Question

【題目】 There are many kinds of music in the world, pop music, classical music, folk music and so on. Do you know country music? It's a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. I like it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am tired. The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.

Country music usually talks of everyday life and feeling. It's like the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and simple. Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of the songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, crops or death. The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.

When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.

John Denver was one of America's most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is well-known and people still play it today.

【1】Country music developed ______.

A.in John Denver's cityB.in the Northern United States

C.in the Southern United StatesD.in the Western United States

【2】Country music is usually about ______.

A.everyday life and feelingsB.workers' feelings

C.the lives of workersD.farmers' feelings

【3】People began to make country song records ______.

A.in 1920B.in the 1920sC.in the 1970sD.in 1970

【4】Why did Country music become popular in America?

A.Because city people liked the music.

B.Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.

C.Because country music talked about city people's lives.

D.Because people in the city moved to the countryside.

【5】Who is famous for the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads"?

A.A farmer in the countryside.B.A person who moved to towns.

C.Denver John.D.John Denver.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要介紹了美國鄉(xiāng)村音樂的形成特點(diǎn)，及如何變成流行音樂的。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Country music developed in the Southern United States.可知，鄉(xiāng)村音樂是在美國南部發(fā)展起來的。故答案選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Country music usually talks of everyday life and feeling.可知，鄉(xiāng)村音樂通常是關(guān)于日常生活和情感的，故答案選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.可知，人們?cè)?/span>20世紀(jì)20年代開始制作鄉(xiāng)村歌曲唱片，故答案選B。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America. 當(dāng)農(nóng)村的人們搬到城鎮(zhèn)去找工作時(shí)，他們帶著他們的音樂。鄉(xiāng)村音樂不斷變化，在美國各地流行起來。可知，鄉(xiāng)村音樂在美國流行起來，是因?yàn)檗r(nóng)民帶著他們的音樂搬到了城市，音樂也在不斷地變化，故答案選B。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)John Denver was one of America's most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is well-known and people still play it today. John Denver是20世紀(jì)70年代美國最著名的鄉(xiāng)村歌手之一。他的歌曲“帶我回家，鄉(xiāng)村路”是眾所周知的，人們至今仍在傳唱，可知John Denver 因“帶我回家，鄉(xiāng)村路”這首歌而出名，故答案選D。