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

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

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问题     Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.【C1】the turn of the last 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 a spontaneous and free form. It bubbles with energy,【C7】the mood, interest, 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 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. [br] 【C2】
选项 A、music
B、song
C、melody
D、style
答案 D
解析 语义衔接题。文章首句“音乐有多种形式，大多数国家都有自己的音乐风格”为主题句，下句紧接着主题句谈到“而美国却没有……”，显然第二句在说美国没有自己的音乐风格，所以此处应为style的原词复现，故D)为答案。B)song“歌曲”、C)melody“悦耳的旋律”都过于具体，与主题句联系不紧密。
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