Carlos Gardel was born on Dec. 11, 1890, just at the right time. The recording and film industries were jus starting to impact the world. Carlos had good looks and a pleasant voice. His death occurred at the peak of his career and popularity in a tragic accident.

Carlos Gardel was the first great singer of tango and to this day remains an icon (崇拜對象) in Argentina, Uruguay and much of the world. As a result of his important role in tango, there are three countries that claim him as their own: France, Uruguay and Argentina.

Carlos’s mother, Berthe, was an unmarried mother and his father did not recognize him. His mother took Carlos to Buenos Aires in 1893. They lived in a poor part of town and Carlos spent his time in the streets; he dropped out of school in 1906 at the age of 15 and started singing in bars.

For the next few years, Carlos toured the clubs and theaters of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. His most constant singing partner was Jose Razzano, a folk singer Carlos had met earlier during a singing match. In 1915, after playing in a club in Brazil, Carlos was shot in the left lung, where the bullet stayed for the rest of his life. “Mi Noche Triste” was the hit song that sent Carlos skyrocketing in popularity. It became the first recorded vocal tango and the public was grabbed by the recording of the song. Carlos and Rozzano spent the next years touring through Latin America. In 1923, they left the continent and struck out for Europe. In 1935, Carlos decided to go on tour through the Caribbean and northern South America. On June 24, a plane he was a passenger in was hit by another plane on the runway. Everyone on board was killed.

     Carlos may be gone, but he is far from forgotten.

6. The passage was mainly written to ______.

         A. show us the history of tango                          B. introduce the first singer of tango

         C. teach us how tango developed                      D. advertise a tango class

7. We can infer from the passage that _____.

         A. Carlos lived a poor life with his mother in Buenos Aires

         B. Carlos had only been to France, Uruguay and Argentina

         C. Carlos died at the age of 54.

         D. Carlos was born when the film industry began to fail

8. What’s the RIGHT time order of the following events?

         a. Carlos toured through Latin America.

         b. Carlos was shot after playing in a club in Brazil.

         c. Carlos toured the clubs and theaters of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.

         d. Carlos moved to Buenos Aires.

         A. cbad                                 B. dcba                                 C. cabd                                 D. dcab

9. The underlined word “grabbed” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by _____.

         A. lied                                   B. frightened                      C. cheated                          D. attracted

10. Which of the following statements about Carlos in NOT  true?

         A. His singing partner Jose was his brother.

         B. He is an important figure in the world of tango.

         C. His father did not recognize him

         D. He died in a plane accident.

 

【答案】

 

 B

 A

 B

 D

 A

【解析】             

 

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