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, Am

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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】______music, 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.
【C4】

选项 A、noticed
B、found
C、listened
D、heard

答案A

解析 上文提到“没有人确切知道爵士乐是什么时候,被什么人发明的”,此处又提出了确切时间“20世纪早期”,所以不可能说在这一时间被“发现”或“听到” 根据文义,此处应指音乐“被注意到”。
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