题文
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 music loudly as they drive on the street． Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work． They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people． Most of the radio programmes are music．Pop or popular music singers make much money． They make CDs or tapes which radio stations in many places broadcast（广播）． once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes． Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer． Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her． Now the singer has become a pop star．
There are other kinds of music that are popular among Americans． One is called folk music． It tells 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 life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music．
小题1:________ kinds of music are mentioned(提到) in this passage．A．TwoB．Four．C．ThreeD．Five小题2:When pop singers ________, they are regarded as pop stars．A．become popular with their fansB．make a CD or tapeC．make much moneyD．are wanted to sing on the radio小题3:From the passage we know that country music is about ________．A．the common life of AmericansB．the life of cowboysC．the country life and love storiesD．the school life in America小题4:What would be the best title for this passage？A．Western Music B．Popular MusicC．History of MusicD．American Music 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
解析
小题1:C 细节题。1,2段中提及了流行音乐，在第三段中提到了民歌和乡村音乐，故一共提及了3种音乐，故C正确。
小题2:A 细节题。根据第二段2,3,4行once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes． Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer． Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her．说明当歌手收到歌迷的欢迎时，他们就成为了流行巨星，故A正确。
小题3:C 细节题。根据文章最后两行any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music．说明乡村音乐是与乡村生活以及爱情故事有关的。故C正确。
小题4:D 主旨大意题。文章讲述的是美国现在流行的三种音乐：流行歌曲，民歌，乡村音乐。故D正确。
点评：文章讲述的是美国现在流行的三种音乐：流行歌曲，民歌，乡村音乐。集中考查细节题，在阅读的时候要在文章的关键点上做好标志和符号，减少回读的次数，提高阅读的效率。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Popular music in Ame.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
