Question

Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big dream—to play the drums in a band. But one big problem 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（成套設(shè)備） 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 started 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.''

1.Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?

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.

2.Brenda started to give concerts _______.

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

3.Brenda became famous because _______.

A. she was good at music and science  

B. she became a real musical astronaut

C. she invented a special way of practice 

D. she played well and had a talent

4.It can be inferred from the text that: " _______".

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

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了Brenda Bongos的音樂夢想之路。Brenda Bongos想成為樂隊的鼓手，要想夢想成真，她必須加強練習(xí)。但是，Brenda不想吵到鄰居，從電視上得到啟發(fā)，Brenda建造了一個真空的練習(xí)裝置，后來自己開了演唱會。出名之后，Brenda受政府邀請?zhí)ど狭颂�空之旅�?/span>

1.She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves.”可知，Brenda Bongos是怕練習(xí)打鼓會打擾到鄰居，故選B。

2.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，Brenda建了一個真空的球狀物體，在里面練習(xí)打鼓。不久之后，她就開始辦演唱會了。故選A。

3.It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble.”可知，許多人出于好奇心，來看Brenda的表演，故選C。

4.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.”可知，如果不是Brenda出于好心，怕打擾到鄰居，她就不會想到這個練習(xí)方法，也就不會有今天的成就，D“禮尚往來，好人有好報”符合文章大意，故選D。

考點：人物類短文閱讀