Cloze Directions : There are 10 blanks in the following passage, For each blank there are 4 choices markedA, B, C and 　　D. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then marl< the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet One with a pencil.
　　Music comes in many forms ; most countries have a style of their own. (41) the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent style of its own.No one knows exactly when jazz was (42) , or by whom.But it began to be heard in the early 1900s.Jazz is America's contribution to (43) music.In contrast to classical music, which (44) formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free in form. It bubbles with energy,(45) the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, and (46) it does today. The (47) of this music are as interesting as the music itself. American negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz pioneers.They were brought to Southern States as slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long (48) .When a Negro died his friends and relatives (49) a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the procession.On the way to the cemetery the band ptayed slow, solemn music suited to the occasion.But on the way home the mood changed.Spirits lifted.Death had removed one of their members,but the living were glad to believe.The band played funeral music, improvising( 即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes (50) at the funeral.This music made everyone want to dance.It was an early form of jazz.
　　第41题 请把答案填入( )。
　　A.By 　　B.At　　　　C.In 　　D.On
　　答案：B
　　第42题 请把答案填入( )。
　　A.discovered 　　B.acted　　　　C.invented 　　D.designed
　　答案：C
　　第43题 请把答案填入( )。
　　A. classical 　　B. sacred　　　　C.popular 　　D.light
　　答案：C
　　第44题 请把答案填入( )。
　　A. forms 　　B. follows　　　　C. approaches 　　D. introduces
　　答案：B
　　第45题 请把答案填入( )。
　　A. expressing 　　B. explaining　　C. exposing 　　D.illustrating
　　答案：A
　　第46题 请把答案填入( )。
　　A. as 　　B. so　　C. either 　　D.neither
　　答案：B
　　第47题 请把答案填入( )。
　　A. origins 　　B. originals　　　　C. discoveries 　　D. resources
　　答案：A
　　第48题 请把答案填入( )。
　　A. months 　　B. weeks　　　　C. hours 　　D. times
　　答案：C
　　第49题 请把答案填入( )。
　　A. demonstrated 　　B. composed　　　　C. hosted 　　D. formed
　　答案：D
　　第50题 请把答案填入( )。
　　A. whistled 　　B. sung　　　　C. presented 　　D. showed
　　答案：C

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