英语四级考试完形填空寒假练习（8）

　　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____ of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was ____3____ --, or by whom. But it began to be ____4____ -- in the early 1900s.Jazz is Americas 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 be alive. The band played ____19____ -- music, improvising ____即兴表演____ on both the harmony and the 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