Music comes in many forms; most countries have style of their own. 【C1】______ the turn of the century when jazz was born, Americ

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问题     Music comes in many forms; most countries have style of their own. 【C1】______ the turn of the century when jazz 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 190Os. Jazz is America’s contribution to  【C5】______  music. In contrast to classic music, which 【C6】______  formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous amt free-form. It bubbles with energy, 【C7】______  the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz 【C8】______  like America. And 【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. Spirit lifted. Death had removed one of their 【C18】______  , but the living were glad to be alive. The band played【C19】______  music, improvising 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、tbrmed
D、hosted

答案C

解析 form“成,形成”,这里意为“……组成一支送葬的队伍……”;compose“成”;但通常用被动形式be composed of表示“由……组成”,host“当主人招待”,demonstrate“示范,证明”,与句意不符。
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