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下列描述的运动中，不属于机械运动的是：（   ） A．一个巨大的星系正在吞噬一个小星系 B．大城市里滚滚的车流 C．桂花香分子在空气中运动   D．地震形成的滑坡 答案：C No one knows exactly when Jazz was invented， or by whom. But it is said that it began in the early 19th. 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 just blacks played it. It was difficult 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， warm smile. These personal qualities were valuable in his rise to fame. After he became well-known， he went 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 little kid， his parents separated， and Louis lived with his mother. How hard their life was can 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.”1.What can we know exactly from the first paragraph?A. Who invented jazz.B. When jazz was invented.C. Where jazz was inventedD. Why jazz was invented2.The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refers to(是指）_________.A. New styles B. Jazz pioneersC. Black musicians D. White musicians3.What made Louis Armstrong become the best jazz musician?A. His family background.B. His talent and hard work.C. His good sense of humor.D. His big， warm smiles.4.Which of the following expresses Louis Armstrong’s attitude to life best?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.5.What is the passage mainly about?A. The development of jazz.B. The influence of jazz on Americans.C. The achievements of Louis ArmstrongD. The development of jazz and its best musician.