题目内容
12．The famed soprano（女高音）Jenny Lind had plenty of talent and determination．And when she came to America in 1850 she had more than enough publicity．Her promoter was the biggest showman（演出经理人） of them all-P．T．Barnum．Eager to rise above his reputation as a promoter of sideshows，Barnum had risked his entire fortune on the singer that he had never heard or seen．He saw to it that the risk paid off．When she arrived in New York，her admirers surrounded Jenny Lind．By midnight，when she arrived at her hotel，a crowd of 30，000 had gathered just to get a look at her．At one o'clock，a band of 130 musicians came to sing for her．
Tickets for her first American concert were in such demand that they were auctioned off（拍卖）．The first ticket went to a hat maker named Genin who paid＄225 for it and got several days'worth of fame in the bargain．At the concert 7000 shouting people crowded into Castle Garden to hear Jenny Lind sing．She received＄10，000-all of which she gave to New York charities．She repeated her success in Philadelphia，Washington，Richmond，Charleston，and Baltimore．
In Baltimore something happened that may have made Jenny Lind decide that things had gotten out of hand．She was on the balcony of her hotel，bowing to the masses below when her shawl fell．Instead of returning it，the crowd fought over the shawl，tearing it to shreds and pocketing the pieces as souvenirs．Soon afterward she backed out of her contract with Barnum-at a cost of＄30，000-and completed her American tour．Several years passed before she returned to the concert stage．As for P．T．Barnum，he went into a profession for which he may have been supremely well qualified-politics．
32．Who helped Jenny Lind get more than enough publicity？C
A．Her fans．
B．Her friends．
C．P．T．Barnum
D．Her family
33．What made Genin famous for several days？A
A．That he paid＄225 for the first ticket of Jenny's concert
B．That he made many hats．
C．That he earned＄225 at the auction
D．That he donated＄225 to New York charities．
34．Which of the following statements about Jenny is NOT TRUE？B
A．Hundreds of people came to have a look at Jenny．
B．Many musicians came to help her．
C．She broke the contract with Barnum
D．She returned to the concert stage several years later．
35．What can we learn from the last paragraph？D
A．Jenny fell from the balcony of her hotel．
B．Jenny signed a contract with Barnum again．
C．Jenny earned＄30，000 in total
D．Jenny was very popular with fans．
分析 短文主要讲了女高音歌唱家Jenny Lind与其经理人之间在事业上发生的事情．
解答 32．C，细节理解题，根据句子Eager to rise above his reputation as a promoter of sideshows，Barnum had risked his entire fortune on the singer that he had never heard or seen．He saw to it that the risk paid off．When she arrived in New York，her admirers surrounded Jenny Lind可见是Barnum帮助Jenny Lind做了很大的宣传，故答案为C．
33．A，细节理解题，根据句子The first ticket went to a hat maker named Genin who paid＄225 for it and got several days'worth of fame in the bargain．可见，Genin几天都很出名是因为他花了225美元买了Jenny演唱会的第一张票，故答案为A．
34．B，细节理解题，根据句子At the concert 7000 shouting people crowded into Castle Garden to hear Jenny Lind sing可知很多人来她的演唱会，Soon afterward she backed out of her contract with Barnum-at a cost of＄30，000-and completed her American tour可知她跟Barnum解约了，Several years passed before she returned to the concert stage．可知她几年后重新回到舞台，只有B选项没有提及．
35．D，推理判断题，从最后一段可见Jenny解约后，在几年后还能重新回到舞台开演唱会，可以推测她是很受粉丝欢迎的，故答案为D．
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