75. Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?

A. Self-confidence, hard work, higher education and a poor family.

B. Mom’s encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work.

C. Clear goals, mom’s encouragement, a poor family and high education.

D. Mom’s encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities.

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74. Which of the following describes Kemmons’ mother?

A. Modest, helpful and hardworking.　　　 B. Loving, supportive and strong-willed.

C. Careful, helpful and beautiful.　　　　 D. Strict, sensitive and supportive.

73. What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?

A. His terrible experience in the hotel.　 B. His previous business success of various levels.

C. His mom’s support.　　　　　　　 D. His wife’s suggestion.

72. According to the author, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?

A. Doctors.　 B. Nurses.　 C. Friends.　 D. Mom

71. what Kemmons mom often told him during his childhood was ___________.

A. caring　　 B. moving　 C. encouraging　 D. interesting

44. Which would be the best title for the text?

A. The Invention of the Jazz Music　　 B. The Father of the Jazz Style

C. The Making of a Musician　　　　　 D. The Spread of Popular Music

C

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. When I was growing up, we lived a hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it. ”

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believe her. A year later, I returned to school-walking on my own!

When the Great Depression( 大萧条 )hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At moment I was determined never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced various lvels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vocation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. T told my wife that I was going to open a motel( 汽车旅馆 )for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world-Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with income of $1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

43. Which statement about Armstrong is true?

A. His tale begins in New Orleans. 　　　　　　 　　　B. He was born before jazz was invented.

C. His music was popular with his listeners.　 D. He learned popular music at a boy’s home.

42. The third paragraph is developed　　　　　 .

A. by space 　　　　　 B. by examples　　　　　　 C. by time　　　　　　 D. by comparison

41. Armstrong was called Pops because he　　　　 .

A. looked like a musician　　　　　　　　　　 B. was a musician of much influence

C. showed an interest in music　　　　　　 D. traveled to play modern music

58. Fitzgerald's will showed __________.

A. his desire to fool the bidders　　　　　 B. his invaluable love for his son

C. his sadness at the death of his son

D. his regret of having no children to take over his wealth

B

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames(绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag, Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence(影响)on the world of music.

Born in 1901 in New Orleans, be grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together. ”

Armstrong showed a great talent(天赋)for music when he was taught to play the cornet(短号)at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever be went Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

His cornet playing had a deep humanity(仁爱)and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over. ”He was the father of the jazz style(风格)and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6,1971, was headline news around the world.