高二英语全真精讲班-阅读讲义

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主讲：周帅

Lesson1

适应性训练：

记叙：

Passage1

MyfHend'sgrandfathercametoAmericafromEasternEurope.Afterbeingprocessed（移民

入境检查）atEllisIsland,hewentintoacafeteria（自助餐厅）inLowerManhattantoget

somethingtoeat.Hesatdownatatableandwaitedforsomeonetotakehisorder.Butnobody

cametohim.Laterawomanwithaplatefulloffoodsatdownoppositehimandtoldhimhowa

cafeteriaworked.

“Startoutatthatend,,,shesaid."Justgoalongthelineandpickoutwhatyouwant.Atthe

otherendthey'lltellyouhowmuchyouhavetopay.”

“Isoonlearnedthat'showeverythingworksinAmerica,thegrandfathertoldmyfriend.

t4Lifeislikeacafeteriahere.Youcangetanythingyouwantonlyifyouarewillingtopaythe

money.Youcanevengetsuccess,butyou'llnevergetitifyouwaitfbrsomeonetobringittoyou.

Youhavetogetupandgetjtyourself.,9

001.Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.FromEasternEuropetoAmerica.

B.LifeIsLikeaCafeteriainAmerica.

C.HowtoEatinCafeteria.

D.EatinginanAmericanCafeteria.

）002.Maybetheoldmancamefrom.

A.PolandB.AustraliaC.CanadaD.Egypt

003.Fromthetext,weknowifyouwanttogetsuccessinAmerica,youshould.

A.gethelpfromyourfriends

B.knowhowacafeteriaworks

C.getupagainifyoufail

D.trytogetitbyyourself

004.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Theoldmansatdownoppositethewomansothatshecouldtakehisorder.

B.Theoldwomansatdownoppositetheoldmansothatshecouldservehim.

C.Althoughthewomandidn'tknowtheoldman,shetoldhimhowtogetsomethingtoeat

inthecafeteria.

D.Althoughthewomandidn'tknowtheoldman,shedecidedtopaythebillforhim.

005.Whatdoestheunderlinedthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Thefoodservedinthecafeteria.

B.Thesuccessonewantstoachieve.

C.Thebillonehastopayinthecafeteria.

D.Theplateusedinthecafeteria.

答案：BADCB

Passage2

PopularBritishauthor,CharlesDickens'(1812—1870)familycouldhardlymakeendsmeet.

Theycouldonlyaffordtosendoneoftheirsixchildrentoschool.Dickenswasnotthatchild.His

parentschosetosendadaughter,whohadatalentformusic,toanacademy.

Hisfatherwasplacedinprisonfordebts.And,beingtheoldestmaleathome,Dickens

workedatafactory.Hishorribleexperiencetherebecamethefuelforhisfuturewriting.Hisfather

wasfreedthreemonthslater,andDickenswasthensenttoschool.

From1836to1837,hewroteaseriesofstories.ThusthePickwickPaperscameintobeing,

whichbroughtfametohim.HisworksareOliverTwist,TaleofTwoCities,DavidCopperfield

andHardTimes.

“Idonotwritebitterlyorangrily,forIknowallthesethingshaveworkedtogethertomake

mewhatIam,"heoncesaid.

Hisdifficultchildhooddidindeedshapethepersonhebecame,aswellashiswritingcareer.

ThereareshadesofyoungDickensinmanyofhismostbelovedcharacters,includingDavid

CopperfieldandOliverTwist."Minds,likebodies,willoftenfallintoanill-conditionedstatefrom

toomuchcomfort,^heoncewrote.

006.ThebookthatcalledpublicattentiontoDickenswas.

A.thePickwickPapersB.OliverTwist

C.TaleofTwoCitiesD.DavidCopperfield

007.Thephrase"shadesof9inthelastparagraphmeans.

A.variousshapesofB.situationsof

C.differentexperiencesD.remindersof

008.HowdidDickensseehischildhood?

A.Hefeltgratefulforit.

B.Hefeltitapitythatthingsweren'tinhisfavor.

C.Helovedwritingaboutit.

D.Hechosetoforgetthebitternessaboutit.

答案：ADA

说明：

Passage3

Whenatornado(龙卷伙I)destroysahouse,itdoesn'tblowitdownthewayahurricane

does.Itmakesthehouseexplode（爆炸）.Whydoesthehouseexplode?

