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Artie Shaw was born in New York City in 1910. His name was Arthur Arshawsky. His parents were poor immigrants who had come to the United States from Eastern Europe. His family later moved to New Haven, Connecticut.

At the age of fourteen, he began to play the saxophone and then the clarinet. From a very young age, Artie Shaw wanted to play his clarinet better than anyone. He wanted his sound and music to be perfect. He worked at this task much of his life.

He began working as a professional musician when he was fifteen. He left home and began playing in bands across the United States.

In 1928, young Artie Shaw traveled to Chicago, Illinois to hear the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong. He immediately understood that Armstrong's great jazz sound was the beginning of something new and exciting. Artie left Chicago with a growing interest in jazz music. Soon after, he moved to New York City.

He got work playing the clarinet for the Columbia Broadcast System radio network. In 1936, he was given a chance to form a small group and play at New York's famous Imperial Theater on Broadway. His group was not the top band in the show. But the crowd loved his music. This proved to be a major step in his career.

Artie Shaw was always trying something new, something different. He heard a young black woman sing and hired her for his band. This was the first time that a black woman sang with white musicians. Racial separation was the rule in many states. Artie Shaw did not care.

Artie Shaw wrote several books in his later years. He wrote stories for magazines. He spoke about music at colleges and universities. But he had very little to do with the world of recording or music. During those years however, he received many awards and honors for his music. These included a Hall of Fame award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

1.When he was very young, Artie Shaw was ________.

A.born to a wealthy family

B．a(chǎn) famous singer

C．a(chǎn) man with a great dream

D．was in love with music when he was a baby

2.To achieve his music dream, Artie Shaw ________.

A.first began to play the clarinet

B.wanted to be the most famous musician around the world

C.began playing in bands across the United States

D.became a famous musician when he was fifteen

3.When Artie Shaw became an adult, ________.

A.he showed a growing interest in jazz music

B.he worked for Columbia Broadcast System radio network as a singer

C.he formed a small band when he was twenty three

D.he thought that racial separation should be the rule of the society

4.In his later years, Artie Shaw ________.

A.almost stopped playing music

B.worked for a magazine as an professional writer

C.he made many speeches about his life at colleges

D.he received many awards and honors for his books

5.Which one can be the title of the passage?

A.Artie Shaw’s Life Stories

B．Artie Shaw — A Crazy Musician

C．Artie Shaw — A Great Writer

D．Artie Shaw’s Music Life

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：Artie Shaw出身貧寒，但是著不妨礙他有一個音樂夢。他想做最棒的單簧管演奏者，為了這個夢想。他15歲開始和樂隊一起在全美演唱。后來他接觸到并喜歡上爵士樂。他喜歡創(chuàng)新、喜歡與眾不同。是音樂成就了Artie Shaw的非凡人生。

1.第二段可知，從很小的時候，Artie Shaw 想吹單簧管比任何人都更好。他希望他的聲音和音樂都很完美。他把這當(dāng)做是一生的任務(wù)。所以選C 。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He began working as a professional musician when he was fifteen. He left home and began playing in bands across the United States.可知，他15歲開始做職業(yè)音樂人，離開家鄉(xiāng)和樂隊一起在全美國彈奏。故選C。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章介紹Artie Shaw 在Columbia Broadcast System radio network工作時還是吹單簧管；26歲時他組建了自己的樂隊；他不顧種族隔離政策，邀請黑人女孩到他的樂隊里演唱。28歲時他對爵士樂逐漸有了興趣。故選A。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知，Artie Shaw 后來寫了書，還為雜志寫文章；還到大學(xué)里講述關(guān)于音樂的故事；因為他的音樂他獲得了很多的榮譽(yù)和獎項。故選C。

5.主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文介紹了Artie Shaw追求音樂的一生。故選D。

考點：人物類短文閱讀。