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Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. 1____ the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent 2____ ofits own.No one knows exactly when jazz was 3____ ,or by whom.But it began to be 4____ in the early 1900s.Jazz is Americas contribution to 5____ music.In contrast to classical music, which 6____ formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free?form.It bubbles with energy, 7____ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people.In the 1920s jazz 8____ like America, and 9____ it does today.The 10____ of this music are as interesting as the music 11____ .American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz 12____ .They were brought to Southern States 13____ slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long 14____ .When a Negro died his friend and relatives 15____ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery.In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the 1____6 .On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. 17____ on the way home the mood changed.Spirits lifted.Death had removed one of their 18____ ,but the living were glad to bealive.The band played 19____ music, improvising(即兴表演) on both the harmony andthe melody of the tunes 20____ at the funeral.This music made everyone want to dance.It was an early form of jazz.
1.A.By B.At C.In D.On
2.A.music B.song C.melody D.style
3.A.discovered B.acted C.invented D.designed
4.A.noticed B.found C.listened D.heard
5.A.classical B.sacred C.popular D.light
6.A.forms B.follows C.approaches D.introduces
7.A.expressing B.explaining C.exposing D.illustrating
8.A.appeared B.felt C.seemed D.sounded
9.A.as B.so C.either D.neither
10.A.origins B.originals C.discoveries D.resources
11.A.concerned B.itself C.available D.oneself
12.A.players B.followers C.fans D.pioneers
13.A.for B.as C.with D.by
14.A.months B.weeks C.hours D.times
15.A.demonstrated B.composed C.hosted D.formed
16.A.demonstration B.procession C.body D.march
17.A.Even B.Therefore C.Furthermore D.But
18.A.number B.members C.body D.relations
19.A.sad B.solemn C.happy D.funeral
20.A.whistled B.sung C.presented D.showed
