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 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 musicalastronaut

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：

1.B 推理题。根据第一段3,4行Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves.说明他的邻居会因为他的音乐而受到影响，而他又不想去打扰他们。所以才动脑筋，想办法，不去打扰邻居。故B正确。

2.A 细节题。根据第四段1,2行It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts.他不久就很出名了，他在离开the bubble以后就开始了音乐会的表演。故A正确。

3.C 推理题。根据第三段  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.说明他这种练习音乐的方法很特殊，引起了人们的注意，故C正确。

4.A 推理题。根据文章可知他为了不影响邻居，而想出了一个很独特的方法，说明他很善良，很聪明。同时他也努力练习音乐，说明他很勤奋。故A正确。

5.D 推断题。本文讲述的是Brenda为了不影响邻居而想出了一个很好的方法来练习自己的音乐，反而让自己更为出名。One good turn deserves another好心有好报。与文章的内容相符。

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