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Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage
How It South to Be Free: The Voice of Nina Simone
[1]When singer-songwriterNina Simone walked onto the stage at the Jazz Festival in Monlreux, Switzerland, in 1976,she had already been known as the” High priestess of Soul” for two decades. [2] Instead, she stood there in the spotlight—grave and statuesque in a black 23 gown,and waited for the applause to end. [3] Throughout the 1960s, Simone’s songs helped articulate the
pain, sorrow, and dreams of the civil rights movement better perhaps than 24 did any other African American artist of her generation. [4] In Switzerland, Nina Simone—the diva, the jazz pianist, the activist, the balladeer—took the stage as if it were her pulpit. [5] As the crowd’s applause swelled up to greet her, she did not wave or smile. [6]When the auditorium was silent at last,she satdown at her piano and began to sing. 25
23
A)NO CHANGE
B)gown
C)gown;
D)gown —
24
A) NO CHANGE
B) those of
C) was
D) DELETE the underlined portion.
25
To make this paragraph most logical, sentence 2 should be placed
A)where it is now.
B)after sentence 3.
C)after sentence 4.
D)after sentence 5.
Having trained as a classical pianist, Simone 26 hoped to attend the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Perhaps it was true: while her pianism was 27 precise, Simone’s voice was considered to be too spontaneous and organic for
classical music. Simone sang in contralto, the lowest—and the rarest—female singing register. This low range gave Simones voice a deep, rich timbre and an air of commanding authority.
26
Which choice most effectively sets up the argument that follows in the paragraph?
A)NO CHANGE
B)began singing in jazz clubs in Atlantic City.
C)claimed she came to singing entirely bymistake.
D)found inspiration in the virtuosity of Romantic-era pianists such as Chopin.
27
A)NO CHANGE
B)precise;
C)precise.
D)precise —
While Simone’s vocal range may not have been the widest, her emotive range was vast: from sultry sadness to explosive anger, from profound joy to wistful heartbreak. Concerned less with the technical perfection of her singing than with the feeling she conveyed to her audience, Simone took inspiration 28 of gospel, folk, and jazz and found a voice uniquely her own. 29 Therefore, Simone was always strong-willed, and she resisted singing the sweet nothings audiences wanted to hear. In her performances, Simone was as unpredictable— 30 having been born in Tryon, North Carolina, in 1933—as she was uncompromisingly earnest. Even when Simone sang jazz standards or contemporary pop songs, she sang from deep inside herself, trying again to find the soul of the 31 song anew and determined to sing nothing but the truth.
28
A)NO CHANGE
B)from
C) with
D) in
29
A)NO CHANGE
B)Moreover,
C)However,
D)Subsequently,
30
Which choice provides an example that most effectively supports the statement made earlier in the sentence?
A)NO CHANGE
B)becoming an expatriate in Liberia, thenSwitzerland, then France—
C) ad-libbing new lyrics, improvising new endingsto her songs—
D)being able to play almost any song by ear—
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A)NO CHANGE
B)song
C)song once more
D)song newly
When Simone 32 sang, “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” at the 1976 concert in Montreux, her voice was soaring and defiant. After listing the many ways she wished she could be free, 33 Simone deviated from the typical ending of the song. She worked it up to a frenzied crescendo: “how it feels not to be chained to anything, to any race, to any faith, to anybody...to anything. “And when she turned and sang directly to the audience, “I know how to be free,” it was hard not to believe her.
32
A)No CHANGE
B)sang;
C)sang:
D)sang
33
Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion?
A)Simone deviated from the typical ending of thesong and she worked
B)Simone deviated from the typical ending of thesong; by doing so she worked
C)by Simone’s deviating from the typical endingof the song she worked
D)Simone deviated from the typical ending of thesong, working
答案：23-33 DBDCA BBCBD D
2017年11月SAT北美真题原文及答案