Music is an international language. Popular music in America is what every student likes.
Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and
at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly when they drive
streets. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work. They also listen to the News about sports, the weather, politics（政治）, and activities of the American people. Most of the radio broadcast is music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state(州). Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Whenever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It has stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country boy and his girl is called western or country music. Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music. Music for instruments is called orchestra music, such as the symphonies（协奏曲） of Beethoven.
小题1:Almost every American student likes_________. .
| A．popular music | B．American songs |
| C．folk music | D．classical music |
小题2:What do adult drivers do while they are driving?.
| A．listen to pop songs | B．listen to news and make a CD |
| C．listen to music and news | D．listen to stories |
小题3:What’s one of the reasons that singers become national stars?
| A．Their CDs or tapes are used in every state. |
| B．Several young people buy their CDs or tapes. |
| C．They travel around the world. |
| D．They are followed by young people sometimes. |
小题4:_______ was started by cowboys.
| A．Popular music | B．Classical music | C．Western music | D．Serious music |
小题5:What is the best title of the passage?
| A．Popular Music in America | B．Kinds of Music in America |
| C．How to Be Famous Singers | D．International Language |