Question

【題目】Elvis Presley was one of the most popular American________. He made the Rock & Roll music popular around the world. He_______millions of records（唱片） and made many successful films. He sang so well and was______ the King of Rock & Roll.

Elvis Presley was born_______a poor family in 1935. ______he was very young, his parents often took him to church. He learned to sing in church. In 1955, Elvis_______some songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. It was country and Western music, but it______ a little like blues.

Later on, Elvis met his manager, Tom Parker. Tom Parker helped him_______concerts. He also made new records for Elvis. Soon Elvis became_______. Then Elvis went to Hollywood and began to play roles in films.

But unluckily, he died at the________of 42 because of his poor health.

【1】A. singers B. writers C. musicians D. composers

【2】A. buy B. sell C. bought D. sold

【3】A. call B. called C. to call D. calling

【4】A. at B. of C. with D. into

【5】A. When B. Before C. Till D. Because

【6】A. wrote B. sang C. recorded D. made

【7】A. looked B. felt C. tasted D. sounded

【8】A. buy B. send C. give D. take

【9】A. angry B. serious C. famous D. strange

【10】A. time B. year C. age D. number

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【6】C

【7】D

【8】C

【9】C

【10】C

【解析】Elvis Presley是美國著名的搖滾歌手，他被稱為“搖滾之王”，這篇短文給我們介紹了這個著名的歌手的生平經(jīng)歷。

【1】句意：Elvis Presley是美國最受歡迎的歌手之一。singers 歌手；writers作家；musicians音樂家；composers作曲家。根據(jù)下文He sang so well可知，Presley是唱歌的，所以應(yīng)選A。

【2】句意：他賣掉了幾百萬張唱片，制作了很多成功的電影。buy 買；sell賣；bought 是buy過去式；sold是sell的過去式。根據(jù)文意可知，Presley是一個歌手，所以他應(yīng)該是賣掉唱片，這里說的都是過去的事情，故用過去式，選D。

【3】句意：他唱歌如此好被稱為“搖滾之王”。call 稱呼；called是call的過去分詞；to call是動詞不定式；calling是現(xiàn)在分詞。根據(jù)句意可知，這句話的主語He和call是被動關(guān)系，所以作定語，這里填過去分詞，選B。

【4】句意：Elvis Presley于1935年出生于一個貧窮的家庭。at 在具體時間點或地點；of …的；with和…一起；into到…里面。born into是一個固定短語，出生在…，故應(yīng)選D。

【5】句意：當(dāng)他小的時候，他的父母經(jīng)常帶他去教堂。When 當(dāng)…時候；Before在…之前；Till直到…時候；Because因為。根據(jù)句意可知，這里說的是Presley小的時候，故應(yīng)選A。

【6】句意：在1955年，Presley為他媽媽的生日錄制了一些歌曲。wrote 寫，是write的過去式；sang唱歌，是sing的過去式；recorded錄制；made制作。根據(jù)下文The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music可知，錄播室里的人們都很喜歡他的歌，由此可知，Presley是去錄制歌曲，故應(yīng)選C。

【7】句意：它是西部鄉(xiāng)村音樂，但是聽起來有點像藍(lán)調(diào)。looked 看…；felt感覺，是feel的過去式；tasted嘗起來；sounded聽起來。根據(jù)文意可知，Presley錄制歌曲，所以這里應(yīng)該是聽起來像…，故應(yīng)選D。

【8】句意：Tom Parker幫助他做演唱會。buy 買；send 發(fā)送；give給；take帶走。give concerts舉辦演唱會，故應(yīng)選C。

【9】句意：很快Elvis就變得出名了。angry 生氣的；serious嚴(yán)肅的，認(rèn)真的；famous 著名的；strange奇怪的。根據(jù)上下文Elvis Presley was one of the most popular American____1____.... Then Elvis went to Hollywood and began to play roles in films.可知，Elvis舉行了演唱會之后，變得出名了，后來還拍電影。故應(yīng)選C。

【10】句意：但是不幸的是，他在42歲的時候就因為身體健康問題去世了。time 時間；year年；age年齡；number數(shù)字。at the age of是固定短語，在…歲的時候。故選C。