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　　(D) pleasure: bliss

　　(E) pain: ache

 

　　10. CRAVEN: HEROIC::

　　(A) unruly: energetic

　　(B) listless: attractive

　　(C) volatile: constant

　　(D) deft: trifling

　　(E) awkward: amusing

 

　　11. FILLY: HORSE::

　　(A) antennae: butterfly

　　(B) pullet: chicken

　　(C) gaggle: goose

　　(D) duck: drake

　　(E) wasp: bee

 

　　12. PITHINESS: APHORISM::

　　(A) craft: art

　　(B) detail: sketch

　　(C) illusion: story

　　(D) exaggeration: caricature

　　(E) sophistication: farce

 

　　13. EPHEMERAL: ENDURING::

　　(A) infirm: healing

　　(B) insensitive: cooperating

　　(C) inanimate: living

　　(D) interminable: continuing

　　(E) ineffectual: proceeding

 

　　14. POSTURER: UNAFFECTED::

　　(A) brat: insolent

　　(B) hypocrite: perceptive

　　(C) grouch: respected

　　(D) bigot: tolerant

　　(E) rogue: empathetic

 

　　15. FACETIOUS: SPEECH::

　　(A) precocious: learning

　　(B) unbecoming: color

　　(C) exemplary: conduct

　　(D) craven: timidity

　　(E) antic: behavior

 

　　16. VAGARY: PREDICT::

　　(A) quotation: misdirect

　　(B) investigation: confirm

　　(C) stamina: deplete

　　(D) turbulence: upset

　　(E) impossibility: execute

 

　　This is not to deny that the Black gospel music of the

　　early twentieth century differed in important ways from the

　　slave spirituals. Whereas spirituals were created and dis-

　　seminated in folk fashion, gospel music was composed,

　　(5) published, copyrighted, and sold by professionals. Never-

　　theless, improvisation remained central to gospel music.

　　One has only to listen to the recorded repertoire of gospel

　　songs to realize that Black gospel singers rarely sang a

　　song precisely the same way twice and never according to

　　(10)its exact musical notation. They performed what jazz musi-

　　cians call "head arrangements" proceeding from their own

　　feelings and from the way "the spirit" moved them at the

　　time. This improvisatory element was reflected in the man-

　　ner in which gospel music was published. Black gospel

　　(15)composers scored the music intended for White singing

　　groups fully, indicating the various vocal parts and the

　　accompaniment, but the music produced for Black singers

　　included only a vocal line and piano accompaniment.

 

　　17.Which of the following best describes "head arrange-

　　ment" as the term is used in line 11?

　　(A) A published version of a gospel song produced for

　　use by Black singers

　　(B) A gospel song based on a slave spiritual

　　(C) A musical score shared by a gospel singer and a
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• 2、分页标题#e#　　(D) pleasure: bliss　　(E) pain: ache 　　10. CRAVEN: HEROIC::　　(A) unruly: energetic　　(B) listless: attractive　　(C) volatile: constant　　(D) deft: trifling　　(E) awkward: amusing 　　11. FILLY: HORSE::　　(A) antennae: butterfly　　(B) pullet: chicken　　(C) gaggle: goose　　(D) duck: drake　　(E) wasp: bee 　　12. PITHINESS: APHORISM::　　(A) craft: art　　(B) detail: sketch　　(C) illusion: story　　(D) exaggeration: caricature　　(E) sophistication: farce 　　13. EPHEMERAL: ENDURING::　　(A) infirm: healing　　(B) insensitive: cooperating　　(C) inanimate: living　　(D) interminable: continuing　　(E) ineffectual: proceeding 　　14. POSTURER: UNAFFECTED::　　(A) brat: insolent　　(B) hypocrite: perceptive　　(C) grouch: respected　　(D) bigot: tolerant　　(E) rogue: empathetic 　　15. FACETIOUS: SPEECH::　　(A) precocious: learning　　(B) unbecoming: color　　(C) exemplary: conduct　　(D) craven: timidity　　(E) antic: behavior 　　16. VAGARY: PREDICT::　　(A) quotation: misdirect　　(B) investigation: confirm　　(C) stamina: deplete　　(D) turbulence: upset　　(E) impossibility: execute 　　This is not to deny that the Black gospel music of the　　early twentieth century differed in important ways from the　　slave spirituals. Whereas spirituals were created and dis-　　seminated in folk fashion, gospel music was composed,　　(5) published, copyrighted, and sold by professionals. Never-　　theless, improvisation remained central to gospel music.　　One has only to listen to the recorded repertoire of gospel　　songs to realize that Black gospel singers rarely sang a　　song precisely the same way twice and never according to　　(10)its exact musical notation. They performed what jazz musi-　　cians call "head arrangements" proceeding from their own　　feelings and from the way "the spirit" moved them at the　　time. This improvisatory element was reflected in the man-　　ner in which gospel music was published. Black gospel　　(15)composers scored the music intended for White singing　　groups fully, indicating the various vocal parts and the　　accompaniment, but the music produced for Black singers　　included only a vocal line and piano accompaniment. 　　17.Which of the following best describes "head arrange-　　ment" as the term is used in line 11?　　(A) A published version of a gospel song produced for　　use by Black singers　　(B) A gospel song based on a slave spiritual　　(C) A musical score shared by a gospel singer and a[page]分页标题

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