7．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（成套设备） 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 stated 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．"
56．Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places？B
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．
57．Brenda started to give concertsA．
A．after she practiced in her space bubble
B．when she became part of the unique space journey
C．after she became a real musical astronaut
D．when people came to see her in the space bubble
58．Brenda became famous becauseC．
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
59．It can be inferred from the text that"D"．
A．He laughs best who laughs last B．It's never too old to learn
C．Two heads are better than one D．One good turn deserves another．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者在本文中向我们讲述的是Brenda经常在家中联系音乐，为了不影响到邻居他想出了一个很好的方法来练习自己的音乐，他建立了一个有空间的泡沫，在那里练习音乐，这样就不会到影响到邻居，但是这让他更为出名．
解答 56．B 推理判断题．根据第一段Many of them are sick．She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves．可知他的邻居会因为他的音乐而受到影响，而他又不想去打扰他们．所以才动脑筋想办法，不去打扰邻居．故选B．
57．A 细节邻居题．根据第四段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．可知他不久就很出名了，并且在离开泡沫以后就开始了音乐会的表演，故选A．
58．C 推理判断题．根据第三段 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．可知他这种练习音乐的方法很特殊，因此引起了人们的注意，故选C．
59．D 推断判断题．作者在本文向我们讲述的是Brenda经常在家中联系音乐，为了不影响到邻居他想出了一个很好的方法来练习自己的音乐，这样不会影响到邻居．但是这让他更为出名，因此善有善报，故选D．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
