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 Americas 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 16 .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(即興表演) 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
    Cloze Test 15
    1.【答案】B
    【解析】這里at the turn of the century表示的是“在本世紀(jì)初”這一具體時(shí)間，只有at可以用在這里。
    2.【答案】D
    【解析】根據(jù)上文所說(shuō)的大多數(shù)國(guó)家都有自己的音樂(lè)風(fēng)格(style
    )，而美國(guó)卻沒(méi)有自己突出的，后面也應(yīng)該是風(fēng)格，故選style。
    3.【答案】C
    【解析】本句意為沒(méi)有人知道爵士樂(lè)是什么時(shí)候發(fā)明的，由誰(shuí)發(fā)明的。discover意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”，act意為“行動(dòng)，扮演”，invent意為“發(fā)明，design意為“設(shè)計(jì)”。故選invent。
    4.【答案】D
    【解析】這里是說(shuō)爵士樂(lè)被聽到，所以用heard。Listen的意思是“聽”，而且句末須接介詞to，A),B)兩項(xiàng)意思不符。
    5.【答案】C
    【解析】popular music是指“流行音樂(lè)”，與classical music(古典音樂(lè))相對(duì)。爵士樂(lè)(jazz)是流行音樂(lè)的一種，故選popular。
    6.【答案】B
    【解析】此句意為古典音樂(lè)遵循正規(guī)的歐洲傳統(tǒng)。form意為“形成”，follow意為“遵循”，approach意為“接近，靠近”，introduce意為“引進(jìn)，介紹”。
    7.【答案】A
    【解析】express意為“表達(dá)”，與后面的賓語(yǔ)moods(情緒)、interests(興趣)、以及emotions(感情)相搭配。explain意為“解釋，說(shuō)明”，expose意為“揭露，使暴露”，illustrate意為“闡明”。
    8.【答案】D
    【解析】本句意為“在20世紀(jì)20年代，爵士樂(lè)聽起來(lái)象是美國(guó)風(fēng)格”。只有sound有“聽起來(lái)”的意思。其他三個(gè)詞都無(wú)此意。
    9.【答案】A
    【解析】本句意為“就象爵士樂(lè)今天的樣子”，as意為“正如，就象”，后面接一個(gè)句子。
    10.【答案】A
    【解析】origins意為“起源，起始”，originals意為“原作，原物”，discoverie