题目内容
A
This is a talk by a London taxi(出租车)driver.
"I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."
"It's a nice job most of time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."
"I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."
"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."
"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.
Luckily the woman came downstairs.She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"
1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.
A.make money B.drive
C.climb in through the window D.meet a lot of people
2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____.
A.she wanted to have a sleep
B.her husband didn't open the door for her
C.she didn't want to pay the driver
D.she couldn't find her key
3.The story happened _____.
A.early in the morning B.late at night
C.20 miles outside London D.near the police station
4.Which of the following is wrong?
A.The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.
B.The police made a mistake.
C.The woman had no money to pay the driver.
D.The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.
5.The driver climbed in through the window to
A.get money from the woman B.return the dog to the woman
C.phone the police D.see what was happening in the house
1.B
2.D
3.B
4.C
5.D
【解析】
试题分析:本文讲述了伦敦的一位出租车司机遇见的一件奇怪的事情。
1.B 推理题。根据文章3,4行"It's a nice job most of time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day.可知白天伦敦的交通很拥挤,他就在晚上出来工作,故B正确。
2.D 细节题。根据she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows." 可知她没有带钥匙,所以只好翻墙而进。故D正确。
3.B 细节题。根据"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows." 可知他是在讲述一件夜里发生的事情。故B正确。
4.C 细节题。根据文章最后"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.
Luckily the woman came downstairs.She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"
说明ABD三项内容是正确的,这个女的不是没有钱,而是睡着了。故C项内容错误。
5.D 细节题。根据文章倒数第四行"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .可知他翻墙而入是想知道里面发生了什么事情。故D正确。
考点:考查故事类短文阅读
点评:本文讲述了伦敦的一位出租车司机遇见的一件奇怪的事情。本文细节题居多,答题时在文章找到对应的地方,用笔进行标记,这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思,再结合选项,通过排除法和自己对全文的把握,选出正确答案。
On March 5, 2009, Michael Jackson stood in front of crowds of fans. Before screaming fans, he pronounced with pumping arms: “This is it!”
A few months later, Jackson was dead. With the late pop star’s return to radio, television and the cultural events, Forbes judges that Jackson has made $90 million since his death June 25. This figure is based on his royalties(版税) from album sales, radio play, rights to his name and royalties from his stock in the Sony/ATV music catalog (编目权).
Jackson’s music was his most easily-seen source in the last months. “Nothing increases the value of an artist than death ... an untimely death,” says Barry Massarsky, a music industry economist.
The music’s immediate value was clear. Since June, Jackson has sold more than 5.9 million albums in the U.S. and another 4.5 million overseas. In the first weeks after his death, there were 5.6 million single downloads across North America, Europe and Australia. Jackson recently has three of the top 20 best-selling albums of the year in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan. His 2003 hits album Number Ones is the best seller of the year, beating Taylor Swift’s Fearless.
More than 500,000 Jackson ringtones and 100,000 music videos were sold. In the week following his death, songs by The Jackson 5, The Jacksons and Michael were played over 100,000 times on the radio, according to Nielsen BDS.
Jackson’s estate(遗产)will likely see more money by the end of this year, as it has rights to some of the profits from This Is It as well as the two-disc album of the same name. The estate will share 90% of the film profits with AEG.
Ticket sales from an exhibit opening in London will also contribute a likely profit. Hundreds of Jackson’s personal belongings-his L.A. Rolls Royce etc-will remain on show for three months at the O2 for fans willing to shell out $25 for a view.
The pop singer bought ATV Publishing, for $47.5 million in 1985. Ten years later, he sold the catalog to Sony for $95 million and took a 50% stock in Sony/ATV, which is now worth about $1.7 to $2 billion. So he still owned half the Sony/ATV catalog at his death.
Jackson’s future earning potential is based on his stock in valuable music and as well as the value of his image(肖像). As many musicians, actors and artists before him, Jackson’s fame could have a long tail on the market with allowable products, advertising and entertainment events.
【小题1】What do Barry Massarsky’s words in Paragraph 3 imply?
A.Jackson died at the time as expected. |
B.Only at death can an artist become famous. |
C.Jackson became more famous at death than when he was alive. |
D.Jackson’s unexpected death raised his value as an artist immediately. |
A. “This is it” is the last concert that Jackson gave
B. Jackson has sold 10.4 million albums since June
C. Jackson’s L.A. Rolls Royce is now for show and will finally be sold
D. Jackson’s stock in music and his image will keep on earning money in the future
【小题3】What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Jackson’s album Number Ones beat Taylor Swift’s Fearless in 2003. |
B.Taylor Swift’s Fearless is the second best seller of music albums of 2009. |
C.AEG takes in more film profits from “This is it” than Jackson’s estate. |
D.More Jackson’s music videos were sold than his ringtones right after his death. |
A.Jackson sold ATV catalog to Sony in 1985. |
B.Jackson had half right of ATV Publishing at his death. |
C.Jackson sold ATV catalog to Sony for $ 47.5 million in 1995. |
D.Jackson’s stock in Sony/ATV now has a value of about $ 1.7 billion to 2 billion. |
A.Why Michael Jackson’s music is so popular all over the world. |
B.How Michael Jackson has earned $90 million in the months since his death. |
C.What Michael Jackson’s future earning potential is based on. |
D.How much Michael Jackson earned in the first few months after his death. |