题目内容
Popular music is very popular with American students. Almost every student 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 in this passage.
A.Two |
B.Three |
C.Four |
D.Five |
2.When pop singers ______, they are regarded as pop stars.
A.make much money |
B.make a CD or tape |
C.become popular with their fans |
D.are wanted to sing on the radio |
3.From the passage we know that country music is about the______.
A.common life of Americans。 |
B.country life and love stories |
C.life of cowboys |
D.school life in America |
4.Which of the following is true?
A.Few students in America like popular music. |
B.Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving. |
C.Adult drivers in America only listen to music while driving. |
D.Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go. |
1.B
2.C
3.B
4.B
【解析】
1.细节题,第一段提到popular music和第三段folk music 和western or country music可知选B
2.推理题,由第二段最后一句Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a pop star可知选C
3.细节题,由最后一段最后一句Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music可知选B
4.推断题,由第一段倒数第四行Students with cars buy large speakers and play music loudly as they drive on the street.可知选B
For a small but increasing number of young women in modern-day China, true love is all about the numbers. A potential suitor may have a good sense of humor and reasonable good looks, but what they say really matters is if he owns an apartment and how many square feet it is. A sizable bank account is also a must, and, some say, so is a luxury car。
At least, that’s the way things look if you watch Chinese television these days. The latest reality-TV scandal to shock the nation involves Ma Nuo, a 22-year-old model from Beijing who appeared on China's most popular dating show, If You Are the One. She rejected an offer from a male contestant to take a ride on his bike. "I'd rather cry in a BMW (宝马) car than laugh on the backseat of a bicycle," Ma told her suitor with a giggle.
The televised words swept the Internet and made an instant celebrity of Ma, who becomes one of the most talked-about women in the country. The reaction among young Chinese was especially severe, reflecting growing anxieties over the widening gap between rich and poor, shifting societal values and public attention on the difficulties of finding a mate in a country where men are expected to outnumber women by 24 million in a decade.
As disgusted as they have been by some of the contestants, viewers continue to watch religiously. Why are people still tuning in? "Audiences like programs because they are honest. They show the current reality of Chinese society," says Yan Mu, one of the founders of Baihe.com. Young people are so focused on making money and building their careers these days, they have little time to devote to dating, he says. "Many people feel pressure from their parents and peers," Yan adds. " It can be a struggle to find a partner." Money may not buy you love. But on China's reality shows, it can at least get you a date.
1.The underlined words“numbers”in the first paragraph include the following except_______
A.the age and degree |
B.the size of the house |
C.the sum of the deposit |
D.the price of the belonging |
2.What does Ma Nuo mean by saying“I’d rather cry in a BMW car than laugh on the backseat of a bicycle.”in the second paragraph?
A.When she is in a BMW car, she will cry |
B.When she is on a bike, she will laugh |
C.She prefers money to true love |
D.She prefers true love to money |
3.Why do many young men take part in TV dating shows?
A.because they think they may get true love from them |
B.because they think China’s reality shows can at least give them a chance to date |
C.because their parents and peers force them to do so |
D.because viewers like dating shows |
4.Which one of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.some contestants have been disgusted because they are dishonest |
B.young people are too busy to take part in dating shows |
C.some people are worried that societal value are changing |
D.Ma Nuo rejected the bike offered by the contestant |
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A.China’s TV Dating Show |
B.Date for Love or money |
C.Date Makes You a Celebrity |
D.Popular TV Dating Show |