Question

Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big ambition—to play the drums in a band. But one big problem 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 mean to disturb others.

C. Because she didn't have her own room

D. Because she didn’t like her neighbors.

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 was good at music and science

B. she became a real musical astronaut

C. she invented a special way of practice

D. she played well and had a talent

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.It can be inferred from the text 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：本文讲述了一个快乐的艺术型女孩Brenda Bongos。她有个远大的志向就是去乐队敲鼓，但是她的邻近有很多老人，她怕练习敲鼓的声音会打扰别人，就寻找各种奇怪的地方练习。后来经过研究她发明了一种隔音圆罩，她就在里面练习敲鼓。最后经过努力终于获得了成功。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves.”她知道她敲鼓的声音会搅扰别人的神经，可知她去一些奇怪的地方弹奏是因为不想打扰别人，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段“Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts.”可知她是在真空圆罩里练习过之后才开的演唱会，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段可知她因为发明了一种特殊的练习方式而变得出门，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据第一段她不想打扰别人，以及她努力寻找各种奇怪的地方练习，可知她很善良很努力，后来她又发明了隔空圆罩说明她很聪明。所以本题选A。

5.推理题。通过本文讲述Brenda Bongos经过一系列努力，最终获得成功，可以推断出“善有善报”。故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。