10.Born on August 9,1963,New Jersey,Whitney Houston almost seemed bound to become a singer.Her mother Cissy Houston was the choir(唱詩班)minister at New Hope Baptist Church,and it was there that a young Whitney got her start.
When she was 19,Whitney Houston was discovered in a nightclub by the famous Clive Davis of Arista Records.In 1983,Houston made her debut(首演)on national television.In 1985,she released her debut album Whitney Houston and almost immediately became a sensation.Over the next year,her hit singles Saving All My Love for You and How Will I Know helped the album reach the top of the charts,where it staved for fourteen weeks in a row.Houston won a Grammy in 1986 for Saving All My Love for You.
By 1992,Whitney Houston was on top of the world,but her life was about to get very complicated very quickly.That year she married the R&B singer Bobby Brown.At first the marriage was passionate and loving,but things turned sour as the decade progressed and both Brown and Houston battled drug abuse.
In spite of these growing personal troubles,Whitney Houston continued to progress in her career,crossing over successfully into acting in 1992by starring in The Bodyguard.Her single from the movie,I will Always Love You,proved to be Houston's biggest hit ever,spending a record-breaking fourteen weeks on top of the US charts.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s,Whitney Houston's increasingly rocky marriage,struggles with drug and health problems threatened her career.Over the next few years,Houston attempted to break her drug habit and divorced Bobby Brown in 2007.
After almost a decade of struggling with her personal life,Houston seemed to be pulling herself together.She released a new album,I Look to You,in 2009.The recording received a warm welcome from music fans.
In early 2012,Houston worked on a new musical film Sparkle with Jordin Spark.Unfortunately,Houston didn't live long enough to see it.
Whitney Houston died on February 11,2012,in Los Angeles.With her passing,the music world has lost one of its most outstanding stars.

25.From the first paragraph,we know thatD.
A.Whitney Houston grew up in a nearby church.
B.Whitney Houston came from a single-parent family.
C.Whitney Houston had to support her family by singing when she was a child.
D.Whitney Houston grew up in a musical background.
26.Which shows the right order of the following events?A
a.Whitney Houston divorced the R&B singer Bobby Brown.
b.Whitney Houston began to sing at New Hope Baptist Church.
c.Whitney Houston starred in the film The Bodyguard.
d.Whitney Houston worked on a new musical film Sparkle.
A.bcad      B.badc       C.a(chǎn)bdc      D.cadb
27.What's the author's attitude towards Houston's death?B
A.Ashamed   
B.Regretful       
C.Hopeless         
D.Delightful
28.Which can be the best title of the passage'?C
A.Whitney Houston's music talent       
B.Whitney Houston's achievement
C.Whitney Houston's lite story          
D.Whitney Houston's sudden death.

分析 本文主要寫了著名歌星Whitney Houston從出生到死亡的人生經(jīng)歷,包括生活和成就的故事.

解答 25.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子 Whitney Houston almost seemed bound to become a singer.Her mother Cissy Houston was the choir(唱詩班)minister at New Hope Baptist Church,and it was there that a young Whitney got her start.可見她成為成為一個歌手是必然.她的母親Cissy Houston是教堂唱詩班的部長,正唱詩班里,年輕的Whitney開始了她的唱歌.所以說她是在音樂的背景下長大的.故答案選D.
26.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.b 根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知最初童年是在教堂的唱詩班里唱歌; c:1992by starring in The Bodyguard; a:Over the next few years,Houston attempted to break her drug habit and divorced Bobby Brown in 2007; d:In early 2012,Houston worked on a new musical film Sparkle with Jordin Spark.根據(jù)事情的年代排列可知正確的順序應(yīng)該是bcad,所以答案選A.
27.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一句:With her passing,the music world has lost one of its most outstanding stars.隨著她的去世,音樂界失去了一位最杰出的明星.可見作者對于她的離世是感到惋惜的regretful,故答案選B.
28.C 標(biāo)題歸納題.本文按照著名歌星Whitney Houston的生命歷程描寫了她一生的故事,所以答案C符合主旨.

點評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力,要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系,對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷;或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論,對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋.考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點.

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