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Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. 【21】______ the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was b
Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. 【21】______ the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was b
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Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. 【21】______ the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was born, America had no prominent 【22】______ of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was 【23】______ , or by whom. But it began to be 【24】______ in the early 1900s. Jazz is America’s contribution to 【25】______ music. In contrast to classical music, which 【26】______ formal European traditions. Jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It bubbles with energy, 27 moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s, jazz 【28】______ like America. And 【29】______ it does today.
The 【30】______ of this music are as interesting as the music 【31】______ , American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today were the Jazz 【32】______ . They were brought to the Southern states 【33】______ slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long 【34】______ . When a Negro died, his friends and relatives 【35】______ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the 【36】______ . On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion, 【37】______ on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their 【38】______ , but the living were glad to be alive. The band played 【39】______ music, improvising (即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes 【40】______ at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of Jazz.
【32】
选项
A、players
B、followers
C、fans
D、pioneers
答案
D
解析
A项意为“表演者”,B项意为“跟随者”,C项意为“音乐迷”,D项意为“先锋”。全文围绕爵士乐的起源展开,从下文看,美国黑人发明了爵士乐,所以推测本句意为“美国黑人是爵士乐的先锋”。
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