2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：56（含解析）
<p> 重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（56）（附解析） </p><p> 阅读理解, 从给的四个选项 (<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>) 中, 选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1492 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="mixing">mixing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="music">music</span>.</p><p> <span word="Music">Music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="Music">Music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span>, <span word="drinking">drinking</span>, <span word="eating">eating</span>, <span word="loving">loving</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>.</p><p> <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="love">love</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="weddings">weddings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="funerals">funerals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Star">Star</span><span word="Spangled">Spangled</span> <span word="Banner">Banner</span>”. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="too">too</span>.</p><p> <span word="Music">Music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="expresses">expresses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="pass">pass</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>.</p><p> <span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="Inventions">Inventions</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="records">records</span>, <span word="radios">radios</span>, <span word="movies">movies</span>, <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span>, <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="recorders">recorders</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="communication">communication</span>.</p><p> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> “<span word="pop">pop</span>”， <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Music">Music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practise">practise</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="song">song</span>. <span word="Understanding">Understanding</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p>
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