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　　Singing had always been an important part of Gloria Estefan's life．“Since I was three years old, I sang．I sang everything,” Gloria said．“Cubans,” she added, “are a musical people．”

　　Gloria was born in Cuba in 1957．Her family left the country just before Fidel Castro came to power．In Miami, where the family settled, many people did not accept Cuban immigrants．In first grade, she spoke little English, but she worked hard to learn the language．Six months after she entered school, she won an award for reading in English!

　　When Gloria was ten, her father returned from the Vietnam War．Soon, the family realized he wasn't well．They soon found out that he was badly ill．Her mother went back to teaching at school to support the family．Gloria cared for her father and her younger sister．

　　She still made the honor roll, and she still had her music, but Gloria was lonely．However, when the band leader Emilio Estefan came to speak at her high school, Gloria sang for him．He asked her to join his band．It was the beginning of the Miami Sound Machine．

　　Within a few months, the Miami Sound Machine was the top band in Miami．In 1978, Gloria and Emilio married．

　　At first, the Miami Sound Machine was known only in Miami．Then the band signed with CBS Records．Estefan and his band became stars．

　　Since then, the Miami Sound Machine has sold millions of records．Estefan has done more than just singing when Hurricane Andrew hit central Florida in 1992．She used only two weeks to organize an all-star concert that raised ＄2 million for the people who suffered in the hurricane．“We needed a party after that disaster,” she said．

　　Estefan said, “You have to stay true to the music you really love to do．There will always be people who will tell you, ‘that won't work．’You've got to be firm in spite of difficulties．Stick to it－that's the main thing．”

(1)

Estefan's father was ill ________．

[　　]

A．

when they settled down in Miami

B．

before they left their home country

C．

after he returned from Vietnam War

D．

as soon as she finished high school

(2)

According to the passage, probably Estefan did the following except ________．

[　　]

A．

organizing an all-star concert for Hurricane victims

B．

winning an award for reading in English

C．

teaching at school to support the family

D．

taking care of her father and sister

(3)

The underlined word “disaster” in this passage refers to ________．

[　　]

A．

the concert

B．

the celebration

C．

the victims

D．

the hurricane

(4)

This passage mainly tells about Estefan's ________．

[　　]

A．

life story

B．

happy marriage

C．

music style

D．

Cuban background

答案：1．C;2．C;3．D;4．A;
解析：

(1)

考查细节理解。根据文章第3段的前两句可知。

(2)

考查细节理解。根据文章第3段倒数第二句话Her mother went back to teaching at school to support the family．可知C不是她做的。

(3)

考查猜测词义。根据本段中提到的Hurricane Andrew袭击了佛多里达州中部可以判断出。

(4)

　　解析：考查主旨大意。文章从Estefan从幼年到成名的一些重要事件，因此选A。

　　文章大意：本篇文章主要介绍了歌手Gloria Estefan的成长经历：她从小就遭遇各种困难，然而她从不退缩，并一直追求着自己的唱歌梦想。后来她与别的歌手组建了著名的Miami Sound Machine乐队实现了自己的歌唱梦想。


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[　　]

A．

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B．

lived in a town called Maycomb as a child

C．

had been awarded two prizes in America by 2007

D．

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[　　]

A．

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B．

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C．

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D．

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A．

A mockingbird doesn't hurt anyone at all．

B．

To tell readers how the novel gets its title,

C．

A mockingbird is a kind of gray songbird．

D．

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[　　]

A．

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A．

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B．

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D．

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A．

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B．

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A．

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C．

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D．

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A．

from an economic and educational perspective

B．

from sociological and medical points of view

C．

from a historical and religious standpoint

D．

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A．

They should be more concerned with their overall life style．

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C．

They should gain weight to look healthy

D．

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[　　]

A．

the research has been carried out for five years

B．

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C．

self-control was assessed by children's intelligence

D．

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[　　]

A．

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B．

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C．

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D．

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A．

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B．

scientists know well why some children have better self-control

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A．

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C．

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D．

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A．

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