The Echo of Jazz Age

ContentsAbstract (1)摘要 (1)1. Introduction (1)2. The Background of Jazz Age (3)2.1 The Definition of Jazz Age (3)2.2 The Causes for Jazz Age (4)2.2.1 World War I. (4)2.2.2 The Generation Gap (5)2.3 The Features of Jazz Age (6)2.3.1 Egoism (6)2.3.2 American Dream (7)2.4 The Reflection of Jazz Age in The Great Gatsby (8)2.4.1 Money Dream for Gatsby (8)2.4.2 Emotional Dream for Gatsby (9)2.4.3 Egoism of Daisy and Tom (9)3. The Characters of Jazz Age in The Great Gatsby (11)3.1 The Wilson Couple (11)3.2 The Buchanan Couple (12)3.3 Gatsby in the Eyes of Others (14)3.4 Analysis the Tragedy of Gatsby (15)4. Conclusion (17)References (18)AbstractThe Jazz Age is named by the famous American novelist Francis Scott Fitzgerald, who considers the Jazz Age as the best time as well as the worst time.The Great Gatsby, one of his representative works, portrays Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, Myrtle, Wilson, and the environment and the state in which they live. This paper presents the background with typical features of the Jazz Age, through describing living and status of the characters in the novel. By describing the causes and characteristics of the society appearance, this paper focuses on the analysis of the image and structure of the main characters in the novel, as well as the expression of sorrows for the protagonist' s ending, then reveals the theme of the human nature changes of the time. Through the analysis, we can find that the original beautiful, fascinating, inspiring people to continue to progress in the aim, American Dream, has undergone a qualitative change, finally became synonymous with the pursuit of money. The American society of the 20s was transformed into a dirty, ugly, deformed and money-worship society, which was vividly shown in the novel.Keywords：The Great Gatsby; Fitzgerald; Jazz Age; American Dream; Egoism摘要爵士时代是由美国著名小说家弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德命名的。

