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Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult(成年的)drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmers are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or a tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. 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(国家的) star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk (民间)music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is western or country music. This was started by cowboys(牛仔)who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the 1ove between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
【小题1】What kind of music are mentioned in this passage?

A．Pop, folk, country and western music.

B．Pop, folk and classical music.

C．Pop, folk and country music.

D．Pop, country and western music.

【小题2】 When do the adult drivers always listen to music ?

A．when they drive the car.

B．when they drive to work.

C．any time they want.

D．when they want to sing along with.

【小题3】From the passage we know that __________.

A．music is very important to Americans’ life

B．cowboys only like country music

C．different people like different kinds of music

D．both A and C

【小题4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A．Few students in America like popular music.

B．Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving.

C．Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving.

D．Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go.

【小题5】What would be the best title for this passage?

A．American Music.	B．Fold Music.
C．Pop Music.	D．Cowboys and their Country Music.

答案：【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】B
【小题5】A

试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述的是美国的音乐。在美国，人们听各种各样的音乐，如流行音乐、民间音乐和乡村音乐等。音乐在美国人的生活中是很重要的。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据短文中Popular music、folk (民间)music、Another is western or country music可知，短文中提到了流行音乐、民间音乐、乡村音乐和西部音乐。故选A。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据短文第二段中Adult(成年的)drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work.可知，成年的司机喜欢在开车上班的时候在车里听音乐。故选B。
【小题3】推理判断题。根据短文中There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans可知，在美国人们听各种各样的音乐，如流行音乐、民间音乐或乡村音乐，这些音乐在美国人的生活中是很重要的。故A和C说得都对。故选D。
【小题4】推理判断题。根据短文中Popular music in America is what every student likes可知A不对；根据Adult(成年的)drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work可知C不对；根据Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her可知D不对；根据Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street可知B是正确的。
【小题5】主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们讲述的是美国的音乐。在美国，人们听各种各样的音乐，如流行音乐、民间音乐和乡村音乐等。音乐在美国人的生活中是很重要的。故A选项American Music这个题目最合适。故选A。
考点：文化类短文阅读。

2014届河南原阳第一初级中学九年级模拟9英语试卷（带解析）