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【题目】Tony Bennett, the American singer recently touring Britain, can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”. He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night. “I never get tired of singing it,” he said. “I like it too much. It’s a great city and it’s a good song.” Bennett is to record a TV special with American singer Lena Home while he is here. And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled “Listen Easy” will be published in June. “I like it here,” he added quietly over whiskey. “I would like to live here so many months of the year.” He already keeps a large flat in Grosvenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint. Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $4, 000. At the end of the year, Tony is to star in a musical film which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expression for 50 cents. It’s about an Italian immigrant (移民) who goes to America, but he becomes a failure. “In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written,” said Bennett. “My father, an Italian, was ill and died when I was nine. He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success.” The film is to be made by Italy’s top director Vittoria De Sica.

【1】The underlined phrase “standard hit” most nearly means .

A. Bennett’s favorite song but it’ s not very popular

B. a song that is always popular

C. a song which makes him standard

D. a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience

【2】What was he doing when Tony Bennett was interviewed?

A. Recording a TV show. B. Making a musical film.

C. Staying with his wife. D. Drinking.

【3】What does Tony Bennett want to do?

A. Buy a house and live in England. B. Stay with his wife and daughter in England.

C. Live part of each year in England. D. Leave America and settle in England.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】文章大意：本文主要介绍了美国著名歌手Tony Bennett在音乐方面的成功和家庭方面的情况，以及他的兴趣爱好，除在绘画方面的成就，他还涉及了电影行业，而且他还是一个以家庭为中心的人。

【1】词义猜测题。根据下文"He sang it again…他又唱起了它"以及"I never get tired of singing it我对唱它从不厌烦"和"it's a good song它是一首好歌"可推知划线的词意为"总是受欢迎的歌曲"，故答案选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据文中的句子“I like it here,” he added quietly over whiskey.“我喜欢这里”他一边喝威士忌，一边平静地补充说。可知，D选项符合题意，故答案选D。

【3】推理判断题。根据文中的句子“I would like to live here so many months of the year”我想每年在这里住几个月"可知，Tony想每年在英国住一段时间，故答案选C。