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  3. 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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问题     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.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? (  )
选项 A、When turning the capstan, men sang slow capstan chanteys.
B、When pulling up the sails, pumping chanteys were sung.
C、When the sailors manned the pumps amidships, they sang halyard chanteys.
D、Sailors never sang any chantey when they were working.
答案A
解析 细节考查题。“根据文章，下面哪一个选项叙述正确?”最后一段列举了四个不同的水上工作唱不同的水手号子的例子，从中即可得出答案。
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