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

admin2015-11-04  4

问题     Music comes in many forms; most countries have a 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 1900s. Jazz is America’ s contribution to【C5】______music. In contrast to classical music, which【C6】______formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free. 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 called today, were the jazz【C12】______They were brought to 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, improving 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.
【C3】

选项 A、discovered
B、acted
C、invented
D、designed

答案C

解析 句意:没有人知道爵士乐是什么时候发明的,由谁发明的。discover:发现(不为人知的事物);act:扮演;invent:发明(原先不存在的事物);design:设计,故选invented。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ivYC777K
本试题收录于: 英语题库成考专升本分类
0

最新回复(0)