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 all 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 radio 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 are 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 thelove between 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)，suchas the symphonies(交响乐)of Beethoven. There is opera(歌剧) for singers. There is ballet(芭蕾舞剧)fordancers like the story of Liang Shanboand Zhu Yingtai in China.

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

A. Popular music is what everyone enjoys.

B. The songs that are sung or played by instruments are so beautifuland understandable that everyone can enjoy them.

C. When music is played, it seems as if itwere speaking to us.

D. Music is so popular throughout the worldthat everyone can play it.

2．What can we know about music and people in America?

A. Student drivers carry small radios withearphones when they drive on the streets.

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

C. Adult drivers listen to news as well asmusic when they drive to work.

D. Adult drivers never listen to music whenthey drive to work.

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

A. Six.  B. Eight.

C. Five. D. Seven.

4．Countrymusic .

A. is a kind of music that is popular inAmerica

B. has nothing to do with folk music

C. is only sung by cowboys

D. is not played in the concert halls

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

A. All people in America like popular music.

B. Pop singers can get all the money from thetapes.

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

D. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is a kind of pop music. 

试题答案

答案：1B2C3D4A5C