Question

Are you tired after studying hard？American country music will take you away for a while. The guitars and songs will take you to mountains and fields there.

Country music talks about everyday life and feelings. It's the spirit of America，easy to understand，slow and basic.

Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of the American countryside. Many of the songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love，crops(庄稼) or death.

Rural life can be hard，so the words are often sad. At first，people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular. In the 1920s，people played country songs on the radio，and they made them into records.

When people moved to towns and cities to look for work，they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.

John Denver was one of America's most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song Take Me Home，Country Roads is well?known and people still play it today.

1.Which of the following is NOT true about country music?

A. It's easy to understand.

B. It's usually about everyday life.

C. It started in the north of the U．S.

2.The underlined word “rural” probably means “______”．

A. 城市的 B. 校园的 C. 乡村的

3.People often play country music with ______.

A. the guitar B. the piano C. the violin

4.When were country songs made into records?

A. In the 1920s. B. In the 1930s. C. In the 1950s.

5.When people moved to towns and cities，they ______.

A. forgot their music

B. took their music with them

C. learned other kinds of music

Answer 1