2022年山东济宁金乡县九年级上学期期末英语试卷.docx

2022年山东济宁金乡县九上期末英语试卷 There are many kinds of music in the world, pop music, classical music, folk music and so on. Do you know country music? Its a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America, I like it very much. It will take me away for a while after I am tired. The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields. Country music is like the spirit of America which usually talks of everyday life and feelings. Its easy to understand, slow and simple. Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. In the past, many of 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. John Denver was one of Americas most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song Take Me Home, Country Roads is well-known and people still play it today. (1) What is Country music usually mainly about? A．Its mainly about everyday life and feelings. B．Its mainly about workers feelings. C．Its mainly about the lives of workers. D．Its mainly about farmers feelings. (2) Why did country music become popular in America? A．Because city people liked the music. B．Because country music talked about the lives of farmers. C．Because the words in country music are often sad. D．Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change. (3) Which is TRUE according to the passage? A．The writer likes country music because of its quiet. B．Country music developed in the Northern United States. C．People began to make cou