Question

It is easier to find songs for adults than for kids. The market in children’s music is growing, however. Babies learn about music from the simple songs that their parents sing to them. When the children are older, their parents might teach them songs as part of a game. BB King’s recording of Rainy Day Blues follows this tradition. Most of BB King’s fans, however, may not know about his recordings for children. They only know that he writes very popular blues(布鲁斯乐曲) songs for adults.

BB King, a great blues musician, recorded Rainy Day Blues for a company called Music for Little People.

The company began when a man named Leib Ostrow was looking for songs for his children. He looked for them in stores and looked through books. He could not find anything that he really liked, so he decided to begin a recording company of his own. Soon he was recording music for children. Many parents thought it was a great idea. So did many recording artists.

Music for Little People is located in northern California. It started as a mail-order business in 1985.Today it is one of the largest children’s musical and educational companies in the United States.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.Rainy Day Blues is a (n) ______ .

A.book B. article C. company D. song

2.______ creates a lot of music for children in the United States.

A. Music for Little People B. BB King

C. Leib Ostrow D. California

3.The underlined word “located” probably means “ ______” in Chinese.

A. 起源于 B. 坐落于 C. 追随与 D. 针对于

4.If people wanted to buy music from Music for Little People in 1985, ______ could help them.

A. pilots B. waiters

C. singers D. postmen

5.Which would be the best title for this passage?

A.Rainy Day Blues.

B. Music for Little People

C. Lelb Ostrow, a Kind Father.

D. BB King, a Great Blues Musician.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要介绍了精灵音乐公司，它位于加州北部。它在1985年开始于邮购业。后来成为美国的最大的儿童音乐教育公司之一。

1.细节理解题。根据BB King’s recording of Rainy Day Blues follows this tradition.可知选D。

2.细节理解题。根据BB King, a great blues musician, recorded Rainy Day Blues for a company called Music for Little People.可知应选A。

3.细节理解题。根据Music for Little People is located in northern California. 精灵音乐公司坐落在加州北部。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据It started as a mail-order business in 1985.在1985年开始于邮购业。可知故选D。

5.归纳理解题。通过整篇文章可知主要介绍了精灵音乐公司的情况。故选B。

考点：故事类阅读。