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1、 2022英语四级完型填空模拟训练(八)_ 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 Europea
2、n traditions, jazz is spontaneous and freeform.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, we
3、re 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 _16_ .On the way to the cem
4、etery 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 fune
5、ral.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
6、.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
