Question

    Many Chinese people like American country music, such as the songs of John Denver. But still some people don’t know when country music began.

Country music is from the folk music of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America There. people sang while playing the violin and the guitar. They sang about everyday life, love and their problems. So the songs were sometimes a little sad.

One of the most popular country music singers was John Denver, who was also quite famous to the Chinese. For Denver, music was a language that could bring the word together. He said music could bring people together. We will understand each other better through music. People are different in colour and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body. All of them love music and can understand music.

The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his music and words will live on.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。

1.John Denver was a great_______singer.

A.American B.Japanese C.English D.Chinese

2.American country music is from the_______music of America

A.pop B.folk C.light D.jazz

3.The underlined sentence “Music was a language that could bring the world together” means people_______.

A.can sing songs together

B.from all over the world sing the same songs

C.know language and music

D.show their feeling through music and so they understand each other better

4.When did John Denver die?

A.In 1990. B.In 1996， C.In 1997. D.In 1999.

5.Which sentence is TRUE?

A.Everyone knows when country music began.

B.Country music is from the jazz music.

C.John Denver was famous to Chinese people, too.

D.John Denver didn't think music could bring people together.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了美国乡村音乐的起源以及介绍了著名乡村音乐人约翰·丹佛。

1.细节理解题。根据“Many Chinese people like American country music, such as the songs of John Denver”，知他来自美国，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据“Country music is from the folk music of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America There”，可知它来源于民谣，故选B。

3.句意猜测题。划线句句意为“音乐是一种能将世界连接起来的语言”，可知这意味着人们可以通过音乐更理解彼此，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据“The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997”，可知他去世于1997年，故选C。

5.判断正误题。根据“But still some people don’t know when country music began”，可知仍然有人不知道乡村音乐何时开始的，A选项表述错误，排除；根据“Country music is from the folk music of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America There”，可知乡村音乐来源于民谣，不是爵士乐，B选项表述错误，排除；根据“He said music could bring people together”，可知约翰认为音乐可以拉近人们的距离，D选项表述错误，排除；根据“One of the most popular country music singers was John Denver, who was also quite famous to the Chinese”，可知他在中国也很著名，C选项表述正确，故选C。