Question

Do you love American country music? If you do, come to Nashville. It’s the home of American country music.

Nashville is the capital city of the state of Tennessee. Here you don’t have to go to the big auditoriums(音乐厅) to enjoy the country music. In the open air restaurants or on the streets, you can always hear the beautiful and sweet sounding folk music. All the singers are young and they play their guitars while they sing. The songs they sing are so touching(动人) that, if you listen attentively, you can feel they are singing with their souls rather than with their voices.

Shops selling music records and tapes can be found everywhere in Nashville. Many records are made by www..comfamous singers and they are sent to many countries all over the world.

The folk songs most of the singers sing come form the rural areas in the southern United States. The songs often describe those days to situations and the feeling of the country people. They often sing in praises of heroism(英雄) and true love.

1. From the passage we know Nashville is ________.

A. a village 　             B. a big city   C. a small town 　             D. a capital city

2. To enjoy the country music, you can go to ________.

A. the big auditoriums   B. the open air restaurants    C. the streets 　D. All of the above

3. According to the passage which of the following statements is not true?

A. Shops that sell music records and tapes can be found everywhere in Nashville.

B. The folk songs can impress you deeply

C. Not all records are made by famous singers

D. The folk songs only sing in praises of heroism and true love.

4. The passage is mainly about ________.

A. Nashville 　B. American young people   C. pop singers 　       D. the country music

Answer 1

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解析:

1. D  事实细节题。根据第2段首句 Nashville is the capital city of the state of Tennessee 可知答案为 D。

2. D  事实细节题。根据第2段第 2、3 句 Here you don’t have to go to the big auditoriums to enjoy the country music. In the open air restaurants or on the streets, you can always hear the beautiful and sweet sounding folk music 可知答案为 D。

3. C  推理判断题。此题可用排除法。根据第3段第 1 句 Shops selling music records and tapes can be found everywhere in Nashville. 可知选项 A 正确；根据第2段末句 The songs they sing are so touching(动人)that, if you listen attentively, you can feel they are singing with their souls rather than with their voices(他们唱的歌如此动人，如果你专心听，你就会觉得他们不是用声音而是用灵魂在唱。)可知 B正确；根据第3段第 2 句 Many records are made by famous singers 可知 C 正确；因此答案为 D。也可根据文章最后一句They often sing in praises of heroism and true love 得到答案。

4. D  主旨大意题。文章首段点明乡村音乐的发源地，然后介绍其流行性，文章末段说明乡村音乐描述的不同的主题。因此可推知本文主要是写乡村音乐，故答案为 D。