Theairsurrounds（包围）ahouseandpressesagainstitallthetime.Itusuallyhasaforceof

aboutfifteenpoundspersquareinch.Theairinsidethehousepressesoutagainstthewallsjustas

hard.Whenatornadopassesoverahouse,itsuddenlysucksawaytheairoutsidethehouse.The

airinsidethehousestillpushesoutagainstthewalls.Butnowthereisnothingpushingback.So

thewallsarepushedoutinaexplosion.

Piecesofthehousearesuckedupintothetornadoandcarriedaway.Thereislittleleftwhere

thehouseoncestood.

009.Thewallsofahousestayupwhen.

A.airpushesfromtheoutside

B.airpushesfromtheinside

C.thereisnopressureonthem

D.airpushesfromboththeoutsideandtheinside

）010.Inparagraph2,thesentence"Theairinsidethehousepressesoutagainstthewallsjustas

hard^^means.

A.Theairinsidethehousepressesoutmoregreatlythantheairoutside

B.Theairpressureoutsidethehouseisusuallythesameasthepressureinside

C.Theairpressureinsidethehouseisusuallylessthanthepressureoutside

D.Theairpressureinsidethehouseisjustasdifficultasthepressureoutside

）011.Ahouse'swallsarepushedoutwhen.

A.theairoutsideistakenaway

B.theairinsideistakenaway

C.toomuchairispushingoutside

D.theyareinverypoorconditions

）012.Ahousedestroyedbyatornadowouldlook.

A.asifahurricanehadhitit

B.asiftherehadbeenafire

C.likeapileofwood

D.asifabombhadexplodedinit

答案：DBAD

Passage4

Laptop（便携式）computersarepopularallovertheworld.Peopleusethemontrainsand

airplanes,inairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnited

Statestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.

WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodo

schoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1,500studentsatthecollegewill

receivealaptop.Thelaptopsareapartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a

110-yearoldcollege.Thestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccess（进入）totheInternet.In

addition（另夕卜），theywillbeabletousee-mailto4（speaknwiththeirteachers,theirclassmates

andtheirfamilies.However,themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbe

abletousecomputerwithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathome,ina

fast-fbodrestaurantorunderthetreesanywhereatall!

Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopuseinhighereducation,suchas

collegesanduniversities,isworkable.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerful,theybecomemore

similartodesktopcomputers.Inaddition,theportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonly

theInternet,butalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialarestudyinghow

laptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsalsoaretestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversities,too.

AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaffusesthecomputers.Thelaptopswill

allowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,"Herewearein

themiddleofVirginiaandwe'regivingstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycanseeeverything

anddoeverything.^^

013.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto.

A.usefortheirschoolwork

B.accesstheInternet

C.workathome

D.connectthemtolibraries

）014.Whyisthewordt€speakMinthesecondparagraphinquotationmark（弓卜号）？

A.Theydon'treallytalk.

B.Theyusethecomputerlanguage.

C.Laptopshavespeakers.

D.Noneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.

015.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?

A.Allteachersusecomputers.

B.1,500studentshavelaptops.

C.ItisanoldcollegeinAmerican.

D.Studentstherecandoeverything.

）016.t4Awindowontheworld^inthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan.

A.attendlecturesoninfbnnationtechnology

B.travelaroundtheworld

C.getinfbnnationfromaroundtheworld

D.havefreelaptops

）017.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Theprogramissuccessful.

B.Theprogramisnotworkable.

C.Theprogramistooexpensive.

D.wedon'tknowtheresultyet.

答案：AACCD

议论：

Passage5

ItisoftendifficultfbrvisitorstounderstandAmericans5lackofdesirefbrprivacy（隐私）.

Therearenotwalledgardensandclosedgates.Theiryardsnonnallyrunintooneanotherwithout

fences;theyoftenvisitoneanother'shomeswithoutbeinginvitedortelephoningfirst;theyleave

theirofficedoorsopenwhiletheywork.

Theirlackofdesirefbrprivacyprobablyresultsfromtheirhistoryasanation.Americaisa

bigcountry.TherehaveneverbeenwalledcitiesintheUnitedStates,norwasthereneedfbr

Americanstoprotectthemselvesfromneighboringstates.Duringtheearlyyears,Americahadso

fewsettlersthatneighborswereveryimportanttheywerenottobeshutoutbydoorsandfences.

Neighborsofferedprotectionandhelpedinthehardworkofsettlingtheland.Theydepended

uponeachother.

