Question

【題目】 Music has brought James Blunt worldwide fame, but becoming a pop star hasn’t been an easy road for him.

Blunt was born into a family of soldiers in 1974. So it is no surprise that he himself joined the army as a soldier in 1996. Music wasn’t popular entertainment in the family house. His father considered all music to be unnecessary noise. “Like any parents, mine wanted me to have a secure job with a regular salary（薪水）and career prospects（前途）, Blunt said in an interview with the BBC. “And the one job my father knew of —that he’d experienced himself—was the army, so he could help me in that direction.” In 1999, he was sent to Kosovo（科索沃）as a member of the peacekeeping force. Despite following in his father’s footsteps, music was James’ primary passion. The young officer took his guitar with him. Blunt explained to the Herald.-Times.” Wherever you are in the army, you take something to keep yourself amused. Some bring a pack of cards, some a football. I took a guitar.” His wartime experience inspired him to write the song No Bravery. Blunt couldn’t escape his love of music. He left the army in October 2002 and decided that it was time to replace guns with guitars. He flew to the US in September 2003. There he met Linda Perry, songwriter and produces, who helped him with the music. In 2005, Blunt released his first album. Back to Bedlam. It was a huge success that the album sold over 10 million copied worldwide and its single. You’re Beautiful, bit number one in over a dozen countries.

【1】Blunt became a soldier at first because________.

A.he loved the job with a regular salary.

B.he preferred to sing in the army.

C.his father expected him to be a soldier.

【2】What does the underline word “secure” mean in Chinese.

A.賺錢的B.穩(wěn)當(dāng)?shù)?/span>C.輕松的

【3】Blunt went to Kosovo with________.

A.a footballB.a pack of cardsC.a guitar

【4】Blunt release his first album when he is ________.

A.31 years oldB.28 years oldC.30 years old

【5】What can be the best title of this story?

A.Wars—a Lasting Theme for Music

B.Road to Become a Pop Star.

C.Living up to Parents’ Expectation.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

本文敘述了詹姆斯布朗特成為一名流行歌星的事情，詳細地介紹了他當(dāng)兵的經(jīng)歷和他是如何成為歌星的。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“And the one job my father knew of—that he'd experienced of himself—was the army,so he could help me in that direction."我父親所知道的一份工作——他親身經(jīng)歷過的——是軍隊，因此他可以在這方面幫助我”可知Blunt起初是個軍人，他父親既然能在這方面幫助他，自然希望他當(dāng)兵，故選C。

【2】語義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段“His father considered all music to be unnecessary noise."Like any parents,mine wanted me to have a secure job with a regular salary and career prospects他父親認為所有的音樂都是不必要的噪音。和所有父母一樣，我的父母希望我有一份______工作，有固定的薪水和職業(yè)前景”可知父母希望我有一份穩(wěn)定的工作，有固定的薪水和職業(yè)前景，以secure穩(wěn)當(dāng)?shù)�；安全的，故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Wherever you are in the army,you take something to keep yourself amused.Some bring a pack of cards,some bring a football.Itooka guitar.不管你在軍隊哪里，你都會帶一些東西讓自己開心。一些人會帶一副牌，一些人帶足球。我?guī)Я艘话鸭�他�！笨芍��?/span>Blunt帶著吉他去了科索沃，故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Blunt was born into a family of soldiers in 1974.Blunt于1974年出生于一個軍人家庭”和“In 2005,Blunt released his first album."2005年，Blunt發(fā)行了他的第一張專輯”可知，2005﹣1974＝31，所以Blunt在31歲時發(fā)行了他的第一張專輯，故選A。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)整篇文章內(nèi)容及“Music has brought James Blunt worldwide fame，but becoming a pop star hasn't been an easy road for him．音樂給詹姆斯布朗特帶來了世界性的聲譽，但成為一名流行歌星對他來說并非易事”可知，“成為流行歌星的道路”符合題意，故選B。

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