2015屆高考英語(yǔ)二輪專題專練 閱讀理解（5）

2015屆高考英語(yǔ)二輪專題專練：閱讀理解(5 )A(2014·河南焦作市高一上期末)One of the most popular American singers of 20th century was Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley made the music called rock n roll popular around the world. He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in 1960's. Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in a small town called Tupelo, in Mississippi in the southern United States; he came from a very poor family. His parents were simply country people who often took Elvis to church. At church he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.When he was a school boy, Elvis moved to the town of Memphis in Tennessee. He attended high school in Memphis, but he was not a very good student. His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is popular in Tennessee, a style called country and western.In 1955 in Memphis he recorded some country and western songs for his mother's birthday. And the people at the recording studio liked Elvis's singing and music. There was something different about it. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American South. It was called blues.1Elvis Presley will always be remembered by American people as_.Aa film starBa famous conductorCa great singerDa recorder maker答案：C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段第一句話可知。2Elvis learned to sing_.Aat homeBat churchCin MemphisDat high school答案：B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段最后一句話“At church he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used.”可知。3The music Elvis recorded was the style called_.Ablues Bcountry and westernCrock n roll Dpopular答案：B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段最后一句話“He began to sing in the style that is popular in Tennessee, a style called country and western”可知。4When he was at high school, Elvis didn't do well in his studies because_.Ahe was only interested in singingBhis family was very poorChe went to church too often Dhe was slow in learning答案：A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段前三句話可知，他上學(xué)時(shí)成績(jī)不好是因?yàn)樗粚?duì)唱歌感興趣。5At the recording studio, people noticed country and western_.Aused to sing in church Bwas the same as bluesCwas popular in South AmericaDhad a unique style 答案：D推理判斷題。由第三段的第三和第四句話可知，他錄制的唱片有一種很特別的韻味。B(2014·白銀高一檢測(cè))Most people want to know how things are made. They honestly admit, however, that they hardly know a thing when it comes to understanding how a piece of music is made. Where a composer (作曲家) begins, how he manages to keep goingin fact, how and where he learns his tradeall are covered_in_complete_darkness. The composer, in short, is a man of mystery (神秘)One of the first things the common man wants to know about is the part inspiration (靈感) plays in a composer's work. He finds it difficult to believe that composers are not much interested in that question. Writing music is as natural for the composer as eating or sleeping for all. Music is something that the composer happens to have been born for. The composer, therefore, does not say to himself: “Do I feel inspired？” He says to himself: “Do I feel like working today？” And if he feels like working, he does. It is more or less like saying to himself: “Do I feel sleepy？” If you feel sleepy, you go to sleep. If you don't feel sleepy, you stay up. If the composer doesn't feel like working, he doesn't work. It's as simple as that.文章大意：美妙的音樂(lè)旋律，往往讓我們身心愉悅，我們或許想知道，作曲家們是怎樣把它們創(chuàng)作出來(lái)的？作曲家是不是很神秘？6What would be the best title for the text?AComposer: a Man of MysteryBPractice Makes Good MusicCRelation between Sleeping and MusicDMusic: Product of Nature答案：A主旨大意題。從本文第一段末句The composer，in short，is a man of mystery.可推知A項(xiàng)為本文的題目最佳。7The underlined words “covered in complete darkness” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean _.Adifficult to be made Bwithout any lightCblack in color Dnot known答案：D詞義猜測(cè)題。be covered with/in被覆蓋著，在這里應(yīng)是引申義“不被人知道”，故選D。8Most people seem to think that a composer _.Afinds it difficult to write musicBconsiders it important to have a good restCshould like to talk about inspirationDnever asks himself very simple questions答案：C推理判斷題。從第二段前兩句話可知：大多數(shù)普通人都想知道作曲家們的靈感到底在他們的工作中起多大作用，而作曲家們對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題不感興趣，在他們看來(lái)那是很自然的事，故選C。9The author will most probably agree that composers _.Aare born with a gift for musicBare people full of mysteryCwork late at night for their musicDknow a lot about eating and sleeping答案：A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第二段末句Music is something that the composer happens to have been born for.可知答案為A。