乡村音乐的由来

Are you interested in country music? I like it very much! The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.

Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It's the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and simple.
Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, crops or death.
The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.
When people in the countryside 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.

1.Country music is usually about ________.

A everyday life and feelings

B farmers' feelings

C the lives of workers

D the lives of young people

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.可知，乡村音乐通常谈论日常生活和感受，故选A。

2.Country music developed _________.

A in John Denver's city

B in the Southern United States

C in the Northern United States

D in the Western United States

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句Country music developed in the Southern United States.可知，乡村音乐在美国南部发展，故选B。

3.People began to make country song records ________.

A in the 1920s

B in 1920

C in the 1970s

D in 1970

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第四段最后一句In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.可知，在1920年代，人们在广播中播放乡村歌曲，并将其记录下来，故选A。

4.Why did country music become popular in America?

A Because city people liked the music.

B Because farmers moved to cities with their music and have a change.

C Because country music talked about city people's lives.

D Because they were made into records.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第五段可知，当农村的人们到城镇寻找工作时，他们随身带着音乐，乡村音乐不断变化，并在美国流行，故选B。