Question

Patti Page ， the top-selling female artist of the 1950s with more than 100 million records sold, died on January 1st, 2013， when she was 85. She was one of the most beloved singers of the post-war era. Take her Ten?nessee Waltz for example, it sold more than 10 million copies and was her biggest hit.

Born in Claremore, Oklahoma, a small town near Tulsa, Page originally dreamed of a career in commer?cial art. Her first job in the art department at a local ra?dio station soon led to performing on her own 15-minute programme.

At age 20， Page was discovered by big-band leader Jack Rael, who quit his job to become her manager. In 1948， she signed her first recording contract with Mer?cury Records and two years later enjoyed her first hit re?cord. She stayed with Mercury for the next 14 years and recorded hit after hit including, With My Eyes Wide Open ， I'm Dreaming ， and Old Cape Cod.

Her last hit was Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte, recorded for Bette Davis' movie of the same name. And then,there was The Doggie in the Windoiv. The crea?tive tune was a huge hit, but with its repeated barking sounds and silly lyrics(歌词)，the song has been used by many people as an example of all that was wrong with pop music in the early 1950s.

Throughout the 1950s,Patti Page made regular ap?pearances on television variety shows and in 1957 she was chosen to host the musical programme, T/ie Big Re?cord. The following year, Page appeared in her own CBS television series, T/ie Patti Page Shovu. She contin?ued to record and perform into the 21st century, most recently releasing an album of songs for children, a Christmas record, and a new collection.

Besides music, Patti Page did a bit of acting. She co-starred with the Oscar-winning Burt Lancaster in El?mer Gantry ， and also starred on stage in the musical play Annie Get Your Gun.

1.    Which of her following recorded songs was criticized?

A.    Old Cape Cod.

B.    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte.

C.    The Doggie in the Windoiv.

D.    With My Eyes Wide Open ， I ，m Dreaming.

2.    The Tennessee Waltz is mentioned in the passage in order to prove that  .

A.    she was a beloved singer

B.    her songs and acting were successful

C.    she was the top-selling female artist

D.    she was good at acting

3.    Patti Page       .

A.    got to know Jack Rael in 1945

B.    left Mercury Records in her thirties

C.    appeared in The Patti Page Sho-w in 1957

D.    began to act in the 21st century

4.    We can draw a conclusion that .

A.    Patti Page was a successful singer as well as a successful actress

B.    Patti Page gave up singing in public when she was old

C.    Patti Page's gift in art began to be shown in her teens

D.    Patti Page's great success resulted from others' help

Answer 1

【文章大意】美国歌手帕蒂•佩姬与世长辞，享年85岁。她是美国战后时期最受欢迎的女歌手之一。

C 推理判断题。根据第四段"And then, there was The Dog-gie in the Window, The creative tune was a huge hit, but with its repeated barking sounds and silly lyrics (歌词)，the song has been used by many people as an example of all that was wrong with pop music in the early 1950s."可推断The Doggie in the Windo-w受到许多人的批评，故选C。

A 推理判断题。根据第一段"She was one of the most be?loved singers of the post-war era. Take her Tennessee Waltz for example, it sold more than 10 million copies and was her biggest hit."可知此处是举例说明她是美国战后时期最受欢迎的女歌手之一，故选A。

B 细节理解题。根据第三段"In 1948， she signed her first recording contract with Mercury Records and two years later enjoyed her first hit record. She stayed with Mercury for the next 14 years…"可知她是在30多岁的时候离开了 Mercury Records,故选B。

A推理判断题。根据帕蒂，佩姬不断引起轰动的歌曲可知她是一位成功的歌手，根据最后一段可推断她同时也是一位成功的演员，故选A。