高中英语阅读理解分类训练之历史地理类（含详解）

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1、高中英语阅读理解分类训练之历史地理类（含详解）1.   Rockmusicinoneformoranotheristhemostpopulartypeofmusicallovertheworld.Butwherediditcomefrom?   RockbeganintheUSAintheearly1950s.Atthattime,“rhythmandblue”music wasverypopularwithblackAmericans.“R&B”wasamixtureofblackreligiousmusicandjazz.Ithadstrongrhythmsthat

2、youcoulddancetoandsimple,fastwords.   NoticingthesuccessofR&Bmusic,whitemusiciansstartedtocopythesamestyle.Bythemid-1950s,thisnewwhiteR&Bmusic,calledrock’n’roll,hadbecomeverypopular.SingerslikeElvisPresleyandBillHaleyattractedmillionsofteenagefans.Theirmusicwasfastandloud.Manyolderpeople

3、thoughtthatrock’n’rollwasverydangerous.   Bytheearly1960s,evenrock’n’rollhadbecomeold-fashioned.Manyofthesongshadbeguntosoundthesame.ItwasatthattimethatanewgroupfromEnglandbecamepopular—theBeatles.   TheBeatlesfirststartedbysingingAmericanstylesongs,buttheysoondevelopedtheirownstyle,with

4、morecomplicatedtunes.Theyalsointroduceddifferentinstruments.GroupsliketheBeatleshadaveryimportantinfluenceonthestyleofpopularmusic.   Bytheearly1970s,rock’n’rollhaddevelopedintoanewformofmusic.Electronicshadreplacedtheamplifiedguitarsanddrumsofrock’n’roll.“Rock”hadarrived.   Rockmusichad

5、continuedtochangeanddevelop.Ithadcombinedwithmusicfromdifferentpartsoftheworld.Today,therearehundredsofdifferenttypesofrockmusic,andalmosteverycountryhasitsownformofrock.1.Whenhadrock’n’rollbecomeverypopular?A.Bythemid-1950s.B.Bytheearly1960s.C.Bythemid-1960s.D.Bytheearly1970s.2.Whichoft

6、hefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheBeatles?A.ItwasnotanAmericangroup.B.Thisgrouphadtheirownstyle.C.ThisgroupmadeAmericanstylesongspopular.D.Thestyleofpopularmusichadbeeninfluencedbythisgroup.3.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatElvisPresleyandBillHaley________.A.weresingersof“R&B”B.were

7、singersinthemid-1950sC.weremembersoftheBeatlesD.werepopularwitholdpeople4.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.PopularMusicB.TheHistoryofRockMusicC.DifferentFormsofMusicinAmericaD.TheBeatles2.   TheSaharaistheworld'slargesthotdesertandoneoftheharshestenvironmentsontheplanet.I