The Beatles were the most influential band in pop history. In their 8-year, 12-album history, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr altered popular culture dramatically. It wasn't just the suits and changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore that had such an impact, but what they seemed to stand for. The world saw them as the voice of a new generation, one with a very different attitude to life.
Their influence was at its height in the 1 960s．but their music continues to stir listeners today．However, up until recently one aspect of the Beatles was struck in Yesterday：The music had never been remastered (重新灌錄)．But on September 9 that situation came to an end，with the release of the entire band’s music in a digital makeover．It is probably the biggest reissue(重新發(fā)行)in pop music history, said British newspaper the Financial Times．
The albums were to be remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London, the location where the band produced much of their work．The cover of their 1ast album，Abbey Road of 1969．featured the four young men striding(大步行走)across a zebra crossing on Abbey Road itself．It is one of the most famous Of a11 Beatles images．
Recently, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album, hundreds of Beatles lovers gathered there to show their appreciation．
Pop groups come and go．The boy band pursued by screaming fans one year will be forgotten the next．But the Beatles are one Of the few groups whose music seems to have endured．Why? Paul McCartney’s biographer Barry Miles has an explanation：“They were the first rock band…and they just happened to be the best．They were the first band to play stadiums，to have their own products．They were ground—breaking in every way．”he says．
小題1:Why did the Beatles change popular culture?
A．Because of the suits of the four Liverpool boys．
B．Because of changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore．
C．Because of their different attitude to life．
D．Because of their albums．
小題2:Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the second paragraph?
A．The Beatles influenced people at its height in the 1 960s．
B．111eir music Yesterday had never been remastered．
C．The entire band’s music in a digital makeover will be remastered．
D．On September 9，their music came to an end．
小題3:What is their last album?
A．Yesterday．B．Abbey Road of l969．C．Come Together．D．In My life．
小題4:What is NOT the reason why their music can endure?
A．They were the first rock band．
B．They were the best one．
C．They were the first band to have their own works．
D．They wore special suits．
小題5:What does the author mean by“They were ground-breaking in every way．”
A．They broke the ground to find away．
B．They broke the rules while driving on the way．
C．They did what other bands had never done before．
D．They play their hits at every concert．

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析: 在本文中作者介紹了“披頭士”（The Beatles），也就是“甲殼蟲(chóng)樂(lè)隊(duì)” 的一些情況。這是一個(gè)英國(guó)搖滾樂(lè)隊(duì)，在1960年成立于英國(guó)利物浦，1970年解散，披頭士被認(rèn)為是流行樂(lè)壇歷史上在商業(yè)上最成功與最偉大的樂(lè)隊(duì)。
小題1:C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第一段講述了The Beatles樂(lè)隊(duì)是流行音樂(lè)史上最具影響力的樂(lè)隊(duì)，根據(jù)本段中…… The world saw them as the voice of a new generation, one with a very different attitude to life.可以判斷他們之所以具有影響力不是他們的穿著打扮，而是他們對(duì)生活的態(tài)度，答案選C。
小題2:D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段The music had never been remastered ．But on September 9 that situation came to an end……可知在9月9號(hào)結(jié)束的是他們的唱片沒(méi)有再被灌錄這種狀況，所以D選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容錯(cuò)誤。
小題3:B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段The cover of their 1ast album，Abbey Road of 1969．featured the four young men striding across a zebra crossing on Abbey Road itself．可知Abbey Road of 1969是他們的最后一部專(zhuān)輯，答案選B。
小題4:D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章末段Barry Miles has an explanation：“They were the first rock band…and they just happened to be the best．They were the first band to play stadiums，to have their own products．They were ground—breaking in every way．”可知D選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容不是他們音樂(lè)持久不衰的原因，答案選D。
小題5:C推理判斷題。從文章末段的介紹They were the first rock band…and they just happened to be the best．They were the first band to play stadiums，to have their own products可知他們?cè)诤芏喾矫娑紕?chuàng)下了第一，最后用They were ground—breaking in every way來(lái)概括總結(jié)他們的成就，由此判斷作者C選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容能準(zhǔn)確表示這句話(huà)的意思，答案選C。
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