In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra

　　leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious

　　music. Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had

　　just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world­famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.

　　61．Many of Gershwin's musical works were ________.

　　A．written about New Yorkers

　　B．composed for Paul Whiteman

　　C．played mainly in the countryside

　　D．performed in various ways

　　【点拨领悟】

　　(1)“按图”由题干“Many of Gershwin's musical works were ...”可知61题是介绍Gershwin音乐作品的相关内容。

　　(2)“索骥”根据第二段中的第一句“Many of Gershwin's songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City.”可知，乔治的多数歌曲是写给音乐剧的，不是写给纽约人的，可排除选项A；同时这些歌曲是在纽约市演奏的，不是在农村演奏的，可排除选项C；根据第三段可知Gershwin是应Paul Whiteman之邀为那场特别音乐会仅谱一曲，即Rhapsody in Blue，与题干相矛盾，排除选项B；再根据第二段最后一句“Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way — from jazz to country.”可知，他的作品被以各种形式演奏，故选择D项。

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