Forget Miami, Los Angeles and New York. The next big Latin music explosion is on its way i

Forget Miami, Los Angeles and New York. The next big Latin music explosion is on its way in secondary markets across the United States, and the numbers are there to back it up. Among all genres(种类),Latin music was the only one registering growth in 2005. From tiny Vero Beach in northern Florida to Des Moines, Iowa, in the heart of the Midwest, from Charlotte, N. Cto Salt Lake City, Latin music sales are skyrocketing.

Wilson says there are two major reasons for the increase. One is simply the Hispanic(说西班牙语国家的) population's increase in specific areas, which encourages stores to carry Latin product for the first time. Second, and perhaps more important, is the fact that major companies—whether dealing in music or not—are addressing the Latin consumer at a corporate (公司的) level, creating Latin departments and hiring Latin ad agencies. One of Handleman's suburban Detroit stores, for example, has expanded its Latin section four times in the last two years. Cities like Milwaukee and Des Moines are now stocking Latin product.

Besides, it also results from economic development. It goes something like this: More often than not, a city or country with a seeming important Hispanic population will suddenly expand its construction or offer affordable housing to those working in larger, neighboring cities. This attracts lower-income workers, many of whom are Latin. Small shops and groceries begin to stock a small selection of musicWhen the Latin population numbers reach a critical mass, the local mass merchant, if there is one, begins stocking the product. Sooner or later, a local radio station follows; first AM, then FM. Sometimes it's a cable TV show or a small TV station.

Of course, there are other driving forces that should not be forgotten, for example, regional Mexican music

1The passage mainly tells readers _____________.

Athat more and more Americans like Latin music

     Bwhat makes Latin music develop fast in American market

     Cwhy Latin music becomes Americans' favorite music

     Dthat Latin music is bringing in more benefits for Americans

2The underlined word "skyrocketing" in the first paragraph means________.

     Achanging very quickly                            Bdisappearing slowly

     Crecovering slowly                               Dincreasing very quickly

3According to the third paragraph, which shows the right relations among the following things?

①economic development           ②more Latin workers

③shops' stock of Latin music         ④local radio station

⑤small TV station                 ⑥the development of Latin music

4Suppose that passage doesn't finish, which of the following may be discussed next?

AThe variety of Latin music in America

BThe economic development in Hispanic area

CThe historic development of Mexican music

DThe driving forces of regional Mexican music

答案

BDAD

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