Fromthenation'searlyhistoryhascomethedesireforopennessratherthanprivacy.Visitors

willnoticethisdesireinanumberofsmallways;theremayberoomsinAmericanhomesthatdo

nothavedoorsorthathaveglasswalls.Ifyounoticethatpeopleforgettocloseyourdoorwhen

theyleaveyourroom,donotthinkthatthisisrude.Helpthemtolearnthatyouwouldlikeittobe

closed,orelsebecomeaccustomedtoanewway.Ineithercase,bepatientwiththedifferences.

）018.WhichofthefollowingmadethevisitorstoAmericafeelpuzzledaboutAmericans?

A.Theirhistory.

B.Theirstyleoflife.

C.Theirwayofliving.

D.Theirlackofprivacy.

）019.WhywerepeopleNOTshutoutbydoorsduringtheearlyyears?

A.Becauseallofthemwerefriends.

B.Becausetheyneedn'tprotectthemselves.

C.Becausetheyrelyoneachother.

D.BecausetherewerenowallsinAmerica.

020.Theunderlinedword"accustomed^inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby”

A.usedB.angryC.patientD.satisfied

021.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thesettlersintheearlyyearsneededneighbors'help.

B.TherearewalledgardensandclosedgatesintheUSA.

C.VisitorstotheU.S.arenotusedtoAmericans,openness.

D.TheAmericans,lackofprivacyisrelatedtotheirhistory.

答案：DCAB

Passage6

WehaveknownforsometimethatcollegestudentscomingfromJapanandTaiwantostudy

intheUnitedStatesdobetterthantheirAmericanpeers（同龄人）inmathsandscience.These

generalimpressionsofAsiansuperiority（优势）inmathematicsandsciencewereprovedby

studiesthatweremadeinthelate1960sandearly1970s.

Inthesestudies,theaveragescoreofAmericankindergartenerswasbelowthosefromJapan.

Infirstgradethedifferenceincreased,andbyfifthgradeitwasverylarge.Moreover,60

fifth-gradeclassesinJapan,Taiwan,andtheUnitedStateswerecomparedinmathematics.The

averagescoreofthehighestscoringAmericanclassroomwasbelowthatofalltheJapanese

classroomsandallbutoneoftheChineseclassrooms.

Whyisthisso?AretheAsianstudentsbomsmarter?Aseriesofstudiesin1986and1987

raisedthesequestions,andtheirfindingsseemtopointtheAmericanandAsianschoolsystems

havecertainfeaturesincommon.Butthedifferencesarestriking.Testscoresonnationwide

examinationsdetermineentryintohighschoolandcollegeinbothJapanandTaiwan,butnotin

theUnitedStates.Career（职业）paths,too,arcmorecloselyinkedtoeducationalachievementsin

JapanandTawan.Asaresult,farmorepressureisgiventoevenveryyoungchildrentostudyhard

andsucceedinschoolinbothJapanandTaiwanthanthoseinUnitedStates.

Therearealsostrikingdifferencesinclassroominstruction.Byfifthgrade,forexample,the

USchildrenwereobservedtospendanaverageofonly19.6hoursperweekinacademicC学术的）

activitiesincomparisonwiththeTaiwaneseandJapanesechildrenof40.4and32.6hoursper

week,respectively.Whatismore,theUSchildrenspentlessoftheiracademictimeon

mathematics.Byfifthgrade,theUSclassroomsaveraged3.4hoursperweekonmathscompared

to11.4hoursinTaiwanand7.6hoursinJapan.

022.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.AsianSuperiorityinMaths.

B.StrikingDifferencesofMaths

C.ReasonsfortheMathsGap.

D.ImportanceofKindergartenEducation.

023.Theprimarypurposeofthispassageisto.

A.criticizetheAmericaneducationalsystem

B.warntheAmericangovernmentoftheeducationalproblems

C.comparetheAmericaneducationalpracticeswiththoseofAsians

D.showAsiansuperiorityinmathsandsciencetotheAmericanstudents

（024.WhichisNOToneofthedifferencesbetweentheAmericanandtheAsianschoolsystems?

A.AsianstudentspaymoreattentiontoclassroomactivitiesthanAmericans.

B.ChildrenstarkkindergartenearlierinAsiancountriesthanintheUnitedStates.

C.Academicachievementsaremorecloselyrelatedtojob-huntinginAsiancountries.

D.EntranceintohighschooldoesnotdependontestscoresonnationalexamsintheUS.

