Question

Are you interested in country music? I like it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am tired .The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.

Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It’s the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and simple.

Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers .They talk about love, crops or death.

The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.

When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.

John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s.His song “Take Me home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today.

1.Country music is usually about _______.

A．everyday life and feelings

B．farmers’ feelings

C．the lives of workers

D．the lives of farmers

2.People began to make country song records _______.

A．in the 1920s                           B．in 1920

C．in the 1970s                           D．in 1970

3.Why did Country music become popular in America?

A．Because city people liked the music.

B．Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.

C．Because country music talked about city people’s lives.

D．Because country music developed in the Southern Africa

4.Who is famous for the song “Take Me Home, Country Roads”?

A．A farmer in the countryside

B．A person who moved to towns

C．John Denver

D．John Denver’s brother

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了美国的乡村音乐的起源，特点，流行的原因等各方面的内容。

1.A 细节题。根据第一段第3行Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.说明A正确。

2.A 细节题。根据第三段第3行In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.说明正是在1920s人们才开始制作唱片，故A正确。

3.B 细节题。根据文章倒数3,4行When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.说明B项内容与之相符。

4.C 细节题。根据文章最后2行John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s.His song “Take Me home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today说明John Denver正是因为这首歌而出名，故C正确。

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点评：本文主要介绍了美国的乡村音乐。本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。