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 tell about the lives of famers. 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 at ___________.

A.everyday life and feelings B.farmers' feelings

C.the lives of workers D.the lives of young people

2.Country music develop___________.

A.in John Denver's city B.in the Southern United States

C.in the Northern United States D.in the Western United States

3.People began to make country song records___________.

A.in the 1920s B.in1920 C.in the 1970s D.in1970

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.

D.Because they were made into records.

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.A person who lives in the mountains. D.John Denver.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了美国乡村音乐的发展史。

1.

细节理解。everyday life and feelings日常生活与感受；farmers' feelings 农民的感受；the lives of workers 工人的生活；the lives of young people年轻人的生活。根据文中“Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. ” 乡村音乐通常讲述日常生活和情感。故选A。

2.

细节理解。根据文中“Country music developed in the Southern United States. ” 乡村音乐发展于美国南部。故选B。

3.

细节理解。根据文中“In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records. ” 20世纪20年代，人们在收音机里播放乡村歌曲，并把它们录制成唱片。故选A。

4.

细节理解。根据文中“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. ” 当乡下人搬到城镇找工作时，他们带着音乐。乡村音乐不断变化，在美国流行起来。故选B。

5.

细节理解。根据文中“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. ” 约翰·丹佛是20世纪70年代美国最著名的乡村歌手之一，他的歌曲《乡间路，带我回家》很有名，至今仍有人演奏。故选D