（0171）《美国文学史及选读》复习思考题答案I. Write out the authors’ names of the following works. (15)Benjamin Franklin T. S. EliotJames Cooper Walt WhitmanJames Baldwell Ernest HemingwayJoseph Heller John SteinbeckWilliam Faulkner Mark TwainWashington Irving Ernest HemingwayRobert Frost Toni MorrisonRalph Ellison Eugene O’NeillJohn Steinbeck Allan PoeF. Scott Fitzgerald Tennessee WilliamsWashington Irving Robert FrostNathaniel Hawthorne Herman MelvilleEugen e O’Neill Mark TwainWilliam Faulkner Robert FrostArthur Miller James CooperH. D. Thoreau Henry JamesWhitman Jack LondonJack London O’NeillII. Define the following literary terms. (20)Beat generation:The term was coined by Jack Kerouac in 1948 to refer to a group of disillusioned writers following World War Two. Later, this literary and cultural movement continued into the 1960s. The Beat Generation must not be confused with the Lost Generation of writers. Spokesmen and representatives of the Beat Generation were Jack Kerouac, AllenGinsberg and others. They revolted against an America that was materialistic, belligerent and frustrating. Social, intellectual and sexual freedom was advocated. Traditional culture and normal social behavior were attacked and violated. Many of them were drug addicts wearing long hair and dirty clothes. They were fond of slangs and jazz. Masterpieces created by writers of this group include Kerouac‟s On the Road and Ginsberg‟s Howl and Other Poems, which were regarded as pocket Bibles of that generation. Other prominent Beats include William S. Burroughs, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Gregory Corso, Michael McClure, and Neal Cassady. The Beat Generation, had greatly influenced the countercultural movements of the 1960s and the adolescents and adults in other countries. In England, the “angry young men” made an echo and imitated the American “beatnik.”Protagonist: the principal character in a play or story; the central character who serves as a focus fo r the work‟s themes and incidents and as the principal rationale for its development; and one who is opposed to the antagonist. In the beginning of ancient Greek drama, there were only a chorus and one actor—the leader of the chorus. Thespis invented the first actor. Then Aeschylus and Sophocles added the second and third actors to the tragedy respectively. The three actors were names Protagonist, Deuteragonist and Tritagonist. In discussions of modern literature, the protagonist is sometimes referred to as the hero or anti-hero.Biography:an account of a person‟s life written by somebody else, or biographical writing as a form of literature.Novel: Generally speaking, it is an imaginative prose narrative of extended length dealing with fictional characters and events. The constituent elements of a novel include plot, character, conflict, and setting. But there can be exceptions. Some novels are short. Some novels are not fictional. Some novels are in verse. And some novels do not even tell a story. There have been many debates over the appropriate length of a novel. No established length for a novel has been agreed upon. It is generally held, however, that a full-length novel is longer than a novella or short novel, and a short novel is longer than a shot story. A novel should be long enough so as to appear in print in an independent volume. The great length of a novel makes it possible for the characters and themes in it to be developed more fully and subtly.Antihero: a main character in a story, novel, play or film who behaves in a completely different way from what people expect a hero to do. A non-hero is without the qualities and features of atraditional or old-fashioned hero. He is doomed to fail. Antiheroes of early days were Don Quixote, Macbeth, Rip V an Winkle, and Tristram Shandy. Examples of antiheroes in modern literature include Leopold Bloom, Jim Dixon, Jimmy Porter, Herzog, and Y assarian.Free verse:a form of poetry without rhyme, meter, regular line length, and regular stanzaic structure. It depends on natural speech for rhythm. Robert Frost compared it to “playing tennis with the net down.” Though much simpler and less restrictive than conventional poetry and blank verse, free verse does no mean “formlessness.” T. S. Eliot once said that “no verse is free for the man who wants to do a good job.” Though its origin is unknown, it was attempted by such early poets as Surrey, Milton, Blake, and Macpherson. It was Whitman who did the greatest contribution to the development and popularity of free verse. Whitman favored the simplicity and freedom of expression. According to him, “The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of light of letters is simplicity. Noting is better than simplic ity.”Drama: a form of literature written for actors to perform. A drama is divided into acts. An act can be subdivided into scenes. The constituent elements of a drama include dialogue, plot, characters, setting, stage direction, and others. A drama can be as long as three parts called trilogy, or as short as one act only. Greek drama originated in religious ceremonial in honor of Dionysus. Medieval drama developed out of rites celebrating the life events of Jesus Christ. Dramatists of great importance in literary history include Sophocles, Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Shaw. In America, the firs important dramatist was Eugene O‟Neill who wrote the first serious plays. Before O‟Neill, America had theatre. Starting from O‟Neill, it began to have drama.Jazz age: Jazz is a form of dance music that is derived from early Afro-American folk music, ragtime, and Negro blues. It is marked with exciting rhythm, pronounced syncopation, and constant improvisation. The musical instruments used are mainly drums, trumpets, and saxophones. Major composers of Jazz music include Irvin Berlin and W. C. Handy. The term Jazz Age was specifically employed by Fitzgerald to denote the 1920s, which was characterized