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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 60s．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 has now began to rule music stage productions．It is a big industry．
Much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers e.g. the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the group like Pink Floyd and Crosby, Still and Nash, is 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. In this passage the underlined word "originated" means _______.
A. got around B. began C. invented D. reached
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. as small as C. as greater as D. much smaller than
3. All of the following forms belong to pop music except________.
A. blues B. rock’n’ roll C. jazz D. folk rock
4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Not all the pop music is without artistic value.
B. Much pop music is on a high musical level.
C. Pop music is high artistic.
D. No pop music is on a high musical level.
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Pop music is the name for different forms of popular，commercial music． It had its beginning in the United States of America and spread throughout 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 to become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier，and it has now begun to rule musical stage productions．It's a big industry．Much pop music is without artistic value，but the work of some pop singers，e．g．the Beatles，Bob Dylan，the groups like Floyd and Crosby，Stills and Nash，is on a higher musical level．And there is still a 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 article，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.Which of the following is TRUE？
A． No pop music is on a high musical level．
B． Much pop music is very artistic．
C． Pop music is highly artistic．
D． Not all pop music is without artistic value．
4.“It is a big industry” means that
A． it makes a lot of musical instruments(乐器)
B． it is a big musical and commercial business
C． the pop singers are very hardworking
D． pop music is on a very high musical level
5.Which of the following is wrong?
A． Pop music began in America
B． Pop music is loved mainly by young people
C． Pop music will be less popular
D． People are interested in pop music
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Pop music is the name for different forms of popular, commercial(商业) music. It had its beginning in the USA and spread throughout 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 to become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier, and it has now begun to rule musical stage productions. It’s a big industry. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers, e.g. the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Floyd and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is on a higher musical level. And there is still a 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 article, 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.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. No pop music is on a high musical level.
B. Much pop music is very artistic.
C. Pop music is highly artistic.
D. Not all pop music is without artistic value.
4.“It is a big industry” means that _______________.
A. it makes a lot of musical instruments (乐器)
B. it is a big musical and commercial business
C. the pop singers are very hard-working
D. pop music is on a very high musical level
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Pop music is the name for different forms of popular, commercial (商业) music. It had its beginning in the USA and spread throughout 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 to become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier, and it has now begun to rule musical stage productions. It’s a big industry. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers, e.g. the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Floyd and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is on a higher musical level. And there is still a great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals take place all over the world.
1.which of the following forms doesn’t belong to pop music _____.
A. blues B. rock’ n’ roll
C. jazz D. folk-rock
2.According to the article, 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.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. No pop music is on a high musical level.
B. Much pop music is very artistic.
C. Pop music is highly artistic.
D. Not all pop music is without artistic value.
4.“It is a big industry” means that _____.
A. it makes a lot of musical instruments
B. it is a big musical and commercial business
C. the pop singers are very hard-working
D. pop music is on a very high musical level
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Pop music is the name for different forms of popular, commercial(商业) music. It had its beginning in the USA and spread throughout 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 to become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier, and it has now begun to rule musical stage productions. It’s a big industry. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers, e.g. the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Floyd and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is on a higher musical level. And there is still a 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 article, 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.Which of the following is TRUE?
A．No pop music is on a high musical level.
B．Much pop music is very artistic.
C．Pop music is highly artistic.
D．Not all pop music is without artistic value.
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The young pianist named Lang Lang among the music circle and is very popular with the audience.
A.stands out B.makes out C.picks out D.takes out
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Popular Music
Popular music is also called pop. It is any type of music that a large number of people ______. It is different from folk (民间的) music, which is the ______ music and songs of common people. It's ______ different from classical (古典的) music, which is often more formal or artistic.
There are many types of popular music, ______ rock, country, rap, rhythm and blues (or R&B), the blues and jazz.
It is very ______ for popular music to be popular for only a short time. New songs regularly ______ hit songs. Even ______ of popular music lose popularity. The styles of big band, soul, and disco are no longer as popular as they once were. ______， some songs and styles have remained popular for ______.
Popular music developed out of many styles of religious (宗教的), folk, and classical music. In the 1800s concert bands and traveling musical groups brought ______ music to more and more people.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s the United States became a(n) ______ center of popular music. Songwriters in New York City wrote many popular songs, ______ African Americans created jazz and other new forms of popular music.
