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In the 1960s the West Coast became an important center for rock music. Los Angeles and Southern California are famous for sunshine and surfing. There, a quieter kind of rock called surf rock became famous. The Beach Boys sang songs like "Surfin´ U. S. A. ", "California Girls" and"Fun, Fun, Fun". These songs made people dream about the good life in California.
San Francisco was a center for young people and rock music in the late 1960s. This was the time of the Vietnam War, student protest, hippies, and drugs. Hippies talked about love and peace. They wore brightly colored clothes and had long hair. They listened to rock and folk-rock music.
Drugs were a serious problem during that time. The deaths of three young rock stars, Janis Jo-piing, Jim Morrison and the great guitar player Jimi Hendrix were all related to drugs.
Not all of the rock musicians came from California or the U. S. A.. That was the time of the great British rock groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. British rock musicians had a very important place in the rock music of the 1960s in America.
Another kind of softer rock music was created by the singers. Singers like JoniMitchell and James Taylor wrote their own lyrics and their own music. Their songs were about love and friend-ship, good and bad times.
In the 1960s big rock concerts were very welcomed by everyone. The most famous concert was Woodstock. In 1969 in New York State, a million young people came together to hear the rock stars. This peaceful Woodstock concert was the most important musical event of the 1960s.
After World War II a great number of black people moved from the South to the big industrial cities like New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia. Many black people lived in poor parts of the city such as Harlem in New York. Musicians wrote and sang about life in the big cities. Life was diffi-cult but music and dancing made it a little easier. "
Popular black music had a strong beat for dancing. At first this music was called rhythm and blues. The 1960s called it soul.
In Detroit, a black musician named Berry Gordy set up an all black record company. It was called Motown. Motown or motor town is another name for Detroit, where cars are made. Most of the famous soul musicians like the Supremes, the Temptations, and the Jackson Five recorded with Motown.
Where in the United States did pop music first emerge?
In the 1960s the West Coast became an important center for rock music. Los Angeles and Southern California are famous for sunshine and surfing. There, a quieter kind of rock called surf rock became famous. The Beach Boys sang songs like "Surfin´ U. S. A. ", "California Girls" and"Fun, Fun, Fun". These songs made people dream about the good life in California.
San Francisco was a center for young people and rock music in the late 1960s. This was the time of the Vietnam War, student protest, hippies, and drugs. Hippies talked about love and peace. They wore brightly colored clothes and had long hair. They listened to rock and folk-rock music.
Drugs were a serious problem during that time. The deaths of three young rock stars, Janis Jo-piing, Jim Morrison and the great guitar player Jimi Hendrix were all related to drugs.
Not all of the rock musicians came from California or the U. S. A.. That was the time of the great British rock groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. British rock musicians had a very important place in the rock music of the 1960s in America.
Another kind of softer rock music was created by the singers. Singers like JoniMitchell and James Taylor wrote their own lyrics and their own music. Their songs were about love and friend-ship, good and bad times.
In the 1960s big rock concerts were very welcomed by everyone. The most famous concert was Woodstock. In 1969 in New York State, a million young people came together to hear the rock stars. This peaceful Woodstock concert was the most important musical event of the 1960s.
After World War II a great number of black people moved from the South to the big industrial cities like New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia. Many black people lived in poor parts of the city such as Harlem in New York. Musicians wrote and sang about life in the big cities. Life was diffi-cult but music and dancing made it a little easier. "
Popular black music had a strong beat for dancing. At first this music was called rhythm and blues. The 1960s called it soul.
In Detroit, a black musician named Berry Gordy set up an all black record company. It was called Motown. Motown or motor town is another name for Detroit, where cars are made. Most of the famous soul musicians like the Supremes, the Temptations, and the Jackson Five recorded with Motown.
Where in the United States did pop music first emerge?
