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【題目】Most Americans are interested(感興趣) in country music. Country music usually tells about everyday life and feelings.

Country music developed(發(fā)展)in the south of United States. Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers. They tell about love, crops(莊稼) or earth. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s, people played country music on the radio, and they made it into records(唱片).

When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued(繼續(xù)) to change and became popular across America. John Denver was one of America’s most famous country music singers in the 1970s. His song Take Me Home, Country Roads is famous and people still play it today.

【1】Country music is usually about ________.

A. everyday life and feelings B. lives about black people

C. the lives of workers D. farmers’ feelings

【2】Where did people played country music at first?

A. At work. B. At school. C. At family parties. D. On the radio.

【3】People began to make country music records ________.

A. in the 1920s B. in 1920 C. in the 1970s D. in 1970

【4】John Denver was ____.

A. a farmer B. a famous singer C. a worker D. a driver

【5】The passage is mainly(主要地) about____.

A. American food B. movie stars C. country music D. the history of the USA

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 C

【3】 A

【4】 B

【5】 C

【解析】

這篇短文主要介紹了美國鄉(xiāng)村音樂的興起以及流行的過程，并介紹了一位著名的鄉(xiāng)村音樂歌手——約翰丹沃。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。句意：鄉(xiāng)村音樂通常是關(guān)于什么。A每天的生活和感受；B黑人的生活；C工人的生活；D農(nóng)民的感受。根據(jù)Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. 說明A正確。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。句意：起初人們在哪里演奏鄉(xiāng)村音樂。A在工作；B在學校里；C在家庭聚會；D在收音機里。根據(jù)At first, people played the music only at family parties. 可知應(yīng)選C項。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。句意：人們是什么時候開始制作鄉(xiāng)村音樂唱片的？A在20世紀20年代；B在1920年；C在20世紀70年代；D在1970年。根據(jù)In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records. 說明正是在1920s人們才開始制作唱片，故A正確。

【4】句意：John Denver是一名什么？A農(nóng)民；B著名歌手；C工人；D司機。根據(jù)John Denver was one of America’s most famous country music singers in the 1970s.可知應(yīng)選B項。

【5】句意：文章主要講述了什么？A美國食品；B電影明星；C鄉(xiāng)村音樂；D美國的歷史。根據(jù)Most Americans are interested(感興趣) in country music. Country music usually tells about everyday life and feelings.及后文對美國鄉(xiāng)村音樂的具體介紹可知本題應(yīng)選C。