Question

Many Chinese people like American country music(鄉(xiāng)村音樂 ),such as（例如） the songs of John Denver. But still some people don’t know when country music began.
Country music is from the folk music （民間音樂）of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America. There, people sang while playing the violin and guitar. They sang about everyday life, love and their problems. So the songs were sometimes a little sad.
One of the most popular country music singers is John Denver, who is also quite famous to the Chinese. For Denver, music was a language that could bring the world together. He says music can bring people together. We will understand（理解） each other better through（通過） music. People are different in colour and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body（在心靈和精神方面）. All of them love music and can understand music.
The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his music and words will live on.
【小題1】 John Denver is a great         singer.

A．English

B．Japanese

C．American

D．Chinese

【小題2】.American country music is from the         music of America.

A．pop

B．jazz

C．light

D．folk

【小題3】.“Music was a language that could bring the world together” means （意思是）people        .

A．can sing songs together

B．from all over the world sing the same songs

C．show their feeling（感覺）through music and so they understand each other better

D．know language and music

【小題4】.John Denver died in        .

A．1997

B．1990

C．1996

D．1999

【小題5】.Which sentence is right?

A．Everyone knows when country music began.

B．Country music is from the jazz music.

C．John Denver is famous to Chinese people, too.

D．John Denver doesn’t think music can bring people together.

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：
【小題1】根據(jù)本文第一句可知許多中國人喜歡美國的鄉(xiāng)村音樂，諸如 John Denver的歌曲，所以 John Denver是來自于美國的鄉(xiāng)村歌手，故本題選C。
【小題2】本文的第二段第一句是 Country music is from the folk music（民間音樂），意思為美國的鄉(xiāng)村音樂來自于美國的民間音樂，故本題選D。
【小題3】本文第三段第三行有兩句He says music can bring people together. We will understand each other better through music. 意思為音樂可以把世界上的人連在一起，我們通過音樂可以彼此之間更好的了解，所以它是表達(dá)人情感的一種媒介，故本題選C。
【小題4】本文最后一段第一句提到John Denver去世的時間為1997年，故本題選A。
【小題5】本文第三段第一句是One of the most popular country music singers is John Denver, who is also quite famous to the Chinese，最受歡迎的鄉(xiāng)村音樂歌手John Denver對于中國人而言也是相當(dāng)出名的，故本題描述正確的句中為D，故本題選D。
考點(diǎn)：本文是一篇介紹美國鄉(xiāng)村音樂有關(guān)情況的說明文。
點(diǎn)評：本文主要介紹了鄉(xiāng)村音樂的來歷，著名的美國鄉(xiāng)村音樂歌手，鄉(xiāng)村音樂的內(nèi)容，鄉(xiāng)村音樂所表達(dá)的情感和價值。閱讀本文時，應(yīng)以John Denver作為中心人物，以鄉(xiāng)村音樂作為主要內(nèi)容，根據(jù)上下文，理解本文的含義，注意音樂是傳遞人類情感的方式。