025.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?

A.DifferencesofschoolsystemsexplainedAsiansuperiorityinmathsreasonably.

B.TheclassroominstructioninAmerica,JapanandTaiwanisalmostthesame.

C.TheaveragescoreoftheChineseclassroomswassimilartothatofAmericanones.

D.JapanesekindergartenerswerethebestamongthosefromAmerica,JapanandTaiwan.

答案：CDBA

应用：

Passage7

TheHaynesMiddleSchoolParent—TeacherOrganization

invitesyoutoattendourlatestfund（基金）-raiser,

TheFourthAnnualHaynesSchoolAuction（拍卖）！

Saturday,May10

6:00p.m.〜11:00p.m.

intheschoolhall

6:00p.m.〜6:30p.m.:Allitemsforauctionarepreviewed.

6:30p.m.~7:00p.m.:Silentauctionbegins.

7:00p.m.〜7:30p.m.:Highestbiddersfromsilentauctionaredetermined.

7:30p.m.-11:00p.m.:Mainauctionbegins.

Itemsupforbidinthesilentauctionrangeinvaluefrom5:00to30.00.

Itemsupfbrbidinthemainauctionincludethefollowing:

•Airlineticketstoaplaceofyourchoice

•Weekendgetawaysatfirst-classhotel

•SeasonticketstotheChicagoBearsfootballgame

•50giftticketstolocalgiftshops,restaurants,andsalons

•TheaterticketstoTheMerchantofVenice

Don'tmisstheboat!Bookyourticketstoday.

Lastyear,ticketssoldoutinfivedays!

Ticketsaresoldonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.

$15.00perperson

AllthemoneyfromtheauctionwillbegiventotheHaynesSchoolcomputerlab.

()026.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasbeingupforbidattheauction?

A.Amoviepasstothelocalcinema

B.Aweekendstayatahotel

C.Atickettoarestaurant

D.Airlinetickets

()027.Themoreitemsthataregivenorboughtfbrauction,.

A.thelessmoneythatwillbechargedfbrtheticketstotheauction

B.themoremoneythatcanberaisedtosupportthecomputerlab

C.thefastertheticketwillbesoldtotheauction

D.thehigherthevaluethatwillbeplacedontheitemsinthesilentauction

()028.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytohappenattheyear'sauction?

A.Theairlineticketswillreceivehigherbidsthananyotheritem

B.Allitemsupfbrbidwillbesoldfbratleasttwiceanyotheritem

C.Moremoneywillberaisedthisyearthaninanyotheryearbefore

D.Ticketsfbrtheeventwillbesoldoutinlessthanoneweek

()029.Thephrase44first-come,first-served^tellsyouthat.

A.peoplecanbuytheticketsonthefirstdayonly

B.thepersonwhoisfirsttoarrivewillreceiveaticketatnocharge

C.foodanddrinkswillbeservedattheauction

D.ticketsaresoldintheorderofwhoarrivesfirsttobuythem

答案：ABDD

Passage8

Leeds,EnglandALeedsuniversitypsychologyprofessoristeachingacoursetohelp

dozensofBritonsforgivetheirenemies/4Thehatredweholdwithinusisacancer,^ProfessorKen

Hartsaid,addingthatholdinginangercanleadtoproblemssuchashighbloodpressureandheart

disease.Morethan70peoplehavebecomemembersinHart'sfirst20-weekworkshopin

Londonacoursehesaysisthefirstofitskindintheworld.

Thesearepeoplewhoaresickandtiredoflivingwithamemory.Theyrealizetheirbitterness

isapoisontheythinktheycanpourout,buttheyendupdrinkingitthemselves,said

Canadian-boonHart.Thestudentsmeetingroupsofeighttotenfbratwo-hourworkshopwithan

advisereveryfortnight.

Theycourse,endinginJuly,isexpectedtogetridofthecancerofhateinthese

people/TeopIehavelotsofnegativeattitudestowardsforgiveness,9,hesaid.“Peopleconfuse

(把..混淆)forgivenesswithforgetting.Forgivenessmeanschangingfromanegativeattitude

toapositiveone.^Hartandhisteamhavecreatedinstructionstoprovidethetrainingneeded/4The

mainideaistogiveyouguidelinesonhowtolookatvariouskindsofangersandhowtheyaffect

you,andhowtochangeyourattitudestowardsthepersonyouareangrywith,“saidNoonan

Claringbull,aseniorexpertontheforgivenessproject.Hartsaidhebelievesforgivenessisaskill

thatcanbetaught,asthesepeople“wanttogetfreeofthepast”.

