Are you tired after studying hard? American country music will take you away for a while. The guitars and songs will take you to mountains and fields there.
Country music talks about everyday life and feelings. It's the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and basic.
Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of the American countryside. Many of the songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, crops or death.
Rural life can be hard, so the words are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.
When people 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 very popular and people still play it today.
1.Which of the following is NOT true about country music?
A. It's easy to understand. B. It's usually about everyday life.
C. It started in the north of the U.S. D. It's popular across America.
2.The underlined word “rural” probably means“ ”
A. 城市的 B. 校园的 C. 乡村的 D. 流行的
3.People often play country music with
A. the guitar B. the piano C. the violin D. the drum
4. country songs were made into records.
A. In the 1930s. B. In the 1940s. C. In the 1950s. D. In the 1920s.
5.When people moved to towns and cities, they
A. forgot their music B. took their music with them
C. learned other kinds of music D. played the rock music
阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给出的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
I still remember I talked to an English-speaking stranger for the first time in my life. I came from Thailand to the United States because l wanted to study English and take ____ of my mother. My parents had got divorced(离婚）,so my mom had come to the US ____ ．
Before my arrival, my mother had told me to go to my cousin’s house first and then she would ____ me up from there. I waited for more than two hours to fit my cousin's place. I felt ____ .
Suddenly, I heard the ____ ring. At that moment I felt a little ____ because I thought it would be my mother. When I opened the door, I was filled with surprise and puzzle. There was a(n) ____ man standing in front of me. When he started to ____ at me, my bad feelings were gone. I got a ____ feeling instead of being afraid. My mother ____ behind him, and explained he could understand Thai and speak a little. Then my aunt invited both of ____ into the house. My mother introduced the man to me. I wondered ____ he could understand and speak Thai. Later, he told me that he had been working with Thai people for five years.
After that, we started to get to know each other and he tried to talk ____ and clearly. Sometimes we used our ____ and other body languages.
With his help, I started to speak English more and more ____ being afraid. I will always remember this man who was the first person to speak English For to me in America.
1.A. notice B. care C. note D. hold
2.A. happily B. along C. simply D. alone
3.A. pick B. put C. take D. bring
4.A. bored B. pleased C. excited D. relaxed
5.A. telephone B. doorbell C. recorder D. clock
6.A. tired B. worse C. better D. worried
7.A. ordinary B. unknown C. handsome D. strong
8.A. look B. shout C. laugh D. smile
9.A. friendly B. strange C. common D. unexpected
10.A. appeared B. disappeared C. stepped D. joined
11.A. us B. them C. they D. you
12.A. when B. whether C. where D. why
13.A. slowly B. quickly C. rapidly D. suddenly
14.A. hands B. books C. computers D. pens
15.A. with B. without C. by D. about
根据对话内容及方框中所给的句子补全对话。有一项是多余选项。
A. How did it keep wine warm?
B. What was it made of ?
C. What’s that thing with three legs, Lin Mei?
D. Where was it invented?
E. What was it used for?
F. That’s a good idea.
A: 51.1. .
B: It’s a cup.
A: A cup? It’s very strange. I’ve never seen a cup with three legs.
B: Yeah. It was used in the old days.
A: 52.2. .
B: It was used for drinking wine.
A: 53.3. .
B: It was made of metal. It’s interesting, isn’t it?
A: Yeah. Look! There’s a teapot in a bowl.
B: That’s not a teapot. It was used for serving wine. The big bowl was used for keeping the wine warm.
A: 54 .4. .
B：When the bowl was filled with hot water, the wine would get warm.
A: 55.5. .Thank you, Lin Mei. I’ve learned a lot about old Chinese inventions today.
--- Could you tell me ?
-- Sorry, I don't know. Please ask the clerk over there.
A. that farmers grow rice in the south
B. when shall we have the paper cuttings
C. where we can find a guide book
D. how did they achieve their dream
useful robot ! It can help with the housework like a human servant.
A. How B. What an C. How a D. What a
Not only he but also I going abroad to study.
A. be B. am C. is D. are
