Ray Charles was born on September 23rd, 1930 into a poor family in Georgia, U.S.A. His father was a railwayman who had to travel a lot, so Ray was brought up mainly by his mother, who, though not very well educated, was full of common sense. When he went blind after a serious sickness at the age of seven, it was his mother who helped him to face up to the situation. She told him he was blind, not stupid, and that he had lost his eyes but not his mind, she made him sweep floors and chop wood to show him he was by no means helpless. She used to tell him that some day she would not be there to help him, and that then he would have to look after himself.

Soon after he went blind, Ray began to take an interest in music. A neighbour showed him how to play simple tunes on the piano, and he had a love for the music he heard, played and sung in the local church. In the blind school the schoolteachers encouraged him to study a variety of instruments, Then, one more blow came. His mother died suddenly, and Ray, who loved her deeply, was so shocked that for two weeks he was unable to eat. It was another neighbour who finally managed to persuade him that his mother would have wanted him to go on, and reminded him of how she had believed in him. When his father died a year later, Ray knew he was strong enough to keep going on his own.

Between the ages of fifteen and seventeen, Ray worked with bands in Florida, but in 1948, while still only seventeen, he decided that there wasn’t much future for him there and decided to go to Seattle, in the north-west of the U.S.A.

Ray arrived in Seattle and went to a small hotel to sleep. When he woke up, he was hungry. It was two o’ clock in the morning, and everywhere was closed. Ray managed to find a small club and knocked on the door. A man on the door said they had no food, but “we’ ve got a talent night on here,” he added. Ray saw his chance and told the man he could play the piano and sing. The man tried to discourage him, but he was finally guided to the piano and sang a song. As he came off the stand, a man stopped him and said, “I’m from the Elks Club. I think you’ve got a weekend job.” That was Tuesday. By Friday he was working regularly, and after that he never looked back. It was the beginning of his climb to stardom.

1．Although he was blind, Ray’s mother made him sweep floors and chop wood for the purpose of making him ____.

　 A．helpless　 　　　 B．independent　 　 C．encouraged 　 D．useful

2．What played the most important part in Ray’s life?

　 A．His interest and talent in music.

　 B．His work with bands in Florida.

　 C．His neighbours’ help and his teachers’ encouragement.

　 D．His mother’s training.

3．What happened that made him extremely sad when he was a teenager?

　 A．He went blind.　 　 B．He lost his mother.

　 C．He became fatherless. D．The man tried to discourage him.

4．Ray got his big opportunity to success 　　.

　 A．in Georgia　　 　　　 B．in the blind school

　 C．in Florida　　 　　　 D．in Seattle

 

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　　Ray Charles was born on September 23rd, 1930 into a poor family in Georgia, U．S．A．His father was a railwayman who had to travel a lot, so Ray was brought up mainly by his mother, who, though not very well educated, was full of common sense．When he went blind after a serious sickness at the age of seven, it was his mother who helped him to face up to the situation．She told him he was blind, not stupid, and that he had lost his eyes but not his mind, she made him sweep floors and chop wood to show him he was by no means helpless．She used to tell him that some day she would not be there to help him, and that then he would have to look after himself．

　　Soon after he went blind, Ray began to take an interest in music．A neighbour showed him how to play simple tunes on the piano, and he had a love for the music he heard, played and sung in the local church．In the blind school the schoolteachers encouraged him to study a variety of instruments．Then, one more blow came．His mother died suddenly, and Ray, who loved her deeply, was so shocked that for two weeks he was unable to eat．It was another neighbour who finally managed to persuade him that his mother would have wanted him to go on, and reminded him of how she had believed in him．When his father died a year later, Ray knew he was strong enough to keep going on his own．

　　Between the ages of fifteen and seventeen, Ray worked with bands in Florida, but in 1948, while still only seventeen, he decided that there wasn't much future for him there and decided to go to Seattle, in the north-west of the U．S．A．

　　Ray arrived in Seattle and went to a small hotel to sleep．When he woke up, he was hungry．It was two o'clock in the morning, and everywhere was closed．Ray managed to find a small club and knocked on the door．A man on the door said they had no food, but“we've got a talent night on here,”he added．Ray saw his chance and told the man he could play the piano and sing．The man tried to discourage him, but he was finally guided to the piano and sang a song．As he came off the stand, a man stopped him and said,“I'm from the Elks Club．I think you've got a weekend job．”That was Tuesday．By Friday he was working regularly, and after that he never looked back．It was the beginning of his climb to stardom．

(1)

Although he was blind, Ray's mother made him sweep floors and chop wood for the purpose of making him ________．

[　　]

A．

helpless

B．

independent

C．

encouraged

D．

useful

(2)

What played the most important part in Ray's life?

[　　]

A．

His interest and talent in music．

B．

His work with bands in Florida．

C．

His neighbors' help and his teachers' encouragement．

D．

His mother's training．

(3)

What happened that made him extremely sad when he was a teenager?

