CountrymusicisoneofthemostpopularkindsofmusicintheUnitedStatestodaybecauseitisaboutsimplebutstronghumanfeelingsandevents---lovesadnessgoodtimesandbadtimes.Ittellsreal-lifestoriesandsoundsthewaypeop

　　CountrymusicisoneofthemostpopularkindsofmusicintheUnitedStatestodaybecauseitisaboutsimplebutstronghumanfeelingsandevents---lovesadnessgoodtimesandbadtimes.Ittellsreal-lifestoriesandsoundsthewaypeoplereallytalk.Aslifebecomesmorecomplicated(复杂)itisgoodtohearmusicaboutordinarypeople.

　　Countrymusicsometimescalledcountry-westerncomesfromtwokindsofmusic.OneisthetraditionalmusicofthepeopleintheAppalachianMountainsintheeasternUniteStates.Theotheristraditionalcowboymusicfromthewest.Thesingersusuallyplayguitarsandinthe1920stheystartedusingelectricguitars.Atfirstcitypeoplesaidcountrymusicwaslowclass.ItwaspopularmostlyintheSouth.ButduringWorldWarIIthousandsofSouthernerswenttotheNortheastandMidwesttoworkinthefactories.Theytooktheirmusicwiththem.Soldiersfromtherestofthecountrywenttoarmycamps（军营）intheSouth.Theylearnedcountrymusic.Slowlyitbecamepopularalloverthecountry.

　　TodaycountrymusicisalsopopulareverywhereintheUnitedStatesandCanada—insmalltownsandinNewYorkCityamongblackandwhiteandamongeducatedanduneducatedpeople.About1200radiostationsbroadcastcountrymusictwenty-fourhoursaday.EnglishstarssingitinBritishEnglishandpeopleinothercountriessingitintheirownlanguages.Themusicthatstartedwithcowboysandpoorsouthernersisnowpopularallovertheworld.

　　1.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatcountrymusiccomesfrom_____.

　　A.theNortheastandMidwest

　　B.factoriesandarmycampsintheSouth

　　C.theAppalachianMountainsandtheWest

　　D.real-lifestoriesinsmalltowns

　　2.BeforeWorldWarIIcountrymusicwaspopularmainlyin_____.

　　A.thesouthB.thenorth

　　C.theMidwestD.theNortheast

　　3.DuringWorldWarIImanySouthernerswenttotheNortheastandtheMid-westbecause_____.

　　A.theywantedtotakemusicwiththem

　　B.theywantedtomakeotherpeoplelikecountrymusic

　　C.theywantedtoworkinthefactoriesthere

　　D.theywantedtomakecountrymusicpopular

　　4.Countrymusicisoneofthemostpopularkindsofmusicintheworldtodaybecause_______.