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Jerome Kern is often called the father of American musical theater. Kern is remembered for the hundreds of songs he wrote for musical plays and movies. Music historians say that Kern gave artistic importance to American popular music for the first time. And, they say, he led the development of the first truly American theater music.
Jerome Kern was born into a middle-class family in New York City in 1885. Jerome’s mother, Fanny, loved the piano. She began to teach Jerome how to play when he was very young.
Jerome was a quiet boy and not a top student. When he pleted high school, his father said he would have to work in the family’s store. But he later came to believe that Jerome might do better in music than in business after all. So he let the boy go to Europe to study music, as almost all serious young musicians did at the time.
Jerome Kern began his career as a songwriter in theaters in London and New York City. Success came quickly. By the early nineteen twenties, Kern was a successful young poser for Broadway musical edies. In one three-year period alone, he wrote music for nineteen shows.
Kern wanted to try something pletely new. He thought a musical play should be a real work of art, not just a collection of songs and dances. Kern wanted to do a truly American musical, with real American characters and real situations.
In 1927, he found the story he wanted. It was the book “Show Boat” by American writer Edna Ferber. “Show Boat” takes place in the 1880 on a passenger steam boat that travels along the Mississippi River.
Kern died in 1945 at the age of sixty. But “Show Boat” has been performed thousands of times all over the world.father
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【小题1】father 原词再现。根据文章第一句Jerome Kern is often called the father of American musical theater可知本文讲述的是American musical theater之父Jerome Kern。
【小题2】 first 推理题。根据文章第二段最后一句She began to teach Jerome how to play when he was very young.可知他的母亲教他学习音乐，是他的第一位老师。
【小题3】interest 推理题。根据文章第三段But he later came to believe that Jerome might do better in music than in business after all.可知他的父亲认为他可能更擅长音乐，而不是做生意。他对做生意也没有表现出很大的兴趣。
【小题4】 became/was 推理题。根据第四段第一行Jerome Kern began his career as a songwriter in theaters in London可知他在纽约和伦敦开始了自己的音乐生涯，成为了一名写歌的作家。
【小题5】 wrote 词义转换。根据Kern was a successful young poser for Broadway musical edies可知他成为百老汇的音乐剧的作曲家，也就是说他为百老汇音乐剧写哥，故write正确。
【小题6】 different 词义转换。根据第五段第一句Kern wanted to try something pletely new可知他希望自己的歌曲是新的，与众不同。故使用different。
【小题7】 made/changed 推理题。根据倒数第二段It was the book “Show Boat” by American writer Edna Ferber.可知这本书是别人的作品，被他改编成了音乐剧。故使用changed/made。
【小题8】 68 计算题。根据Kern died in 1945 at the age of sixty.今年是2013年，可知他是在你68年前去世的。
【小题9】popular 原词再现。根据文章第一段. Music historians say that Kern gave artistic importance to American popular music for the first time. And, they say, he led the development of the first truly American theater music.可知他给美国的流行音乐带来了艺术性。
【小题10】developed 原词再现。根据文章第一段最后一句he led the development of the first truly American theater music.