Question

Music is an international language. The songs that are sung or played by instruments（乐器） are beautiful to all people everywhere.

Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios（收音机） with earphones and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers (扬声器) and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.

Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, politics(政治), and activities of the American people. But most of the radio broadcast(广播) is music.

Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state. Once the popular singer is heard throughout the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

Besides pop music, there are two other kinds of music that is important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common（平凡的）life of Americans. The other is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.

1.In America, every student likes ______.

A. folk music  B. country music

C. pop music D. western music

2.According to the passage, most of the car radio broadcast is ______.

A. sports   B. the weather   C. politics  D. music

3.How many kinds of music are mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A. Three.   B. Four.     C. Five.   D. Six.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Music in America       B. Music Listeners

C. Cowboys in America     D. International Language

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】

试题分析: 本文主要介绍了美国的不同种类的音乐。

1.C细节理解题。根据文章的句子“Popular music in America is what every student likes..”我们可知，每个美国学生都喜欢的是流行音乐。因此选C。

2.D细节理解题。由“But most of the radio broadcast(广播) is music.”可知，美国的车载收音机的广播大多数是音乐。故选D。

3.A推理判断题。由文章“Besides pop music, there are two other kinds of music that is important to Americans.”可知，文章一共介绍了三种美国音乐。故选A。

4.A考查推理判断题。由文章的叙述我们能够看出，文章主要就是在介绍美国的各种音乐。故选A。

考点 ：文化生活类阅读。