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

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

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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 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】______  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 Southern States【C13】______  slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long【C14】 ______ When a Negro died his friend 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】V  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 farm of jazz.
【C20】
选项 A、whistled
B、sung
C、presented
D、showed
答案C
解析 whistled意为“吹口哨”；sung意为“唱”；presented意为“表演”；showed意为“展示”，只有presented才能和improvising相搭配。
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