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12．The famed soprano（女高音）Jenny Lind had plenty of talent and determination．And when she came to America in 1850 she had more than enough publicity．Her promoter was the biggest showman（演出經(jīng)理人） of them all-P．T．Barnum．
Eager to rise above his reputation as a promoter of sideshows，Barnum had risked his entire fortune on the singer that he had never heard or seen．He saw to it that the risk paid off．When she arrived in New York，her admirers  surrounded Jenny Lind．By midnight，when she arrived at her hotel，a crowd of 30，000 had gathered just to get a look at her．At one o'clock，a band of 130 musicians came to sing for her．
Tickets for her first American concert were in such demand that they were auctioned off（拍賣）．The first ticket went to a hat maker named Genin who paid＄225 for it and got several days'worth of fame in the bargain．At the concert 7000 shouting people crowded into Castle Garden to hear Jenny Lind sing．She received＄10，000-all of which she gave to New York charities．She repeated her success in Philadelphia，Washington，Richmond，Charleston，and Baltimore．
In Baltimore something happened that may have made Jenny Lind decide that things had gotten out of hand．She was on the balcony of her hotel，bowing to the masses below when her shawl fell．Instead of returning it，the crowd fought over the shawl，tearing it to shreds and pocketing the pieces as souvenirs．Soon afterward she backed out of her contract with Barnum-at a cost of＄30，000-and completed her American tour．Several years passed before she returned to the concert stage．As for P．T．Barnum，he went into a profession for which he may have been supremely well qualified-politics．
32．Who helped Jenny Lind get more than enough publicity？C
A．Her fans．
B．Her friends．
C．P．T．Barnum      
D．Her family
33．What made Genin famous for several days？A
A．That he paid＄225 for the first ticket of Jenny's concert
B．That he made many hats．
C．That he earned＄225 at the auction
D．That he donated＄225 to New York charities．
34．Which of the following statements about Jenny is NOT TRUE？B
A．Hundreds of people came to have a look at Jenny．
B．Many musicians came to help her．
C．She broke the contract with Barnum
D．She returned to the concert stage several years later．
35．What can we learn from the last paragraph？D
A．Jenny fell from the balcony of her hotel．
B．Jenny signed a contract with Barnum again．
C．Jenny earned＄30，000 in total
D．Jenny was very popular with fans．

Answer 1

分析 短文主要講了女高音歌唱家Jenny Lind與其經(jīng)理人之間在事業(yè)上發(fā)生的事情．

解答 32．C，細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子Eager to rise above his reputation as a promoter of sideshows，Barnum had risked his entire fortune on the singer that he had never heard or seen．He saw to it that the risk paid off．When she arrived in New York，her admirers surrounded Jenny Lind可見是Barnum幫助Jenny Lind做了很大的宣傳，故答案為C．
33．A，細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子The first ticket went to a hat maker named Genin who paid＄225 for it and got several days'worth of fame in the bargain．可見，Genin幾天都很出名是因為他花了225美元買了Jenny演唱會的第一張票，故答案為A．
34．B，細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子At the concert 7000 shouting people crowded into Castle Garden to hear Jenny Lind sing可知很多人來她的演唱會，Soon afterward she backed out of her contract with Barnum-at a cost of＄30，000-and completed her American tour可知她跟Barnum解約了，Several years passed before she returned to the concert stage．可知她幾年后重新回到舞臺，只有B選項沒有提及．
35．D，推理判斷題，從最后一段可見Jenny解約后，在幾年后還能重新回到舞臺開演唱會，可以推測她是很受粉絲歡迎的，故答案為D．

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