高中英语阅读理解分类训练之历史地理类（含详解）

高中英语阅读理解分类训练之历史地理类（含详解） 1.    Rock music in one form or another is the most popular type of music all over the world. But where did it come from?     Rock began in the USA in the early 1950s. At that time, “rhythm and blue” music  was very popular with black Americans. “R&B” was a mixture of black religious music and jazz. It had strong rhythms that you could dance to and simple, fast words.     Noticing the success of R&B music, white musicians started to copy the same style. By the mid-1950s, this new white R&B music, called rock ’n’ roll, had become very popular. Singers like Elvis Presley and Bill Haley attracted millions of teenage fans. Their music was fast and loud. Many older people thought that rock ’n’ roll was very dangerous.     By the early 1960s, even rock ’n’ roll had become old-fashioned. Many of the songs had begun to sound the same. It was at that time that a new group from England became popular — the Beatles.     The Beatles first started by singing American style