Question

Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big ambition—to play the drums in a band. But one big problem lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy.

One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.

With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit（成套設(shè)備） and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.

It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band.

Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: ''If those old people next – door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.''

1.Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?

A．Because she didn't want others to hear her play.

B．Because she didn't mean to disturb others.

C．Because she didn't have her own room.

D．Because she didn’t like her neighbors.

2.Brenda started to give concerts _______.

A．a(chǎn)fter she practiced in her space bubble

B．when she became part of the unique space journey

C．a(chǎn)fter she became a real musical astronaut

D．when people came to see her in the space bubble

3.Brenda became famous because _______.

A．she was good at music and science

B．she became a real musical astronaut

C．she invented a special way of practice

D．she played well and had a talent

4.Which of the following can be used to describe Brenda?

A．Kind, hardworking and clever.

B．Brave, kind and hardworking.

C．Lovely, brave and kind.

D．Nervous, kind and clever.

5.It can be inferred from the text that: " _______".

A．He laughs best who laughs last

B．It's never too old to learn

C．Two heads are better than one

D．One good turn deserves another

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D 

【解析】

試題分析：

1.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places說明選B

2.細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts.說明答案是A

3.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的內(nèi)容It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble.可知答案是：C

4.歸納題：從第一段可知她是kind，第三段看出她hardworking and clever.

選A

5.推理題：從最后一段的內(nèi)容我們知道她是：善有善報選D 

考點(diǎn)：考查人物傳記類短文閱讀

點(diǎn)評：人物傳記類文章主要抓住人物的性格特點(diǎn)，成就，特別是要注意一些典型事例。