Question

Elvis Aron Presley, often called “the king of rock music”, died on August 16th, 1977, at the age of forty-two. He left a great influence on popular music, and millions of fans. During his lifetime, Elvis sold more than four hundred million records. After Presley died, many of his records rose quickly. When Presley died, many mourners journeyed to Memphis, Tennessee, Presley’s home, to pay their last respects(敬意). While most of these fans knew a lot about the songs of Elvis, few of them knew the story of how Elvis had made his first recording. Elvis did not really want to become a recording star. His first record was for his mother. He paid four dollars to a small Memphis recording shop, and recorded two songs. The songs were “My Happiness” and “That’s Where Your Heartaches Begin”. Sam Philips, who owned the shop where Elvis made the record, liked Presley’s songs. He said he would call him some day. About a year later, Philips did call and asked him to cut a record. This first record had “Blue Moon of Kentucky” on one side, and “That's All Right, Mama” on the other.

1.The passage is mainly about___________.

A . Elvis Presley’ mother

B. the beginning of heartaches

C. how Elvis Presley began his career

D. the way to make a record

2.The underlined word “mourners” are __________.

A. people who get up early

B. usually record-producers

C. sad people

D. the opposite of night people

3.The passage shows that _________.

A. Elvis loved his mother

B. many people loved Elvis

C. Sam Philips kept his word

D. all of the above

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文主要介绍了被称为“摇滚乐之王”普雷斯利埃尔维斯如何开始他的职业生涯的故事。

1.C细节理解题。仔细读短文可知该文主要介绍了普雷斯利埃尔维斯如何开始他的职业生涯的，所以该选C。

2.C词义猜测题。根据journeyed to Memphis, Tennessee, Presley’s home, to pay their last respects可知“mourners”指的是“悲伤的人”，所以该选C。

3.仔细读短文可知埃尔维斯爱他的母亲，许多人喜欢埃尔维斯，山姆飞利浦有他的录音，所以该选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。