【求一篇英语阅读答案CAmericancountrymusic,alsoknownascountrywesternmusic,hasaverylonghistory.Itcomesfromthesongsofimmigrants(移民)fromtheGreatBritain.Countrymusicusessimplemusicandwordstoexpress】
求一篇英语阅读答案
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Americancountrymusic,alsoknownascountrywesternmusic,hasaverylonghistory.Itcomesfromthesongsofimmigrants(移民)fromtheGreatBritain.
Countrymusicusessimplemusicandwordstoexpress(表达)everydayfeelingssuchasloneliness,loveandsadness.Thatistosay,countrymusicdescribeslife.Ittalksaboutfriendsandenemies,trucksandroads,farmsandcrops.Peopleinmanypartsoftheworldlikecountrymusicbecauseeveryonecanunderstandwhatthemusicisabout.
ItisbelievedthatcountrywesternmusicbecamepopularfirstamongcowboysintheAmericanwestcountryside.Cowboyshadtotakecareofcowsdayandnight.Whentheywerealonewiththecows,theyoftensangbeautifulandpeacefulsongstocalmtheanimalsandtogetovertheirownfear.Theywerenotwelleducated,sotheysangabouttheirlifeinveryeasywords.Theyplayedguitars,violins,andotherinstruments(乐器).IntheAmericanSouth,manypeopleaddedinstrumentsfromtheirhomes,likebottlesandspoons.WhencowboysvisitedtheirfriendsandfamiliesonholidayslikeThanksgiving,theyusuallysangandplayedcountrywesternmusic.
Inrecentyears,manymusicianshavemadecountrywesternmusicalittledifferentfromtheoneinthepast.Thesechangesmakethesongssoundevenbetter.TodaysingerssuchasGarthBrooks,RebaMcEntire,EmmylouHarris,LyleLovett,EddieRabbitt,LeAnnRimes,RandyTravis,andagroupcalledAlabamaaresingingandplayingindifferentstyles.Theyhavebroughtcountrywesternmusicmoreandmorefansfromallovertheworld.
53.Accordingto(根据)thepassage,peoplelikeAmericancountrymusicbecause.
A.itiseasytounderstandB.itissungbycowboys
C.itcomesfromEuropeD.ithasalonghistory
54.Whichofthefollowingismentioned(提到)inthepassage?
A.Manycountrymusicsingersarenotwell-educated.
B.Earlyimmigrantslivedaverypoorlife.
C.Forcowboys,lifeinthosedayswasbusyanddifficult.
D.Cowboyssangtotheiranimalswhentheywereatwork.
55.MoreandmorepeoplelikelisteningtoAmericancountrymusicbecause.
A.itissungandplayedbyfamoussingers
B.itsoundsevenbetterthanbefore