首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Jazz is America’s contribution to popular music.【C1】______ classical music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is【C2
Jazz is America’s contribution to popular music.【C1】______ classical music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is【C2
admin
2015-03-26
31
问题
Jazz is America’s contribution to popular music.【C1】______ classical music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is【C2】______ and free-form.
The【C3】______ of this music are as interesting as the music itself. Jazz was【C4】______ by American Negroes, who were brought to the Southern states as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours in the cotton and tobacco fields. This work was hard and life was【C5】______. When a Negro died his friends and relatives formed a procession【C6】______ the body to the cemetery.
A band often【C7】______ the procession. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the【C8】______. But on the way home the【C9】______ changed. Spirits lifted. Everybody was happy. Death had removed one of their number,【C10】______ the living were glad to be alive. The band played happy music, improvising【C11】______ both the harmony and the melody of the tunes presented at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.
Music has always been important in Negro life.【C12】______ mainly from West Africa, the blacks who were brought to America already【C13】______ a rich musical tradition. This music【C14】______ on religious ceremonies【C15】______ dancing, singing, clapping, and stamping to the【C16】______ of a drum were important forms of musical and rhythmic【C17】______. As these people settled【C18】______ their new life in the plantations of the South, music【C19】______ its importance. In the fields, they【C20】______ work songs. Singing made the hard work go faster.
【C16】
选项
A、beat
B、pound
C、pulse
D、bass
答案
A
解析
语义线索题。the beat of the drum表示“鼓点的节拍”,符合上下文语义。pound“重击声,锤击”;pulse“脉搏”;bass“低音”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ENHK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
______the1500’s______thefirstEuropeanexploredthecoastofCalifornia.
ThreefactorscontributetothemiraculousspreadofEnglish【C1】______aninternationallanguage:Englishusageinscience,te
Afterpeoplehavelearnedthatmagnetsattractthings,centuriespassed______theytooknoteofthefactthatmagnetssometimes
Unlessyousignacontractwiththeinsurancecompanyforyourgoods,youarenotentitled______arepaymentforthegoodsdamag
Believeitornot,noonecanaffordtodenyorignorethetinysparkleofanidea,especiallyina/an【C1】______ofknowledgee
Inthepast,Americanfamiliestendedtobe______.
Unlessallthemembersagreeto______totheplan,theremaybefurtherdevelopmentinthecourseofaction.
Friends______oneofthepopulardramaseriesforstudentswhowanttostudyEnglish.
Whatpreventsthemanfromtakingthepoetsof1960scourse?
随机试题
帝国主义在《辛丑条约》签订后加强了________。
高血压病人的饮食应以_______,维生素丰富,不饮酒为原则。
当事人申请仲裁须满足什么条件?
X线摄影所用的钨酸钙增感屏是
患者,男,22岁。患急性白血病,高热,口渴多汗,头痛面赤,咽喉肿痛,便秘,尿血,舌红绛,苔黄,脉大。治疗应首先考虑的方剂是()
阅读以下材料,完成下列问题。2012年山东省农村居民人均总收入13645.26元,同比增长12.34%。分类项目中,工资总收入4383.22元,同比增长17.98%,其中,在本乡地域内劳动得到收入2615.32元,外出就业得到收入1448.4元,同比分别
马斯特杯2003年中国机器人大赛中的足球赛正在进行,有三位教授对决赛结果进行预测。赵教授说:冠军不是清华大学队,也不是浙江大学队。钱教授说:冠军不是清华大学队,而是中国科技大学队。孙教授说:冠军不是中国科技大学队,而是清华大学队。比赛结果表明,他们中只有一
现代边缘派诗歌代表作《奇怪的接近》中写道:“咖啡的颜色接近于黑啤,黑啤的颜色接近于咖啡……我必须要放弃其中之一。我留下了黑啤,尽管它似乎不如咖啡高贵……”如果我们把诗歌中的语句看做表达了一种判断形式的话,以下选项中判断形式与之不同的是?
Despitethefactthatthetwocouncilmembersbelongedtodifferentpoliticalparties.They______theissueofhowtofinanceth
Thewildboaristheancestorofthedomesticpig,butitisverydifferentintermsofits【C1】beh______andappearance.Theboar
最新回复
(
0
)