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.”
【小題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 want to disturb others.

C．Because she didn’t have a large house.

D．Because she liked to play in strange places.

【小題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

【小題3】Brenda became famous because _______ .

A．she made a space suit

B．she became a real musical astronaut

C．she played drums in her space bubble

D．she played drums in a band

【小題4】Which of the following can be used to describe Brenda?

A．kind, hardworking and clever

B．brave, kind and hardworking

C．lovely, brave and kind

D．nervous, kind and clever

【小題5】We can draw a conclusion from the passage 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

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：本文講述了Brenda Bongos為了不讓自己練習音樂影響到鄰居的老人而發明了a space bubble，結果卻讓自己因此而出名。告訴我們好心有好報。
【小題1】B 細節題。根據文章第一段3,4行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可知她的鄰居都是一些有病的老人，她不想自己的練習影響他們的健康，故B正確。
【小題2】A 細節題。根據文章倒數第二段第2行Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts.可知在e bubble里練習一段時間以后，她就出來演出了。故A正確。
【小題3】C 細節題。根據文章第四段1,2行It wasn’t long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble.可知她是因為鍛煉場所很奇怪而出名的。故C正確。
【小題4】A 推理題。她不愿意自己的練習影響到老人，說明他很善良。她想出了如此巧妙的方法，說明她很聰明，她練習的很刻苦說明她很努力。故A正確。
【小題5】D 總結歸納題。根據文章最后一段“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.可知如果她沒有為老人考慮才想盡辦法建a space bubble。那么她就不會有如此美好的個人事業。說明好心有好報。故D正確。
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點評：本文講述了Brenda Bongos為了不讓自己練習音樂影響到鄰居的老人而發明了a space bubble，結果卻讓自己因此而出名。告訴我們好心有好報。本文細節題居多，答題時在文章找到對應的地方，用筆進行標記，這有利于后期有時間檢查時可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細理解作者所講的意思，再結合選項，通過排除法和自己對全文的把握，選出正確答案。