问题详情：
George Gershwin，born in 1898，was one of America's greatest published his first song when he was eighteen years ng the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.
Many of Gershwin's songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York e plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and of his songs have remained popular as the years they have been sung and played in every possible way—from jazz to country.
In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz d 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 hwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do in that short time，he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called RhapsodyinBluehwin himself played the piano at the audience were thrilled when they heard his made him worldfamous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.
In 1928，Gershwin went to applied to study composition (作曲)with the wellknown musician Nadia Boulanger，but she rejected was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazzinfluenced e there，Gershwin wrote AnAmericaninParis it was first performed，critics (评论家)were divided over the called it happy and full of life，to others it was stilly and it quickly became popular in Europe and the United still remains one of his most famous works.
George Gershwin died in 1937，just days after doctors learned he had brain was only thirtynine years papers all over the world reported his death on their front le mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.
13．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
14．What do we know about the concert organized by Whiteman?
A．It attracted more people to theatres.
B．It proved jazz could be serious music.
C．It made Gershwin leader of the orchestra.
D．It caused a debate among jazz musicians.
15．What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris?
A．He created one of his best works.
B．He studied with Nadia Boulanger.
C．He argued with French critics.
D．He changed his music style.
16．What do we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Many of Gershwin's works were lost.
B．The death of Gershwin was widely reported.
C．A concert was held in memory of Gershwin.
D．Brain cancer research started after Gershwin's death.
17．Which of the following best describes Gershwin?
A．Talented and productive.
B．Serious and boring.
C．Popular and unhappy.
D．Friendly and honest.
【回答】
DBABA
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