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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, Americ

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

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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】______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.
【C1】
选项 A、By
B、At
C、In
D、On
答案B
解析 这里at the turn of the century表示“在本世纪初”这一具体时间，故只有at符合题意。
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