Question

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       Elvis Presley was one of the most popular American singers. He made the Rock & Roll music popular around the world. He 1 millions of records and made many successful films. He 2 the King of Rock & Roll.

       Elvis Presley was born in a poor family in 1935.

3 he was very young,his parents often took him to church. He learned to sing in the church. When he was at school,he was not a good student. His only 4 was singing.

       In 1955 Elvis 5 some songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio (录音棚) liked 6 songs and music. It was country and western music,but it 7 a little like blues.

       Later on,Elvis met his manager,Tom Parker. Tom Parker helped him give concerts. He also made new records for Elvis. Soon Elvis became 8.

Then Elvis went to Hollywood and be?gan to play roles in films.

       But Elvis began to take drugs and he was 9 He died at the age of 42. He will be 10 by millions of fans all over the world.

1. A. buy   B. sell   C. bought   D. sold

2. A. called   B. calls   C. was called   D. was calling

3. A. If   B. When   C. Though   D. Because

4. A. friend   B. instrument   C. hobby   D. job

5. A. wrote   B. sang   C. recorded   D. made

6. A. their   B. his   C. her   D. your

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

8. A. angry   B. serious   C. famous   D. lively

9. A. in poor health   B. in good health   C. healthy   D. healthily

10. A. forgotten   B. remembered   C. forgot   D. remember

Answer 1

1. D 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. B

1. D  考查动词词义理解。sell意为“卖;销售”，过去式为 sold。

2. C  考查被动语态。本句是被动语态。主语为he ,且时态是一般过去时，故对应的结构为was called。

3. B  考查连词用法。when意为“当……的时候”。

4. C  考查名词词义理解。句意：他唯一的爱好就是唱歌。hobby意为“爱好”。

5. C  考查动词词义理解。由其后的“录音棚”可知，他为他妈妈的生日录了一些歌曲，故答案为C。

6. B  考查代词用法。联系上下文可知所缺的词是his,his指代的是Elvis’。故答案为B。

7. B  考查感官动词。it指代music,故对应的短语应该是 sound like “听起来像”。

8. C  考查形容词词义理解。本段讲的是Elvis的成名史，故对应的形容词应该是famous。

9. A  考查上下文联系。由上文提到的“但是Elvis开始了吸毒”可推断，他健康状况不好，故答案为A。

10. B  考查动词词义理解。句意:他将会被世界各地数百万的歌迷记住。由此可知所缺的词是remembered。