Country western music is very old.It came from the United States,Canada,Ireland and Great Britain.Country western music is a mixture of music from all of these plances. In the American West,the cowboys had to take care of cattle (牛）.They had to watch them day and night because the cattle were nervous(紧张的）and sometimes ran away. A cowboy'slife was lonely and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to stay awake at night. He sang about the stars and the moon,about his family and his friends.The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep. They did not run away if he sang beautiful music.The cowboys also sang music when they traveled to town.Sometimes they played the guitar or harmonica(口琴）.Later , they used violins and other instruments. Country western music describes life. It talks about love ,job and home.Many people in the world like country western music because everyone knows something about these things.
(A)1.Country western music is a mixture and .
A.it came from the U.S.A. ,Canada,Ireland and Great Britain
B.many different parts of the world produce it
C.a lot of singers invented it
D.several musicians invented it
(C)2.The cowboys' duty was to .
A.sing songs
B.play the instruments
C.look after the cattle
D.make the cattle happy
(B)3.The cowboys went to town,they sometimes.
A.danced to modern music
B.played the guitar or harmonica
C.bought a lot of things to make themselves pleased
D.make money
(A)4.Country western music because .
A.love,job and home
B.American families
C.food of America
D.history of America
(D)5.People like country western music because .
A.it gets something new
B.it sounds great
C.it is funny
D.they konw something about these thing