15.Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (綽號).Some people called him Bagamo.They said his mouth looked like a large bag.Musicians often called him Pops,as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.
Born in 1901in New Orleans,he grew up poor,but lived among great musicians.Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth.Armstrong often said,"Jazz and I grew up together."
Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短號) at a boy's home.In his late teens,Armstrong began to live the life of a musician.He played in paradise,clubs,and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River.At that time,New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians.Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.
In 1922he went to Chicago.There,the tale of Louis Armstrong began.From then until the end of his life,Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went.Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing American popular songs.
His cornet playing had deep humanity and warmth that caused many listeners to say,"Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over."He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world.His death,on July 6,1971,was headline news around the world.
28.Armstrong was called Pops because heB.
A.looked like a musician
B.was an influential musician
C.showed an interest in music
D.traveled to play modern music
29.Paragraph 3is organizedC.
A.by space
B.by examples
C.by time order
D.by comparison
30.From the passage,we can learn thatC.
A.Armstrong's tale began in New Orleans
B.Armstrong was born before jazz was invented
C.Armstrong's music was popular with his listeners
D.Armstrong learned popular music at a boy's home
31.What is the best title for the text?D
A.The Invention of the Jazz Music.
B.The Spread of Popular Music.
C.The Making of a Musician.
D.The Father of the Jazz Style.
分析 本文屬于人物傳記,作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了Armstrong成為爵士樂之父的過程,同時Armstrong也是世界上其中一個最受人尊重,最有影響力的音樂大師.
解答 28.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段中的"Musicians often called him Pops,as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music."和第三段中的"In his late teens,Armstrong began to live the life of a musician…Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal."可判斷出Armstrong之所以被稱之為Pops是因為他是具有影響的音樂家,故選B.
29.C 推理判斷題.短文的第三段Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短號) at a boy's home.講述了Armstrong在童年是顯露出音樂天賦、在青少年開始過著音樂家的生活、以后成名,由此可推斷出這一段是按時間順序?qū)懽鞯,故選C.
30.C 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)最后一段中的"His cornet playing had a deep humanity and warmth that caused many listeners to say,‘Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.'"可知Armstrong的音樂深受人們的歡迎,故選C.
31.D 標(biāo)題選擇題.這篇短文講述了Armstrong成為爵士樂之父的過程,短文的最后一段中的"He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world."點明了這篇短文的主題,所以最好的題目應(yīng)該是:The Father of the Jazz Style,故選D.
點評 考查學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.