Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big ambition—to play the drums in a band. But one big obstacle lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy.
One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.
With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit（成套設(shè)備） and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.
It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band.
Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: ''If those old people next – door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.''
小題1:Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?
A．Because she didn't want others to hear her play.
B．Because she didn't mean to disturb others.
C．Because she didn't have her own room.
D．Because she didn’t like her neighbors.
小題2:Brenda started to give concerts _______.
A．a(chǎn)fter she practiced in her space bubble
B．when she became part of the unique space journey
C．a(chǎn)fter she became a real musicalastronaut
D．when people came to see her in the space bubble
小題3:Brenda became famous because _______.
A．she was good at music and scienceB．she became a real musical astronaut
C．she invented a special way of practiceD．she played well and had a talent
小題4:Which of the following can be used to describe Brenda?
A．Kind, hardworking and clever.B．Brave, kind and hardworking.
C．Lovely, brave and kind.D．Nervous, kind and clever.
小題5:It can be inferred from the text that: " _______".
A．He laughs best who laughs lastB．It's never too old to learn
C．Two heads are better than oneD．One good turn deserves another

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:D

試題分析：
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)第一段3,4行Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves.說明他的鄰居會因?yàn)樗囊魳范艿接绊�，而他又不想去打擾他們。所以才動腦筋，想辦法，不去打擾鄰居。故B正確。
小題2:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段1,2行It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts.他不久就很出名了，他在離開the bubble以后就開始了音樂會的表演。故A正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)第三段  With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside.說明他這種練習(xí)音樂的方法很特殊，引起了人們的注意，故C正確。
小題4:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章可知他為了不影響鄰居，而想出了一個(gè)很獨(dú)特的方法，說明他很善良，很聰明。同時(shí)他也努力練習(xí)音樂，說明他很勤奮。故A正確。
小題5:D 推斷題。本文講述的是Brenda為了不影響鄰居而想出了一個(gè)很好的方法來練習(xí)自己的音樂，反而讓自己更為出名。One good turn deserves another好心有好報(bào)。與文章的內(nèi)容相符。
點(diǎn)評：。本文講述的是Brenda為了不影響鄰居而想出了一個(gè)很好的方法來練習(xí)自己的音樂，反而讓自己更為出名。以推理題的考查為主，這類問題時(shí)要求學(xué)生抓住題干文字信息，采用針對性方法進(jìn)行閱讀，要根據(jù)上下文的語義串聯(lián)來組織全文。
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