题目内容

  Pop music is the name for various popular, commercial music. It originated in the USA and spread through the whole world during the 1950s and 1960s. It is widely liked by the young people. The best-known early form of pop music was “rock 'n' roll”; another was “blues”. A more recent development is “folk rock”. Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz”music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier, and it now began to rule music stage productions. It is a big industry. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the works of some pop singers for example:the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby, Stills and Nash, are on a higher musical level. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.

(1)All of the following forms belong to pop music except ________.

[  ]

A.blues
B.rock 'n' roll
C.jazz
D.folk rock

(2)According to the text, the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was ________ it is today.

[  ]

A.much greater than

B.much smaller than

C.as great as

D.as small as

(3)In this text the underlined word “originated” means ________.

[  ]

A.got around
B.began
C.invented
D.reached

(4)Which of the following is TRUE?

[  ]

A.No pop music is on a high musical level.

B.Much pop music is on a high musical level.

C.Pop music is high artistic.

D.Not all the pop music is without artistic value.

(5)The text says that ________ has now begun to rule musical stage productions.

[  ]

A.native music
B.jazz
C.pop music
D.plays
答案:C;A;B;D;C
解析:

(2)现在喜欢爵士乐的人数比20世纪50年代及以前的人数少得多.

(4)根据课文倒数第二、三句话可知有些流行音乐是有艺术价值的.


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  Music is an international language.The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere.

  Popular music in America is what every student likes.Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch.Students with cars buy large speakers(扬声器)and play the 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, politics, and activities of the American people.But most of the radio broadcast is music.

  Pop or popular music singers make much money.They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state.Once the popular singer is heard throughout 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 national star.

  Besides pop music, there are two other kinds of music that is important to Americans.One is called folk music.It tells stories about the common life of Americans.The other 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)

According to the passage, most of the car radio broadcast is ________.

[  ]

A.

sports

B.

the weather

C.

politics

D.

music

(2)

How many kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?

[  ]

A.

Three.

B.

Four.

C.

Five.

D.

Six.

(3)

What's the best title of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Music in America

B.

Music Listeners

C.

Cowboys in America

D.

International Language

阅读理解

  Music is an international language.The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere.

  Popular music in America is what every student likes.Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch.Students with cars buy large speakers(扬声器)and play the 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, politics, and activities of the American people.But most of the radio broadcast is music.

  Pop or popular music singers make much money.They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state.Once the popular singer is heard throughout 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 national star.

  Besides pop music, there are two other kinds of music that is important to Americans.One is called folk music.It tells stories about the common life of Americans.The other 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)

In America, every student likes ________.

[  ]

A.

folk music

B.

country music

C.

pop music

D.

western music

(2)

According to the passage, most of the car radio broadcast is ________.

[  ]

A.

sports

B.

the weather

C.

politics

D.

music

(3)

What do the cowboys do according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

They sell cows.

B.

They watch cows.

C.

They sing and dance.

D.

They travel around.

(4)

How many kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?

[  ]

A.

Three.

B.

Four.

C.

Five.

D.

Six.

(5)

What's the best title of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Music in America

B.

Music Listeners

C.

Cowboys in America

D.

International Language

阅读理解

  Music is an international language.The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere.

  Popular music in America is what every student likes.Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch.Students with cars buy large speakers(扬声器)and play the 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, politics, and activities of the American people.But most of the radio broadcast is music.

  Pop or popular music singers make much money.They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state.Once the popular singer is heard throughout 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 national star.

  Besides pop music, there are two other kinds of music that is important to Americans.One is called folk music.It tells stories about the common life of Americans.The other 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)

In America, every student likes ________.

[  ]

A.

folk music

B.

country music

C.

pop music

D.

western music

(2)

According to the passage, most of the car radio broadcast is ________.

[  ]

A.

sports

B.

the weather

C.

politics

D.

music

(3)

What do the cowboys do according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

They sell cows.

B.

They watch cows.

C.

They sing and dance.

D.

They travel around.

(4)

How many kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?

[  ]

A.

Three.

B.

Four.

C.

Five.

D.

Six.

(5)

What's the best title of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Music in America

B.

Music Listeners

C.

Cowboys in America

D.

International Language

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