题目内容
11.Beatles still rocking after half a centuryFifty years ago four normal boys from Liverpool,England,recorded their first song Love Me Do.This music shook the world.No one knew that later the four boys would become the most famous and successful music group of all time.They are the Beatles.
New York,London,Hamburg…The Beatles may have traveled the world,but they never forgot where they came from-Liverpool,a city with a rich history.
Many of the songs the Beatles wrote were about their hometown and personal lives.In the song Penny Lane,they sing of a small road from their Liverpool childhood that is"in my ears and in my heart".The song Strawberry Fields Forever stands for a famous strawberry field in the city.The boys could go and pick fruit there.
The North West of England is famous for friendliness and helping others.This is found in the Beatles'music.The song Hey Jude,which was played at the Olympic Opening Ceremony(开幕式)in London in 2012,and is one of the most successful songs of all time,comes from real life.When John Lennon divorced (与…离婚) his wife,his son Julian was very upset.Paul McCartney wrote the song to comfort the boy,nicknamed(昵称)Jude.
The Beatles'role in Liverpool's history is everywhere.They are so important to the city that their airport is called the"John Lennon Airport".Its motto is"above us only sky",four words taken from the beautiful song Imagine.
51.The Beatles'songs were mainly aboutB.
A.their travel diary to different cities
B.their hometown and personal lives
C.their family life and friendship
52.Their first songB shook the world.
A.Penny Lane B.Love Me Do C.Strawberry Fields Forever
53.Paul McCartney wrote the song Hey JudeA.
A.to cheer up the boy JulianB.to remember his wifeC.to remember their friendship
54.The motto"above us only sky"comes fromA.
A.ImagineB.Love Me Do C.Strawberry Fields Forever
55.From the story we knowC.
A.the airport in London is called the"John Lennon Airport"
B.Liverpool is famous for friendliness and helping others
C.the song Penny Lane expresses their childhood in Liverpool.
分析 本文是一篇人物故事类短文.主要介绍了披头士(甲壳虫)乐队在半个世纪以后仍然在摇滚.50年以前,4个来自英格兰利物浦的普通小伙子,录制他们的第一首歌Love Me Do《爱我》,这首歌震惊了世界,没有人知道他们会成为最著名的,最成功的合唱乐队--甲壳虫乐队.他们在世界各地巡演,但他们从来没有忘记他们来自--利物浦,一个历史悠久的城市,甲壳虫乐队的很多歌曲都是关于他们的家乡或他们的生活的,比如:歌曲Penny Lane《便士巷》,Strawberry Fields Forever《永远的草莓地》.英格兰的西北部以友好和帮助他人闻名,歌曲Hey Jude《嘿朱迪(别沮丧)》在2012年伦敦奥运会上演唱的歌曲,就是描写的约翰•列侬离婚了,他的儿子朱利安很难过,保罗•麦卡特尼写了这首歌来安慰朱利安的.甲壳虫乐队的作用体现在利物浦的历史的各个地方.他们是那么的重要,以致于这个城市把机场命名为"约翰•列侬机场",他们的格言"我们的头顶只有天空"这四个词是选自优美的歌曲Imagine《想象》.
解答 51.B.细节理解题.根据"Many of the songs the Beatles wrote were about their hometown and personal lives."可知甲壳虫乐队的歌曲主要是关于他们的家乡和个人生活的,故选B.
52.B.细节理解题.根据"recorded their first song Love Me Do.This music shook the world."可知他们的第一首歌曲《爱我》震惊了世界,故选B.
53.A.细节理解题.根据"his son Julian was very upset.Paul McCartney wrote the song to comfort the boy"可知保罗•麦卡特尼写这首歌的目的是来安慰朱利安的,让他振作起来,故选A.
54.A.细节理解题.根据"Its motto is"above us only sky",four words taken from the beautiful song Imagine."可知格言"我们的头顶只有天空"有四个词是选自歌曲Imagine《想象》,故选A.
55.C.细节理解题.根据"In the song Penny Lane,they sing of a small road from their Liverpool childhood"可知在歌曲《便士巷》中,描写的就是他们在利物浦的孩提时代的生活,故选C.
点评 首先仔细阅读短文,掌握大意,然后结合具体的题目再读短文,从中找出相关信息,就可以确定正确答案.
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