CMusic is an art that almost everyone enjoys. Everyone can make sounds by singing, banging a stick, plucking a tight string or blowing through a pipe. All over the world, many kinds of music have developed as people found out how to make sounds in different ways. There are so many kinds of music to hear that you can soon find a kind that you like.People can get all kinds of feelings hearing music. Music can make you march or dance; it can make you feel happy or sad. More than other arts, music can affect your moods and feelings. This is why music is so popular.Every country has its own kind of music. In France many people like dance­music played on the accordion(手風(fēng)琴)，and many Americans enjoy banjo music. Spain is famous for its guitar music and India for the twanging sound of the sitar.Many people like music in their own national style. But there are also people who enjoy classical music and pop music, which has spread throughout the world with the help of the record­player and radio.However, there are still great differences between the music of the west and that of the east. Many of the instruments are very different. The guitar and sitar are both instruments in which strings are plucked by fingers, but they do not sound alike.The musical differences between east and west are not only in the instruments, but also in the ways the notes are put together.1Music is an art that is very popular in the world because_.Aeverybody can make a beautiful musicBpeople can get different feelings from music Cmusic can only make people happyDmusic is much better than other arts答案：B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 見第一段第一、二句“Music is an art that almost everyone enjoys. Everyone can make sounds by singing, banging a stick, plucking a tight string or blowing through a pipe.”。2If you're very good at playing the guitar, you may be popular in_.AAmericaBFranceCIndia DSpain答案：D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 見第三段第三句 “.Spain is famous for its guitar music.”。3The word “sitar” in the passage is a name of_.Aa stringed musical instrumentBa record­playerCa place of interest in IndiaDa radio答案：A猜測(cè)詞義題。第三段中，說(shuō)在法國(guó)人們拉著手風(fēng)琴，西班牙人們彈著吉他，在印度人們也應(yīng)是演奏著某種琴弦類樂(lè)器。4In the opinion of the writer of this passage_.Aall countries and races have the same kind of music Bthe musical differences between east and west are only in the instrumentsCall the French people enjoy dance­music played on the accordionDdifferent people like different kinds of music 答案：D信息判斷題。選項(xiàng)A錯(cuò)在the same; 選項(xiàng)B錯(cuò)在 only; 選項(xiàng)C錯(cuò)在all。5The title of this passage should be_.AMusicBMusic­the Best ArtCHow to Enjoy Music DDifferent Music答案：A歸納總結(jié)題。 選項(xiàng)A、B、C都只片面地提及文章中一部分內(nèi)容，沒(méi)有概括全部。DCountry music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and eventslove, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells real­life stories and sounds the way people really talk; as life becomes more complicated(復(fù)雜的)it is good to hear music about ordinary people.Country music, sometimes called country­western, comes from two lands of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the West. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars.At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canadain small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1,200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty­four hours a day. English stars sing it in British and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor Southerners is now popular all over the world.1It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from_.Athe Northeast and Midwest Bfactories and army camps in the South Cthe Appalachian Mountains and the West Dreal­life stories in small towns答案：C主旨大意題。依據(jù)第二段可知答案。2During World War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Midwest because_.Athey wanted to take music with themBthey wanted to make other people like country musicCthey wanted to work in the factories thereDthey wanted to make country music popular答案：C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)是第三段“But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories.”3Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world today because_.Amany people said it was low classBpeople could sing it in different languagesCit started with cowboys and poor SouthernersDit is loved by different kinds of people in the world答案：D因果推斷題。由最后一段的第一句 “Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canadain small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people.”可推知答案為D選項(xiàng)。4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?ACountry music is sung by stars all in English.BCountry music is about human feelings and events.CCountry music is only popular with city people today.DThe singers started using electric guitars in the 1930s.答案：B正誤判斷題。根據(jù)第一段可知鄉(xiāng)村音樂(lè)是表達(dá)人們情感和事情的一種音樂(lè)。