by the loss of traditional moral standards, indulgence in romantic yearnings, and great social excitement. According to Malco lm Cowley, the Jazz Age was “a legend of glitter, of recklessness, and of talent in such profusion that it was sown broadcast like wild oats.” F. Scott Fitzgerald‟s Tales of the Jazz Age, like Mark Twain‟s The Gilded Age, was an epoch-making work.Autobiography: a story a writer writes about his or her own life experiences. It is narrated fromthe first-person point of view. The term was probably first used by Southey. But the first important autobiography was Confessions written by Augustine of Hippo. Othe r examples include Franklin‟s Autobiography, Adams‟s The Education of Henry Adams, John Stuart Mill‟s Autobiography, Carlyle‟s Reminiscences, Henry David Thoreau‟s Walden, and so on. Sometimes, an autobiography can be fictionalized. An example of this kind is Rousseau‟s Confessions. Some novels and long poems are used for autobiography. Joyce‟s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Whitman‟s “Song of Myself” and Wordsworth‟s The Prelude fall in this category. Dickens‟s David Copperfield, Lawrence‟s Sons and Lovers and O‟Neill‟s Long Day’s Journey into Night have strong autobiographical elements in them.Blank verse: poetry that does not rhyme but has iambic pentameter lines. Though not originated in England or America, it has been the most important and most widely used English verse form. Blank verse is popular because it is closest to the rhythm of daily English speech. Thus most English poems which are dramatic, reflective or narrative are in the form of blank verse. This verse was probably first used in England by Surrey who translated Aeneid, by Sackville and Norton who composed Gorboduc. It was developed and perfected by Marlowe, Shakespeare and Milton. In the 18th century, most poets favored heroic couplets. But Y oung and Thomson were able to write in the tradition of blank verse. The 19th century saw a renewed interest in this poetic form. Masters of blank verse included Wordsworth, Coleridge and Bryant. The fact that blank verse is still practiced by writers like T.S. Eliot, Y eats, Frost and Stevens shows how influential and favorable it really is.Black humor:a term frequently used in modern literary criticism. It is sometimes called …black comedy‟ or …tragic farce.‟ It is humor or laughter resulting from great pain, despair, horror and the absurdity of human existence. Black humor is a common quality of modern anti-novels and anti-dramas. Examples are Franz Kafka‟s stories like “Metamorphosis”, “The Castle” and “The Trial”, Joseph Heller‟s novel Catch-22and Albee‟s The Zoo Story. Other writers who did much contribution to the popularity of black humor were Beckett, Camus, Ionesco, V onnegut, Pynchon and so on.Head rhyme: the use in verse or prose of several words close together which all begin with the same letter. It is done for special musical effect comparable to the effects of end rhyme. In mostcases, alliteration is the repetition of identical initial consonant sounds. Examples are Pope‟s “For fools rush in where angels fear to tread,” Poe‟s “The weary, wayworn wanderer bore,” and Coleridge‟s“Five miles meandering with a mazy motion.” Alliteration of initial vowels is quite limited in number. An example of vowel alliteration is “It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.”Surprise Ending:Also called “O. Henry ending,” it is a completely unexpected turn or revelation of events at the conclusion of a story or play. An example is “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant. Another instance is O. Henry‟s story “The Gift of the Magi.”III. Give brief answers to the following questions. (15)1.Who is the father of American literature? (Consult your book)2.Who is the father of American poetry? (Consult your book)3.What is Poe‟s theory concerning poetry? (Consult your book)4.What is Poe‟s theory concerning the short story? (Consult your book)5.What are the major characteristics of Twain‟s writing style? (Consult your book)6.What are the major characteristics of Irving‟s writing style? (Consult your book)7.What is “black humor? (Consult your book)8.What is the Harlem Renaissance? (Consult your book)9.What is the New England Renaissance? (Consult your book)10.What are the major characteristics of colonial American literature? (See your book)11.What is the Lost Generation? (Consult your book)12.What are Benjamin Franklin‟s contributions to A merican culture? (See your book)13.Why is colonial American literature neither American nor literary? (See your book)14.What is the Jazz Age? (Consult your book)15.What is American transcendentalism? (Consult your book)16.What is imagism? (Consult your book)17.What is O. Henry Ending? (Consult your book)18.What is free verse? (Consult your book)IV. Read the following poem and try to understand and explain it.(20)FogTHE FOG comesOn little cat feet.It sits lookingOver harbor and cityOn silent haunchesAnd then moves on(An imagist poem by Carl Sandburg; depicting the fog and its movement; free verse written in the tradition of Whiman.)In a Station of the Metro(Ezra Pound)The Apparition of these faces in the crowd;Petals on a wet, black bough.( a poem of the Imagist school, written by Ezra Pound.)The Road Not T aken(By Robert Frost)TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;Then took the other, as just as fair,Though as for that, the passing thereHad worn them really about the same,And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I kept the first for another day!Y et knowing how way leads to way,I doubted if I should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.(A poem by Robert Frost. It is about the difficulty of making a choice.)Dreams(by Langston Hughes)Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly.Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren fieldFrozen with snow.(Consult your book)。

