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  3. of its own to classical music emotions of the people work long hours A. forced to (68)______ B. In contrast (69)______ C. expres

of its own to classical music emotions of the people work long hours A. forced to (68)______ B. In contrast (69)______ C. expres

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问题 of its own to classical music
emotions of the people work long hours
A. forced to (68)______
B. In contrast (69)______
C. expressing the moods, interest, and(70)______
D. no prominent style (71)______
    Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. At the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was born, America had (72)______. No one knows exactly when jazz was invented , or by whom, but it began to be heard in the early 1900s. Jazz is America’ s contribution to popular music. (73)______, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It bubbles with energy, (74)______. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, and so it does today. The origins of this music are as interesting as the music itself. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and(75)______.
    When a Negro died his friends and relatives formed a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the procession. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. But on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their numbers, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played happy music, improvising (即兴表演) on 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.
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答案D
解析 空格前一句的意思为：在世纪之交，当爵士乐出现时。空格后一句的意思为：没有人确切地知道爵士乐是何时或是由何人创造出来的，但是，早在二十世纪九十年代初期，它就开始被人们说起。所以，D项“没有它自己的显著的音乐风格”符合题意。所以，答案是D。
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