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1、Unit8 HaveyoureadTreasureIslandyet?单元能力提升八Ⅰ.阅读理解Americancountrymusicisalsoknownas(被视为)countryWesternmusic.Ithasaverylonghistory.Itesfromthefolksongsofimmigrants(移民)fromBritain.Countrymusicusessimplemusicandwordstoexpresseverydayfeelingssuchasloneliness,lov
2、e,andsadness.Thatistosay,countrymusicdescribeslife.Ittalksaboutfriendsandenemies,trucksandroads,farmsandcrops…Peopleinmanypartsoftheworldlikecountrymusic,becauseeveryonecanunderstandwhatthemusicisabout.CountryWesternmusicbecamepopularfirstamongcowboys(牛仔)i
3、ntheAmericanWestcountryside.Cowboyshadtotakecareofcowsdayandnight.Whentheywerealonewiththecows,theyoftensangbeautifulandpeacefulsongstocalm__the__animalsandtooveretheirownfear.Theywerenotwelleducated(接受良好教育的),sotheysangabouttheirdailylifeinverysimplewords.
4、Theyplayedtheguitar,theviolin,andotherinstruments.InthesouthofAmerica,manypeopleaddedinstrumentsfromtheirhomes,likebottlesandspoons.WhencowboysvisitedtheirfriendsandfamiliesonholidayslikeThanksgiving,theyusuallysangandplayedcountryWesternmusic.Inrecentyear
5、s,manymusicianshavemadecountryWesternmusicalittledifferentfromthatinthepast.Thesechangesmakethesongssoundevenbetter.TodaysingerssuchasGarthBrooks,RebaMcEntire,EmmylouHarris,LyleLovett，EddieRabbitt,LeAnnRimes,RandyTravisandagroupcalledAlabamaaresingingandpl
6、ayingindifferentstyles.TheyhavebroughtcountryWesternmusicmoreandmorefansfromallovertheworld.( )1.CountryWesternmusicesfromthefolksongsofimmigrantsfrom________.A．AmericaB．FranceC．BritainD．Germany( )2.Accordingtothepassage,peoplelikeAmericancountrymusicbec
7、ause________．A．ithasalonghistoryB．itesfromEuropeC．itissungbycowboysD．itiseasytounderstand( )3.Theunderlinedwords“calmtheanimals”heremeans“maketheanimalsbee________”．A．sadandlonelyB．quietandrelaxedC．angryandwildD．upsetandscared( )4.Whichofthefollowingisme
8、ntionedinthepassage?A．Earlyimmigrantslivedaverysimplelife.B．Manycountrymusicsingersarenotwelleducated.C．CowboysusuallyplayedcountryWesternmusiconholidays.D．InthewestofAmerica,cowboysaddedinstrumentsfromtheirh
