完形填空旨在测试考生对语言的理解程度和综合运用语言的能力。职称英语考试中的完形填空测试是一篇难度适中，长度为150词左右的短文。短文中留出15个空白，每个空白为一题，每题有四个选项。要求考生在全面理解内容的基础上选择最佳答案，使短文意思完整、文理通顺、结构严谨、主题明确。

An Early Form of Jazz Music

Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. At the turn of the last century, _____(51)jazz was born , America had no prominent_____(52)of its own. No one knows exactly when was invented or by whom. But it began to be _____(53)in the early 1890s. Jazz is America's contribution to_____(54)music. In contrast to classical music, which_____(55)formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free in form. It bubbles with energy, _____(56)the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the' 1920s jazz_____(57)like America. And so it does today. The_____(58)of the 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 the Southern states_____(59)slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours. When a Negro died his friends and relatives_____(60)a procession to carry to body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the_____(61). On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music, suited to the occasion. _____(62)on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their number, but the living were glad to be_____(63). The band played_____(64)music, improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes_____(65)at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

51.

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【答案】B

52.

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es

【答案】A

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ed

d

【答案】C

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cal

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s

【答案】C

55.

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uces

s

ches

【答案】B

56.

【选项】

sing

ning

sing

ng

【答案】C

57.

【选项】

d

【答案】A

58.

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eries

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s

【答案】D

59.

【选项】

【答案】C

60.

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ed

med

trated

【答案】B

61.

【选项】

tration

sion

【答案】C

62.

【选项】

A.Furthermore

B.Similarly

C.But

D.Therefore

【答案】C

63.

【选项】

【答案】B

64.

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l

【答案】C

65.

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sed

【答案】C