英语翻译Passage2Questions6-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Doyouknowwhattheword"jazz"means?Todayitisusedtotalkaboutvariousstylesofmusic.Intheearly1900s,however,jazzwasakindoffolkmusicplayedbyAfricanAmericans.

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Questions6-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Doyouknowwhattheword"jazz"means?Todayitisusedtotalkaboutvariousstylesofmusic.Intheearly1900s,however,jazzwasakindoffolkmusicplayedbyAfricanAmericans.Thisearlyjazzwasplayedbypeopleintheirdailylivessimplyfortheirownenjoyment.Indeed,wheneverpeoplegottogether,jazzcouldbeheard.

JazzwasamixofstylesfromEuropeandAfrica.fromEurope,thefirstjazzmusiciansborrowedideasaboutmelodyandharmony,andtheinstrumentstheyused.FromAfrica,theyborrowedideasaboutrhythm.Jazzrhythmwasverystrong---itmadepeoplewanttoclaptheirhandsortaptheirfeet.Africanrhythmhadadifferentbeatfrommostofothermusic.Forexample,insteadofOne-two-Three-four,thebeatmightbeone-Two-three-Four.Itwasthisrhythmthatmadejazzsounddifferent.TherewasnootherkindofmusiclikeitintheUnitedStatesatthattime.

Today,jazzhasbecomeawayformanypeopletoexpressthemselvesmusically.Itisalsoawayformanypeopletomakealotofmoneybyperforming.Theaudienceforjazzisinternational.Manyoftheworld'sbiggestjazzfestivalsnowtakeplaceinEuropeandAsia.Fanspayalotofmoneytoseeoneoftheirfavoritemusiciansinconcertorbuyoneoftheirrecordings.ItcancertainlybesaidthatjazzhasinfluencedalmosteveryotherkindofmusicintheUnitedStatesandEuropeandproducedsomeoftheworld'sgreatestmusicians,composersandsingers.

6.Intheearly1900s,jazzmusicwas_____.

A)usedtorefertovariousstylesofmusic

B)enjoyedbypeopleallovertheworld

C)enjoyedineverydaylife

D)playedonlyatspecialevents

7.Thefirstjazzmusicians______.

A)borrowedEuropeanideasofharmony

B)playedmusicwithoutstrongbeats

C)inventedanewstyleoffolkmusic

D)usedmusicalinstrumentsfromAfrica

8.Whatmadejazzdifferentfromothermusicwas______.

A)thebeatOne-two-Three-four

B)themusicalinstrumentusedtoplayjazz

C)thebeatone-Two-three-Four

D)thejazzmusicianswhoclappedtheirhandsinperformance

9.Whichofthefollowingstatem