The Grand Ole Opry, in Nashiville, Tennessee, has always been America's most important concert hall for country music. Every Saturday night the place is filled to the ceiling with country music 1 .
One 2 in January 1967 was a very 3 night at the Opry. For the first time, a 4 man was an attraction (惹眼之物) 5 music had always been thought of as “White music”. For many, it was a strange 6 to see Charley Pride step 7 the Opry stage. Some people left 8 about whether a black man could sing country songs. 9 Charley's smooth voice quickly 10 over the Opry 11 . Charley was so good that before long, he was country music's biggest 12 .
Like many country singers, Charley was 13 on a farm. He spent his youth milking cows and picking cotton. But he knew he wasn't going to make 14 his career (職業(yè)). Later he became a baseball player.
Charley made it to a major (主要的) league team. But he didn't stay on for more than one season.
In the winter, after the baseball season, Charley 15 at a local nightclub. One evening, Red Sovine, a great country music star, 16 Charley sing. Red told Charley to sing. Red told Charley to forget about 17 and go in for a singing career.
Charley took the 18 and became a true hitmaker. His 19 were al ways near the top on the list. Some were Number One all over the country.
Today Charley Pride is 20 one of the biggest stars in country music. But he says his real wish is to own a baseball team.
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1.fan(運動、電影等的)狂熱愛好者.music fans音樂迷;football fans足球迷. 2.從上文中的“Every Saturday night the place is…”可知,這里指的是1967年元月的一個星期六. 3.作為地位低下的黑人能第一次登上美國最重要的鄉(xiāng)村音樂大廳的舞臺,是“不同尋常的事”. 4.從下文的“whether a black man could stage country songs”可知,Charley是個black man. 5.由上下文多次暗示可知. 6.sigh“情景,奇觀”.這里指看黑人Charley登上舞臺是一大奇觀. 7.step onto the stage“登上舞臺”. 8.因為以前黑人從未唱過鄉(xiāng)村歌曲,因此一些人對Charley登臺演唱是否能成功沒有把握. 9.但Charley那圓潤的歌喉很快征服了在場的所有聽眾. 10.win over戰(zhàn)勝,贏得. 11.crowd指“舞臺下的廣大聽眾”. 12.star“歌星,影星”.這里指Charley唱紅了,成了著名歌星. 13.像許多鄉(xiāng)村歌手們一樣,Charley靠務(wù)農(nóng)為生.raise養(yǎng)活;飼養(yǎng).beraised on a farm相當(dāng)于be supported on a farm. 14.Charley并不打算把務(wù)農(nóng)作為終生職業(yè). 15.Charley在當(dāng)?shù)氐囊患乙箍倳锍瑁?/P> 16.有一名鄉(xiāng)村音樂歌星碰巧聽了他的演唱. 17.Red Sovine聽了Charley的歌后,想讓他專心于歌唱事業(yè),忘掉棒球. 18.take/follow the advice聽取建議. 19.Charley唱歌走紅,成了焦點人物,他的唱片(records)總是名列榜首. 20.直到今天,Charley仍是一位最優(yōu)秀的鄉(xiāng)村音樂歌星之一. |
科目:高中英語 來源:福建省福州市2012屆高三綜合練習(xí)英語試題 題型:050
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