1、语 篇 提 能阅读理解AThe story is about two old people named David and Rosy Jackson. Both of them had very bad memories. For example, Rosy would forget to cook dinner or take vegetables home after paying for them. David would show up for work on Sundays, thinking it was Monday. One winter they were to take a
2、 long plane trip. When they arrived at the airport, there were only ten minutes left. In that situation, anyone would get into the plane right away. But David and Rosy didnt do so. They went to buy some flight insurance instead. Immediately after they put a twopound note into a machine, their policy
3、(保险单) came out.“Who would get the money if the plane crashed, I wonder？” asked Rosy. “My mother, of course，” her husband replied. “We should post the policy to her. Now, be quick! Give me a stamp, will you？” he said to Rosy. “The plane is going to take off in another minute.” David put the stamp on
4、the envelope, dropped it into a postbox, and suddenly he let out a cry.What do you suppose happened to him? He had posted their plane tickets to his mother.1Rosy is Davids _.A. friend B. mother C. sister D. wife答案与解析D细节理解题。 从第二段的husband可知。2David meant to post his mother _.A. two plane tickets B. a t
5、wopound note C. the flight insurance D. an empty envelope答案与解析C细节理解题。 根据第一段最后两句话可知。3David made such a foolish mistake because _.A. he was worried about his mother B. he had forgotten to buy a stamp C. he was worried about this flight D. his memory was poor and he posted the letter in a great hurry答案
6、与解析D推理判断题。 根据第一、二段可知。BLiu Huan was born in 1963 and graduated from Yaohua High School in Tianjin in 1981. Four years later, he graduated from the University of International Relations in Beijing, majoring in French. During his university days, he took part in a French songwriting competition and won
7、 first prize, as well as an offer from the French government to go on a tour to Paris. Following that, Liu was sent to Ningxia and the time he spent there had a definite influence on his music.Liu has performed the theme songs for a number of television series. The first song he performed, in 1987,
8、was Sun in Heart, for Snowing City. He is also wellknown for performing the theme song, Heroes Song, of the 1997 TV series The Water Margin. His song, Asking Myself a Thousand Times remained in the top position on Chinese radio stations for ten weeks. In 1990, Liu performed the official theme song A
9、sian Mighty Winds with Wei Wei at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing.On 19 March 2004, Liu held his first concert ever in his 19yearlong career in the Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, called “Huange 2004”. In 2006, Liu held his second concert in the Shanghai Indoor Stadium. On 3 July 2007, Liu, Liao Ch
10、angyong and Warren Mok held a “Zhenhan” music concert in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing. The singers introduced a mixture of popular and classical music in their performance. On 8 August 2008, Liu performed the official theme song You and Me with British singer Sarah Brightman at the 2008 Sum
11、mer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Beijing.Besides being a singersongwriter, Liu is also a teacher. He teaches the history of Western music in the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.语篇解读本文是一篇有关流行歌手、著名歌唱家兼大学老师刘欢的个人简介。4Whats the main idea of the text?A. How Liu became a famous
12、 singer.B. Stories about Lius life.C. The prizes Liu gained.D. Lius hard life.答案与解析B主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文是一篇有关刘欢的个人简介。5Which of the following affected Liu greatly in music?A. His dream of becoming a songwriter.B. The French songwriting competition.C. His study at university.D. The time he spent in Ningxia.
13、答案与解析D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话中的“. the time he spent there had a definite influence on his music”可知，D项正确。6Which of the following is an official theme song?A. Asking Myself a Thousand Times.B. Sun in Heart.C. Heroes Song.D. You and Me.答案与解析D细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话可知You and Me是官方主题曲。7Liu mixed popular music with classical music _.A. in the Shanghai Indoor StadiumB. in the Beijing Capital Indoor StadiumC. in the Great Hall of the PeopleD. at the 2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony答案与解析C细节理解题。根据第三段第三句和第四句可知：2007年，在北京人民大会堂，刘欢和其他歌手在“震撼”音乐会上把流行音乐与古典音乐结合起来。