文章标题：The Enchantment of MusicMusic, an invisible force, holds the power to transport us to a realm of pure emotions. It's a language that transcends boundaries, a universal connector of hearts and minds. From the serene melodies of classical music to the electric beats of rock, music stirs our souls and ignites our imaginations. It can be a solace in solitude, a celebration in company, and a force that binds communities together. Whether we dance to its rhythm or simply listenin silence, music offers a unique escape from the mundane,a window to the infinite. Its melodies echo in our hearts, its harmonies resonate in our minds, and its power toinspire and heal remains unparalleled.音乐，一种无形的力量，拥有将我们带入纯粹情感境界的能力。

它是一种超越界限的语言，是连接心灵和思想的通用桥梁。

从古典音乐的宁静旋律到摇滚乐的动感节拍，音乐能触动我们的灵魂，点燃我们的想象力。

在孤独时，它是慰藉；在欢聚时，它是庆祝；它也是一种将社区团结在一起的力量。

jazz age名词解释
“爵士时代”是指20世纪20年代和30年代初期的美国文化时期，这个时期被誉为“狂欢时代”，因为当时的年轻一代意气风发，追求自由和狂欢。

以下是一些与“爵士时代”相关的术语和定义：
1. 爵士乐：一种源于黑人音乐的音乐风格，强调即兴演奏和复杂的和声，是“爵士时代”最具代表性的文化元素之一。

2. 禁酒令：一项法律，旨在禁止生产、销售和消费酒精饮料，从而打击酒类走私和酗酒问题。

禁酒令期间，很多人将酒精饮料非法地制造和销售，这导致了“地下酒吧”的兴起和爵士时代的文化繁荣。

3. 狂欢派对：在爵士时代，狂欢派对是非常流行的活动，通常在地下酒吧和私人住宅中举行。

这些派对的主题包括爵士乐、酒类、时尚和社交活动。

4. 电影：电影在20世纪20年代和30年代初期成为了流行文化的一部分。

无声电影和有声电影的出现让电影成为了一种受欢迎的娱乐方式，也促进了“好莱坞黄金时代”的出现。

5. 妇女权利：爵士时代是女性争取平等权利的时期。

女性开始涉足工作领域，参加政治活动，并追求社会和经济上的平等。

这些进展对整个美国社会产生了深远的影响。

6. 流行文化：爵士时代是美国流行文化的转折点。

人们开始关注娱乐、时尚和消费，这种文化现象在后来的年代中继续发展。

7. 大萧条：20世纪30年代早期，美国经历了一场经济大萧条。

这场危机对美国社会和文化产生了深远的影响，也标志着“爵士时代”文化的结束。

总之，“爵士时代”是一个充满活力和创造力的时期，对美国文化和社会产生了重要的影响。

这个时期的文化元素和社会进展对我们今天的生活仍然具有重要的意义。

音乐流派中英文对照第一篇：音乐流派中英文对照0=“Blues”;布鲁斯1=“ClassicRock”;经典摇滚2=“Country”;乡村3=“Dance”;舞曲4=“Disco”;迪斯科5=“Funk”;疯克6=“Grunge”;垃圾乐7=“Hip-Hop”;西哈8=“Jazz”;爵士9=“Metal”;金属10=“NewAge”;新世纪音乐12=“Other”;其他13=“Pop”;流行14=“R&B”RB15=“Rap”;饶舌17=“Rock”;摇滚19=“Industrial”;工业金属20=“Alternative”;另类21=“Ska”;ska22=“DeathMetal”;死亡金属26=“Ambient”;氛围流行27=“Trip-Hop”;triphop 28=“Vocal”;人声29=“Jazz+Funk”;爵士疯克31=“Trance”;trance32=“Classical”;古典33=“Instrumental”;纯乐器演奏34=“Acid”;酸性35=“House”;house舞曲36=“Game”;游戏乐39=“Noise”;噪音乐41=“Bass”;贝斯42=“Soul”;灵魂乐43=“Punk”;朋克44=“Space”;太空乐46=“InstrumentalPop”;器乐流行47=“InstrumentalRock”器乐摇滚49=“Gothic”;哥特50=“Darkwave”;暗潮51=“Techno-Industrial”技术工业摇滚;52=“Electronic”;电子乐53=“Pop-Folk”;流行民谣54=“Eurodance”;欧洲舞曲55=“Dream”;梦幻流行56=“SouthernRock”;南方摇滚57=“Comedy”;喜剧乐59=“Gangsta”;绑匪乐60=“T op40”;顶级4061=“ChristianRap”;基督饶舌62=“Pop/Funk”;流行/朋克63=“Jungle”丛林乐64=“NativeAmerican”;美国土著乐66=“NewWave”;新浪潮音乐68=“Rave”;锐舞71=“Lo-Fi”;低保真73=“AcidPunk”;酸性朋克74=“AcidJazz”;酸性爵士78=“Rock&Roll”;摇滚79=“HardRock”;硬摇滚/* Extended genres */80=“Folk”;民谣81=“Folk-Rock”;民谣摇滚82=“NationalFolk”;民谣83=“Swing”;摇摆乐86=“Latin”;拉丁乐88=“Celtic”;凯尔特音乐91=“GothicRock”;哥特摇滚92=“ProgessiveRock”;激进摇滚95=“SlowRock”;慢摇96=“BigBand”;大乐队97=“Chorus”;合唱99=“Acoustic”;不插电音乐103=“Opera”;歌剧104=“ChamberMusic”;室内音乐112=“Club”;俱乐部乐Tango“;探戈RhythmicSoul”;节奏灵魂乐Freestyle“;自由乐”PunkRock“;朋克摇滚”Euro-House“;欧洲house DanceHall”;舞厅乐Drum&Bass“;鼓与贝丝Hardcore”;硬核Terror“;恐怖Indie”;独立音乐BritPop“;英式摇滚”Beat“;打击乐”ChristianGangstaRap“;基督绑匪饶舌乐”HeavyMetal“;重金属”BlackMetal";黑金第二篇：音乐专业术语中英文对照Accordion 手风琴Aftertouch 触后Alto 女低音Amplitude 振幅Amplitude Modulation(AM)调幅Analogue 模拟的Anticipation 先现音Arpeggio 琶音，分解和弦Attack 起音Audio 音频Augmented 增音程，增和弦Ballade 叙事曲Band 波段，大乐队Banjo 班卓琴（美国民间乐器）Bank 音色库Baritone 男中音Barline 小节线Baroque 巴罗克Bass 贝司Bassoon 大管（巴松）Brass 铜管总称Cassette 卡座Cello 大提琴Channel 音色通道Choir 人声合唱Chord 和弦Chorus 合唱效果器Clarinet 单簧管Clef 谱号Combination 组合音色Compressor 压缩效果器Concerto 协奏曲Console 调音台Contrabass 低音提琴Ctrl 控制器Cymbal 镲，钹Decay 衰减Delay 延迟效果器Digital 数码的Diminished 减音程，减和弦Distorted 失真效果器Dolby NR 杜比降噪 Dominant 属音（和弦）Dot 附点Drum 鼓Duration 音符的时值Echo 回声，反射Effector 效果器Encore 返场加演曲目English Horn 英国管Enhance 增益Envelope 包络EQ(Equalizer)均衡器Exciter 激励器External 外置的，外部设备的Fade in 淡入Fade out 淡出Fantasia 幻想曲Filter 滤波器Flange 凸缘效果器Flat 降号Flute 长笛French Horn 圆号（法国号）Frequency 频率Frequency Modulation(FM)调频Fret 吉它指板Fretless Bass 无品贝司Grace Note 装饰音Grand Piano 三角钢琴Graphic 图解式的Guitar 吉它Harmonica 口琴Harmony 和声，和声学Harp 竖琴Harpsichord 古钢琴Instrument 乐器Intermezzo 间奏曲Internal 内置的，内部的Interval 音程Inversion 转位Key 调Keyboard 键盘Leading-note 导音LFO 低频震荡器 Loop 循环反复Lyric 歌词Major 大调的March 进行曲Measure 小节Metronome 节拍器Minor 小调的Modulation 调制Mordent 波音Monitor 监听Mono 单声道Multiple 多重，多轨Mute 静音Nocturne 夜曲Normalize 最大化波形Note 音符Nylon 尼龙弦吉它Oboe 双簧管Octave 八度Opera 歌剧Orchestral 交响乐团Organ 管风琴Overdrive 过载效果器Overture 序曲Pad 铺垫和弦Pan 相位Pattern 模板Pedal 踏板Percussion 打击乐Phase 相位调整Phones 耳机Piccolo 短笛Pitch 音高Pitch Bend 音高的滑动（推弦）Pizz String 弦乐器拨弦Playback 回放Polyphony 复调,复音数Prelude 前奏曲Quantize 量化Quartet 四重奏（唱）Quintet 五重奏（唱）Realtime 实时的 Recorder 竖笛Relative key 关系调Release 释音Renaissance 文艺复兴Reverb 混响Reverse 颠倒位置Rhapsody 狂想曲Sample 采样器Sample rate 采样率Sampler 采样器Sawtooth 锯齿波Sax 萨克斯Scale 音阶Score 谱面Serenade 小夜曲Sequencer 音序器Sharp 升号Sine 正弦波Sitar 西他（印度乐器）SMPTE 音视频同步码Solo 独奏Sonata 奏鸣曲Soprano 女高音Spectrum 频谱Square 方型波Staff 五线谱Steel 钢弦吉它Stereo 立体声Strings 弦乐器Subdominant 下属音（和弦）Suspension 延留音Sustain 延音（踏板）Symphony 交响曲Synth 合成的Synthesizer 合成器Tab 吉它六线谱Tape 磁带Tempo 速度Tenor 男高音Timpani 定音鼓Tonica 主和弦Track 音轨 Transpose 移调Tremolo 颤音Trembone 长号Trio 三重奏（唱）Trumpet 小号Tuba 大号Turn 调音Velocity 触键力度Vibrato 颤音，振动Viola 中提琴Violin 小提琴Voice 声部Volume 音量Wah 哇音效果器Xylophone 木琴第三篇：中英文对照A《美国口语惯用法例句集粹》ＡA(Page 1-4)1.about1)2)3)4)5)6)7)I'd like to know what this is all about.我想知道这到底是怎么回事。

