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　　One of the most popular American singers of the 20^th century was Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley made the music called rock‘n’roll(摇滚乐) popular around the world. He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.

　　Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in a small town called Tupelo, in Mississippi in the southern United States. He came from a very poor family. His parents were simply country people who often took Elvis to church. At church he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.

　　When he was a school boy, Elvis moved to the town of Memphis in Tennessee. He attended high school in Memphis, but he was not a very good student. His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is popular in Tennessee, a style called country and western.

　　In 1955 in Memphis he recorded some country and western songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked Elvis’s singing and music. There was something different about it. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American south, music known as blues.

1．Elvis Presley will always be remembered by American people as ________.

[　　]

A．a film star

B．a famous conductor

C．a record maker

D．a great singer

2．Elvis learned to sing ________.

[　　]

3．The first music Elvis recorded was the style called ________.

[　　]

A．blues

B．popular songs

C．rock‘n’roll

D．country and western

4．When he was at high school, Elivis didn’t do very well in his studies because ________.

[　　]

A．he was slow in learning

B．his family was very poor

C．he went to church too often

D．he was only interested in singing

5．At the recording studio, people noticed that Elvis’s singing and music ________.

[　　]

A．was not country and western

B．sounded the same as blues

C．had a unique (独特) style

D．was popular in South America

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　　Pop is short for popular, and popular means “ of or for the people”．The Pop Revolution(革命)of the 1960s changed the pattern(方式)of English life．And Pop has become part of British life．And Pop has become part of British and 　　1　　 history．There has always been a close cultural link, or tie, between British and English-speaking America, not only in literature but also in the popular arts, especially music．Before the Second World War the Americans exported(出口)jazz and the blues．During the 1920s they exported rock and roll, and star 　　2　　 like Elvis Presley were 　　3　　 by both British and American young people．Then in the early 1960s a new 　　4　　 was heard, very different from anything that had so far come from the American side of the 　　5　　．This was the Liverpool “beat”．Four Liverpool boys 　　6　　 together in a group and called themselves “The Beatles”．They played in small clubs in the back streets of Liverpool．The Beatles wrote their own words and music．They had a close 　　7　　 relationship with their audience, and they 　　8　　 them to join in and dance to the “beat” of the 　　9　　．Then, almost overnight, Liverpool became world famous as the 　　10　　 of the new pop culture, which, in a few years, 　　11　　 across Britain and across most of the countries of the western world．Some pop groups, especially the Rolling Stones, wrote words which brought about rather strong 　　12　　．They showed anger and bitterness(怨愤)of youth struggling for freedom．The Beatles finally 　　13　　 the admiration(崇拜)of people of all ages and social backgrounds．As they 　　14　　, their songs became some serious．They wrote not only of love, but old death and old age and daily life．They were 　　15　　 and respected by many well-educated people and by some 　　16　　 musicians．As a Music 　　17　　, the Beatles got along for only about ten years, but their 　　18　　 in the social history of Britain will surely be lasting forever．

　　The influence(影响)of Britain pop in America was great．American pop groups soon became as 　　19　　 as Britain groups．Both British and Americans are experimenting new 　　20　　, and pop is developing and changing．

(1)


[　　]
A．	American
B．	modern
C．	music
D．	European

(2)


[　　]
A．	actors
B．	musicians
C．	singers
D．	dancers

(3)


[　　]
A．	chosen
B．	admired
C．	helped
D．	hired

(4)


[　　]
A．	song
B．	sound
C．	name
D．	artist

(5)


[　　]
A．	Atlantic
B．	Pacific
C．	Indian
D．	Ocean

(6)


[　　]
A．	lived
B．	sat
C．	joined
D．	learned

(7)


[　　]
A．	everyday
B．	endless
C．	personal
D．	international

(8)


[　　]
A．	refused
B．	expected
C．	forced
D．	persuaded

(9)


[　　]
A．	group
B．	music
C．	song
D．	claps

(10)


[　　]
A．	city
B．	home
C．	capital
D．	birthplace

(11)


[　　]
A．	moved
B．	swept
C．	blew
D．	turned

(12)


[　　]
A．	courage
B．	beats
C．	feeling
D．	noise

(13)


[　　]
A．	won
B．	gave
C．	showed
D．	collected

(14)


[　　]
A．	developed
B．	sang
C．	traveled
D．	played

(15)


[　　]
A．	proved
B．	directed
C．	questioned
D．	accepted

(16)


[　　]
A．	modern
B．	national
C．	serious
D．	popular

(17)


[　　]
A．	group
B．	program
C．	class
D．	performance

(18)


[　　]
A．	spirit
B．	research
C．	progress
D．	place

(19)


[　　]
A．	normal
B．	famous
C．	young
D．	big

(20)


[　　]
A．	ideas
B．	decisions
C．	notes
D．	plans

Billie Holiday was one of the greatest jazz(爵士音乐) singers in America. Her life was just a mixture of success and tragedy. Her singing expressed her experiences and feelings.
Billie Holiday was born Eleanora Fagan in 1915 in Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents were Sadie Fagan and Clarence Holiday. They were young when their daughter was born. Their marriage failed because Clarence Holiday was often out. He traveled as a musician with some of the earliest jazz bands and inspired his daughter.
Sadie Fagan cleaned people’s houses to make a living. But she could not support her family with the money she earned. So she moved to New York City where the pay was higher. She left her daughter in Baltimore with one of her distant relatives.
The young girl Eleanora Fagan changed her name to Billie, because she liked a movie star, Billie Dove. The talented Billie Holiday loved singing. She sang and listened to music whenever she could. In one place near her home there was a machine that played records. The building was a theater where many famous singers also performed their newly-made songs for free.
Billie cleaned floors and did other jobs for the theater so that she could listen to the records. It was there that young Billie first heard the records of some famous black American blues artists of the 1920s. she heard Bessie Smith sing the blues. And she heard Louis Armstrong play the horn. Both musicians had a great influence on her.
Billie Holiday once said, “I do not think I’m singing. I feel like I am playing a horn. What comes out is what I feel. I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That is all I know.”
【小题1】Billie Holiday’s parents divorced because _______.

