Question

14．Music is a language which speaks to everyone-since the day we were born we have heard music of some kind of our lives．But there are many different kinds of music and it is impossible to describe them all．Here are just a few well-known types．
Classical music is serious Western European music from the Middle Ages and it is often written for a large orchestra（管弦樂隊），or for a small group of players．Many instruments can be used．A lot of classical music is also written to be sung in a theater-as opera．Classical music is very popular and schools often teach this type of music．
Jazz developed in the Southern States of North America at the beginning of this century．The black people of these states，who were originally slaves from Africa，had their own rhythms．Jazz brought classical music and African rhythms together．
Blues was originally black country music from the Southern States at the beginning of this century．It is slow，usually sad music which is often sung by one person with a guitar．
Rhythm and Blues （R&B） developed from the Blues in America in the 1940s．It became faster and more complex and used more instruments，eg．saxophone，guitar，piano，drums．The music was often about city life and white musicians started playing it as well．
Musicians developed Rock and Roll from Rhythm and Blues in the 1950s and it became popular with young people．It spread to Europe in the 1960s and is now known in most countries．A lot of pop music comes from Rock and Roll．
Pop music developed from Rock and Roll in America，Britain and Europe in the 1960s and is now in every country．
41．A classical piece of music which is sung in a theater is calledA．
A．opera         B．Rock and Roll            C jazz              D．Blues
42．Which of the following started in the Southern States of North America？B
A．Classical music
B．Jazz．
C．Rock and Roll
D．Pop music．
43．When did Rock and Roll become popular with the young？D
A．In the 1940s．B．In the 1970s．C．In the 1960s．D．In the 1950s．
44．Where did pop music develop？A
A．From Rock and Roll
B．From Blues．
C．From jazz
D．From R&B．
45．The passage is mainly aboutC．
A．music-an international language        
B．how music spread around the world
C．some well-known music and their history     
D．how music developed in America．

Answer 1

分析 本文講述了音樂-人類的另外一種情感的表達(dá)和交流形式，將現(xiàn)在比較流行的幾種音樂類型和他們的發(fā)展歷史進(jìn)行了闡述，讓人們更了解它們．

解答 41．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第2段的內(nèi)容A lot of classical music is also written to be sung in a theater-as opera．可知，一種在劇院表演的音樂形式是opera．故答案為A．
42．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第3段開頭的內(nèi)容Jazz developed in the Southern States of North America at the beginning of this century．由該句可判斷Jazz是開始于 Southern States of North America 故答案為B．
43．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段的內(nèi)容Musicians developed Rock and Roll from Rhythm and Blues in the 1950s and it became popular with young people．音樂家們在20世紀(jì)50年代的時候創(chuàng)造了Rock and Roll 這2種音樂形式，并在年輕人中流行起來，故答案為D．
44．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由A lot of pop music comes from Rock and Roll．可知流行音樂起源于Rock and Roll．故選A．
45．C 主旨推斷題，根據(jù)文章主體段第一段的內(nèi)容Music is a language which speaks to everyone-since the day we were born we have heard music of some kind of our lives．But there are many different kinds of music and it is impossible to describe them all．Here are just a few well-known types．可知，再結(jié)合選項，可知C為正確答案．

點評 本文是一篇歷史文化類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．