Music is different from songs. Songs express feelings with lyrics(歌詞）, but music with tones (音調(diào)).Unlike songs, music tones in themselves have no specific meanings. Different people may get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music: some love classical music, and others take an interest in pop music. Most young people like pop music.
Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 1960s.The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of （取代）native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier and it has now begun to become the most popular. Much pop music is without artistic value (藝術(shù)價(jià)值), but the works of some pop singers such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.　
小題1:The biggest difference between music and songs is ________.
A．feelingsB．lyrics and tonesC．languages and countriesD．meanings
小題2:Which of the following has now become the most popular according to the passage?
A．Native music.B．Jazz.C．Pop music.D．Classical music.
小題3:Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to this passage?
A．People can get different things from the same piece of music.
B．Pop music began to be popular in the mid­twentieth century.
C．The best-known early form of pop music was “rock and roll”.
D．Much pop music is of great artistic value, so it interests young people greatly.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D

試題分析：本文是介紹了音樂和歌曲的聯(lián)系和區(qū)別，特別介紹了流行音樂發(fā)展歷程。
小題1:B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的第二句話Songs express feelings with lyrics(歌詞）, but music with tones (音調(diào))歌曲表達(dá)帶歌詞的感情，但是音樂是帶音調(diào)的感情，故選B。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的Pop music has taken the place of （取代）native music in many parts of the world流行音樂已經(jīng)取代了世界上許多地方的本土音樂，故選C。
小題3:D 概括推斷題題。根據(jù)第一段的第四句話判斷A是符合文章的；根據(jù)第二段的第一句話判斷B是符合文章的；根據(jù)第二段的第二句話判斷C是符合文章的。用排除法選D。
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