Question

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 told about the lives of farmers. They talked 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 nineteen twenties, 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 was usually about everyday life and feelings.

2.Country music developed in the Northern United States.

3.People began to make country song records in 1970s.

4.Country music was easy to understand, slow and full of happiness.

5.John Denver is famous for the song “Take Me Home, Country Roads”.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇对乡村音乐作介绍的短文。它讲述的是日常的生活及感受，它是美国的灵魂：容易理解、慢而且简朴。本文介绍了乡村音乐的发展史及著名的美国乡村音乐家约翰·丹佛。

1.A 细节理解题。句意：Country music was usually about everyday life and feelings.乡村音乐通常是有关日常生活及感受的。由第二段第一句：Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.可知乡村音乐通常谈论的是日常生活及感受。故本句正确。

2.B 细节理解题。句意：Country music developed in the Northern United States.乡村音乐在美国北方发展的。由第三段第一句：Country music developed in the Southern United States.可知，乡村音乐在美国南方发展。故本句错误。

3.B 细节理解题。句意：People began to make country song records in 1970s.人们在二十世纪七十年代开始制作乡村音乐的录音。由第四段最后的句子：In the nineteen twenties, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.可知，人们是在二十世纪二十年代开始制作的。故本句错误。

4.B 推理判断题。句意：Country music was easy to understand, slow and full of happiness.乡村音乐容易理解，慢，而且充满了快乐。根据第二段可知乡村音乐容易理解，慢，而且简朴，由第三段可知乡村生活比较艰难，因此，乡村音乐通常比较伤感。故本句错。

5.“Take Me Home, Country Roads”. 约翰·丹佛以歌曲：乡村路，带我回家而闻名。由最后一段可知，美国著名乡村音乐家，约翰·丹佛以：乡村路，带我回家这首歌而闻名。故本句正确。

考点：考查历史文化类短文阅读。