What’s your favorite type of music? Most people may prefer rock and roll, pop or jazz. These types are most publicized by television and the radio. Country music now would seem to mistakenly belong to the category of rock or pop. Publicity of this category started to drop only after the year 2000; however, it did have its peak years just before falling down.
What people may not know is that this type of music inspired (促成) rock and roll especially with one of the most important figures in music history - Elvis Presley—who is known as the “King of Rock and Roll”. Elvis used to be very famous at a radio program which broadcast country music back in the late l940’s. Country music is influenced by jazz and blues. Rode music too is influenced by jazz and blues but is also heavily influenced by country music so that they may even seem similar.
Nowadays, country music is closely related to pop music due to artists’ preference and popular demand. Starting from the 1980’s it slowly divided itself into New and Old Country Music. Legends like Johnny Cash began to slip away because the new understanding of country music actually contains pop and his music just doesn’t fit the category. Fortunately, country music is still heavily promoted through websites and reviews.
Certain types of music nowadays are linked with different age groups. Classical for the people in the mid 19th century, pop in the 1920’s, and then there’s country music. All these types continue to grow and modernize while still appealing to certain age groups. More modem country music tends to become different in their own ways which makes it even harder to identify them as country music while, again, remain appealing only to certain age groups. Active promoters of country music videos, however, seem to appeal to a large number of age groups especially those active in Australia. For as long as country music isn’t mixed with other types, it will eventually regain its charm as music for all ages.
【小题1】It can be learned from the first paragraph that country music
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A.is most publicized by television and the radio |
B.used to be liked by more people compared to jazz |
C.has become less popular since the year 2000 |
D.should be included in the category of rock or pop |
【小题2】What is the relationship between rock music and country music?
A.Both types influenced the format ion of rock and roll. |
B.Presley turned pop music into country music. |
C.They are both influenced by jazz and blues. |
D.The use of the same instruments makes them sound similar. |
【小题3】Some legends of country music began to slip away because
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A.their songs totally changed the style of country music |
B.they began to work on pop music for more profits |
C.there is no marketing space for country music anymore |
D.they can’t meet the popular demands on country music |
【小题4】The writer seems to believe that
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A.country music should keep its own style to attract more listeners |
B.it’s necessary for country music to be mixed with other types |
C.only a certain age group of people will like country music in the future |
D.common characteristics can be found in all modem music |