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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】

試題分析：文章介紹Ella Fitzgerald是如何從無(wú)家可歸的女孩成為世界著名的爵士樂(lè)歌手的，以及她為爭(zhēng)取平等和慈善事業(yè)所做出的貢獻(xiàn)。

1.B 從后面的句子：After the death of her parents, Fitzgerald had been placed in a boarding school. 可知她的童年很艱辛。A. rich富有；B. rough艱辛的，困難的；C. tiresome厭煩的；D. happy高興的。

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

3.C老師虐待她，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 盡最大努力在紐約的街頭生存。A. survive幸存；B. experience經(jīng)歷；C. learn學(xué)習(xí)；D. stand忍受。

5.C她原來(lái)打算跳舞的，但是最后一刻她決定用唱歌代替了。A. strangely奇怪地；B. blindly 盲目地；C. originally原始地；D. probably可能地。

6.B 參考上題解析。A. in spite雖然；B. instead代替；C. in place在適當(dāng)?shù)奈恢茫籇. though雖然。

7.B她的表演贏得了幾個(gè)著名音樂(lè)人的認(rèn)可。A. jealousy嫉妒；B. recognition認(rèn)可；C. reputation名氣；D. gratitude感激。

8.D Ella Fitzgerald 繼續(xù)成為著名的爵士歌手。A. creative有創(chuàng)造力的；B. dependent依賴(lài)的；C. undiscovered沒(méi)有發(fā)現(xiàn)的；D. distinguished著名的。

9.A  在60年的音樂(lè)生涯中，Ella Fitzgerald發(fā)行了200多張唱片。A. released發(fā)行；B. sold  買(mǎi)；C. copied復(fù)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組成；D. depended on依賴(lài)。

11.B全世界對(duì)Ella Fitzgerald的敬佩幫助爵士樂(lè)成為更受歡迎的種類(lèi)。A. celebration慶祝；B. admiration 羨慕，敬佩；C. relaxation放松；D. indication暗示。

12.A 直到20世紀(jì)60年代的人權(quán)運(yùn)動(dòng)，美國(guó)一直否認(rèn)非洲裔美國(guó)公民和白人公民有同樣的待遇。A. denied否認(rèn)；B. supported支持；C. offered提供；D. hated憎恨。

13.C 先行詞是the same treatment，定語(yǔ)從句中缺少賓語(yǔ)，用that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句。

14.B Ella Fitzgerald的經(jīng)理和樂(lè)隊(duì)拒絕在有歧視的地方演出。A. decided決定；B. refused拒絕；C. started開(kāi)始；D. afforded提供。

15.C這里表示得到同樣數(shù)量的報(bào)酬即錢(qián)（不可數(shù)名詞），用amount。A. number數(shù)量，修飾可數(shù)名詞；B. quantity數(shù)量，修飾可數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞；C. amount數(shù)量(強(qiáng)調(diào)數(shù)額)，修飾不可數(shù)名詞。D. lots許多。

16.C Ella Fitzgerald為平等做出的斗爭(zhēng)得到很多名人仰慕者的支持。A. wealth財(cái)富；B. future未來(lái)；C. equality平等；D. agreement協(xié)議。

17.A 她把錢(qián)捐給慈善機(jī)關(guān)，為關(guān)心弱勢(shì)兒童做貢獻(xiàn)。A. caring for關(guān)心，想要，照顧；B. playing with戲弄，玩弄，與一起玩耍；C. preferring to更喜歡；D. taking after長(zhǎng)得像。

18.B 布什總統(tǒng)授予她總統(tǒng)榮譽(yù)獎(jiǎng)。A. rewarded回報(bào)；B. awarded授予獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)；C. paid付款；D. presented呈現(xiàn)。

19.C這是公民獲得的最高榮譽(yù)之一。A. accessible易到達(dá)的；B. inadequate不適合的；C. available可獲得的；D. official官方的。

20.D 1991年，她在紐約卡內(nèi)基音樂(lè)廳舉行最后一場(chǎng)表演。A. best最好的；B. vivid生動(dòng)的；C. open開(kāi)放的；D. final最終的。

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