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 19009. 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】______the moods, interest, 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 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.
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选项 A、origins
B、originals
C、discoveries
D、resources

答案A

解析 A项“origin”表示“起源,出身”;B项“original”表示“原物,原作”;C项“discovery”表示“发现,发明”;D项“resource”表示“资源,财力”。联系上下文可知,这里在讲爵士音乐的起源。所以应该选A“origin”。
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