16.Singing had always been an important part of Gloria Estefan's life."Since I was three years old,I sang.I sang everything,"Gloria said."Cubans,"she added,"are a musical people".
Gloria was born in Cuba in 1957.Her family left the country just before Fidel Castro came to power.In Miami,where the family settled,many people did not accept Cuban immigrants.In first grade,she spoke little English,but she worked hard to learn the language.Six months after she entered school,she won an award for reading in English!
When Gloria was ten,her father returned from the Vietnam War.Soon,the family realized he wasn't well.They soon found out that he was badly ill.Her mother went back to teaching at school to support the family.Gloria cared for her father and her younger sister.
She still made the honor roll,and she still had her music,but Gloria was lonely.However,when the band leader Emilio Estefan came to speak at her high school,Gloria sang for him.He asked her to join his band.It was the beginning of the Miami Sound Machine.
Within a few months,the Miami Sound Machine was the top band in Miami.In 1978Gloria and Emilio married.
At first,the Miami Sound Machine was known only in Miami.Then the band signed with CBS Records.Estefan and his band became stars.
Since then,the Miami Sound Machine has sold millions of records.Gloria has done more than just singing when Hurricane Andrew hit central Florida in 1992.She used only two weeks to organize an all-star concert that raised﹩2million for the people who suffered in the hurricane."We needed a party after that  disaster,"she said.
Gloria said,"You have to stay true to the music you really love to do.There will always be people who will tell you,‘that won't work.'You've got to be firm in spite of difficulties.Stick to it-that's the main thing."

46.Gloria's father was illC.
A.when they settled down in Miami.
B.before they left their home country
C.a(chǎn)fter he returned from Vietnam War
D.a(chǎn)s soon as she finished high school
47.According to the passage,probably Gloria did the following exceptC.
A.organizing an all-star concert for Hurricane victims
B.winning an award for reading in English
C.teaching at school to support the family
D.taking care of her father and sister
48.The underlined word"disaster"in this passage refers toD.
A.the concert    B.the celebration
C.the victims    D.the hurricane
49.This passage mainly tells about Gloria Estefan'sA.
A.life story     B.happy marriage
C.music style    D.Cuban background.

分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了歌手格羅瑞婭,唱歌一直是她生活的重要組成部分,她十歲的時(shí)候她的父親病的很厲害,她母親去學(xué)校教學(xué)來貼補(bǔ)家用,因此她在家照顧父親和妹妹,后來她的樂隊(duì)與唱片公司簽約,她成為了明星,她的唱片售出了數(shù)以百萬計(jì)的記錄并且她組織了為颶風(fēng)受害者舉辦的全明星演唱會(huì).

解答 46.C  細(xì)節(jié)拉筋題.根據(jù)第三段When Gloria was ten,her father returned from the Vietnam War.Soon,the family realized he wasn't well.可知當(dāng)格羅瑞婭十歲的時(shí)候,她父親的身體狀況不容樂觀,病的很厲害,故選C.
47.C  細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段She used only two weeks to organize an all-star concert that raised $ 2 million for the people who suffered in the hurricane.第三段she won an award for reading in English!D.Gloria cared for her father and her younger sister.以及Her mother went back to teaching at school to support the family.可知格羅瑞婭組織為颶風(fēng)受害者舉辦的全明星演唱會(huì);獲得英語閱讀獎(jiǎng);并照顧她的父親和妹妹;但是文中說的是他媽媽去學(xué)校任教,只有選項(xiàng)C與文章不符,故選C.
48.D  詞義猜測題,根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后兩句in the hurricane."We needed a party after that disaster,"she said.可知格羅瑞婭花費(fèi)兩周組織為颶風(fēng)受害者舉辦的全明星演唱會(huì),因此可推知"disaster"值得就是前文的颶風(fēng),故選D.
49.A  主旨大意題,通讀全文可知作者在本文中主要向我們介紹了歌手格羅瑞婭的生平事跡以及她如何取得最后的成功,故選A.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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