In the early 1900s phonograph records (留声机唱片) appeared, so people could ______ music in their homes. ______the first radio stations began playing popular songs.
Rock and roll, a mixture of country and blues music, ______ in the 1950s. It became wildly popular with young people. Rock is ______ the bestknown form of popular music.
In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, radio, television, movies, and the Internet ______ popular music to grow and to change. These ______ made it possible for millions of people to hear a single ______ at the same time. They also helped to ______ popular music into the huge business that it is today.
1.A. try B. enjoy C. share D. remember
2.A. quiet B. light C. serious D. traditional
3.A. also B. never C. just D. already
4.A. except for B. because of C. such as D. instead of
5.A. interesting B. common C. difficult D. terrible
6.A. improve B. influence C. control D. replace
7.A. players B. writers C. types D. concerts
8.A. However B. Besides C. Moreover D. Anyhow
9.A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
10.A. folk B. popular C. classical D. religious
11.A. safe B. strange C. important D. unusual
12.A. and B. but C. since D. so
13.A. create B. record C. turn up D. listen to
14.A. Once B. Soon C. Recently D. Finally
15.A. changed B. continued C. increased D. appeared
16.A. still B. only C. again D. even
17.A. taught B. expected C. helped D. warned
18.A. examples B. inventions C. advantages D. activities
19.A. word B. answer C. notice D. song
20.A. make B. bring C. introduce D. add
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Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events------love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells real-life, stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated(复杂), it is good to hear music about ordinary people.
Country music, sometimes called country-western, comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern Unite States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the west. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars. At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.
Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada-------in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1, 200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day. English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world.
77. It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from ________ .
A. the Northeast and Midwest
B. factories and army camps in the South
C. the Appalachian Mountains and the West
D. real-life stories in small towns
78. Before World War II country music was popular mainly in ________ .
A. the south B. the north C. the Midwest D. the Northeast
79. Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world
today because ________ .
A. city people said it was low class
B. people could sing it in many different languages
C. it started with cowboys and poor Southerners
D. it is loved by different kinds of people in the world
80. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Country music is about human feelings and events.
B. Country music is sung by stars all in English.
C. Country music is popular among city people today.
D. City people didn’t like country music at first.
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Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events-love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells real-life, stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated(复杂), it is good to hear music about ordinary people.
Country music, sometimes called country-western, comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern Unite States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the west. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars. At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps（军营）in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.
Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada—in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1, 200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day. English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world.
1.It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from .
A. the Northeast and Midwest
B. factories and army camps in the South
C. real-life stories in small towns
D. the Appalachian Mountains and the West
2.Before World War II country music was popular mainly in .
A. the north B. the south C. the Midwest D. the Northeast
3.During World War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Mid-west because .
A. they wanted to take music with them
B. they wanted to make other people like country music
C. they wanted to work in the factories there
D. they wanted to make country music popular
4.Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world today because .
A. city people said it was low class
B. people could sing it in many different languages
C. it started with cowboys and poor Southerners
D. it is loved by different kinds of people in the world
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Country music is about human feelings and events.
B. Country music is sung by stars all in English.
C. Country music is popular among city people today.
D. City people didn’t like country music at first.
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Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events---love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells real-life, stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated(复杂), it is good to hear music about ordinary people.
Country music, sometimes called country-western, comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern Unite States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the west. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars. At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps（军营）in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.
Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada—in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1, 200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day. English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world.
1.It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from_____ .
A. the Northeast and Midwest
B. factories and army camps in the South
C. the Appalachian Mountains and the West
D. real-life stories in small towns
2.Before World War II country music was popular mainly in_____ .
A. the south B. the north
C. the Midwest D. the Northeast
3.During World War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Mid-west because _____.
A. they wanted to take music with them
B. they wanted to make other people like country music
C. they wanted to work in the factories there
D. they wanted to make country music popular
4.Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world today because_______.
A. city people said it was low class
B. people could sing it in many different languages
C. it started with cowboys and poor Southerners
D. it is loved by different kinds of people in the world
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Country music is about human feelings and events.
B. Country music is sung by stars all in English.
C. Country music is popular among city people today.
D.City people didn’t like country music at first.
B. Much pop music is on a high musical level.