Are you tired after studying hard? American country music(美国乡村音乐) will take you away for a while. The guitars and songs will take you to the mountains and fields there.
Country is simple music. It talks of everyday life and feelings (情感). It's the "spirit (精神) of America", easy to understand, slow and basic (基本的).
Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of the American countryside. Many of the songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, crops (庄稼) or death.
_Rural_ life can be hard, so the words are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular. In the 1920s, country songs were played on the radio and were made into records (唱片).
When people 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. Which of the following is NOT true about country music?
A. It's fast and loud.
B. It's usually about everyday life.
C. It started in the south of the US.
D. The words about rural life are often sad.
2. The underlined word "rural" probably means "_____".
A. of the city B. of the countryside
C. about work D. about school
3. Country music is often played by ___.
A. the guitar B. the piano C. the violin D. drum(鼓)
4. When were country songs made into records?
A. In the 1920s. B. In 1920. C. In the 1970s. D. In 1970.
