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　　Popular music in America is what every student likes．Students carry small radios with earphones and(A)________ music before class, after class, and at lunch．(B)Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street．

　　Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work．(C)他们也听体育新闻, 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 a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places．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．(D)No matter where the singer goes, all the young people want to(E)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．(F)It tells stories about the common life of Americans．Another is called western or country music．(G)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．

1．在(A)的空白处填入适当的词语________

2．将(B)句改写为Students ________ cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly

3．将(C)部分译成英语________

4．写出画线部分(D)和(E)的同义词或近义词________　________

5．文中能替代画线部分(F)的短语是________

6．文中能替代画线部分(G)的短语是________

7．在文中找出最能解释主题的语句________

　　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 larger speakers and play the music loudly when they drive on the street．

　　Adult(成年的)drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work．They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people．Most of the radio programs(节目)play music．

　　Pop or popular music singers make much money．They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places．Once a popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes．Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer．Wherever(无论哪里)the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her．Now the singer has become a national(国家的)star．

　　There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans．One is called folk music．It tells stories about the common(普通的)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 or the love between a country boy and a girl is called western or country music．

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1．How many kinds of music are mentioned(提到)in this passage?

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2．What’s the meaning of“earphone”?

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3．When will a singer become a national star?

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4．What is the country music about in America?

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5．What is the best title(标题)of the passage?

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