题目内容
9．Music is an international language．The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere．Popular music in America is what every student likes．Students carry small radios 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，and activities of the American people．But most of the radio broadcast is music．
Pop or popular music singers make much money．They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state．Once a 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 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．
29．According to the passage，in America，every student likesC．
A．folk music
B．country music
C．pop music
D．western music
30．According to the passage，most of the car radio broadcast isD．
A．sports
B．the weather
C．politics
D．music
31．What do the cowboys do according to the passage？B
A．They sell cows．
B．They watch cows．
C．They sing and dance．
D．They travel around．
32．What's the best title of the passage？A
A．Music in America
B．Music Listeners
C．Cowboys in America
D．International Language．
分析 本文主要介绍了美国的不同种类的音乐．
解答 29．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．
30．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．
31．B 推理判断题．根据句子This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching．从句中的定语从句的意思可以推断出cowboys就是看护牛群的人，所以答案选B．
32．A 标题考查题．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．
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．
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