Popular music

　 Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.

　 Adult（成年人）drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.

　 Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk（民间的）music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.

46. __________ kinds of music are mentioned（提及）in this passage.

　 A. Two　　　　　　 B. three　　　　　　 C. four　　　　　　 D. five

47. When pop singers ___________, they will become national stars.

　 A. make much money　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. make a CD or tape

　 C. are loved by all the young people　　 D. are wanted to sing on the radio

48. From the passage we know that country music is about the _____________.

　 A. common life of Americans　　　　　 B. country life and love stories

　 C. life of cowboys　　　　　　　　　 D. both A and C

49. Which of the following is true according to this passage? ___________________

　 A. A few students in America like popular music.

　 B. Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving.

　 C. Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving.

　 D. Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go.

50. What would be the best title for this passage? _________________

　 A. American Music.　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. Popular Music.

C. History of Music. D. Western Music.

你知道这些缩写的含义吗？把适当的字母代号填到左边括号内

(　　)1. PRC	A．人民解放军
(　　)2. CPC	B．国际奥委会
(　　)3. PLA	C．人民币
(　　)4. CPBS	D．美国
(　　)5. IOG	E．美国之音
(　　)6. RMB	F．中国中央电视台
(　　)7. CCTV	G．中国共产党
(　　)8. USA	H．音乐电视
(　　)9. VOA	I．中华人民共和国
(　　)10. MTV	J．中央人民广播电台