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【題目】Are you interested in country music? 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 feelings. It’s 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 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 is usually about _______.

A. everyday life and feelings B. farmers’ feelings C. the lives of workers

【2】Country music developed ________.

A. in John Denver’s city B. in the Southern United States. C. in the Northern United States

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

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

【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.

【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. John Denver.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】短文大意：這篇短文主要介紹了美國(guó)鄉(xiāng)村音樂(lè)的興起以及流行的過(guò)程，并介紹了一位著名的鄉(xiāng)村音樂(lè)歌手——約翰.丹沃。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中的句子“Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.”鄉(xiāng)村音樂(lè)通常談?wù)撊粘Ｉ�活和感情，故答案選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段Country music developed in the Southern United States.描述，可知鄉(xiāng)村音樂(lè)在美國(guó)南部得到發(fā)展，故答案選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的句子“In the 1920s，people played country songs on the radio，and they made them into records.”說(shuō)明在二十世紀(jì)二十年代人們才開(kāi)始制作唱片，故答案選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)3，4行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)人們從鄉(xiāng)下搬到城鎮(zhèn)找工作時(shí)，他們帶著他們的音樂(lè)，鄉(xiāng)村音樂(lè)不斷變化，風(fēng)靡整個(gè)美國(guó)，說(shuō)明鄉(xiāng)村音樂(lè)的流行是伴隨著農(nóng)民進(jìn)城而興起的。答案為B。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后一段描述“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.”可知約翰丹沃以“鄉(xiāng)村路帶我回家”這首歌而聞名，故答案選C。