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　　Popular music in America is what every student likes．Students carry small radios and listen to music before class，after class，and at lunch．Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street．

　　Adult(成年人)drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work． They also listen to the news about sports，the weather，and the life of American people．Most of the radio programmes are music．

　　Pop or popular music singers make much money．They make a CD or a tape which radio stations use in many places．Once the popular singer is heard all over the country，young people buy his or her tapes．Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer．Wherever the singer goes，all the young people want to meet him or her．Now the singer has become a famous star．

　　There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans．One is called folk music．It tells stories about the common(普通的)life of Americans．Another is called western or country music．This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching．Today，any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music．

(1)

______ kinds of music are mentioned in this passage．

　　A．Two B．Four　　C．Three D．Five

[　　]

(2)

When pop singers ______，they will become famous stars．

　　A．make much money B．a(chǎn)re loved by all over the young people

　　C．make a CD or a tape D．a(chǎn)re wanted to sing on the radio

[　　]

(3)

From the passage we know that country music is about the ______.

　　A．common life of American B.scountry life and love stories of cowboys

　　C．life of cowboys D．school life in America

[　　]

(4)

Which of the following is true according to this passage?

　　A．All the students in America like popular music．

　　B．Most of the radio programmes in America are popular music．

　　C．Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving．

　　D．Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go．

[　　]

(5)

What would be the best title(標題)for this passage?

　　A．Western Music．　　B．Popular Music．

　　C．History of Music．D．American Music．

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答案：1．C ;2．B ;3．B ;4．A ;5．D ;
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