Question

10．A．R．Rahman，one of India's most well-loved music composers，won international recognition with two Grammy awards．Last year，he won the Oscar for his music in the hit film Slumdog Millionaire．This year，he had his first Grammy win．He picked up two awards：one for the"Best Compilation Soundtrack for a Motion Picture"（Slumdog Millionaire）and the other for"Best Motion Picture Song"for the song"Jai Ho"from the same film．In the best song category Rahman beat singer Bruce Springsteen and his song"The Wrestler"from the movie of the same name．The modest Rahman said，"This is mad，God is great again．"
A．R．Rahman is a composer，music Producer，musician and singer．His music scores（乐谱）and film songs songs changed the character of popular music in India in the early l990s．Rahman's music completely dissolved the divide between"Indian"and"Western"categories．He popularized classical as well as experimental music．Rahman also discovered many young musicians ans singers．
Interestingly，two other Indian artistes（艺人）were nominated for Grammys this year．Ustad Amjad Ali Khan，India's most well-known sarod（萨罗达琴）player，was nominated in the"Best Traditional World Music Album"category for his album"Ancient Sounds"．Zakir Hussain，the famous Tabla maestro，was nominated in the"Best Classical Crossover Album"category for his album"The Melody of Rhythm"．Zakir Husain won a Grammy last year．The other Indians who have won Grammys in the past are Pandit Ravi Shankar，Vikku Vinayakram and Vishvamohan Bhatt．
The Grammy Awards came into being in 1958．These music awards are presented every year by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the USA．They were originally named the"Gramophone Awards"，for the gramophone（留声机）was the first invention that could record and replay sound and it was widely used through most of the twentieth century．

25．How many films has Rahman's prize-winning music been written for since last year？A
A．One．
B．Two．
C．Three．
D．Four．
26．Who hasn't received a Grammy award in the past？A
A．Ustad Amjad Ali Khan．
B．Pandit Ravi Shankar．
C．Zakir Husain．
D．Vikku Vinayakram．
27．Why was the Grammy Awards once regarded as"Gramophone Awards"？B
A．Because the gramophone was invented in the USA in 1958．
B．Because the gramophone was useful and its range of influence was wide．
C．Because the gramophone has lasted long since it came into being．
D．Because the gramophone was first used at the Grammy Awards．
28．From this passage we can learnD．
A．Rahman has received two awards since last year     
B．Rahman is a composer，music producer，musician and actor
C．Rahman used to be mad before being famous         
D．five Indians have received the Grammy awards．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，属于记叙文，印度最受欢迎的音乐作曲家之一的拉姆曼（Ra．Rahman）获得了两项格莱美奖的国际认可．去年，他赢得了奥斯卡的电影"Slumdog Millionaire"中的音乐．今年他获得了他的第一个格莱美奖他获得了两个奖项，本文以此展开，主要讲述了印度人获得格莱美奖的情况．

解答 25．A．细节理解题．根据Last year，he won the Oscar for his music in the hit film Slumdog Millionaire．可知，去年，他赢得了奥斯卡奖因为电影"Slumdog Millionaire"的音乐．故选A．
26．A．推理判断题．根据Interestingly，two other Indian artistes（艺人）were nominated for Grammys this year．Ustad Amjad Ali Khan，India's most well-known sarod（萨罗达琴）player，was nominated in the"Best Traditional World Music Album"category for his album"Ancient Sounds"．可知，有趣的是，另外两名印度艺术家（艺人）今年被提名为格莱美．印度最着名的萨罗达琴演奏家阿斯汗•阿汗汗被提名为"最佳传统世界音乐专辑"类别．可以推测出，Ustad Amjad Ali Khan．过去没有得到过格莱美奖．故选A．
27．B．细节理解题．根据They were originally named the"Gramophone Awards"，for the gramophone（留声机）was the first invention that could record and replay sound and it was widely used through most of the twentieth century．可知，格莱美奖曾被评为"留声机奖"是因为留声机是有用的，其影响范围很广．故选B．
28．D．细节理解题．根据two other Indian artistes（艺人）were nominated for Grammys this year以及The other Indians who have won Grammys in the past are Pandit Ravi Shankar，Vikku Vinayakram and Vishvamohan Bhatt．可知，共有5个印度人获得了格莱美奖．故选D．

点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，推理判断题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．