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  When Johnny Cash sings, people listen.His big, deep voice rumbles out of radios and jukeboxes across North America.His records sell by the million.Country music fans everywhere know his big hits.They love songs like “Hey Porter” “Ring of Fire” and “Folsom Prison Blue”.

  Johnny Cash sings about a hundred concerts a year.People like what they hear-and what they see, too.Rugged and big-shouldered, the singer stands six-two without his black boots on.He has a two-hundred-pound package of muscle and talent.And that scar(疤痕)on his cheek? It’s a bullet hole, of course!

  In the minds of most people, Johnny Cash is “Mr.Tough(violent)Guy”.He’s an ex-drug addict(上瘾者)who was once put in prison.His grandmother was an Indian.To keep from starving, he once had to live on wild rabbits killed from forty feet away with a knife.Some people say he even killed a man.

  In fact, most of the Johnny Cash story is just that-a story.True, years ago he had a “drug habit” for a short time.He “popped” pills.But he never used heroin or other “hard” drugs.Sometimes he’d go wild and get locked up for a few hours.But he never served a prison sentence.There’s no Indian blood in his veins.He’s been a killer only in song.As for the“ bullet hole”, it’s an old scar left by a doctor who opened a cyst(囊肿).

  People who know Johnny Cash well say he’s a“ gentle guy”, a “generous guy”-anything but a “tough guy”.How did the stories get started? Some of them, like the story about the “Indian grandmother”, he made up long ago to add excitement to his career.Others, like the“ bullet hole”, simply got started.Now there’s little the singer can do to change people’s minds.“They just want to believe it, ” he says.

(1)

Johnny Cash is a favorite of many _________.

[  ]

A.

opera lovers

B.

country music fans

C.

hard-rock fans

D.

jazz music lovers

(2)

In truth, Johnny Cash _________.

[  ]

A.

invented the“Indian grandmother”

B.

used to kill rabbits for a living

C.

had a bullet hole on his cheek

D.

served a long prison sentence

(3)

In his private life, Johnny Cash is _________.

[  ]

A.

much wilder than he looks

B.

much smaller than he is on stage

C.

much tougher than he is in public

D.

much more gentle than most people suppose

(4)

The passage shows us that many people believe _________.

[  ]

A.

only what they see

B.

what they are sure is true

C.

only what they hear

D.

what they find interesting

答案:1.B;2.A;3.D;4.B;
解析:

(1)

根据第一段第四句可知。

(2)

由最后一段的第三句可知。

(3)

由最后一段的第一句可知。

(4)

由最后一段中“‘Now there’s little the singer can do to change people’s mind’ he says”.可知。


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How Long Can People Live?

  She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.

  Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder.She lived to the ripe old age of 122.So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150-or beyond?

  Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers.“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.

  Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees.“People can live much longer than we think,”he says.“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110.When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120.So why can’t we go higher?”

  The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing.“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan.“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine.”

  Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120.Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most.So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120.”

  So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的),but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington.“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says.“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years.”

  “Of course, if you became a new species(物种),one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds.

  Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile.

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[  ]

A.

People can live to 122.

B.

Old people are creative.

C.

Women are sporty at 85.

D.

Women live longer than men.

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________.

[  ]

A.

the average human life span could be 110

B.

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C.

few people can expect to live to over 150

D.

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

[  ]

A.

Jerry Shay.

B.

Steve Austad

C.

Rich Miller

D.

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[  ]

A.

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.

B.

The average human life span cannot be doubled.

C.

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.

D.

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species.

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