Question

Music is different from songs. Songs express feelings with lyrics, but music with tones (音调).Unlike songs, music tones in themselves have no specific meanings. Different people may get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music: some love classical music, and others take an interest in pop music. Most young people like pop music.

Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 1960s.The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier and it has now begun to become the most popular. Much pop music is without artistic value (价值), but the works of some pop singers such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.

1.The biggest difference between music and songs is ________.

A. feelings

B. lyrics and tones

C. languages and countries

D. meanings

2.According to the passage, the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was ________ it is today.

A. much greater than

B. much smaller than

C. as great as

D. as small as

3.What does the underlined word “kind” mean?

A. Type.    B. Class.

C. Feature.    D. Entertainment.

4.Which of the following has now become the most popular according to the passage?

A. Native music.    B. Jazz.

C. Pop music.    D. Classical music.

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?

A. People can get different things from the same piece of music.

B. Pop music began to be popular in the midtwentieth century.

C. The best-known early form of pop music was “rock and roll”.

D. Much pop music is of great artistic value, so it interests young people greatly.。

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】音乐通过音调表达感情，不同的人喜欢不同的音乐。作者着重介绍流行音乐的发展及地位。

1.细节理解题。根据Songs express feelings with lyrics, but music with tones (音调).可知歌曲和音乐表达感情的不同在于歌词及音调，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier可知在二十世纪五十年代及之前喜欢爵士乐的人比现在多，故选A。

3.词义猜测题。根据The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll”. .最著名的早期的流行音乐是摇滚乐。kind种类，结合句意，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据上文Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier可知it has now begun to become the most popular.中的it指代pop music，故选C。

5.是非判断题。根据Different people may get different things from the same musical performance.可知A正确；根据Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 1960s.可知B正确；根据The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll可知C正确；根据Much pop music is without artistic value (价值), but…可知D错误，故选D。

点睛：在阅读中要注意文章中代词所指代的内容，这有助于对文章的理解。如4题，答题的依据it has now begun to become the most popular中，it所指代的内容上句中也是以it形式出现，必须追溯到再上一个句子才能找到指代的内容。只有理解了句中的it指代上文pop music才能选出正确答案。