Question

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 and play 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, and the life of American people． Most of the radio programmes are music．

Pop or popular music singers make much money． They make CDs or tapes which radio stations in many places broadcast（广播）． Once the popular singer is heard all over 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 pop star．

There are other kinds of music that are popular among Americans． One is called folk music． It tells stories about the common life of Americans． Another 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.________ kinds of music are mentioned(提到) in this passage．

A．Two

B．Four．

C．Three

D．Five

2.When pop singers ________, they are regarded as pop stars．

A．become popular with their fans

B．make a CD or tape

C．make much money

D．are wanted to sing on the radio

3.From the passage we know that country music is about ________．

A．the common life of Americans

B．the life of cowboys

C．the country life and love stories

D．the school life in America

4.What would be the best title for this passage？

A．Western Music	B．Popular Music
C．History of Music	D．American Music

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：

1.C 细节题。1,2段中提及了流行音乐，在第三段中提到了民歌和乡村音乐，故一共提及了3种音乐，故C正确。

2.A 细节题。根据第二段2,3,4行Once the popular singer is heard all over 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．说明当歌手收到歌迷的欢迎时，他们就成为了流行巨星，故A正确。

3.C 细节题。根据文章最后两行any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music．说明乡村音乐是与乡村生活以及爱情故事有关的。故C正确。

4.D 主旨大意题。文章讲述的是美国现在流行的三种音乐：流行歌曲，民歌，乡村音乐。故D正确。

考点：考查文化类阅读

点评：文章讲述的是美国现在流行的三种音乐：流行歌曲，民歌，乡村音乐。集中考查细节题，在阅读的时候要在文章的关键点上做好标志和符号，减少回读的次数，提高阅读的效率。