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  3. A.work long hours B.to classical music C.emotions of the people D.of its own A.forced to【T13】______ B.In contrast【T14】___

A.work long hours B.to classical music C.emotions of the people D.of its own A.forced to【T13】______ B.In contrast【T14】___

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问题 A.work long hours     B.to classical music
C.emotions of the people    D.of its own
A.forced to【T13】______
B.In contrast【T14】_______
C.expressing the moods, interest, and【T15】_______
D.no prominent style【T16】_______
    Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.At the turn ofthe century when jazz (爵士乐) was born, America had【T17】______.No one knowsexactly 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.【T18】_______,which follows formalEuropean traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free-form.It bubbles with energy,【T19】_______.In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, and so it does today.The origins ofthis 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【T20】______.When a Negro died his friendsand 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.
【T18】
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答案B
解析 爵士乐是美国对流行音乐所作出的贡献。空格所在句的意思应为：与效仿正式的欧洲传统音乐的古典音乐相对照，爵士乐是自然产生并且是自由形态的。所以，B项“与古典音乐相对照”符合题意。所以，答案是B。
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