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’ feelings    C. the lives of workers

2.Country music developed ________.

A. in John Denver’s city    B. in the Southern United States.    C. in the Northern United States

3.People began to make country song records _______.

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

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.

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. John Denver.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】短文大意：这篇短文主要介绍了美国乡村音乐的兴起以及流行的过程，并介绍了一位著名的乡村音乐歌手——约翰.丹沃。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.”乡村音乐通常谈论日常生活和感情，故答案选A。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段Country music developed in the Southern United States.描述，可知乡村音乐在美国南部得到发展，故答案选B。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段中的句子“In the 1920s，people played country songs on the radio，and they made them into records.”说明在二十世纪二十年代人们才开始制作唱片，故答案选A。

4.细节理解题。根据文章倒数3，4行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. 当人们从乡下搬到城镇找工作时，他们带着他们的音乐，乡村音乐不断变化，风靡整个美国，说明乡村音乐的流行是伴随着农民进城而兴起的。答案为B。

5.细节理解题。根据短文最后一段描述“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.”可知约翰丹沃以“乡村路带我回家”这首歌而闻名，故答案选C。