Question

Ray Charles，a black singer and pianist of the USA．He had won 12 Grammy Awards （格莱美奖） and performed at 10，000 concerts around the world．Many musicians called him simply"the Genius"（天才）．

Ray Charles was born into a poor family，without a father．When he was 5 years old，his younger brother died. And around the same time，Charles started to lose his sight．By the age of 7 he was completely blind．He had already been learning the piano for a year. And when he went blind，his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future．All his life，Charles remembered her saying："Do it right，or don't do it at all．"

Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children．There the teachers also encouraged him to study music．Sadly，while he was still at school，his mother died．He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players．He sang，played the piano and wrote music．

He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles．

In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made．The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx．The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles．After they had been playing together for two hours，Charles，then aged 73，jumped up and said："He's the one…he can do it．"A year later Charles died aged 74．The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles' music will live on．

1.What can we learn from Ray’s childhood story?

A. He was born into a rich family.

B. He grew up with his parents.

C. He started to learn the piano at the age of 6

D. He went blind when he was 14.

2.In the early 1950s Ray Charles____.

A. sang , played the piano and wrote music

B. studied in the school for blind and deaf

C. lived with his mother

D. made a film about his life

3.Ray Charles is a famous ___________.

A. film director    B. artists    C. actor and musician    D. singer and pianist

4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph？

A. Ray Charles and Jamie Foxx    B. The film of Ray's life．

C. Childhood story．    D. Master of many styles．

5.In the writer’s opinion Ray Charles and his music is _____ .

A. successful    B. difficult    C. careless    D. simple

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】本文介绍了雷·查尔斯·鲁滨逊，美国的黑人歌手和钢琴家。他赢得了12项格莱美奖。在文中介绍了他的家庭，他没有父亲，7岁时成了盲人。母亲知道弹钢琴是他唯一谋生的手段。他和著名的艺术家艾尔顿·约翰和披头士乐队制作了许多古典CD。享年74岁。

1.细节理解题。由句子“By the age of 7 he was completely blind．He had already been learning the piano for a year.”可知，到7岁的时候，他已经完全失明了，他已经学了一年钢琴了。故选C。

2.细节理解题。由句子“He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players．He sang，played the piano and wrote music．”可知，他离开学校，在1950年代初，查尔斯组织了一组球员，他唱歌，弹钢琴，写音乐。故选A。

3.推理判断题。由短文的第一段内容可知，雷·查尔斯·鲁滨逊是著名的歌唱家和钢琴家。故选D。

4.主旨大意题。由句子“The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles' music will live on．”可知，他一生的这部电影和他的歌曲一样流行，意味着查尔斯音乐的记忆将继续下去。由此判断B正确。

5.观点态度题。由短文的内容可知，雷·查尔斯·鲁滨逊和他的音乐是成功的。A. successful“成功的”；B. difficult “困难的”；C. careless“粗心的”；D. simple“简单的”。根据短文内容只有A正确。