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    Americancountrymusicisalsoknownas(被视为)countrywesternmusic.Ithasaverylonghistory.Itcomesfromthefolksongsofimmigrants(移民)fromBritain.

    Countrymusicusessimplemusicandwordstoexpresseverydayfeelingssuchaslonelinessloveandsadness.Thatistosaycountrymusicdescribeslife.Ittalksaboutfriendsandenemiestrucksandroadsfarmsandcrops.Peopleinmanypartsoftheworldlikecountrymusicbecauvseeveryonecanunderstandwhatthemusicisabout.

    Countrywesternmusicbecamepopularfirstamongcowboys(牛仔)intheAmericanwestcountryside.Cowboyshadtotakecareofcowsdayandnight.Whentheywerealonewiththecowstheyoftensangbeautifulandpeacefulsongstocalmtheanimalsandtoovercometheirownfear.Theywerenotwell-educatedandsotheysangabouttheirdailylifeinverysimplewords.Theyplayed

guitarsviolinsandotherinstruments.Inthesouthof Americamanypeopleaddedinstrumentsfromtheirhomeslikebottlesandspoons.Whencowboysvisitedtheirfriendsandfamiliesonholidayslike Thanksgivingtheyusuallysangandplayedcountrywesternmusic.

    Inrecentyearsmanymusicianshavemadecountrywesternmusicalittledifferentfromtheoneinthepast.Thesechangesmakethesongssoundevenbetter.TodaysingerssuchasCarthBrooksRebaMcEntireEmmylouHarrisLyleLovettEddieRabbittLeAnnRimesRandyTravisandagroupcalledAlabamaaresingingandplayingindifferentstyles.Theyhavebroughtcountrywesternmusicmoreandmorefansfromallovertheworld.

()26.CountrywewSternmusiccomesfromthefolksongsofimmigrantsfrom.

   A.America   B.France

   C.Britain

()27.AccordingtothepassagepeoplelikeAmericancountrymusicbecause.

   A.ithasalonghistory

   B.itcomesfromEurope

   C.itiseasytounderstand

()28.Thechunk“calmtheanimals”heremeans

“maketheanimalsbecome”.

   A.sadandlonely

   B.quietandrelaxed

   C.angryandwild

()29.Whichoftheseismentionedinthepassage?

   A.Earlyimmigrantslivedaverysimplelife.

   B.Manycountrymusicsingersarenotwel