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

Musicis an international language. The songs that are sung or played by instrumentsare beautiful to people 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 and play the music loudly as they drive on thestreets.

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

Thereare other kinds of music that tare important to Americans. One is called folkmusic. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is calledwestern or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at nightto the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the lovebetween a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.

Seriousmusic for the concert halls is called classical music. Music for instruments iscalled orchestra music(管弦乐),such as the symphonies(交响乐)of Beethoven. There is opera(歌剧)for singers. There is ballet(芭蕾舞剧)for dancers like the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in China.

1. Inwhat sense can music be regarded as an international language?

A.Popular music is what everyone enjoys.

B. Thesongs that are sung or played by instruments are so beautiful andunderstandable that everyone can enjoy them.

C. Whenmusic is played, it seems as if it were speaking to us.

D. Musicis so popular throughout the world that everyone can play it.

2. Whatcan we know about music and people in America?

A.Student drivers carry small radios with earphones when they drive on thestreets.

B.Students always listen to music before class, in class and after class.

C. Adultdrivers listen to news as well as music when they drive to work.

D. Adultdrivers never listen to music when they drive to work.

3. Howmany kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?

A.Six. B. Eight. C. Five. D. Seven.

4.Country music _______.

A. is akind of music that is popular in America

B. hasnothing to do with folk music

C. isonly sung by cowboys

D. is notplayed in the concert halls

5. Whichof the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Allpeople in America like popular music.

B. Popsingers can get all the money from the tapes.

C. Now,western or country music is a little different from its beginning.

D. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is a kindof pop music.

试题答案

答案：BCDAC