单选题
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【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 spontaneous nod free-form. It bubbles with energy, 【C7】______the moods, interests, 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 the 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 accompanies 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 fired. Death had removed one of their【C18】______, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played【C19】______music, improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the times【C20】______at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.
单选题
【C1】
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：at the turn of the century，在世纪之交，固定搭配。
单选题
【C2】
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：依据前文“most countries have a style of their own”，可知此处应填“style”。