Question

【題目】

I’ve been playing in rock bands since I was about 14 years old. It’s my favorite hobby in the world and I don, t think I’ll ever give it up. When I moved to China, I wasn’t sure what it would be like to play in a band here. Would it be hard to find people to play with? Or places to play at? As it turns out, Beijing is a great place to play music.

One of the main differences is that the music scene here is much smaller than those in most big Western cities. This might seem like a disadvantage, but I actually kind of (有點) like it. It means that most of the people involved, whether they are promoters (宣傳人員) or musicians or Just music fans, know each other well. It’s like having a big family. I’ve met some amazing friends by playing music here.

Another big difference is that every practice studio and live-house in Beijing has the basic equipment (設備) for playing music. When I played drums in the US, I had to bring my whole drum kit everywhere we played. But here, I just bring my drumsticks and cymbals (鈸). This makes it way more convenient to practice, record and play music.

And I’ve definitely had some unique experiences since I’ve been playing here. For one concert, we played on an outdoor stage next to a farm in the suburbs of Baoding in Hebei province. For another show, we played at a tiny bar inside of a huge shopping mall. These kinds of experiences are rare in the US. It’s definitely been a lot of fun to play music here.

【1】In the first paragraph the writer wasn’t sure ________?

A.whether he would miss his friends

B.whether he would bring his whole drum kit

C.whether he could continue playing music

D.whether he could start a new hobby

【2】From the second paragraph we know ________.

A.the music scene in Beijing is the same size as Western cities

B.people in the music scene come from a big family

C.the writer gets on well with people in Western cities

D.the writer makes some new friends by playing music

【3】What does the underlined word “unique” mean in the last paragraph?

A.獨特的B.危險的C.艱難的D.可怕的

【4】What do we know from the passage?

A.The writer has played rock music for 14 years.

B.Rock bands in Beijing are not very popular.

C.The writer enjoys playing music in China.

D.The writer once played on an outdoor stage on a farm.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要介紹了作者喜歡玩搖滾樂，剛來北京時他還擔心沒有和他一起玩音樂的人和地方，但是等到了之后發(fā)現(xiàn)北京是個好地方。同時他還介紹了北京搖滾樂和西方國家的兩個不同點，以及自己的獨特經歷。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據“I wasn’t sure what it would be like to play in a band here”可知，作者不知道是否能繼續(xù)玩音樂。故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據“the music scene here is much smaller …big Western cities”可知，北京的音樂場地比西方小，A錯誤；根據“It’s like having a big family.”可知，他們圈子里的人感情很好，像一家人，但不是說這些人都來自一個大家庭，B錯誤；作者沒有說明他和西方國家的朋友感情是否很好，無端猜測，C錯誤；根據“I’ve met some amazing friends by playing music here.”可知，作者以樂交友。故選D。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據后文“These kinds of experiences are rare in the US”可知，這種經歷在美國很罕見，所以獨一無二；unique：獨特的，獨一無二的。故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據第一段“I’ve …since I was about 14 years old”可知，作者從14歲開始玩搖滾樂，是否已經玩了14年文章未指出，A錯誤；由“Beijing is a great place to play music”可知，北京是一個玩音樂的好地方，但搖滾樂團在北京流行不流行，也沒有說明，B錯誤；根據“but I actually kind of (有點) like it”以及“It’s definitely been a lot of fun to play music here.”可知，作者喜歡小場地，喜歡北京的人，覺得在這里收獲了很多樂趣，所以作者很享受在中國玩音樂，C正確；根據“we played on an outdoor stage next to a farm ”可知，作者是在農場旁邊的戶外舞臺上表演，而不是在農場表演，D錯誤。故選C。