The 1920s (The Jazz Age) -- The Second Renaissance in American Literature美国文学的第二次繁荣The 1920s:他们是新的一代，长大以后发现所有的神祗已经死去，所有的战争已经打完，所有对人类的信念已经动摇。

—Fitzgerald美国文学的第一次高潮出现于19世纪中叶，人们称之为美国的“文艺复兴时期”。

以爱默生、梭罗、霍桑、麦尔维尔、惠特曼等为代表的一批浪漫主义作家和诗人，共同形成了美国文学上的首次辉煌。

在20世纪五六十年代这个美国历史上的多事之秋，又有一大批名家名作涌现，美国文学再次兴旺。

但是无论是文学在社会上所处的地位，还是美国作家表现出来的创作激情，这一前一后的两次繁荣，都难以同20世纪二三十年代出现的气势磅礴的文学大潮相提并论。

二三十年代是一个被马尔科姆•布莱德伯里称为“文化沸腾”的时期。

造成“沸腾”的原因是那个时期的文化气候出现了不同寻常的高温。

时代的变迁与人的思想、与文化传统之间的各种矛盾，在这20年强烈地碰撞摩擦，产生出高能的热量，几乎完全重塑了年轻一代的文化态度和行为模式——同时也在另一层面改变了文学的主题和形式。