A．Sadie Fagan wanted to move to New York City

B．the family couldn’t support itself

C．Clarence Holiday spent too much time in working

D．Clerence Holiday was a strange person

【小题2】Who might originally have had an influence on Billie Holiday’s career in music?

【小题3】From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A．Sadie Fagan was fond of living in New York

B．Clerence Holiday didn’t love his wife at all

C．Billie lived a happy childhood

D．Billie had a gift for music

【小题4】The underlined sentence “ What comes out is what I feel” means _____.

A．Billie Holiday doesn’t like to sing for others

B．Billie Holiday’s songs reflect her unhappy childhood

C．Billie Holiday is fond of the songs written for herself

D．Billie Holiday’s music is greatly determined by her emotions

【小题5】In order to listen to the records in the theater, Billie Holiday_______.

A．cleaned floors for the theater	B．changed her name
C．moved to New York	D．separated from her parents

Billie Holiday was one of the greatest jazz(爵士音乐) singers in America. Her life was just a mixture of success and tragedy. Her singing expressed her experiences and feelings.

Billie Holiday was born Eleanora Fagan in 1915 in Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents were Sadie Fagan and Clarence Holiday. They were young when their daughter was born. Their marriage failed because Clarence Holiday was often out. He traveled as a musician with some of the earliest jazz bands and inspired his daughter.

Sadie Fagan cleaned people’s houses to make a living. But she could not support her family with the money she earned. So she moved to New York City where the pay was higher. She left her daughter in Baltimore with one of her distant relatives.

The young girl Eleanora Fagan changed her name to Billie, because she liked a movie star, Billie Dove. The talented Billie Holiday loved singing. She sang and listened to music whenever she could. In one place near her home there was a machine that played records. The building was a theater where many famous singers also performed their newly-made songs for free.

Billie cleaned floors and did other jobs for the theater so that she could listen to the records. It was there that young Billie first heard the records of some famous black American blues artists of the 1920s. she heard Bessie Smith sing the blues. And she heard Louis Armstrong play the horn. Both musicians had a great influence on her.

Billie Holiday once said, “I do not think I’m singing. I feel like I am playing a horn. What comes out is what I feel. I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That is all I know.”

1.Billie Holiday’s parents divorced because _______.

A．Sadie Fagan wanted to move to New York City

B．the family couldn’t support itself

C．Clarence Holiday spent too much time in working

D．Clerence Holiday was a strange person

2.Who might originally have had an influence on Billie Holiday’s career in music?

A．Sadie Fagan B．Clerence Holiday. C．Bessie Smith. D．Louis Armstrong

3.From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A．Sadie Fagan was fond of living in New York

B．Clerence Holiday didn’t love his wife at all

C．Billie lived a happy childhood

D．Billie had a gift for music

4.The underlined sentence “ What comes out is what I feel” means _____.

A．Billie Holiday doesn’t like to sing for others

B．Billie Holiday’s songs reflect her unhappy childhood

C．Billie Holiday is fond of the songs written for herself

D．Billie Holiday’s music is greatly determined by her emotions

5.In order to listen to the records in the theater, Billie Holiday_______.

A．cleaned floors for the theater B．changed her name

C．moved to New York D．separated from her parents

Billie Holiday was one of the greatest jazz singers in America. Her life was just a mixture of success and tragedy (悲剧). Her singing expressed her experiences and feelings.

Billie Holiday was born Eleanora Fagan in 1915 in Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents were Sadie Fagan and Clarence Holiday. They were young when their daughter was born. Their marriage failed because Clarence Holiday was often out. He traveled as a musician with some of the earliest jazz bands and inspired his daughter.

Sadie Fagan cleaned people’s houses to make a living. But she could not support her family with the money she earned. So she moved to New York City where the pay was higher. She left her daughter in Baltimore with one of her distant relatives (亲戚).

The young girl Eleanora Fagan changed her name to Billie, because she liked a movie star, Billie Dove. The talented Billie Holiday loved singing. She sang and listened to music whenever she could. In one place near her home there was a machine that played records. The building was a theater where many famous singers also performed their newly-made songs for free.

Billie cleaned floors and did other jobs for the theater so that she could listen to the records. It was there that young Billie first heard the records of some famous black American blues artists of the 1920s.She heard Bessie Smith sing the blues. And she heard Louis Armstrong play the horn. Both musicians had a great influence (影响) on her.

Billie Holiday once said, “I do not think I’m singing. I feel like I am playing a horn. What comes out is what I feel. I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That is all I know.”

72. Who might be the first to have an influence on Billie Holiday’s career in music?

A. Sadie Fagan B. Clerence Holiday. C. Bessie Smith. D. Louis Armstrong

73. From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A. Sadie Fagan was fond of living in New York

B. Clerence Holiday didn’t love his wife at all

C. Billie lived a happy childhood

D. Billie had a gift for music

74. The underlined sentence “What comes out is what I feel” means _____.

A. Billie Holiday doesn’t like to sing for others

B. Billie Holiday’s songs complain about her unhappy childhood

C. Billie Holiday is fond of the songs written for herself

D. Billie Holiday’s music is filled with feeling

75. In order to listen to the records in the theater, Billie Holiday_______.

A. cleaned floors for the theater B. changed her name

C. moved to New York D. separated from her parents

Blues started off as the music of African slaves brought to the United States．

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