By now you may be thinking, “Enough with the sad songs, already!” Ok, then how about a cowboy song? Gene Autry was one of America’s most famous singing cowboys. He recorded When It’s Springtime in the Rockies in 1937.
And finally, we’ll leave you with a sunny song called Up Jumped Spring. Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz song in 1977 and Billy Taylor Trio performs it.
【小題1】If you are in a bad mood, you’d better listen to _____.

A．Up Jumped SpringB．I Dream of Spring
C．Spring Is HereD．Spring Will be a Little Late This Year
【小題2】It Might as Well Be Spring is a song that ______.
A．is also called State FairB．is sung by Ella Fitzgerald
C．has a lonely feelingD．was written by two people
【小題3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Most songs about spring are written by Italian composers.
B. K.D. Lang was good at writing happy songs.
C. Sarah Vaughn sang the song Up Jumped Spring first.
D. Gene Autry was a famous cowboy singer before K.D. Lang.
【小題4】Which of the following songs was first written or recorded?
A．Spring.
B．I Dream of Spring.
C．When It’s Springtime in the Rockies.
D．Spring Will be a Little Late This Year.
【小題5】 What’s the purpose of the author to write the passage?
A．Introduce some songs about spring.
B．Introduce some wonderful music.
C．Introduce some famous singers.
D．Express his/ her love to spring


【小題1】A
【小題1】D
【小題1】D
【小題1】A
【小題1】A

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