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　　【ItwasAugust2nd1927.Thenewshadspreadfast.AmannamedRalphPeerwascomingtothecityofBristol.Hewantedtomakerecordingsoflocalpeoplesingingandplayingmusicalinstruments.Andhesaidhewouldpayfiftydollarsforeachson】

　　ItwasAugust2nd1927.Thenewshadspreadfast.AmannamedRalphPeerwascomingtothecityofBristol.Hewantedtomakerecordingsoflocalpeoplesingingandplayingmusicalinstruments.Andhesaidhewouldpayfiftydollarsforeachsongrecorded.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.ManypeoplecametoBristolthatdaytoplayforMr.Peer.Butonegroupseemedtohavejustthesoundthathewaslookingfor.TheywereamannamedA．P.Carter，hiswifeSara，andhercousinMaybelle.TheycalledthemselvestheCarterFamily.

　　TheirfirstrecordingsweresenttoradiostationsthroughouttheUnitedStates.Manylistenersweresurprisedatwhattheyheard.Insteadofclassicalorjazzsongsthatradiostationsusuallyplayed，anewsoundwasborn.TheCarterFamilysoundeddifferent.Theydidnotsoundasiftheyhadtakenmusiclessons.Butitdidnotmatter.Thepeopleinpoorruralareasthoughttheysoundedjustliketheirneighbors.

　　TheCarterssangsongsaboutlivinginthemountainsofVirginia，Tennessee，andNorthCarolina.Theysangabouttheloveofayoungmanforaspecialgirl.Theysangaboutthebeautyofnature.Theysangaboutdeathandsadness.Andtheysangreligioussongsthattoldofthehopeforabetterlifeafterdeath.

　　A．P.Cartersanginthegroupandalsosearchedfornewsongs.HeoftentraveledlongdistancestosmalltownsinthesoutheasternUnitedStates.Hewantedtohearthesongsthatlocalpeoplesangintheircommunities.Hewrotedownthewordsbutkeptthemusicinhismemory.Whenhereturnedhome，hehelpedSaraandMaybellefitthemtotheCarterFamilymusicalstyle.

　　TheCarterFamilysoonbecamefamous.Theyrecordedmoresongs.TheytraveledtomanycitiesandtownsintheeasternUnitedStatestoperform.Thousandsofpeopleheardthemsingandboughttheirrecordings.Somepeopleestimatethatwithinthreeyears，theCarterFamilysoldthreehundredthousandrecordings.

　　1.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

　　A．Afamilybornformusic.

　　B．Afamilysingingdifferently.

　　C．Thefirstfamilyofcountrymusic.

　　D．Afamilysinginginagroup.

　　2.WhenMr.PeerheardtheCarterFamily'ssongs，hemostprobablyfelt________.

　　A．disappointed　B．calm

　　C．confused　D．excited

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　　1.C2.D3.D4.B

　　　本文向我们介绍了第一个以乡村音乐为曲风的家庭。1.2.2】解析　推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Butonegroupseemedtohavejustthesoundthathewaslookingfor.”可知，他们的声音正是Mr.Peer在寻找的，故当他听他们的歌时应该很激动。答案　D3.3】解析　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Manylistenersweresurprisedatwhattheyheard.Insteadofclassicalorjazzsongsthatradiostationsusuallyplayed，anewsoundwasborn.”可推断，人们听了这个家庭的歌后感到惊讶，是因为这是他们以前从未听到过的。答案　D4.4】解析　细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Hewantedtohearthesongsthatlocalpeoplesangintheircommunities.Hewrotedownthewordsbutkeptthemusicinhismemory.”可知，A.P.Carter去那些小镇是为了搜集当地的歌曲。答案　B。