ItwasAugust2nd1927.Thenewshadspreadfast.AmannamedRalphPeerwascomingtothecityofBristol.Hewantedtomakerecordingsoflocalpeoplesingingandplayingmusicalinstruments.Andhesaidhewouldpayfiftydollarsforeachsong

　　ItwasAugust2nd1927.Thenewshadspreadfast.AmannamedRalphPeerwascomingtothecityofBristol.Hewantedtomakerecordingsoflocalpeoplesingingandplayingmusicalinstruments.Andhesaidhewouldpayfiftydollarsforeachsongrecorded.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.ManypeoplecametoBristolthatdaytoplayforMr.Peer.Butonegroupseemedtohavejustthesoundthathewaslookingfor.TheywereamannamedA．P.Carter，hiswifeSara，andhercousinMaybelle.TheycalledthemselvestheCarterFamily.

　　TheirfirstrecordingsweresenttoradiostationsthroughouttheUnitedStates.Manylistenersweresurprisedatwhattheyheard.Insteadofclassicalorjazzsongsthatradiostationsusuallyplayed，anewsoundwasborn.TheCarterFamilysoundeddifferent.Theydidnotsoundasiftheyhadtakenmusiclessons.Butitdidnotmatter.Thepeopleinpoorruralareasthoughttheysoundedjustliketheirneighbors.

　　TheCarterssangsongsaboutlivinginthemountainsofVirginia，Tennessee，andNorthCarolina.Theysangabouttheloveofayoungmanforaspecialgirl.Theysangaboutthebeautyofnature.Theysangaboutdeathandsadness.Andtheysangreligioussongsthattoldofthehopeforabetterlifeafterdeath.

　　A．P.Cartersanginthegroupandalsosearchedfornewsongs.HeoftentraveledlongdistancestosmalltownsinthesoutheasternUnitedStates.Hewantedtohearthesongsthatlocalpeoplesangintheircommunities.Hewrotedownthewordsbutkeptthemusicinhismemory.Whenhereturnedhome，hehelpedSaraandMaybellefitthemtotheCarterFamilymusicalstyle.

　　TheCarterFamilysoonbecamefamous.Theyrecordedmoresongs.TheytraveledtomanycitiesandtownsintheeasternUnitedStatestoperform.Thousandsofpeopleheardthemsingandboughttheirrecordings.Somepeopleestimatethatwithinthreeyears，theCarterFamilysoldthreehundredthousandrecordings.

　　【小题1】Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

　　A．Afamilybornformusic. B．Afamilysingingdifferently. C．Thefirstfamilyofcountrymusic. D．Afamilysinginginagroup. 【小题2】WhenMr.PeerheardtheCarterFamily'ssongs，hemostprobabl