2016年贵州省统招专升本统一英语试卷(六)

　　Directions: After reading each passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished

　　statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C

　　and D. You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Task1 (每小题2分，共10分)

　　Questions 41 to 45 are based on the follow ing passage:

　　One of the most popular forms of modem music is country music, which was

　　devcloped from the folk music of the rural (乡村的) southem USA and was first

　　known as hillbilly music.

　　Country music started in the early 1920s. In more than eighty years, its sound and

　　style have changed greatly. In its early years, honky-tonks throughout Oklahoma and

　　Texas were filled with country music fans every Friday and Saturday evening. They

　　enjoyed listening to the sound of guitars and drums as well. In 1933, the repeal (撤销)

　　of prohibition (禁令) of alcohol (酒精) made those pubs even more popular.

　　When it came to public drinking, people could enjoy their favorite music and alcohol

　　at the same time.

　　Another from of the country music style was based on the music of cowboys in the

　　American West, which was brought to the American public through“singing

　　cowboy"" films of the 1930s and 1940s. Theatres were filled with fans of cowboy

　　fiIms which in turn made cowboy songs popular.

　　Country music changed once again in the 1950s with a sound that became known as

　　rockabilly- -a mix of the southern hills music and the blues. During the 1960s, country

　　music became a multimillion dollar industry centered in Nashville, Tennessee. The

　　Nashville sound brought country music to a greater audience. Tbe style broadened,

　　with a combination of south-westem and south- castcrn clements, and became less

　　regionally based.

　　Today, country music has reached all parts of the United States, with singers not only

　　from the US, but also from other parts of the world.

　　41. In the early years when country music was played, which of the following musical

　　instrumnents way used?

　　A. The piano

　　B. The violin

　　C. The guitar

　　D. The hor.

　　42. According to the passage, during the 1920s, Americans were not allowed to

　　A. play country Music in public

　　B. drink alcohol in public

　　C. have a get-together without asking

　　D. stay outside for a whole night .

　　43. The underlined word“honky-tonks" refers to_

　　A. theatres

　　B. markets

　　C. private houses

　　D. pubs .

　　44. Which of the following statements is true?

　　A. The early country music was based on the folk music of northern America.

　　B. Cowboy films made a great contribution to country music during the 1930s

　　and 1940s.

　　C. Country music was first played in Nashille.

　　D. Rockabilly is a kind of music that appeared in the 1960s.

　　45. What does the author mainly talk about in the passage?__.