[　　]

A．

He went blind．

B．

He lost his mother．

C．

He became fatherless．

D．

The man tried to discourage him．

(4)

Ray got his big opportunity to success ________．

[　　]

A．

in Georgia

B．

in the blind school

C．

in Florida

D．

in Seattle

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49. According to the passage, what can we learn about Ray Charles?
A. He lost both his sight and his hearing.           
B. He lost his voice and could not sing.
C. He lost his sight.
D. He was disabled in both body and mind.
50. Charles appeared in films and _____.
A. played an important role at the very beginning    
B. lost his interest in music in the 1960s
C. achieved great success in The Blues Brothers
D. failed to become successful in the end
51. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Ray Charles didn’t want to see again.    
B. Let’s Go Get Stoned is Ray Charles’ best song.
C. Ray Charles couldn’t live without music and sound.
D. Charles supported the foundation for the blind.
52. What does the last paragraph tell us?
A. Ray Charles thought it was a big pity that he could not see.
B. Ray Charles paid attention to nothing except sound and music.
C. Ray Charles didn’t help the blind because he hated being blind.
D. He considered his hearing as the most important thing in his life.

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The song, Let’s Go Get Stoned, is an example of Ray Charles’ own kind of music and is his own sound. He mixed black church music, blues and rock-and-roll and produced a very different sound. Ray Charles could play blues, rock and jazz, and liked other kinds of music, too. He recorded an album (專輯) of country-and-western music, which was an immediate success. The album was called Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. Many of the songs became famous. One of the most popular was I Can’t Stop Loving You. Charles made himself a popular artist and an expert of soul music with the release (發(fā)行) of his most popular composition (樂曲作品) What I Say.

During the 1960s Charles appeared in the 1962 film Swinging Along, and the 1966 British film Ballad in Blue. In 1980 he appeared in The Blues Brothers movie and became even more successful. Charles also played an important part in the recording for Africa’s song of We Are the World in 1985.Ray Charles often said that sound and music were his life’s blood. He said many times that he would not trade his musical ability for the ability to see again. He did not give his time and money to help the blind, but helped create and support the Robinson Foundation for Hearing Disorders, which helps people deal with the loss of their hearing. He once said, “Being blind is my handicap (生理缺陷), but my ears are my opportunity. Losing my hearing would have ended my life.”

49. According to the passage, what can we learn about Ray Charles?

A. He lost both his sight and his hearing.           

B. He lost his voice and could not sing.

C. He lost his sight.

D. He was disabled in both body and mind.

50. Charles appeared in films and _____.

A. played an important role at the very beginning    

B. lost his interest in music in the 1960s

C. achieved great success in The Blues Brothers

D. failed to become successful in the end

51. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Ray Charles didn’t want to see again.    

B. Let’s Go Get Stoned is Ray Charles’ best song.

C. Ray Charles couldn’t live without music and sound.

D. Charles supported the foundation for the blind.

52. What does the last paragraph tell us?

A. Ray Charles thought it was a big pity that he could not see.

B. Ray Charles paid attention to nothing except sound and music.

C. Ray Charles didn’t help the blind because he hated being blind.

D. He considered his hearing as the most important thing in his life.

 

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The song, Let’s Go Get Stoned, is an example of Ray Charles’ own kind of music and is his own sound. He mixed black church music, blues and rock-and-roll and produced a very different sound. Ray Charles could play blues, rock and jazz, and liked other kinds of music, too. He recorded an album (專輯) of country-and-western music, which was an immediate success. The album was called Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. Many of the songs became famous. One of the most popular was I Can’t Stop Loving You. Charles made himself a popular artist and an expert of soul music with the release (發(fā)行) of his most popular composition (樂曲作品) What I Say.

During the 1960s Charles appeared in the 1962 film Swinging Along, and the 1966 British film Ballad in Blue. In 1980 he appeared in The Blues Brothers movie and became even more successful. Charles also played an important part in the recording for Africa’s song of We Are the World in 1985.Ray Charles often said that sound and music were his life’s blood. He said many times that he would not trade his musical ability for the ability to see again. He did not give his time and money to help the blind, but helped create and support the Robinson Foundation for Hearing Disorders, which helps people deal with the loss of their hearing. He once said, “Being blind is my handicap (生理缺陷), but my ears are my opportunity. Losing my hearing would have ended my life.”

49. According to the passage, what can we learn about Ray Charles?

A. He lost both his sight and his hearing.           

B. He lost his voice and could not sing.

C. He lost his sight.

D. He was disabled in both body and mind.

50. Charles appeared in films and _____.

A. played an important role at the very beginning    

B. lost his interest in music in the 1960s

C. achieved great success in The Blues Brothers

D. failed to become successful in the end

51. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Ray Charles didn’t want to see again.    

B. Let’s Go Get Stoned is Ray Charles’ best song.

C. Ray Charles couldn’t live without music and sound.

D. Charles supported the foundation for the blind.

52. What does the last paragraph tell us?

A. Ray Charles thought it was a big pity that he could not see.

B. Ray Charles paid attention to nothing except sound and music.

C. Ray Charles didn’t help the blind because he hated being blind.

D. He considered his hearing as the most important thing in his life.

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