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.
【C15】

选项 A、demonstrated
B、composed
C、hosted
D、formed

答案D

解析 本填空考查动词,而关键的线索是宾语procession(送葬队伍),四个选项中能够与此宾语搭配,构成“组成送葬队伍”的只能是选项D)formed;其他选项B)composed更多的是指“创作一篇作文(写作文)、作曲,或者构成一些抽象事物”;选项A)demonstrated(示威,演示)和C)hosted(主办,举办)均不合适。
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