Question

Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphonesand listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy larger speakers and play the music loudly when they drive on the street.

Adult(成年的) drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs play music.

Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once(一旦) a popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life or the love between a country boy and a girl is called western or country music.

1.How many kinds of music are mentioned (提到) in this passage?

A. Two.            B. Three.         C. Four.

2.What’s the meaning of “earphone” in Chinese?

A. 電話.           B. 收錄機.         C. 耳機.

3.Do all the radio programs in America play music?

A.Yes, they do.        B. No, not all.      C. We don’t know.

4.What is the country music about in America?

A. It tells stories about the common life.

B. It’s popular.

C. It is about country life or love stories.

5.What is the best title(標題) of the passage?

A. American Music.     B. Pop Music.          C. Folk Music.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講述的是美國的流行音樂，有民族音樂，西方音樂和鄉村音樂。

1.細節題，文章中提到了民族音樂，西方音樂，鄉村音樂。故選B

2.推斷題。根據文章Students carry small radios with earphones。學生們攜帶者有耳機的小型收音機。故選C

3.細節題。根據文章Most of the radio programs play music.大部分的收音機節目播放音樂。故選B

4.細節題。根據文章music about country life or the love between a country boy and a girl is called western or country music.關于一個鄉村男孩和一個女孩的鄉村生活和愛情的音樂稱為西方或者鄉村音樂。故選C

5.主旨題。這篇文章講述的是美國的流行音樂。故選A

考點：社會現象類說明文

點評：文章短小精練，對于此類文短題多的文章必須對每句話的內容進行仔細的理解同時必須把握好作者的寫作主線，說明文對事物的描述都是圍繞這個事物來展開，所以學生需要結合題目中的關鍵字迅速定位來找到正確的答案。