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  Pop music is the name for various popular, commercial music. It originated in the USA and spread through the whole world during the 1950s and 1960s. It is widely liked by the young people. The best-known early form of pop music was “rock 'n' roll”; another was “blues”. A more recent development is “folk rock”. Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz”music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier, and it now began to rule music stage productions. It is a big industry. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the works of some pop singers for example:the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby, Stills and Nash, are on a higher musical level. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.

(1)All of the following forms belong to pop music except ________.

[  ]

A.blues
B.rock 'n' roll
C.jazz
D.folk rock

(2)According to the text, the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was ________ it is today.

[  ]

A.much greater than

B.much smaller than

C.as great as

D.as small as

(3)In this text the underlined word “originated” means ________.

[  ]

A.got around
B.began
C.invented
D.reached

(4)Which of the following is TRUE?

[  ]

A.No pop music is on a high musical level.

B.Much pop music is on a high musical level.

C.Pop music is high artistic.

D.Not all the pop music is without artistic value.

(5)The text says that ________ has now begun to rule musical stage productions.

[  ]

A.native music
B.jazz
C.pop music
D.plays
答案:C;B;B;D;C
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