18.Ray Charles,a black singer and pianist of the USA.He had won 12 Grammy Awards (格萊美獎(jiǎng)) and performed at 10,000 concerts around the world.Many musicians called him simply"the Genius"(天才).
Ray Charles was born into a poor family,without a father.When he was 5 years old,his younger brother died,and around the same time,Charles started to lose his sight.By the age of 7 he was completely blind.He had already been learning the piano for a year,and when he went blind,his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future.All his life,Charles remembered her saying:"Do it right,or don't do it at all."
Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children.There the teachers also encouraged him to study music.Sadly,while he was still at school,his mother died.He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players.He sang,played the piano and wrote music.
He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles.
In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made.The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx.The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles.After they had been playing together for
two hours,Charles,then aged 73,jumped up and said:"He's the one…h(huán)e can do it."A year later Charles died aged 74.The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles'music will live on.
26.What can we learn from Ray's childhood story?D
A.His father died when he was 5 years old.
B.He started to go blind at the age of 7.
C.He was born in a rich musician family.
D.He started to learn the piano at the age of 6.
27.Ray Charles'mother encouraged him to play music because.C
A.his father was a musician as well
B.because it would help him get used to being blind
C.it was a good way for a blind person to get money
D.his teacher thought he was a genius
28.Ray Charles went to a school forB
A.normal children B.deaf and blind children
C.talented children only D.children without parents
29.Ray Charles thought that Jamie FoxxA
A.was the right person to play him in the film
B.was a good film maker
C.was the wrong person to play him in the film
D.was a good director
30.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?C
A.Becoming a musician. B.Childhood story.
C.The film of Ray's life. D.Master of many styles.
分析 短文介紹了黑人歌手Ray Charles的成長經(jīng)歷以及他的經(jīng)典歌曲和成就,而且他的生平被拍成了電影.
解答 答案:26.D 細(xì)節(jié)推理題.根據(jù)第二段第一行句子By the age of 7 he was completely blind.He had already been learning the piano for a year,7歲時(shí)他完全失明了,他已經(jīng)學(xué)了一年鋼琴了.可知他在6歲時(shí)開始學(xué)習(xí)鋼琴.故選D.
27.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段第二行句子when he went blind,his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future.當(dāng)他失明的時(shí)候,他的母親知道這將是他將來賺錢的唯一途徑.可知因?yàn)檫@能幫助他適應(yīng)失明.故選C.
28.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段第一句 Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children.雷查爾斯去了一所聾啞兒童學(xué)校.可知雷查爾斯去了一所聾啞兒童學(xué)校.故選B.
29.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段句子The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx.和 Charles,then aged 73,jumped up and said:"He's the one…h(huán)e can do it."可知Jamie是在電影中扮演他的合適人選.故選A.
30.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容及其第一句In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made.可知最后一段主要說的是電影Ray的一生.故選C.
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