根据下列材料，请回答26-45题：
Rhythm and blues, or R&B, is a __ 26 __ of music that came out of the jazz, blues and gospelmusic that was being __ 27 __ by African Americans __ 28 __ the 1930s and 1940s.Over the years,the term has commonly been used to describe __ 29 __ popular music this community was played atthe time.This more upbeat, exciting type of music caught on __ 30 __ a big way, and for the fn'sttime, African Americans __ 31 __ their own style of commercial music.
In the late 1930s, many big bands broke up __ 32 __ smaller units and formed "jump blues"bands __ 33 __ played loud music with a strong dance beat, quickly __ 34 __ .popular in the dance hallsat the time.
Early R&B __ 35 __ were those of Count Basle, Louis Jordan and Lionel Hampton.Basic had ahit in 1937 with One O'clock Jump, __ 36 __ Jordan had a string of hits from the late 1930s throughthe 1940s.By the mid 1940s, R.M.Blues by Roy Milton and The Honeydripper by Joe Liggineach __ 37 __ one million copies.
The new music style __ 38 __ to evolve and was gaining __ 39 __ rapidly.In Annapolis, morethan 50,000 people __ 40 __ up to a concert with seating for 8,000.There was a traffic __ 41 __ forseven' hours.
Rhythm and blues has come a long way __ 42 __ American African musicians of the mid 20thcentury developed their own style of __ 43 __ music based on some more conservative styles at thetime.R&B had huge success in the 1950s and 1960s before making an even __ 44 __ comeback ascontemporary R&B __ 45 __ the 1980s on.
26、__________
A.style
B.form
C.way
D.group
27、__________
A.shown
B.enjoyed
C.played
D.made
28、__________
A.at
B.in
C.on
D.for
29、__________
A.whenever
B.whichever
C.whatever
D.however
30、__________
A.with
B.for
C.at
D.in
311、__________
A.have
B.having
C.had
D.have had
32、__________
A.to
B.in
C.with
D.into
33、__________
A.which
B.what
C.who
D.they
34、__________
A.become
B.became
C.becoming
D.have become
35、__________
A.groups
B.musicians
C.players
D.bands
36、__________
A.but
B.while
C.however
D.yet
37、__________
A.sold
B.sells
C.has sold
D.had sold
38、__________
A.kept
B.began
C.continued
D.stopped
39、__________
A.famous
B.popularity
C.success
D.development
40、__________
A.turned
B.went
C.took
D.joined
41、__________
A.accident
B.gathering
C.jam
D.crowd
42、__________
A.when
B.before
C.after
D.since
43、__________
A.sad
B.classic
C.light
D.lively
44、__________
A.big
B.bigger
C.biggest
D.more bigger
45、__________
A.from
B.in
C.after
D.since[ 结 束 ]
