题目内容
20．In the early part of the twentieth century，racism was widespread in the United States．Many African Americans were not given equal opportunities in education or employment．Marian Anderson （1897-1993）was an African American woman who gained fame as a concert singer in this climate of racism．She was born in Philadelphia and sang in church choirs during her childhood．When she applied for admission to a local music school in 1917，she was turned down because she was black．Unable to attend music school，she began her career as a singer for church gatherings．In 1929，she went to Europe to study voice and spent several years performing there．Her voice was widely praised throughout Europe．Then she returned to the US in 1935and became a top concert singer after performing at Town Hall in New York City．Racism again affected Anderson in 1939．When it was arranged for her to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington，DC，the Daughters of the American Revolution opposed it because of her color．She sang instead at the Lincoln Memorial for over 75 000people．In 1955，Anderson became the first black soloist to sing win the Metropolitan Opera of New York City．The famous conductor Toscanini praised her voice as"heard only once in a hundred years"．She was a US delegate to the United Nations in 1958and won the UN peace prize in 1977．Anderson eventually triumphed over racism．
54．According to this passage，what did Marian Anderson do between 1917and 1929？D
A．She studied at a music school
B．She studied voice in Europe．
C．She sang at Town Hall in New York
D．She sang for religious activities．
55．Toscanini thought that Marian AndersonD．
A．was seldom heard by people
B．sang occasionally in public
C．sang only once in many years
D．had a very rare voice
56．Anderson's beautiful voice was first recognizedA．
A．in Europe
B．in Washington，DC．
C．at the Lincoln Memorial
D．at the United Nations
57．This passage shows that Anderson finally defeated racism in the US byC．
A．protesting to the government
B．appealing to the United Nations
C．working hard to perfect her art
D．demonstrating in the streets．
分析 本文介绍了美国黑人歌唱家玛丽安•安德生如何凭着自身实力和勤奋战胜了种族歧视，获得了事业上的成功．
解答 54-57 DDAC
54．D 考查细节理解．根据第一段"Unable to attend music School she began her career as asinger for church gatherings．"可知在 1917 年到 1929 年之间 Anderson 为宗教活动唱歌．选B
55．D 考查推理判断．由第二段"The famous conductor Toscanini praised her voice as heardonly once in a hundred years．"可知Toscanini说她的嗓音是百年难得一见的，所以是稀少的，故选D
56．A 考查细节理解．由第一段倒数第二、三句"…she went to Europe to study voice andspent several years performing there．Her voice was widely praised throughout Europe．"可知她的美妙的声音一开始是在欧洲被认可．选A
57．C 考查主旨要义．由文章主旨可知，Anderson 凭着认真工作以使得她的艺术完美，借此击败种族歧视．选C
点评 本题主要考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
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