听力原文: A European Union peace mission has left Algeria. The departure came as three bom
How many casualties were caused by the three bombs?
A.2 people.
B.30 people.
C.28 people.
D.1200 people.
How many casualties were caused by the three bombs?
A.2 people.
B.30 people.
C.28 people.
D.1200 people.
A.Terrorists.
B.Civilians.
C.Muslim extremist rebels.
D.The European Union.
The divisions of time we use today were developed in ancient Babylonia 4,000 years ago. Babylonian astronomers believed the sun moved around the Earth every 365 days. They divided the trip into 12 equal parts, each with 30 days. Then they divided each day into 24 equal parts or hours, and divided each hour into 60 minutes, each minute into 60 seconds.
Humans have used many devices to measure time. he sundial was one of the earliest and simplest. However, the sundial worked well 0nly when the weather was fine, so other ways of measuring the passing of time were invented. One device was the hourglass. By the eighteenth century, people had developed mechanical clocks and watches. So we have devices to mark the passing of time, but what time is it now? Clocks in different parts of the world do not show the same time at the same time, because time on Earth is set by the sun's position in the sky above us. As international communications and travel grew, it became clear that a way to establish a common time for 'all parts of the world was needed. In 1884, an international conference divided the world into 24 time zones, each zone represents 0ne hour. The astronomical observatory in Greenwich, England, was chosen as the starting point for the time zones. Twelve zones are west of Greenwich. Twelve arc east. The time at Greenwich measured by the sun is considered by astronomers to be Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.Why we measure time the way we do.
B.Ways of measuring time.
C.The development of universal time.
D.How time is measured.
A.sundial
B.electric clock
C.hourglass
D.mechanical clock
A.is the 12th of 24 time zones
B.is calculated from the sun
C.was named when chosen at an international conference because of its strategic location in the world
D.provides the same time for all of the world
A.The ancient Babylonians used 12 as a basic division of time because they believed the sun moved around the Earth.
B.If we revise the way we measure time, we should use a division of 10 rather than 12.
C.Ways of measuring time have changed in response to human need and technological development.
D.Universal Time is so named because it can be applicable throughout the universe.
A.The ability to be totally absorbed in the music.
B.Improvisation.
C.Collective improvisation.
D.Ragtime with spontaneous additions.
A.to develop his style. of music
B.because that was the style. of music he played
C.to play with each of his bands
D.to make up tunes
The person most often credited with inventing jazz is cornettist Buddy Bolden, a barber. Since his career was over before the first jazz recordings were made, all we have left is legend. He was famous for his big bold cornet sound, as well as for his bold personality. His band started playing around 1895, in New Orleans parades and dances, and eventually rose to become one of the most popular bands in the city. He made up one song after another, and when be wasn't playing, his rich voice was capturing attention. His band had one feature that later jazz authorities recognized as indispensable—"the trance", an ability to sink himself in the music until nothing mattered but himself and the cornet, in fervent communion. Legend has it that he was so popular he had eight bands playing on the same night, and he'd rush from band to band playing a few tunes with each. Several early Jazz musicians, like Sidney Bechet and Bunk Johnson, apparently played in Bolden's bands occasionally.
The Bolden style. had blues foundations, however, his music was more like ragtime with improvised embellishments. His band featured cornet, clarinet, trombone, guitar, bass and drums, playing a mix of popular dance numbers in both ragtime and blues style. By the turn of the century, many New Orleans' bands had begun playing in the collective improvisational style. pioneered by Buddy Bolden. One of those groups was the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, the group which made the first ever jazz recording.
In 1906, Bolden began suffering periods of derangement. The following year he was committed to a mental hospital outside of New Orleans, and remained there for 24 years until his death in 1931 at the age of 54. Trombonist Frankie Dusen took over the Bolden Band, renamed it the Eagle Band, and they continued to be very popular in New Orleans until around 1917. Although we have no recordings of Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton's "Buddy Bolden Blues" did immortalize this pioneering musician.
According to the passage, what was Bolden doing when he wasn't playing?
A.Sleeping.
B.Practicing.
C.Making up songs.
D.Using his voice.
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