题目内容
15.Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events--love,sadness,good times,and bad times.It tells real-life stories and sounds the way people really talk.As life becomes more complicated(复杂),it is good to hear music about ordinary people.Country music,sometimes called country-western,comes from two kinds of music.One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States.The other is traditional cowboy music from the west.The singers usually play guitars,and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars.At first city people said country music was low class.It was popular mostly in the South.But during World War II,thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories.They took their music with them.Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps(军营)in the South.They learned country music.Slowly it became popular all over the country.
Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada-in small towns and in New York City,among black and white,and among educated and uneducated people.About 1,200radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day.English stars sing it in British English,and people in other countries sing it in their own languages.The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world.
1.It can be learned from the passage that country music comes fromC.
A.the Northeast and Midwest
B.factories and army camps in the South
C.the Appalachian Mountains and the West
D.real-life stories in small towns
2.Before World War II country music was popular mainly inA.
A.the south
B.the north
C.the Midwest
D.the Northeast
3.During World War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Mid-west becauseC.
A.they wanted to take music with them
B.they wanted to make other people like country music
C.they wanted to work in the factories there
D.they wanted to make country music popular
4.Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world today becauseB.
A.city people said it was low class
B.people in different countries could sing it in their own languages
C.it started with cowboys and poor Southerners
D.it is loved by the people in the United States and Canada.
分析 本文主要介绍了乡村音乐的起源及其发展.
解答 1.C,细节理解题,根据句子One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States.The other is traditional cowboy music from the west.可知,乡村音乐主要来自于阿巴拉契亚山和西部地区,故答案为C.
2.A,细节理解题,根据句子At first city people said country music was low class.It was popular mostly in the South..可知,二战前乡村音乐主要流行于南方地区,故答案为A.
3.C,细节理解题,根据句子But during World War II,thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories可知,二战期间很多南方人去了东北部和中西部因为他们想去那得工厂工作,故答案为C.
4.B 推理判断题.结合文章最后一段English stars sing it in British English,and people in other countries sing it in their own languages.The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world.可推断出,乡村音乐目前成为世界上最流行的音乐之一是因为它受到了世界各地人们的喜爱.
点评 本文是一个文学艺术类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.

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