A．The West．
B．New York．
C．The South．
D．San Francisco．
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参考译文
20世纪60年代美国西海岸成为摇滚音乐的重要中心，洛杉矾和南加利福尼亚因为明媚的阳光和冲浪运动而闻名。在那里，一种较为柔和的，被称做冲浪摇滚乐的音乐变得很有名：沙滩男孩唱的是《冲浪美国》、《加利福尼亚女孩》和《乐趣，乐趣，乐趣》这样的歌。这些歌曲使得人们梦想加利福尼亚的美好生活。
20世纪60年代末圣弗朗西斯科是年轻人和摇滚乐的中心。这正是越战、学生抗议、嬉皮士和毒品的时代。嬉皮士谈论爱情与和平。他们穿颜色鲜艳的衣服，留长发，听的是摇滚乐和民歌摇滚乐。
在那段时间里毒品是个严重的问题。贾尼斯-乔普林、吉姆·莫里森和优秀的吉他手吉米·亨德里克斯这3位年轻的摇滚歌星的死都与毒品有关。
并非所有的摇滚音乐家都来自加利福尼亚或美国其他地区。那也是甲壳虫和滚石这些杰出的英国摇滚乐队的时代。英国摇滚音乐人60年代在美国的摇滚乐坛占有一席之地。
另一种较柔和的摇滚乐是由歌手创作的。强尼-米切尔和詹姆斯·泰勒等歌手都自己作词作曲。他们的歌主要是关于爱情、友谊、光辉的时代和惨淡的时期。
60年代的大型摇滚音乐会受到每个人的热烈欢迎。最著名的音乐会是伍德斯托克音乐会。1969年纽约有100万年轻人相聚在一起倾听摇滚歌星的演唱。这场和谐的音乐会是60年代最重要的音乐盛会。
二战后大量德黑人从南部迁移到大的工业城市，如纽约、底特律和费城。许多黑人居住在哈勒姆这样的贫困地区。音乐家谱写和歌唱大城市里的生活。生活虽艰难，但音乐和舞蹈使得生活略微轻松一些。
流行的黑人音乐节奏感强，适于跳舞。起初这种音乐叫节奏布鲁斯音乐，60年代叫做灵乐。
底特律的一位叫贝里·戈迪的黑人音乐人建立了一家完全由黑人组成的唱片公司，叫做摩城。摩城或摩托城是底特律的别名，因为那生产轿车。大多数著名的灵乐音乐人，像至高无上合唱团、诱惑乐队和杰克逊5人组合都是在摩城录制唱片的。
答案及解析
文章第一句话：In the l960s the west coast became all im-portant center for rock musico
20世纪60年代美国西海岸成为摇滚音乐的重要中心，洛杉矾和南加利福尼亚因为明媚的阳光和冲浪运动而闻名。在那里，一种较为柔和的，被称做冲浪摇滚乐的音乐变得很有名：沙滩男孩唱的是《冲浪美国》、《加利福尼亚女孩》和《乐趣，乐趣，乐趣》这样的歌。这些歌曲使得人们梦想加利福尼亚的美好生活。
20世纪60年代末圣弗朗西斯科是年轻人和摇滚乐的中心。这正是越战、学生抗议、嬉皮士和毒品的时代。嬉皮士谈论爱情与和平。他们穿颜色鲜艳的衣服，留长发，听的是摇滚乐和民歌摇滚乐。
在那段时间里毒品是个严重的问题。贾尼斯-乔普林、吉姆·莫里森和优秀的吉他手吉米·亨德里克斯这3位年轻的摇滚歌星的死都与毒品有关。
并非所有的摇滚音乐家都来自加利福尼亚或美国其他地区。那也是甲壳虫和滚石这些杰出的英国摇滚乐队的时代。英国摇滚音乐人60年代在美国的摇滚乐坛占有一席之地。
另一种较柔和的摇滚乐是由歌手创作的。强尼-米切尔和詹姆斯·泰勒等歌手都自己作词作曲。他们的歌主要是关于爱情、友谊、光辉的时代和惨淡的时期。
60年代的大型摇滚音乐会受到每个人的热烈欢迎。最著名的音乐会是伍德斯托克音乐会。1969年纽约有100万年轻人相聚在一起倾听摇滚歌星的演唱。这场和谐的音乐会是60年代最重要的音乐盛会。
二战后大量德黑人从南部迁移到大的工业城市，如纽约、底特律和费城。许多黑人居住在哈勒姆这样的贫困地区。音乐家谱写和歌唱大城市里的生活。生活虽艰难，但音乐和舞蹈使得生活略微轻松一些。
流行的黑人音乐节奏感强，适于跳舞。起初这种音乐叫节奏布鲁斯音乐，60年代叫做灵乐。
底特律的一位叫贝里·戈迪的黑人音乐人建立了一家完全由黑人组成的唱片公司，叫做摩城。摩城或摩托城是底特律的别名，因为那生产轿车。大多数著名的灵乐音乐人，像至高无上合唱团、诱惑乐队和杰克逊5人组合都是在摩城录制唱片的。
答案及解析
文章第一句话：In the l960s the west coast became all im-portant center for rock musico
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