Question

When 16-year-old Ella Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage to perform at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1934, she had no idea that her life was about to change. Her childhood had been     36  . After the death of her parents, Fitzgerald had been placed in a boarding school.   37  , the teachers at the school mistreated her,   38   she ran away. Homeless and orphaned, Fitzgerald was trying her best to   39   on the streets of New York City when she won a contest to perform during an amateur night at the Apollo. She had   40   planned to dance, but at the last second, she decided to sing her mother’s favorite song   41  . Her performance earned her   42   from several well-known musicians. Ella Fitzgerald went on to become a   43   jazz singer.

During a musical career that spanned six decades, Fitzgerald   44   more than 200 albums. She won 13 Grammy Awards, the last of which she received in 1990. She worked with some of the greatest American singers of the twentieth century, including Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Dizzy Gillespie. Her talent and charm   45   a wide range of listeners around the world. The worldwide   46   of Ella Fitzgerald helped make jazz a more popular genre.

Until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the United States   47   African American citizens the same treatment   48   white citizens received. Fitzgerald’s manager and her band   49   to perform at places where discrimination was practiced. They also decided not to perform unless they were paid the same   50   as white singers and musicians. Ella’s fight for   51   received support from numerous celebrity admirers, including Marilyn Monroe. Fitzgerald never took her good fortune for granted. She gave money to charities and organizations that contributed to   52   disadvantages children. For her many civic contributions, in 1992 President George Bush   53   her the Presidential Medal of Honor, one of the highest honors   54   to civilians.

In 1991, Fitzgerald gave her   55   performance in New York’s Carnegie Hall. Although Ella Fitzgerald died in 1996, the American “First Lady of Song” continues to live in the hearts and ears of music lovers worldwide.

1.A. rich                              B. rough                               C. tiresome                D. happy

2.A. Importantly                  B. Unforgettably                 C. Naturally                 D. Unfortunately

3.A. therefore                     B. but                                    C. so                    D. then

4.A. survive                         B. experience                     C. learn                        D. stand

5.A. strangely                      B. blindly                     C. originally                D. probably

6.A. in spite                         B. instead                             C. in place                   D. though

7.A. jealousy                       B. recognition                     C. reputation              D. gratitude

8.A. creative                       B. dependent                     C. undiscovered        D. distinguished

9.A. released                       B. sold                                   C. copied                     D. showed

10.A. compared with        B. appealed to      C. composed of   D. depended on

11.A. celebration                B. admiration                      C. relaxation               D. indication

12.A. denied                       B. supported                       C. offered          D. hated

13.A. which                          B. what                                 C. that                          D. like

14.A. decided                     B. refused                            C. started                    D. afforded

15.A. number                      B. quantity                           C. amount          D. lots

16.A. wealth                        B. future                               C. equality                   D. agreement

17.A. caring for                             B. playing with           C. preferring to          D. taking after

18.A. rewarded                            B. awarded                          C. paid                         D. presented

19.A. accessible                           B. inadequate                      C. available                 D. official

20.A. best                           B. vivid                                  C. open                        D. final

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍Ella Fitzgerald是如何从无家可归的女孩成为世界著名的爵士乐歌手的，以及她为争取平等和慈善事业所做出的贡献。

1.B 从后面的句子：After the death of her parents, Fitzgerald had been placed in a boarding school. 可知她的童年很艰辛。A. rich富有；B. rough艰辛的，困难的；C. tiresome厌烦的；D. happy高兴的。

2.D 从后面的the teachers at the school mistreated her, 可知她很不幸。A. Importantly重要地；B. Unforgettably难忘的；C. Naturally自然地；D. Unfortunately不幸地。

3.C老师虐待她，所以她逃跑了。A. therefore因此；B. but 但是；C. so所以；D. then然后。

4.A Fitzgerald 尽最大努力在纽约的街头生存。A. survive幸存；B. experience经历；C. learn学习；D. stand忍受。

5.C她原来打算跳舞的，但是最后一刻她决定用唱歌代替了。A. strangely奇怪地；B. blindly 盲目地；C. originally原始地；D. probably可能地。

6.B 参考上题解析。A. in spite虽然；B. instead代替；C. in place在适当的位置；D. though虽然。

7.B她的表演赢得了几个著名音乐人的认可。A. jealousy嫉妒；B. recognition认可；C. reputation名气；D. gratitude感激。

8.D Ella Fitzgerald 继续成为著名的爵士歌手。A. creative有创造力的；B. dependent依赖的；C. undiscovered没有发现的；D. distinguished著名的。

9.A  在60年的音乐生涯中，Ella Fitzgerald发行了200多张唱片。A. released发行；B. sold  买；C. copied复制；D. showed展示。

10.B她的才能和魅力吸引了全世界很多人。A. compared with和…相比；B. appealed to吸引；C. composed of组成；D. depended on依赖。

11.B全世界对Ella Fitzgerald的敬佩帮助爵士乐成为更受欢迎的种类。A. celebration庆祝；B. admiration 羡慕，敬佩；C. relaxation放松；D. indication暗示。

12.A 直到20世纪60年代的人权运动，美国一直否认非洲裔美国公民和白人公民有同样的待遇。A. denied否认；B. supported支持；C. offered提供；D. hated憎恨。

13.C 先行词是the same treatment，定语从句中缺少宾语，用that引导定语从句。

14.B Ella Fitzgerald的经理和乐队拒绝在有歧视的地方演出。A. decided决定；B. refused拒绝；C. started开始；D. afforded提供。

15.C这里表示得到同样数量的报酬即钱（不可数名词），用amount。A. number数量，修饰可数名词；B. quantity数量，修饰可数或不可数名词；C. amount数量(强调数额)，修饰不可数名词。D. lots许多。

16.C Ella Fitzgerald为平等做出的斗争得到很多名人仰慕者的支持。A. wealth财富；B. future未来；C. equality平等；D. agreement协议。

17.A 她把钱捐给慈善机关，为关心弱势儿童做贡献。A. caring for关心，想要，照顾；B. playing with戏弄，玩弄，与一起玩耍；C. preferring to更喜欢；D. taking after长得像。

18.B 布什总统授予她总统荣誉奖。A. rewarded回报；B. awarded授予奖项；C. paid付款；D. presented呈现。

19.C这是公民获得的最高荣誉之一。A. accessible易到达的；B. inadequate不适合的；C. available可获得的；D. official官方的。

20.D 1991年，她在纽约卡内基音乐厅举行最后一场表演。A. best最好的；B. vivid生动的；C. open开放的；D. final最终的。

考点：考查人物传记类完形填空