7.Nashville,Tennessee-nicknamed Music City-is known as a centre for country music.The city will soon become even more musical.Construction of the National Museum of African-American Music(NMAAM)is scheduled to begin this year.NMAAM's goal is to highlight and celebrate the more than 50kinds of music than African Americans have created or influenced.
"Whether you're talking about country,blues,R&B,jazz,even rock and roll,the odds are pretty high that it's African American in its beginnings,"NMAAM president and CEO Henry Hicks said.
The museum is scheduled to open in 2018.Visitors will have many opportunities to explore and learn,They will be able to enjoy musical performances and learn the history behind the music.They will be able to record their own songs and try out dance moves.
NMAAM has already offered programs,including a summer music camp help at Tennessee State University,in Nashville.A highlight for camper Matthew Mueller,10,was when Lucius"Spoonman"Talley showed how to play the spoons,an innovative(创新)way to create music.
"People started using spoons because they were something that all people had.Not everybody could afford instruments,"Matthew says.
Matthew's grandmother,Karen Mueller,is a music teacher.She is excited for the museum to teach people about the many kinds of African-American music."There is such a history of music that the black community brings to America and to the world,"she says."I hope that people will come to Nashville not only to see all the country music stuff that goes on but to visit this resource as well."
28.Why will Nashville become more musical?D
A.Because it has a long history of African American music.
B.Because it has created more than 50 kinds of music.
C.Because many musical programs will be held there.
D.Because the NMAAM will be built there soon.
29.The underlined word"odds"in Paragraph 2means"B".
A.doubts
B.chances
C.speeds
D.voices
30.What did Matthew probably think of the spoon show?C
A.Boring
B.Conventional
C.Impressive.
D.Ridiculous.
31.We can learn from the passage thatA.
A.Karen sings high praise for the music museum
B.Matthew can't afford to buy any musical instrument
C.most visitors will buy spoons as souvenirs in NMAAM
D.only the music in Nashville can attract visitors.
分析 文章主要讲述了纳什维尔将进行美国黑人音乐的国家博物馆建设.
解答 28.D 细节理解题.根据文章第一段第二句"The city will soon become even more musical.Construction of the National Museum of African-American Music(NMAAM)is scheduled to begin this year."这座城市将很快变得更加音乐,美国黑人音乐的国家博物馆建设定于今年开始.故选D.
29.B 词意猜测题.根据第二段内容可知这里划线单词的含义是指机会.结合选项故选B.
30.C 细节理解题.根据文章第四段最后一句"an innovative(创新)way to create music."一个创新的方式来创造音乐故B项不正确.和"She is excited for the museum to teach people about the many kinds of African-American music."她很高兴博物馆能教人们了解非洲黑人音乐的种类,故A项正确.结合选项故选C.
31.A 细节理解题.根据文章最后一句"I hope that people will come to Nashville not only to see all the country music stuff that goes on but to visit this resource as well."我希望人们能来纳什维尔不只是看到所有的乡村音乐的东西,"以及"Visitors will have many opportunities to explore and learn,They will be able to enjoy musical performances and learn the history behind the music.They will be able to record their own songs and try out dance moves."参观者将有很多机会去探索和学习,他们将能够享受音乐表演和学习音乐背后的历史,他们将能够录制自己的歌曲,并尝试舞蹈动作,故D项不正确;和"People started using spoons because they were something that all people had."人们开始使用汤匙,因为它们是所有人都有的东西,故C项不正确.故选A.
点评 本文是一个故事类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.