Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.【C1】______the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was born,

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问题     Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.【C1】______the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was born, America had no prominent【C2】______of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was【C3】______, or by whom. But it began to be【C4】______in the early 1900s. Jazz is America’ s contribution to【C5】______music. In contrast to classical music, which【C6】______formal European traditions. Jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It bubbles with energy, 【C7】______moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s, jazz【C8】______like America. And【C9】______it does today.
    The【C10】______of this music are as interesting as the music【C11】______, American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today were the Jazz【C12】______. They were brought to the Southern states【C13】______slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long【C14】______. When a Negro died, his friends and relatives【C15】______a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the【C16】______. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion, 【C17】______on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their【C18】______, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played【C19】______mu-sic, improvising (即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes【C20】______at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of Jazz.
【C6】

选项 A、forms
B、follows
C、approaches
D、introduces

答案B

解析 A项意为“形成”,B项意为“跟随,遵循”,C项意为“接近”,D项意为“介绍”。此处非限定性定语从句的先行词是classical music,即“传统音乐”,依据常识即可判断出,传统音乐是和欧洲传统一致的,因而此处应为“遵循欧洲传统”。
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