[单项选择]______ classic music, which follows formal European tradition, jazz is a spontaneous and free form.


A. In contrast to
B. In connection with
C. In comparison with
D. In regard to

[单项选择]______ classic music, which follows formal European tradition, jazz is a spontaneous and free form.
A. In contrast to
B. In connection with
C. In comparison with
D. In regard to

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Text 2
Of all the varieties of music which fill our concert halls, theaters, and nightclubs, only jazz is native ’American music. Symphonies and concertos, the ancestors of movie and television scores as well as of ’serious’ or ’legitimate’ electronic music, were first composed in Germany. Musical comedies descended from opera, which was first performed in Italy. And our ever- popular nightclub singers are the musical heirs of the French singers of chansons.
The one form of music which did not originate in Europe and which is popular today worldwide is jazz. Jazz was born in New Orleans, the child of the Blacks. It drew on the rhythms as well as the emotionalism of the African music of the’ Black ancestors, which had been transformed into ragtime and the blues. Improvisation was an indispensable element. Musicians were permitted, in solo performance, plenty of freedom to play in whatever variations just as their creative
A. a radical city
B. a country element
C. a forum for debate
D. a collection of lyrics

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Text 2 Of all the varieties of music which fill our concert halls, theaters, and nightclubs, only jazz is native ’American music. Symphonies and concertos, the ancestors of movie and television scores as well as of ’serious’ or ’legitimate’ electronic music, were first composed in Germany. Musical comedies descended from opera, which was first performed in Italy. And our ever- popular nightclub singers are the musical heirs of the French singers of chansons. The one form of music which did not originate in Europe and which is popular today worldwide is jazz. Jazz was born in New Orleans, the child of the Blacks. It drew on the rhythms as well as the emotionalism of the African music of the’ Black ancestors, which had been transformed into ragtime and the blues. Improvisation was an indispensable element. Musicians were permitted, in solo performance, plenty of freedom to play in whatever variations just as their creative mood happened to
A. a radical city            
B. a forum for debate          
C. a collection of lyrics

[单项选择]Which of the following types of heavy metal music is believed NOT to be very wholesome


A. Speed metal.
B. Death metal.
C. Thrash metal.
D. Light metal.

[单项选择]It is generally agreed that were the first Europeans to reach Australia's shores.

[单项选择]The music______ memories of her youth, which was buried deep in her heart.


A. evolved
B. evoked
C. stimulated
D. correlated