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  3. Rhythm and blues, or R&B, is a【C1】______of music that came out of the jazz, blues and gospel music that was being【C2】______by Af

Rhythm and blues, or R&B, is a【C1】______of music that came out of the jazz, blues and gospel music that was being【C2】______by Af

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问题     Rhythm and blues, or R&B, is a【C1】______of music that came out of the jazz, blues and gospel music that was being【C2】______by African Americans【C3】______the 1930s and 1940s. Over the years, the term has commonly been used to describe【C4】______popular music this community was played at the time. This more upbeat, exciting type of music caught on【C5】______a big way, and for the first time, African Americans【C6】______their own style of commercial music.
    In the late 1930s, many big bands broke up【C7】______smaller units and formed "jump blues" bands【C8】______played loud music with a strong dance beat, quickly【C9】______popular in the dance halls at the time.
    Early R&B【C10】______were those of Count Basie, Louis Jordan and Lionel Hampton. Basie had a hit in 1937 with One O’clock Jump, 【C11】______Jordan had a string of hits from the late 1930s through the 1940s. By the mid 1940s, R. M. Blues by Roy Milton and The Honeydripper by Joe Liggin each【C12】______one million copies.
    The new music style【C13】______to evolve and was gaining【C14】______rapidly. In Annapolis, more than 50, 000 people【C15】______up to a concert with seating for 8, 000. There was a traffic【C16】______for seven hours.
    Rhythm and blues has come a long way【C17】______American African musicians of the mid 20th century developed their own style of【C18】______music based on some more conservative styles at the time. R&B had huge success in the 1950s and 1960s before making an even【C19】______comeback as contemporary R&B【C20】______the 1980s on.
【C18】
选项 A、sad
B、classic
C、light
D、lively
答案D
解析 A意为“悲伤的”，B意为“经典的”，C意为“轻的”，D意为“活泼的”，根据上下文，R&B应属于活泼的音乐，故选D。
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