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At the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no outstanding style of ___1.____own. It began ___2._____（hear） in the early 1900s. Jazz is America’s contribution to popular music. Compared with classical music, ____3.____ follows formal European traditions, jazz appeared naturally with free form. It is full of energy, ___4.___(express) the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, as it does today.

The origins of this music are as interesting ___5.____ the music itself. American Negroes, or blacks, as they ____6.____(call) today, were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours. When a Negro died, his friends and relatives formed a procession (队伍) to carry the body to the cemetery（墓地）. In New Orleans, __7.___ band often came with the procession. On the way ___8.___ the cemetery, the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. But on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. ____9.___ (die) had removed one of their members, __10._____ the living were glad to be alive. The band played happy music. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

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A. Because the British always take things seriously.

B. Because the British have no sense of humor.

C. Because the British are cold and difficult to get along with

D. Because the British have a different sense of humor

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Mr．Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children．He owned 1.farm,which looked almost abandoned．2.(lucky),he also had a cow which produced milk every day．He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby 3.other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what 4. (leave)．The cow was their only means of support,in fact．One day,the cow was eating grass 5. it began to rain heavily．While making great efforts to run away,she 6.(fall)over the hill and died．Then the Johnsons had to make a living 【小题7the cow．In order to support his family,Mr．Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables．Since the plants took a while to grow,he started cutting down trees 7.(sell)the wood．Thinking about his children’s clothes,he started growing cotton too．When harvest came around,he was already selling herbs,vegetables and cotton in the market 8.people from the towns met regularly．Now it occurred to 9.that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck．

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