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 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】________moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz【C8】________ like America,【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. 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.
【C5】

选项 A、classical
B、sacred
C、popular
D、light

答案C

解析 本填空可以通过上下句之间的逻辑关系加上对应成分分析法迅速确定答案。首先本填空所在的句子和下一句之间有明显的逻辑关系连接词“In contrast to classical music”;In contrast to表达的是一种对比关系,这样本填空就与“classical music”形成了相反的对应。而“classical music”是一种音乐形式,即“古典音乐”,与之对应的自然就是“popular music”,即“流行音乐”,答案为选项C)。
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