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1、Duringthe1800s,AfricanAmericansworkedlongdays阅读理解答案, Duringthe1800s,AfricanAmericansworkedlongdaysinthefieldsoftheAmericanSouth.Toeasetheirlabor,theysang“fieldhollers(号子)”thattheyhadbroughtfromAfrica.Onepersonsangaline.Thenagroupofworkersrepeatedit.Thesong’swordstoldofthe
2、hardshipsthatpeoplesuffered.Thiscall-and-responsesingingstylewasalsousedinchurches.AfricanAmericanssangjoyousreligioussongs.Theyclappedtheirhandsandstampedtheirfeettothemusic. AftertheCivilWar(1861-1865),themusicchangedgreatly.AfricanAmericanmusic,fromballadstochurchmusic
3、,tooknewforms.Itwasalsoadapteddancemusic,called“jump-ups”.Thenbanjosbecamepopular.Abluessingerusuallyplayedacallandresponsewiththebanjo.Heorshesangalineandthenplayedthebanjoresponse.Bytheearly1900s,theguitarhadreplacedthebanjoasthemainbluesinstrument. NorthernMississippi—
4、calledtheDelta—wasthecenterofbluestradition.Bythe1920s,theDeltahadmanyclubs,so-calledjukejoints.AfricanAmericanslistenedanddancedtomusicintheseclubs.Someofthegreatestbluesmenandwomenperformedthere. Thewordsofbluessongsdescribeeverydaylife.Theyareoftenveryemotionalandperso
5、nal.Theytellaboutsorrowandoverwork.Theytellaboutfindingorlosinglove,havingmoneyorbeingpoor,beinghappyorsadandlonely.Bluesmayusehumortodescribelife’sstrugglesandjoys. Bythe1940s,largenumbersofAfricanAmericanshadlefttheDeltaandmovednorthtowork.ManysettledinChicago.There,ane
6、wkindof“electric”or“Chicago”bluesbegan.Manyofitsthemeswerethesame,buttheseblueshadelectricguitarsandharmonicas.TheChicagoblueswithastrongloudbeatwasexcellentdancemusic.Chicagobluesledtothebirthofanewmusicstyle—rockandroll. 21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“banjo”inparagraph2re
7、ferto? A.Abluessinger. B.Alineinasong. C.Astyleofdancemusic. D.Akindofmusicalinstrument. 22.Whatinformationcanwegetinparagraph4? A.Thetechniquesinblues. B.Thethemesofblues. C.Theinfluenceofblues. D.Thedevelopmentofblues. 23.Accordingtothetext,rockandroll. A.isfu
8、llofhumors B.wasformedinDelta C.firstappearedinchurches D.developedfromChicagoblues 2