Question

【題目】【山東省臨沂市2015年中考英語(yǔ)試題】閱讀理解

(一) 閱讀短文，完成1-5小題。（共15小題，計(jì)15分）

B .

merican country music is also known as (被視為) country western music .It has a very long history . It comes from the folk songs of immigrants(移民) from Britain.

Country music users simple music and words to express everyday feelings such as loneliness, love , and sadness . That is to say , country music describes life . It talks about friends and enemies , trucks and roads , farm and crops.. People in many parts of the world like country music, because everyone can understand what the music is about .

Country western music became popular first among cowboys(牛仔) in the American west countryside . Cowboys had to take care of cows day and night. When they were alone with the cows, they often sang beautiful and peaceful songs to calm the animals and to overcome their own fear .They were not well-educated and so they sang about their daily life in very simple words .They played guitars, violins. and other instruments. In the south of America , many people added instruments from their homes , like bottles and spoons, When cowboys visited their friends and families on holidays like Thanksgiving , they usually sang and played country western music .

In recent years ,many musicians have made country western music a little different from the one in the past.These changes make the songs sound even better.Today singers such as Carth Brooks.Reba McEntire. Emmylou Harris. Lyle Lovett,Eddie Rabbitt, LeAnn Rimes,Randy Travis and a group called Alabama are singing and playing in different styles.They have brought country western music more and more fans from all over the wold.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。

【1】Country western music comes from the folk songs of immigrants from ____

A. America B.France C. Britain D.Germany

【2】According to the passage, people like American country music because ____.

A. It has a long history． B. It comes from Europe.

C. It is sung by cowboys． D. It is easy to understand.

【3】 The chunk “calm the animals “ here means “make the animals become ___”.

A.sad and lonely

B. quiet and relaxed

C. angry and wild

D. upset and scared

【4】Which of these is mentioned in the passage ?

A. Early immigrants lived a very simple life.

B. Many country music singers are not well-educated.

C. Cowboys usually played country western music on holidays.

D. In the west of America , cowboys added instruments from their homes

【5】The best title(標(biāo)題) for the passage is ________.

A. Americans Love American Country Music.

B. The History of American Country Music.

C. Singers and Fans of American Country Music

D. All Kinds of American Music, Yesterday and Today.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【5】B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了美國(guó)鄉(xiāng)村音樂的發(fā)展歷史。美國(guó)鄉(xiāng)村音樂來(lái)自英國(guó)移民，最初是在牛仔中間傳唱。近年來(lái)，這種音樂被加入了新的元素，使得這種歌曲更加的優(yōu)美動(dòng)聽。

【1】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段“It comes from the folk songs of immigrants (移民）from Britain.”可知美國(guó)鄉(xiāng)村音樂來(lái)自英國(guó)移民的民歌。故選B。

【2】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段“People in many parts of the world like country music, because everyone can understand what the music is about.”可知人們喜歡美國(guó)鄉(xiāng)村音樂是因?yàn)樗�容易理解。故選D。

【3】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)前文“beautiful and peaceful songs”優(yōu)美平和的歌曲，及下文“overcome their own fear.”克服自身的恐懼，可知這個(gè)短語(yǔ)指的是，讓動(dòng)物們冷靜下來(lái)。故選B。

【4】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段“They were not well-educated and so they sang about their daily life in very simple words.”可知牛仔們，也就是鄉(xiāng)村音樂的歌手們沒有接受過(guò)良好的教育。故選B。

【5】B標(biāo)題歸納題。閱讀短文可知，這篇短文主要講述的是美國(guó)鄉(xiāng)村音樂的歷史，故選項(xiàng)B最契合主題。選B。