Australiahasopeneditsfirstcountrymusicacademy(学院)within...

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Australia has opened its first country music academy (学院) within a Queensland high school in an attempt to improve the credibility (可信*) of this style among young people. Teacher Geoff Walden said he believed the center at Gympie State High School was the first of its kind in the world.

Country music is the second biggest-selling style of music in Australia. Mr. Walton said country music was more popular than rock and pop in many parts of Australia because of the “frontier mentality” of outback inhabitants (内地居民), similar to that which produced the US country music scene.

But he admitted some school pupils did not take the style seriously. They didn’t realize there are many different styles within the style.

Classes will teach young people the basics of song-writing, video production, marketing and management along with their usual curriculum (课程) studies. Mr. Walden hopes to develop the plan with the help of the Australian Institute of Country Music so that the students will be able to take a degree in country music at the local university. The Country Music Association of Australia already runs short intensive (集中的) courses to help young up-and-coming (很有前途的) musicians progress in their music careers.

Gympie, is well-known for its country music associations — the city hosts the annual National Country Music Muster every August.

32. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. First country music academy opened in Australia

B. Country music — the most popular music in Australia

C. Country music — come and enjoy it

D. How to appreciate Australian country music

33. The music academy is opened mainly to ________.

A. make country music the biggest-selling style of music in Australia

B. help students have a better understanding of country music

C. create many more careers for the unemployed

D. teach people music knowledge as well as some practical skills

34. The underlined word “that” (in Paragraph 2) probably refers to ________.

A. scene               B. country music

C. frontier mentality      D. outback inhabitants

35. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. There are similarities between American country music and Australian country music.

B. Now students can take a degree when they finish country music studies.

C. Country music is boring because there aren’t many different styles in it.

D. Country music in Australia is very popular because people there treasure it very much.

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