二三十年代是美国文学的黄金时代。

从这一时期的作家和作品中，我们可以看到20世纪头几十年美国社会史、文化史和认识史上所发生的一场巨变。

这20年被夹在人类历史上最大、最残酷的两场战争之间。

人们习惯把从1919年第一次世界大战结束到1929年称为二十年代。

很多人认为二十年代是美国进入“现代社会”的第一个10年。

这10年里美国人，尤其是文化青年，一方面承受着第一次世界大战的巨大心理冲击，而另一方面又受到了新时期即将或已经到来的强烈的“现代意识”的撩拨，在历史造成的“迷惘”和经济繁荣激起的亢奋中，有点无所适从，但又跃跃欲试。

但1929年纽约的股市暴跌揭开了长达10年的大萧条的序幕，令人始料不及。

到1939年第二次世界大战爆发为止，在这后一个10年中，人们度过了历史上最不堪回首的经济危机。

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In the 1980s and 1990s.答案：A8. How did jazz change during the Swing Era?A. It became more popular.B. It became less popular.C. It became slower.D. It became more formal.答案：A9. What does the speaker say about Duke Ellington?A. He played the piano.B. He composed jazz music.C. He performed in Europe.D. He invented the saxophone.答案：B10. What can be inferred about the future of jazz?A. It will decline in popularity.B. It will remain unchanged.C. It will continue to evolve.D. It will focus more on vocals.答案：CPart II: Reading ComprehensionSection A: Multiple Choice QuestionsPassage 111. Which of the following statements is true about anxiety?A. It is always harmful.B. It is genetically determined.C. It can be effectively treated.D. It is a sign of weakness.答案：C12. According to the passage, cognitive-behavior therapy aims to_______.A. uncover the root cause of anxietyB. alter irrational thoughts and behaviorsC. provide temporary relief from anxietyD. prescribe medications to control anxiety答案：B13. What does the passage say about medication for anxiety?A. It is the most effective treatment.B. It can lead to long-term dependency.C. It is the only treatment available.D. It is typically combined with therapy.答案：D14. How does the author feel about self-help books for anxiety?A. They are ineffective.B. They can be useful in some cases.C. They are superior to therapy.D. They are more popular than therapy.答案：B15. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To argue against the use of medication for anxiety.B. To promote self-help books for anxiety.C. To outline different treatment options for anxiety.D. To explain the causes of anxiety disorders.答案：CSection B: True or False StatementsPassage 216. 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Write a letter to your professor explaining why you were unable to submit your assignment on time. Include the following details:- Apologize for the late submission.- Explain the reason for the delay.- Request an extension.- Assure that it will not happen again.Dear Professor,I am writing to apologize for the late submission of my assignment. I understand the importance of submitting work on time and take full responsibility for my delay.The reason for the delay is that I had to urgently attend to a family emergency. I received a call from home, informing me that my grandmother had fallen ill and was admitted to the hospital. As a result, I had to travel back to my hometown immediately to be with her and provide support to my family during this difficult time.I understand that this situation is not a valid excuse for my late submission, but I kindly request an extension of X days to complete and submit my assignment. I assure you that I have already started working on it and will prioritize it to ensure its timely submission.I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by my late submission and assure you that this will not happen again in the future. I deeply value your understanding and guidance throughout the course and will make every effort to maintain exemplary academic discipline.Thank you for your consideration and understanding.Best regards,[Your Name]Word Count: 482Part V: TranslationTranslate the following paragraph into English:随着科技的快速发展，越来越多的人开始使用智能手机。