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Are you tired after studying hard? American country music will take you away for a while. The guitars and songs will take you to mountains and fields there.
Country music is a kind of simple music. It talks of everyday life and feelings. It's the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and basic.
Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of the American countryside. Many of the songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, drops or death.
Rural life can be hard, so the words are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.
When people moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.
John Denver was one of America's most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is well-known and people still play it today.
【1】Which of the following is NOT true about country music?
A.It's fast and loud.
B.It's usually about everyday life.
C.It started in the south of the U.S.
D.The words about rural life are often sad.
【2】The underlined word "rural" probably means ___________.
A.the city B.about school
C.about work D.the countryside
【3】People often play country music with ___________.
A.the guitar B.the piano C.the violin D.the drum
【4】When did people begin to make records?
A.In the 1950s. B.In the 1930s. C.In the 1920s. D.In the 1940s.
【5】"Take Me Home, Country Roads" is a ___________ music.
A.pop B.folk C.Jazz D.dance