Question

Brenda 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 (成套設備)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 mean to disturb others.

B. Because she didn't want others to hear her play.

C. Because she didn't have her own room.

D. Because she didn’t like her neighbors.

2.Brenda started to give concerts _______.

A. when people came to see her in the space bubble

B. when she became part of the unique space journey

C. after she became a real musical astronaut

D. after she practiced in her space bubble

3.Brenda became famous because _______.

A. she was good at music and science

B. she invented a special way of practice

C. she became a real musical astronaut

D. she played well and had a talent

4.Which of the following can be used to describe Brenda?

A. Lovely, brave and kind.

B. Brave, kind and hardworking.

C. Kind, hardworking and clever.

D. Nervous, kind and clever.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是一個聰明的女孩Brenda為了不影響別人，而創造出的一個獨特的練習音樂的方法。

1.A 推理題。根據第一段2,3行可知她周圍的鄰居都是一些年級比較大的老人，很容易受到音樂聲音的干擾和影響，所以為了不影響這些人，她總是在地下室等奇怪的對方玩音樂。故A正確。

2.D 細節題。根據文章第4段前3行可知是在她從space bubble出來以后才變得如此的出名，很多人爭相來采訪她，她才成了名人。故D正確。

3.B 推理題。她出名的真正原因不在于她玩音樂，而是她使用了一種與眾不同的方法在玩音樂，成為了第一個真正的太空中的musical astronaut，可知真正的原因是她的方式。故B正確。

4.C 推理題。為了不打擾別人，她想了很多別的方法，說明她很善良；她也很努力的練習音樂，同時她能夠想到那個方法，說明他很聰明。故C正確。

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