The definition of pop music is always changing. Whatever, the most popular music at the ti

The definition of pop music is always changing. Whatever, the most popular music at the time is called 1 music. 2 the early 1900s in America, the popular music was called Ragtime. People played it on piano and was very fast. Some of the songs had 3 and were easy 4 . Some of the songs were only music but were easy to dance, too. In the 1920s, a style called “crooning” was popular. Men sang it with a very gentle voice. In the 1930s and 1940s, “jazz” became popular. Jazz is often fast and people usually play it with a piano and horns.
It wasn’t stopping 5 the 1950s when people created “rock and roll”. Elvis Presley is called the “King of Rock and Roll”. He had many popular songs throughout the years. Rock music changed as the years went 6 . Some different kinds of pop music in the 1960s were called Motown and beach music. In the 1960s, there was also a movement in the United States called the British Invasion. That was when the group The Beatles 7 popular. They were one of the most important 8 in American music history.
Today, pop music can be Hip Hop, Rap, R & B, or Country. American young people 9 like listening to pop music. People 10 as Michael Jackson, Madonna and Britney Spears are some of the most well-known singers.
【小题1】A．rockB．jazzC．countryD．pop【小题2】A．OnB．AtC．InD．Between【小题3】A．wordsB．fanC．grammarD．sentence【小题4】A．danceB．dancingC．to singD．sang【小题5】A．untilB．whenC．whileD．in【小题6】A．inB．byC．toD．with【小题7】A．becomeB．becameC．becomesD．to become【小题8】A．singerB．musicC．songsD．bands【小题9】A．especiallyB．fastC．veryD．not【小题10】A．soB．seeC．exampleD．suchD

(答案→)D 解析：【小题1】从前面的the most popular music at the time is called可知流行音乐被叫做pop music，选D【小题2】考查介词：在20世纪初期：in the early 1900s。选C【小题3】考查名词：从后面的Some of the songs were only music可知有的流行音乐有歌词。选 A【小题4】考查动词：流行音乐很容易唱，使用：主语+adj+to do句型。选C【小题5】考查not…until…直到…才…,直到20世纪50年代这才停止。选A【小题6】考查词组：go by过去。选B【小题7】考查连系动词：变得流行：become popular，选B【小题8】考查名词：前面提到的the group The Beatles是乐队。选D【小题9】考查副词：美国的年轻人尤其喜欢流行音乐。选A【小题10】考查词组：such as例如。选D

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