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The crew of a clipper ship had to work together smoothly to keep the ship sailing. To help, they sang work songs called sea chan
The crew of a clipper ship had to work together smoothly to keep the ship sailing. To help, they sang work songs called sea chan
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2013-07-02
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The crew of a clipper ship had to work together smoothly to keep the ship sailing. To help, they sang work songs called sea chanteys.
The chanteyman sang out the verses. They set the rhythm for the work to be done. The chanteyman made up his own lines, and the men joined in the chorus. The songs were about sailing, fishing, love, war, anything and everything. The men heaved or pulled the ropes on the beat of the chorus.
Different rhythms were necessary for different shipboard jobs. There were slow capstan chanteys sung while turning the capstan, a large wheel on deck used to pull up the anchor. There were halyard chanteys sung while pulling up the sails. Pumping chanteys were sung, when the sailors manned the pumps amidships, and short-haul chanteys were sung for any job that required quick, sharp pulls.
The rhythms of the chanteys varied because______. ( )
选项
A、different jobs required different rhythms
B、some chantey men sang in different rhythms
C、sailors worked at different speeds
D、some jobs required the work of many sailors
答案
A
解析
细节题。“船歌的节奏为什么变化?”A选项“不同的工作需要不同的节奏”是正确的。文中第三段说Different rhythms were necessary for different shipboard jobs。其他B选项“船员唱歌节奏不同”;C选项“船员工作节奏不同”;D选项“某些工作需要很多船员”,文中都未提及。
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