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

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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,【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.
【C1】

选项 A、By
B、At
C、In
D、On

答案B

解析 本题首先考查词汇的惯用搭配,但能够形成搭配的选项不止一个。所以关键是要在文章已知信息中定位能够确定本填空答案的提示线索。这个线索就是后面的“when jazz was born”,这是一个时间点的概念,即“当爵士乐产生的时候”。因此,本填空与后文组成的词组必须是表示一个时间点,答案就只能是B)At,因为“At”表达的是一个时间点,而“At the turn of”表示“当……之初”。本题最大的干扰项A)By,“By the turn of”表示的是“到某个时间为止”。
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