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  3. Music comes in many forms: most countries have a style of their own. 【C1】___

Music comes in many forms: most countries have a style of their own. 【C1】___

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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 style of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was【C2】______, or by whom. But it began to be heard in the early 1900s. Jazz is America’s contribution to【C3】______music. In contrast to classical music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form. It bubbles with energy, 【C4】______the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, and【C5】______it does today. The origins of this music are as interesting as the music【C6】______American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to Southern States【C7】______slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours. When a Negro died his friend and relatives【C8】______a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the procession. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. 【C9】______on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their relations, but the livings were glad to be alive. The band played【C10】______music, improvising (即兴表演) on both the Harmony and the melody of the tunes presented at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz. [br] 【C10】
选项 A、sad
B、solemn
C、happy
D、funeral
答案 C
解析 这里选择happy，以便和上句中提到的slow和solemn相对应。
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