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10.For Juan Manuel Pineda,it was a long way to succeed.
His story began in El Salvador,where he was born with something wrong with his mouth.He had great difficulty in speaking.At age 2,his family's home burned down.Pineda was injured,and his legs needed to be cut.His mother died when he was 8,and he spent years on the streets before he was taken in by an orphanage(孤儿院).
Finally,at the orphanage,Pineda began to receive support and encouragement.He taught himself to play guitar.He began to perform with other musicians.Then the group went to Chicago,where Pineda,then 18,caught the attention of many people,who wondered what they could do to help him.
Shriners Hospitals offered him free medical care.A group called the Mulliganeers agreed to pay for Pineda's flights to and from El Salvador.
When he was in the hospital,Pineda began writing music,and wondered if he might be able to record his own album.Soon with the help of a musician,"The Sound of Gratitude(感激)",was born.On October 15th,Pineda went to a Chicago club to play his new songs to strangers,and to the friends who had helped him come so far.
Pineda was amazed that he had come into such a good luck,after having so many years of hardship."We have a saying in El Salvador,‘Suffer first,then enjoy.'I guess that's what's happening,"he said.

24.What happened to Pineda after the fire?C
A.He couldn't hear                    
B.He couldn't see.
C.He couldn't walk.
D.He couldn't speak.
25.When did Pineda learn to play guitar?D
A.When he was two years old.
B.When he was eight years old.
C.When he was ten years old.
D.When he was in the orphanage.
26.Why did Pineda go to a Chicago club to play his new songs?A
A.To express thanks.
B.To make some money.
C.To help poor people.
D.To learn singing skills.
27.What could be the best title of the passage?C
A.Good Beginning,Half Done.
B.Practice Makes Perfect.
C.Suffer first,then Enjoy
D.Every Little Helps.

分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了皮内达自幼多灾多难,不仅有语言障碍还失去了双腿以及父母,然而他凭借自己在音乐界闯出了一片天,告诉我们人生应该是先苦后甜的.

解答 24.C.细节理解题.根据文章第二段"his family's home burned down.Pineda was injured,and his legs needed to be cut"可知皮内达受伤了,他的腿需要被削减;故选C.
25.D.细节理解题.根据文章第三段第一行"Finally,at the orphanage,Pineda began to receive support and encouragement"最后,在孤儿院,皮内达开始得到支持和鼓励.他自学弹吉他,可知他是在孤儿院学的吉他;故选D.
26.A.细节理解题.根据文章第五段"Pineda went to a Chicago club to play his new songs to strangers,and to the friends who had helped him come so far"可知皮内达去芝加哥俱乐部玩他的新歌曲是为了向帮助过他的人表示感谢;故选A.
27.C.主旨大意题.根据文章最后一段的内容"Suffer first,then enjoy."可知作者主要想告诉我们人生应该是先苦后乐的;故选C.

点评 本题考查人物故事类阅读理解.这类题材的阅读理解是高考常考内容之一,它注重考查考生整体把握文章大意的能力,要求考生快速通读全文,了解大意,做题时要结合语境及选项做出正确的选择.

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