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【題目】 There are many kinds of music in the world, pop music, classical music, folk music and so on Do you know country music? It's a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America.I like it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am tired.The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.

Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.It's the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and simple.

Country music developed in the Southern United States.It was the folk music of American countryside.Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers.They talk about love, crops(莊稼)or death.The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad.At first, people played the music only at family parties.But it became more popular later.In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.

When people in the countryside 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 Americas most famous country singers in the 1970s.His song Take Me Home, Country Road is famous and people still play it today.

【1】where did country music develop?

A.In John Denver's city.B.In the northern United States

C.In the Southern United StatesD.In the Western United States

【2】What is country music usually about ?

A.Workers feelingsB.Farmers' feelings

C.The lives of workersD.Everyday life and feelings.

【3】Why did country music become popular in America?

A.Because city people liked the music.

B.Because city people liked the country.

C.Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.

D.Because country music talked about city people's lives.

【4】From the passage we know that________.

A.country music isn't the spirit of America.

B.country music is always happy.

C.people began to make country songs records in 1920.

D.John Denver is famous for the song lake Me Home, Country Roads.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

本文講述了一種來自美國南部各州的傳統(tǒng)音樂。鄉(xiāng)村音樂通常談?wù)撊粘Ｉ�活和感情。這是美國精神，簡單易懂，緩慢而簡單。鄉(xiāng)村音樂是在美國南部發(fā)展起來的。許多歌曲講述了農(nóng)民的生活。20世紀(jì)20年代，人們在收音機(jī)里播放鄉(xiāng)村歌曲，并把它們制成唱片。當(dāng)農(nóng)村的人們搬到城鎮(zhèn)去找工作時，他們帶著他們的音樂。鄉(xiāng)村音樂不斷變化，在美國各地流行起來。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“It's a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America”可知來自美國南部，故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings”可知是鄉(xiāng)村音樂通常談?wù)撊粘Ｉ�活和感情，故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。A. Because city people liked the music.因為城市人喜歡這種音樂；B. Because city people liked the country.因為城里人喜歡鄉(xiāng)村；C. Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.因為農(nóng)民帶著他們的音樂搬到了城市，而且音樂還在繼續(xù)變化；D. Because country music talked about city people's lives.因為鄉(xiāng)村音樂談?wù)摰氖浅鞘腥说纳�活；根�?jù)“When people in the countryside 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.”可知因為農(nóng)民帶著他們的音樂搬到了城市，而且音樂還在繼續(xù)變化，故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.It's the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and simple.”可知是美國的精神，排除A；根據(jù)“The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad.”可知是難過的，排除B；根據(jù)“In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.”可知不一定是1920年，排除C；根據(jù)“.His song Take Me Home, Country Road is famous and people still play it today.”可知約翰·丹佛因《家鄉(xiāng)，鄉(xiāng)村路》這首歌而出名，故選D。

推理判斷就是根據(jù)文章所提供的信息，脫離字面理解的局限，抓住關(guān)鍵細(xì)節(jié)，得出合乎邏輯的結(jié)論。所以我們可以根據(jù)文章中的相關(guān)細(xì)節(jié)去判斷推理，得知答案。本文第四題考查了推理判斷題。從ABCD四個選項的關(guān)鍵詞去文章中得出結(jié)論，排除錯誤的結(jié)論，選出正確的。