单选题 We can reasonably conclude from the passage that ______.

A、 if African blacks had not been taken to American, there would be no jazz music
B、 when a black died his friends and relatives would play happy music for him
C、 the blacks had possessed a rich musical tradition before they were made slaves
D、 black people, in general, live a miserable and unhappy life in America

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】主旨题。选项A：“要是非洲黑人未被带到美国，就不会有爵士乐”，这显然是一种谬误；B：“当一位黑人去世时，其亲朋好友会为他演奏欢乐的音乐”，这是错误的；C：“黑人在被卖作奴隶前已有丰富的音乐传统”，参照文章第四段。选项C是正确答案；D：“黑人现在美国过着悲惨的、不幸的生活”，也不正确。