单选(老六级)、改错、完型、阅读、阅读新题型(段落排序、句子排序)、快速阅读等,题量笔研究生考试的题量还要大,而且时间只给一个半小时。本文为2010年笔试的阅读的一篇,并提供答案解析以供参考。Proponentsofdifferentjazzstyleshavealwaysarguedthattheirpredecessor''smusicalstyledidnotincludeessentialcharacteristicsthatdefinejazzasjazz.Thus,1940''sswingwasbelittledbybeboppersofthe1950''swhowerethemselvesattackedbyfreejazzesofthe1960''s.Theneoboppersofthe1980''sand1990''sattackedalmosteverybodyelse.ThetitanicfigureofBlacksaxophonistJohnColtranehascomplicatedtheargumentsmadebyproponentsofstylesfrombebopthroughneobopbecauseinhisownmusicaljourneyhedrewfromallthosestyles.Hisinfluenceonalltypesofjazzwasimmeasurable.Attheheightofhispopularity,Coltranelargelyabandonedplayingbebop,thestylethathadbroughthimfame,toexploretheouterreachesofjazz.Coltranehimselfprobablybelievedthattheonlyessentialcharacteristicofjazzwasimprovisation,theoneconstantinhisjourneyfrombeboptoopen-endedimprovisationsonmodal,Indian,andAfricanmelodies.Ontheotherhand,thisdoggedstudentandprodigioustechnician—whoinsistedonspendinghourseachdaypracticingscalesfromtheorybooks—wasneverabletojettisoncompletely2/7theinfluenceofbebop,withitsfastandelaboratechainsofnotesandornamentsonmelody.TwostylisticcharacteristicsshapedthewayColtraneplayedthetenorsaxophone:hefavoredplayingfastrunsofnotesbuiltonamelodyanddependedonheavy,regularlyaccentedbeats.ThefirstledColtranetosheetsofsound”whereheracedfasterandfaster,pile-drivingnotesintoeachothertosuggeststackedharmonies.Thesecondmeantthathissenseofrhythmwasalmostasclosetorockastobebop.ThreerecordingsillustrateColtrane''senergizingexplorations.RecordingKindofBluewithMilesDavis,Coltranefoundhimselfoutsidebop,exploringmodalmelodies.Hereheplayedsurging,lengthysolosbuiltlargelyaroundrepeatedmotifs—anorganizingprincipleunlikethatoffreejazzsaxophoneplayerOrnetteColeman,whomodulatedoralteredmelodiesinhissolos.OnGiantSteps,Coltranedebutedasleader,introducinghisowncompositions.Herethesheetsofsound,downbeataccents,repetitions,andgreatspeedarepartofeachsolo,andthevarietyoftheshapesofhisphrasesisunique.Coltrane''ssearchingexplorationsproducedsolidachievement.MyFavoriteThingswasanotherkindofwatershed.HereColtraneplayedthesopranosaxophone,aninstrumentseldomusedbyjazzmusicians.Musically,theresultswereastounding.Withthesoprano''spipingsound,ideasthathadsoundeddarkandbroodingacquiredafeelingofgiddyfantasy.WhenColtranebeganrecordingfortheImpulse!Label,hewasstillsearching.Hismusicbecameraucous,physical.Hisinfluenceonrockerswasenormous,3/7includingJimiHendrix,therockguitarist,who,followingColtrane,raisedtheextendedguitarsolousingrepeatedmotifstoakindofrockartform.Theprimarypurposeofthetextisto[A]discusstheplaceofColtraneintheworldofjazzanddescribehismusicalexplorations.[B]examinethenatureofbebopandcontrastitwithimprovisationaljazz.[C]analyzethemusicalsourcesofColtrane''sstyleandtheirinfluenceonhiswork.[D]acknowledgetheinfluenceofColtrane''smusiconrockmusicandrockmusicians.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheorganizationofthefourthparagraph?[A]Athesisreferredtoearlierinthetextismentionedandillustratedwiththreespecificexamples.[B]Athesisisstatedandthreeexamplesaregiveneachsuggestingthatacorrectionneedstobemadetoathesisreferredtoearlierinthetext.[C]Athesisreferredtoearlierinthetextismentioned,andthreeexamplesarepresentedandrankedinorderoftheirsupportofthethesis.[D]Athesisisstated,threeseeminglyopposingexamplesarepresented,andtheirunderlyingcorrespondenceisexplained.4/7Accordingtothetext,JohnColtranedidallofthefollowingduringhiscareerEXCEPT[A]improviseonmelodiesfromanumberofdifferentcultures.[B]performasleaderaswellassoloist.[C]spendtimeimprovinghistechnicalskills.[D]eliminatetheinfluenceofbeboponhisownmusic.AccordingtothetextamajordifferencebetweenColtraneandotherjazzmusicianswasthe[A]degreetowhichColtrane''smusicencompassedallofjazz.[B]repetitionofmotifsthatColtraneusedinhissolos.[C]numberofhisowncompositionsthatColtranerecorded.[D]indifferenceColtranemaintainedtomusicaltechnique.Intermsofitstoneandform,thetextcanbestbecharacterizedas[A]dogmaticexplanation.[B]indignantdenial.[C]enthusiasticpraise.[D]speculativestudy.[答案与考点解析]「答案」A5/7「考点解析」本题是一道中心主旨题。第一段的倒数第一、二句是全文的中心主旨句,全文就是根据这两句话展开论述的。抓住这两句话就可以找出本题的正确选项A.考生在解题时,尤其是破解中心主旨题时,一定要先找出全文的中心主旨句。「答案」C「考点解析」这是一道例(举)证与细节理解题。第四段第一句明确指出“三张唱片为科尔特兰尼富有活力的探索提供了证明”。这说明第四段将讲述三个例子用来说明在前一段即第三段所提出的论点。另外这三个例子是按着先后顺序给出的,因此本题的正确选项是C.考生在解题时要注意段落之间的相互关系,更要注意句子之间的相互关系。「答案」D「考点解析」这是一道细节理解题型。本题属于比较难的题型,因为本题的涉及面比较广。本题A、B、C选项的内容分别在第二段第一句、第四段第三四句和第二段第二句提到过。故本题的正确选项应该是D.其实这道题表面上非常难,但是对于善于捕捉全文中心主旨句的同学来讲确比较容易,因为从第一段第四句的原因状语从句中就可以推导出本题的正确答案D.考生在解题时应时时牢记全文的中心主旨句。「答案」A「考点解析」本题是一道审题定位题型。根据本题题干中的“otherjazzmusicians”可将本题的答案信息来源定位在第一段的第一至四句,因为在这四句话中提到了其它的爵士音乐家。第一段第四句的状语从句明确指出了“Coltrane”与其它音乐家的不同在于他吸收了各种风格的爵士音乐。故本题的正确答案应该是A.考生在解题时应重视审题定位。「答案」C「考点解析」本题是一道归纳推导题型。细心的同学可从本文作者在论述时使用的词语中推导出本题的正确答案C.例如作者在第一段第四句的主语上使用了“titanicfigure”;在6/7第五句使用了“hisinfluence…wasimmeasurable”;在最后一段的第三句使用了“hisinfluence…wasenormous”,这都反映了作者的“enthusiasticpraise”。考生在解题时要重视原文作者在表达观点时的遣词造句。[