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（成套设备） 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 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.

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

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

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

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.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了Brenda Bongos为了不让自己练习音乐影响到邻居的老人而发明了a space bubble，结果却让自己因此而出名。告诉我们好心有好报。

1.B 细节题。根据文章第一段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可知她的邻居都是一些有病的老人，她不想自己的练习影响他们的健康，故B正确。

2.A 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段第2行Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts.可知在e bubble里练习一段时间以后，她就出来演出了。故A正确。

3.C 细节题。根据文章第四段1,2行It wasn’t long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble.可知她是因为锻炼场所很奇怪而出名的。故C正确。

4.A 推理题。她不愿意自己的练习影响到老人，说明他很善良。她想出了如此巧妙的方法，说明她很聪明，她练习的很刻苦说明她很努力。故A正确。

5.D 总结归纳题。根据文章最后一段“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.可知如果她没有为老人考虑才想尽办法建a space bubble。那么她就不会有如此美好的个人事业。说明好心有好报。故D正确。

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