题目内容
10.Born on August 9,1963,New Jersey,Whitney Houston almost seemed bound to become a singer.Her mother Cissy Houston was the choir(唱诗班)minister at New Hope Baptist Church,and it was there that a young Whitney got her start.When she was 19,Whitney Houston was discovered in a nightclub by the famous Clive Davis of Arista Records.In 1983,Houston made her debut(首演)on national television.In 1985,she released her debut album Whitney Houston and almost immediately became a sensation.Over the next year,her hit singles Saving All My Love for You and How Will I Know helped the album reach the top of the charts,where it staved for fourteen weeks in a row.Houston won a Grammy in 1986 for Saving All My Love for You.
By 1992,Whitney Houston was on top of the world,but her life was about to get very complicated very quickly.That year she married the R&B singer Bobby Brown.At first the marriage was passionate and loving,but things turned sour as the decade progressed and both Brown and Houston battled drug abuse.
In spite of these growing personal troubles,Whitney Houston continued to progress in her career,crossing over successfully into acting in 1992by starring in The Bodyguard.Her single from the movie,I will Always Love You,proved to be Houston's biggest hit ever,spending a record-breaking fourteen weeks on top of the US charts.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s,Whitney Houston's increasingly rocky marriage,struggles with drug and health problems threatened her career.Over the next few years,Houston attempted to break her drug habit and divorced Bobby Brown in 2007.
After almost a decade of struggling with her personal life,Houston seemed to be pulling herself together.She released a new album,I Look to You,in 2009.The recording received a warm welcome from music fans.
In early 2012,Houston worked on a new musical film Sparkle with Jordin Spark.Unfortunately,Houston didn't live long enough to see it.
Whitney Houston died on February 11,2012,in Los Angeles.With her passing,the music world has lost one of its most outstanding stars.
25.From the first paragraph,we know thatD.
A.Whitney Houston grew up in a nearby church.
B.Whitney Houston came from a single-parent family.
C.Whitney Houston had to support her family by singing when she was a child.
D.Whitney Houston grew up in a musical background.
26.Which shows the right order of the following events?A
a.Whitney Houston divorced the R&B singer Bobby Brown.
b.Whitney Houston began to sing at New Hope Baptist Church.
c.Whitney Houston starred in the film The Bodyguard.
d.Whitney Houston worked on a new musical film Sparkle.
A.bcad B.badc C.abdc D.cadb
27.What's the author's attitude towards Houston's death?B
A.Ashamed
B.Regretful
C.Hopeless
D.Delightful
28.Which can be the best title of the passage'?C
A.Whitney Houston's music talent
B.Whitney Houston's achievement
C.Whitney Houston's lite story
D.Whitney Houston's sudden death.
分析 本文主要写了著名歌星Whitney Houston从出生到死亡的人生经历,包括生活和成就的故事.
解答 25.D 细节理解题.根据句子 Whitney Houston almost seemed bound to become a singer.Her mother Cissy Houston was the choir(唱诗班)minister at New Hope Baptist Church,and it was there that a young Whitney got her start.可见她成为成为一个歌手是必然.她的母亲Cissy Houston是教堂唱诗班的部长,正唱诗班里,年轻的Whitney开始了她的唱歌.所以说她是在音乐的背景下长大的.故答案选D.
26.A 细节理解题.b 根据第一段内容可知最初童年是在教堂的唱诗班里唱歌; c:1992by starring in The Bodyguard; a:Over the next few years,Houston attempted to break her drug habit and divorced Bobby Brown in 2007; d:In early 2012,Houston worked on a new musical film Sparkle with Jordin Spark.根据事情的年代排列可知正确的顺序应该是bcad,所以答案选A.
27.B 推理判断题.根据最后一句:With her passing,the music world has lost one of its most outstanding stars.随着她的去世,音乐界失去了一位最杰出的明星.可见作者对于她的离世是感到惋惜的regretful,故答案选B.
28.C 标题归纳题.本文按照著名歌星Whitney Houston的生命历程描写了她一生的故事,所以答案C符合主旨.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
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