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Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.【21】the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was born, Americ

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问题     Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.【21】the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was born, America had no prominent【22】of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was【23】, or by whom. But it began to be【24】in the early 1900s. Jazz is America’ s contribution to【25】music. In contrast to classical music, which【26】formal European traditions. Jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It bubbles with energy, 【27】moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s, jazz【28】like America. And【29】it does today.
    The【30】of this music are as interesting as the music【31】, American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today were the Jazz【32】. They were brought to the Southern states【33】slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long【34】. When a Negro died, his friends and relatives【35】a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the【36】. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion, 【37】on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their【38】, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played【39】mu-sic, improvising (即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes【40】at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of Jazz.
选项 A、as
B、so
C、either
D、neither
答案B
解析 本句使用了连词and，可推知这一句是承接上文之意，而并非转折，故排除表转折含义的D项。若选C项，则意为“或者今天是这样的”，明显不通。而A项引导的分句不能单独作为一个句子独立存在，故不选A项。so it does意为“…也是同样的情形”，符合文意，也符合语法习惯。
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