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  3. The Origins of Jazz Music Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. At the turn of the last centu

The Origins of Jazz Music Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. At the turn of the last centu

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问题                       The Origins of Jazz Music
    Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. At the turn of the last century,【C1】______jazz was born,America had no prominent【C2】______of its own. No one knows exactly when it was invented or by whom. But it began to be【C3】______in the early 1890s. Jazz is America’ s contribution to【C4】______music. In contrast to classical music, which【C5】______formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free in form. It bubbles with energy,【C6】______the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s,jazz 【C7】______like America. And so it does today. The【C8】______of the music are as interesting as the music itself. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today,were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to the southern states【C9】______slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours. When a Negro died,his friends and relatives【C10】______ a procession(行列)to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the【C11】______. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow,solemn(严肃的)music suited to the occasion.【C12】______on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their number, but the living were glad to be【C13】______. The band played 【C14】______music, improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes 【C15】______at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.
【C3】
选项 A、listened
B、seen
C、heard
D、moved
答案C
解析 句意：19世纪90年代早期才听到爵士乐。hear强调听到的内容是什么，有被动语态，而listen强调的是听这一动作，没有被动语态。故选heard。
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