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  3. Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.【C1】________the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was born

Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.【C1】________the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was born

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问题     Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.【C1】________the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was born, America had no prominent【C2】________of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was【C3】________, or by whom. But it began to be【C4】________in the early 1900s. Jazz is America’s contribution to【C5】________music. In contrast to classical music, which【C6】________formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It bubbles with energy,【C7】________moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz【C8】________ like America,【C9】________ it does today.
    The【C10】________of this music are as interesting as the music【C11】________, American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the Jazz【C12】________. They were brought to the Southern states【C13】________slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long【C14】________When a Negro died, his friends and relatives【C15】________a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the【C16】________. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion.【C17】________on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their【C18】________, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played【C19】________music, improvising (即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes【C20】________at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of Jazz.
【C18】
选项 A、number
B、members
C、body
D、relations
答案B
解析 本填空也是利用前后句之间的对应成分分析确定答案。因为前句为“Death had removed one of their ________”，而后句为“but the living were glad to be alive’’。这里the living指的是“活着的人”，对应前一句的“Death”。不难判断出前一句的意思是说“死亡已经夺走了他们之中的一员，但活着的人为自己还活着感到高兴”，所以四个选项中B)members最为合适，其他选项与此填空均无关系。
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