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. And【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】______mu-sic, 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.
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选项 A、players
B、followers
C、fans
D、pioneers

答案D

解析 A项意为“表演者”,B项意为“跟随者”,C项意为“音乐迷”,D项意为“先锋”。全文围绕爵士乐的起源展开,从下文看,美国黑人发明了爵士乐,所以推测本句意为“美国黑人是爵士乐的先锋”。
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