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Americancountrymusic,alsoknownascountrywesternmusic,hasaverylonghistory.Itcomesfromthesongsofimmigrants（移民）fromtheGreatBritain.

Countrymusicusessimplemusicandwordstoexpress（表达）everydayfeelingssuchasloneliness,loveandsadness.Thatistosay,countrymusicdescribeslife.Ittalksaboutfriendsandenemies,trucksandroads,farmsandcrops.Peopleinmanypartsoftheworldlikecountrymusicbecauseeveryonecanunderstandwhatthemusicisabout.

ItisbelievedthatcountrywesternmusicbecamepopularfirstamongcowboysintheAmericanwestcountryside.Cowboyshadtotakecareofcowsdayandnight.Whentheywerealonewiththecows,theyoftensangbeautifulandpeacefulsongstocalmtheanimalsandtogetovertheirownfear.Theywerenotwelleducated,sotheysangabouttheirlifeinveryeasywords.Theyplayedguitars,violins,andotherinstruments（乐器）.IntheAmericanSouth,manypeopleaddedinstrumentsfromtheirhomes,likebottlesandspoons.WhencowboysvisitedtheirfriendsandfamiliesonholidayslikeThanksgiving,theyusuallysangandplayedcountrywesternmusic.

Inrecentyears,manymusicianshavemadecountrywesternmusicalittledifferentfromtheoneinthepast.Thesechangesmakethesongssoundevenbetter.TodaysingerssuchasGarthBrooks,RebaMcEntire,EmmylouHarris,LyleLovett,EddieRabbitt,LeAnnRimes,RandyTravis,andagroupcalledAlabamaaresingingandplayingindifferentstyles.Theyhavebroughtcountrywesternmusicmoreandmorefansfromallovertheworld.

53.Accordingto（根据）thepassage,peoplelikeAmericancountrymusicbecause.

A.itiseasytounderstandB.itissungbycowboys

C.itcomesfromEuropeD.ithasalonghistory

54.Whichofthefollowingismentioned（提到）inthepassage?

A.Manycountrymusicsingersarenotwell-educated.

B.Earlyimmigrantslivedaverypoorlife.

C.Forcowboys,lifeinthosedayswasbusyanddifficult.

D.Cowboyssangtotheiranimalswhentheywereatwork.

55.MoreandmorepeoplelikelisteningtoAmericancountrymusicbecause.

A.itissungandplayedbyfamoussingers

B.itsoundsevenbetterthanbefore