16．Angela Chang didn't know it would be so hard to turn her singing hobby into a career．Her agent used to take her to lots of auditions（試唱）at different recording studios but the Taiwanese girl was always turned down for looking too young and small．
Chang's talent was at last recognized in 2002 by the Decca Record Company．When she was offered a contract she burst into tears．Two years later Chang，21，is a star．With the release of her debut album"Over the Rainbow"this year，she won the"Most Promising New Artist in Taiwan"at the CCTV-MTV Music Awards in July．In September she won the"Best New Artist"in the Fourth Chinese Music Billboard Awards．
"You just can't believe that such an amazingly powerful voice comes from such a small body，"said musicians after hearing Chang sing"Over the Rainbow．""It's such a special voice．You cannot forget it．"Chang can hit very high motes（高音）clearly and beautifully．
Her tunes make Chang stand out from the numerous newcomers in the music world．But mainland fans also know her for her girl-next-door performances in Taiwanese TV dramas，"My MVP Valentine"and"At Dolphin Bay"．
But few people know that while filming her first TV series，Chang acted so badly that the director wanted to fire her．At one time it took her a record of 27 attempts to shoot one scene．
"I cried my heart out when I went back home．"Change said，"But I know that defeat is often a temporary condition．By giving up you remain defeated．"
Though she looks very girlish，Chang said she has a boy's personality．"The way I release pressure is to have a sound sleep．When I wake up，everything is new．"
26．The first paragraph mainly tells usA．
A．Chang's hard way to success        
B．Chang's appearance
C．Chang was looked down upon           
D．Chang has no talent in singing
27．When Chang's talent was recognized，sheD．
A．felt doubtful                
B．was too astonished
C．was full of sadness          
D．was mixed with various feelings
28．What musicians said showsC．
A．Chang has a common voice        
B．Chang isn't suitable to sing
C．they think highly of Chang           
D．they will give Chang some direction
29．The author thinks ChangC．
A．should take up singing instead of acting
B．begins to be familiar to audience in the mainland by her performances
C．has made some achievements in acting
D．takes pride in her talent in singing and acting
30．The underlined sentence shows ChangD．
A．had some pleasure on the way to acting       
B．made the director disappointed
C．worked hard                             
D．based her success on continuous efforts．

分析 本文主要寫了著名歌星張韶涵的成功之路，不僅在唱歌方面而且在表演方面都有很大的成就．

解答 26．A  主旨大意題，根據(jù)文章第一句Angela Chang didn't know it would be so hard to turn her singing hobby into a career張韶涵所沒有想到的是，把歌唱變成一項(xiàng)事業(yè)是這么難的一件事情，所以第一段寫得是張韶涵的成功路，故答案選A．
27．D  推理判斷題，根據(jù)文中句子When she was offered a contract she burst into tears她接到合同時(shí)突然大哭起來，在她的能力被認(rèn)可拿到合同，對于她來說應(yīng)該是高興的，A選項(xiàng)中說是懷疑的；B選項(xiàng)是驚訝的；C選項(xiàng)是難過的；都不符合文意，所以拿到合同的時(shí)候的心情應(yīng)該是復(fù)雜的，故答案選D．
28．C  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)音樂人士的話You just can't believe that such an amazingly powerful voice comes from such a small body你根本無法想象如此美妙的聲音居然是從如此瘦弱的身體里發(fā)出來的It's such a special voice．You cannot forget it．她的嗓音十分特別，讓你無法忘記，可見這都是對她的高度贊揚(yáng)，所以答案選C．
29．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中句子But mainland fans also know her for her girl-next-door performances in Taiwanese TV dramas但大陸粉絲也知道她在臺灣電視句中扮演的鄰家女孩，可見張韶涵在表演方面已經(jīng)取得了很大的成就，所以答案選C．
30．D 推理判斷題，At one time it took her a record of 27 attempts to shoot one scene．有一次，她花了27次嘗試拍攝一個(gè)場景，可以推斷出她成功是由于她的不斷努力得來的，所以答案選D．

點(diǎn)評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)．

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