()030.Fromthispassageweknowthat.

A.highbloodpressureandheartdiseasearccausedbyhatred

B.highbloodpressurecanonlybecuredbypsychologyprofessors

C.withouthatred,peoplewillhavelesstroubleconnectedwithbloodandheart

D.peoplewhosufferfrombloodpressureandheartdiseasemusthavemanyenemies.

()031.InHart'sfirst20-weekworkshop,peopletherecan.

A.meettheirenemies

B.changetheirminds

C.enjoytheprofessor^speech

D.learnhowtoquarrelwithothers

()032.IfyouareamemberinHart'sworkshop,you'll.

A.paymuchmoneytoHart

B.gototheworkshopeverynight

C.attendagatheringtwiceamonth

D.pourouteverythingstoredinyourmind

()033.Theauthorwrotethispassageinorderto.

A.persuadeustogotoHart'sworkshop

B.tellusnewsaboutHart'sworkshop

C.tellushowtorunaworkshoplikeHart's

D.helpustolookatvariouskindsofangers

答案：CBCB

Lesson2

记叙文专项：

Passage9

Yorkshirewasthesettingfortwogreatnovelsofthe19thcentury.ThesewereCharlotte

Bronte'sJaneEyreandEmilyBronte'sWutheringHeights.Theyoungestsister,Anne,wasalsoa

giftednovelist,andherbookshavethesameextraordinaryqualityashersisters9.

TheirfatherwasPatrickBronte,bominIreland.Hemovedwithhiswife,MariaBronte,and

theirsixsmallchildrentoHaworthinYorkshirein1820.Soonafter,MrsBronteandthetwo

eldestchildrendied,leavingthefathertocarefbrtheremainingthreegirlsandaboy.

Charlottewasbornin1816.Emilywasbornin1818andAnnein1820.Theirbrother

Branwellwasbomin1817.Theygrewuplargelyself-educated.Branwellshowedagreatinterest

indrawing.Thegirlsweredeterminedtoearnmoneyfbrhisarteducation.Theytookpositionsas

teachersortaughtchildrenintheirhomes.

Aschildrentheyhadallwrittenmanystories.Charlotte,asayounggirl,alonewrote22

books,eachwith60to100pages.Therefore,theyturnedtowritingfbrincome.By1847,

CharlottehadwrittenTheProfessor;Emily,WutheringHeights;andAnne,AgnesGrey.After

muchdifficultyAnneandEmilyfoundapublisher,buttherewasnointerestshowninCharlotte's

book.(Itwasnotpublisheduntil1859).However,onepublisherexpressedaninterestinseeing

moreofherworks.JaneEyrewasalreadystarted,andshehurriedlyfinishedit.Itwasacceptedat

once;thuseachofthesistershadabookpublishedin1847.

JaneEyrewasanimmediatesuccess;theothertwo,however,didnotdosowell.Peopledid

notlikeWutheringHeights.Theysaiditwastoowild,tooanimal-like.Butgraduallyitcametobe

consideredoneofthefinestnovelsintheEnglishlanguage.Emilylivedonlyashortwhileafter

thepublicationofthebook,andAnnediedin1849.

CharlottepublishedShirleyin1849andVillettein1853.In1854shemarriedArthurBell

Nicholls.Butonlyayearlater,shediedoftuberculosis(肺结核)ashersistershad.

()034.Weknowfromthetextthat.

A.JaneEyrewaspublishedin1847

B.CharlotteBrontewrote22booksinall

C.theBrontesistersreceivedgoodeducation

D.PatrickBrontehelpedhisdaughterswiththeirwriting

()035.Whichofthefollowingwaspublishedafterthedeathofitswrite?

A.Shirley.B.Villette.C.AgnesGrey.D.TheProfessor.

()036.WhatdoweknowabouttheBrontesistersfromthetext?

A.Theirnovelsinterestedfewpublishers.

B.Noneofthemhadmorethantwobookspublished.

C.Noneofthemlivedlongerthan40yearsold.

D.Emilywastheleastsuccessfulofthethree.

答案：ADC

Passage10

ErmaBombeck(1927-1996)isbestknownforherhumorousnewspapercolumnaboutthe

dailylifeofhousewives.Hercolumnreachesthirtymillionreadersinsevenhundrednewspapers

acrosstheUnitedStates.Shewasidentified(认定)bytheWorldAlmanac(年鉴)asoneofthe

twenty-fivemostinfluentialwomeninAmerica.

