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 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’s feelings               

C.the lives of workers              D.the lives of students

2.Country music developed ________.

A.in John Denver’s city         

B.in the Southern United States.

C.in  the Northern United States 

D.in the middle of United States

3.People began to make country song records _______.

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

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 country music is very famous

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章介绍了美国乡村音乐的起源和发展历程。

1.细节题：根据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. 可知乡村音乐通常是关于农民的感情，故选B。

2.Country music developed in the Southern United States.可知乡村音乐在南美洲得到发展，故选B。

3.细节题：根据In the 1920s,people played country songs on the radio,and they made them into records.

可知人们在20世纪20年代录制乡村音乐，故选A。

4.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.可知乡村音乐在美国得以流行是因为农民迁移时，带着音乐，并且继续发展，故选B。

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