Music is an international language. The songs that are sung or played by instrum

Music is an internationallanguage. The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to allpeople everywhere.

Popularmusic in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios withearphones and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Studentswith cars buy large speakers (扬声器) and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.

Adultdrivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They alsolisten to the news about sports, the weather, politics, and activities of theAmerican people. But most of the radio broadcast is music.

Popor popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radiostations use in every state. Once the popular singer is heard throughout thecountry, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapescomes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want tomeet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

Besidespop 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 whowould sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music aboutcountry life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called westernor 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

试题答案

【答案】

1.C2.D3.B4.A5.A

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