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          Celebrities often have their own extraordinary life stories about their childhoods and their dramatic rises to fame. And here we have one example: Ella Fitzgerald,a girl from Harlem who became one of the most celebrated female jazz singer of the 20th century.

          Bom in Newport News,Virginia in 1917,Ella didn，t want to be a singer at first. At 17,she entered a contest with a dream of becoming a professional dancer. But watching other dancers perform,Ella changed her mind right before going on stage ^ this was a turning point in her life^ She performed as a singer and won first prize.

          After tliis unexpected debut(初次登臺(tái)) ，people began to hear about the girl with a pure singing voice,great rhythm,and perfect (音高) .And in 1935,Ella had a major breakthrough when the famous drummer Chick Webb decided to hire her for his band. Together they produced many hit songs,including “A-Tisket,A-Tasket/' which became Ella* s' first million-record seller. She also had a striking ability to make her voice imitate other musical instruments. This special talent made Ella begin to shine as she helped to pioneer a style called “scat” in the early 1940s. Scat,or wordless singing,uses random vocal sounds to copy the sounds of real musical instruments. Basically,scat singing is replacing the lyrics of a song with such nonsense syllables as “do be do be dos” while it keeps the tune (曲調(diào)) . Ella was a master of scat,elevating the style to a form of art.

           After Webb's death,Ella continued her active singing career,touring with different jazz orchestras throughout the world. Celebrated as the top female singer of her time,she sold more than 40 million records. Ella received numerous awards and honors for her outstanding performance and talent. She died in 1996,but her music lives on,enchanting generations of jazz lovers.

1. Which of the following is TRUE about scat?

   A. It is done by using nonsense syllables.

   B. It is a style of singing with real words.

   C. It is intended to improve musical instruments.

   D. It is a rhythmic form of speech without musical backing.

2. What do we know about Ella Fitzgerald?

   A. She made her stage debut as a dancer.

   B. She helped Chick Webb to form his band.

   C. She contributed greatly to the style of scat singing.

   D. She became very famous immediately after her debut.

3. The underlined word “enchanting” in the last paragraph

probably means.

   A. slightly surprising   B. easily controlling

   C. clearly explaining    D. strongly atfracting

4. What would be the best title for the text?

   A. The family life of Ella Fitzgerald

   B. Ella Fitzgerald: The queen of jazz

   C. Famous songs by Ella Fitzgerald 

   D. Ella Fitzgerald: A talented dancer

1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B

     A篇

本文介紹了被公認(rèn)為20世紀(jì)最著名的爵士樂(lè)歌手之艾拉.費(fèi)茲杰拉。

1. A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的scat singing is replacing the lyrics of a song with such nonsense syllables可知，擬聲唱法使用無(wú)意義的音節(jié)。

2. C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的Ella was a master of scat,elevating the style to a form of art知，艾拉•費(fèi)茲杰拉對(duì)擬聲唱法做出了很大貢獻(xiàn)。

3. D.詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)該詞所在句中l(wèi)ives on以及 generations of jazz lovers可推知，艾拉•費(fèi)茲杰拉的 音樂(lè)“極大地吸引”著那些爵士樂(lè)愛(ài)好者。

4. B.標(biāo)題歸納題。本文介紹了被公認(rèn)為20世紀(jì)最著名的爵士樂(lè)歌手之一——艾拉•費(fèi)茲杰拉，B項(xiàng)作標(biāo)題最佳。

題目來(lái)源：2016年英語(yǔ)周報(bào)高二新課程 > 第28期 2015-2016學(xué)年高二新課程

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