Question

When 16-year-old Ella Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage to perform at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1934, she had no idea that her life was about to change. Her childhood had been    36 . After the death of her parents, Fitzgerald had been placed in a boarding school.   37 , the teachers at the school mistreated her,   38  she ran away. Homeless and orphaned, Fitzgerald was trying her best to   39  on the streets of New York City when she won a contest to perform during an amateur night at the Apollo. She had   40  planned to dance, but at the last second, she decided to sing her mother’s favorite song   41 . Her performance earned her   42  from several well-known musicians. Ella Fitzgerald went on to become a   43  jazz singer.

During a musical career that spanned six decades, Fitzgerald   44  more than 200 albums. She won 13 Grammy Awards, the last of which she received in 1990. She worked with some of the greatest American singers of the twentieth century, including Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Dizzy Gillespie. Her talent and charm   45  a wide range of listeners around the world. The worldwide   46  of Ella Fitzgerald helped make jazz a more popular genre.

Until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the United States   47  African American citizens the same treatment   48  white citizens received. Fitzgerald’s manager and her band   49  to perform at places where discrimination was practiced. They also decided not to perform unless they were paid the same   50  as white singers and musicians. Ella’s fight for   51   received support from numerous celebrity admirers, including Marilyn Monroe. Fitzgerald never took her good fortune for granted. She gave money to charities and organizations that contributed to   52  disadvantages children. For her many civic contributions, in 1992 President George Bush   53  her the Presidential Medal of Honor, one of the highest honors   54  to civilians.

In 1991, Fitzgerald gave her   55  performance in New York’s Carnegie Hall. Although Ella Fitzgerald died in 1996, the American “First Lady of Song” continues to live in the hearts and ears of music lovers worldwide.

1.                A．rich            B．rough          C．tiresome D．happy

 

2.                A．Importantly      B．Unforgettably    C．Naturally  D．Unfortunately

 

3.                A．therefore       B．but            C．so   D．then

 

4.                A．survive         B．experience      C．learn D．stand

 

5.                A．strangely       B．blindly          C．originally D．probably

 

6.                A．in spite         B．instead         C．in place   D．though

 

7.                A．jealousy        B．recognition      C．reputation D．gratitude

 

8.                A．creative        B．dependent      C．undiscovered  D．distinguished

 

9.                A．released        B．sold            C．copied   D．showed

 

10.               A．compared with   B．appealed to     C．composed of   D．depended on

 

11.               A．celebration     B．admiration      C．relaxation  D．indication

 

12.               A．denied         B．supported      C．offered   D．hated

 

13.               A．which          B．what           C．that  D．like

 

14.               A．decided        B．refused        C．started    D．afforded

 

15.               A．number        B．quantity        C．amount   D．lots

 

16.               A．wealth         B．future          C．equality   D．agreement

 

17.               A．caring for       B．playing with     C．preferring to   D．taking after

 

18.               A．rewarded       B．awarded        C．paid  D．presented

 

19.               A．accessible      B．inadequate      C．available   D．official

 

20.               A．best           B．vivid           C．open D．final

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍Ella Fitzgerald是如何从无家可归的女孩成为世界著名的爵士乐歌手的，以及她为争取平等和慈善做出的贡献。

1.考查形容词：A. rich富有B. rough困难的C. tiresome厌烦的D. happy高兴的，从后面的句子：After the death of her parents, Fitzgerald had been placed in a boarding school. 可知她的童年很艰辛。选B

2.考查副词：A. Importantly重要地B. Unforgettably难忘的C. Naturally         自然地D. Unfortunately不幸地，从后面的the teachers at the school mistreated her, 可知她很不幸。选D

3.考查词义辨析：A. therefore因此B. but 但是C. so所以D. then然后，老师虐待她，所以她逃跑了。选C

4.考查动词：A. survive幸存B. experience经历C. learn学习D. stand忍受，Fitzgerald 尽最大努力在纽约的街头生存。选A

5.考查副词：A. strangely奇怪地B. blindly 盲目地C. originally原始地D. probably可能地，她原来打算跳舞的，但是最后一刻她决定用唱歌代替了。选C

6.考查词组：A. in spite虽然B. instead代替C. in place在适当的位置D. though虽然，解析同上。选B

7.考查名词：A. jealousy嫉妒B. recognition认可C. reputation名气D. gratitude感激，她的表演赢得了几个著名音乐人的认可。选B

8.考查形容词：A. creative有创造力的B. dependent依赖的C. undiscovered没有发现的D. distinguished著名的，Ella Fitzgerald 继续成为著名的爵士歌手。选D

9.考查动词：A. released发行B. sold  买C. copied复制D. showed展示，在60年的音乐生涯中，Ella Fitzgerald发行了200多张唱片。选A

10.考查词组：A. compared with和…相比   B. appealed to吸引C. composed of组成D. depended on依赖，她的才能和魅力吸引了全世界很多人。选B

11.考查名词：A. celebration庆祝B. admiration 羡慕，敬佩，C. relaxation放松D. indication暗示，全世界对Ella Fitzgerald的敬佩帮助爵士乐成为更受欢迎的种类。选B

12.考查动词：A. denied否认B. supported支持C. offered提供D. hated憎恨，直到20世纪60年代的人权运动，美国一直否认非洲裔美国公民和白人公民有同样的待遇。选A

13.考查定语从句，先行词是the same treatment，定语从句中缺少宾语，用that引导定语从句。选C

14.考查动词：A. decided决定B. refused拒绝C. started开始D. afforded提供，Ella Fitzgerald的经理和乐队拒绝在有歧视的地方演出。选B

15.考查名词：A. number数量，修饰可数名词B. quantity数量，修饰可数或不可数名词，C. amount数量，修饰不可数名词，D. lots许多，这里表示同样的包车，用amount。选C

16.考查名词：A. wealth财富B. future未来C. equality平等D. agreement协议，Ella Fitzgerald为平等做出的斗争得到很多名人仰慕者的支持。选C

17.考查词组：A. caring for想要，照顾B. playing with玩耍C. preferring to更喜欢D. taking after长得像，她把钱捐给慈善机关，为照顾劣势儿童做贡献。选A

18.考查动词：A. rewarded回报，B. awarded授予奖项C. paid付款D. presented呈现，布什总统授予她总统荣誉奖。选B

19.考查形容词：A. accessible易到达的，B. inadequate不适合的C. available可获得的D. official官方的，这是公民获得的最高荣誉之一。选C

20.考查形容词：A. best最好的B. vivid生动的C. open开放的D. final最终的，1991年，她在纽约卡内基音乐厅举行最后一场表演。选D

考点：考查人物传记类短文

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