Question

At present we will explain a very old saying that has had a great effect on rock-and-roll music. That saying is “A rolling stone gathers no moss（苔蘚）”．It has several meanings. One meaning is that a person who never settles down in one place will not be successful. Another is that someone who is always moving, with no roots in one place, avoids responsibilities.

This proverb was said to be first used in the 1500s. But in the 1960s, the expression “rolling stone” became famous in the world of rock-and-roll music. It became the name of a song, a rock group and a magazine.

Experts say it all started with a song by the American singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. He was one of the country's top blues musicians until his death in 1983. His music influenced singers like Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan. In 1950, Muddy Waters recorded a song called “Rolling Stone”．

A British rock group is said to have taken its name from Muddy Waters' song. The Rolling Stones performed for the first time in 1962.The group's members called themselves “the world's greatest rock-and-roll band”．

In 1965, Bob Dylan released （發(fā)行）his song “Like a Rolling Stone”．It is one of his best known and most influential works.

It is an angry song about a woman who was once rich and successful. But now she is on her own, “with no direction home, like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone”.

In 1967, a young man named Jann Wenner started a magazine and he named it “Rolling Stone”. The magazine reported on rock music and the popular culture that the music created. By 1971, “Rolling Stone” had become the leading rock music and counterculture publication. It is still popular today.

1.All of them are musicians except ________．

A．Jann Wenner B．Muddy Waters

C．Elvis Presley D．Bob Dylan

2.Which person can be described as a rolling stone according to the proverb?

A．A person who has a successful career.

B．A person who always changes his jobs.

C．A person who is out of work.

D．A person who has no family.

3.Who first used “rolling stone” as a name for music?

A．Elvis Presley. B．Jann Wenner.

C．Muddy Waters. D．Bob Dylan.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是諺語A rolling stone gathers no moss.“滾石不生苔，改行不攢才”對滾石音樂的影響以及《滾石》雜志的誕生。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段可知Muddy Waters，Elvis Presley和Bob Dylan都是音樂家；根據(jù)最后一段可知Jann Wenner是開辦雜志《滾石》的人。故選A。

2.推理判斷題。從第一段的最后兩句話可知，諺語有兩種含義，一種是那些不安心待在某個(gè)地方的人不會成功，另一種是那些扎不下來根兒的人不負(fù)責(zé)任。B選項(xiàng)指的是經(jīng)常換工作的人，符合題意。故選B。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的第一句“Experts say it all started with a song by the American singer and guitarist Muddy Waters.”可知，rolling stone作為音樂的名字最早是被Muddy Waters使用的。故選C。

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