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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.
Sailors working with sharp, quick pulls would probably have sung a ______. (  )
选项 A、slow capstan chantey
B、halyard chantey
C、short-haul chantey
D、pumping chantey
答案C
解析 细节题。“进行快节奏工作的船员需要唱什么样的歌?”C选项“短拉歌”正确。文中最后一段说short—haul chanteys were sung for any job that required quick，sharp pulls。其他A选项“慢起锚歌”；B选项“升降歌”；D选项“泵歌”。
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