16．When US musician Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of this year's Nobel Prize for literature last month，many people took to social media to suggest that Leonard Cohen was the only other living songwriter who deserved（值得）the honor．
Sadly，on Nov 7，the deep-voiced Canadian artist died at the age of 82．
Many tributes（稱贊）were written for Cohen，who had just released his 14th album，You Want It Darker，on Oct 21st．"Leonard Cohen is as important today as he was in the 1960s，"Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on in a statement．"His ability to describe human emotion made him one of the most influential and lasting musicians ever．"
Cohen's most famous song，Hallenlujah，in which he compared physical love to a need for spiritual connection，has been recorded hundreds of times by different musician since it was first released in 1984．
And Cohen's song Bird on a Wire（1969）could be considered a perfect epitaph（墓志銘）that he wrote for himself．As the song's first line goes，"Like a bird on a wire，like a drunk in midnight choir（合唱團），I have tired in my way to be free．"
"Cohen writes words that explain what it means to be human．I've read poetry that has as much beauty as Cohen's work，but in the world of music，Cohen is a rarity，"US singer Jennifer Warnes told Austin American-Statesman newspaper．‘He describes things that go on inside a heart and what it feels like to be here．"
Along with his spirituality，Cohen's dry，deep voice also helped his popularity．In 2006he spoke with the NPR radio station about how he got his interesting voice-apparently it was"500tons of whiskey and a million cigarettes．"
But he never forgot to work on the instruments that made up his songs，even though he was most famous for his lyrics （歌詞）and voice．
"There is no difference between a poem and a song，"Cohen said in 1969 interview with the New York Times newspaper．"Some were songs first and some were poems first and some were written at the same time．All of my writing has guitars behind it，even the novels．"
"When people talk about Cohen，they fail to mention the melodies（旋律），which to me，along with his lyrics，are his greatest genius，"Bob Dylan told the New York magazine．"They give a lift to every one of his songs．As far a I know，no one comes close to this in modern music．"
28．What do Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan have in common？A
A．They have both written beautiful lyrics．
B．They have both achieved outstanding things in literature
C．They both came from the same country
D．They were both considered the possible winners of Nobel Prize in literature．
29．People often speak highly of Cohen for many things except forB．
A．his voice B．his melodies C．his lyrics D．his influence
30．What can be inferred from the article？D
A．Hallenlujah is the most performed song in the world
B．Bird on a Wire was written to describe Cohen's personality
C．Bob Dylan took inspiration from Cohen's work
D．Cohen said his unhealthy habits contributed to his unique voice．
31．Which of the following words best describe Cohen？C
A．Humorous and optimistic
B．Sensitive（敏感的）and moody
C．Insightful（深刻的）and talented
D．Expressive and rebellious（叛逆的）
分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀．文章主要介紹了音樂家Leonard Cohen．他寫的歌詞很美，并且Cohen在音樂方面有洞察力并且有天賦．
解答 28-31 ABDC
28．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"I've read poetry that has as much beauty as Cohen's work，but in the world of music，Cohen is a rarity"和"When people talk about Cohen，they fail to mention the melodies（旋律），which to me，along with his lyrics，are his greatest genius，""可知Leonard Cohen和Bob Dylan寫的歌詞都很美．故選A．
29．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"When people talk about Cohen，they fail to mention the melodies（旋律），which to me，along with his lyrics，are his greatest genius，""可知人們對Cohen很多方面的評價都很高除了他的旋律．故選B．
30．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)"Along with his spirituality，Cohen's dry，deep voice also helped his popularity．In 2006he spoke with the NPR radio station about how he got his interesting voice-apparently it was"500tons of whiskey and a million cigarettes．""可知Cohen說他獨特的聲音來自于他不健康的習(xí)慣．故選D．
31．C．推理判斷題．縱覽全文并根據(jù)"Cohen writes words that explain what it means to be human．I've read poetry that has as much beauty as Cohen's work，but in the world of music，Cohen is a rarity"和"He describes things that go on inside a heart and what it feels like to be here"可知Cohen有洞察力并且有天賦．故選C．
點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀．文章主要介紹了音樂家Leonard Cohen．此類題型主要考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．細(xì)節(jié)理解題是針對文中某個細(xì)節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內(nèi)容設(shè)置問題，所以在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時要結(jié)合原文和提干有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細(xì)分析，再結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要聯(lián)系上下文根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