Myfather

ByErmaBombeck

WhenIwasalittlekid,afatherwaslikethelightintherefrigerator.

Everyhomehadone,butnonereallyknewwhateitherofthemdidoncethedoorwasshut.

Mydadleftthehouseeverymorningandalwaysseemedgladtoseeeveryoneatnight.

Heopenedthejarofpickles(泡菜)whennooneelsecould.

Hewastheonlyoneinthehousewhowasn'tafraidtogointhebasementbyhimself.

Hecuthimselfshaving,butnoonekisseditorgotexcitedaboutit.Itwasunderstoodthat

wheneveritrained,hegotthecarandbroughtitaroundtothedoor.Whenanyonewassick,he

wentouttogettheprescription(处方)filled...

Iwasafraidofeveryoneelse'sfatherbutnotmyown.OnceImadehimtea.Itwasonlysugar

andwater,buthesatonasmallchairandsaiditwasdelicious.Helookedveryuncomfortable...

WheneverIplayedhouse,themotherdollhadalottodo.Ineverknewwhattodowiththe

daddydoll,soIhadhimsay'Tmgoingofftoworknow,"andthrewhimunderthebed.

WhenIwasnineyearsold,myfatherdidn'tgetuponemorningandgotowork.Hewentto

thehospitalanddiedthenextday...

Iwenttomyroomandfeltunderthebedforthefatherdoll.WenIfoundhim,Idustedhim

offandputhimonmybed.

Heneverdidanything.Ididn'tknowhisleavingwouldhurtsomuch.

Istilldidn'tknowwhy.

()037.Thiswritingof“Myfathefls

A.poemB.storyC.novelD.prose(散文)

()038.Whenthewriterwasyoung,she.

A.lovedherfathereverymuch

B.dislikedherfather

C.didn'tthinkherfatherwassoimportant

D.hadaverycloserelationshipwithherfather

()039.Afterherfather^death,.

A.shebegantoloveherfather

B.shelovedthedaddydoll

C.shedidn'tknowwhyherfatherdied

D.shemissedherfathersomuch

()040.'Thefatherdoll"inthepassagestandsfor。

A.Father'sfavoritetoy

B.Father'swonderfulwork

C.afriendlyandlovelyfather

D.ahappyfamilywiththreepeople

答案：DCDC

Passage11

OneofthemostpopularAmericansingersofthetwentiethcenturywasElvisPresley.He

madetheRock&Rollmusicpopulararoundtheworld.Hesoldmillionsofrecordsandmade

manysuccessfulfilms,andhehelpedchangethedirectionofpopularmusicinthe1960s.

ElvisPresleywasbominapoorfamilyin1935.Hisparentsweresimplecountrypeoplewho

oftentookhimtochurch,wherehelearnedtosingandheneverforgotthekindofsongsthathe

usedtosinginchurchasachild.

Whenhewasateenager,ElvismovedfromTulepotoMemphisinTennessee,wherehe

attendedhighschool,buthewasnotagoodstudent.Hisonlyrealinterestwassinging.Hebegan

tosinginthestylethatiscalled“countryandwestern”.

In1955herecordedsomesongsfbrhismother'sbirthday.Thepeopleattherecordingstudio

likedhissingingandhismusic.Therewassomethingdifferentaboutit.Itwascountryand

westernmusic,butitalsosoundedalittlelikethemusicwhichblackpeopleusedtosinginthe

AmericanSouth,musicknownas“blues”.

Shortlyafterthat,ElvismetTomParker,whobecamehismanagerandarrangedconcertsfbr

himacrosstheUnitedStatesandnewrecordingsaswell.SoonElvisrosetofamealloverthe

country.Later,ElviswenttoHollywoodandbegantoappearinfilmslikeLoveMeTenderand

KingCreole.

ButElvisfoundithardtolivewithsuccess,likemanyotherentertainmentpersonalities.He

begantotakedrugsandhishealthbegantosuffer.Whenhediedatanearlyageof42in1977,his

manymillionsoffanswereshocked."TheKingIsDead!”thenewspapersaid.Buttodayhis

memoryandhismusicliveonandhewillalwaysberememberedastheKingofRock&Roll.

()041.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutElvis?

A.Heisthefounderof“countryandwestern.^^

B.Helearned