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1、2015 重庆市高考英语（三月）阅读类课外训练【4】及答案 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C 或 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 George Gershwin，born in 1898，was one of Americas greatest composers.He published his first song when he was eighteen years old.During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs. Many of Gershwins songs were firs
2、t written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City.These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s.Many of his songs have remained popular as ever.Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible wayfrom jazz to country. In the 1920s there was a
3、 debate in the United States about jazz music.Could jazz，some people asked，be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music.Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he re
4、alized he had just a few weeks to do it.And in that short time，he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue.Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert.The audience were thrilled when they heard his music.It made him worldfamous and showed that jazz music could b
5、e both serious and popular. In 1928，Gershwin went to Paris.He applied to study composition (作曲)with the wellknown musician Nadia Boulanger，but she rejected him.She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazzinfluenced style.While there，Gershwin wrote An American in Paris.When it was first pe
6、rformed，critics (评论家)were divided over the music.Some called it happy and full of life，to others it was stilly and boring.But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States.It still remains one of his most famous works. George Gershwin died in 1937，just days after doctors learned he had b
7、rain cancer.He was only thirtynine years old.Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages.People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written. 【语篇解读】 本文讲述了 George Gershwin 一位伟大的音乐家的一生，对音乐界及 世界的影响。 1Many of Gershwins musical works were_. Awritten
8、about New Yorkers Bcomposed for Paul Whiteman Cplayed mainly in the countryside Dperformed in various ways 解析 细节理解题。根据原文第二段末 Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible wayfrom jazz to country.其中“they”指代 Gershwins musical works， “in every possible way ”与 various ways 属于同义替换，所以选 D
9、。 答案 D 。 2What do we know about the concert organized by Whiteman? AIt attracted more people to theatres. BIt proved jazz could be serious music. CIt made Gershwin leader of the orchestra. DIt caused a debate among jazz musicians. 解析 细节理解题。根据原文第三段中 In 1924, jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Wh
10、iteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music .其中“show that jazz was serious music”和 B 选项是表达的一个意思，所以选 B。 答案 B. 3What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris? AHe created one of his best works. BHe studied with Nadia Boulanger. CHe argued with French critics. DHe c
11、hanged his music style. 解析 细节理解题。根据原文第四段中“It still remains one of his most famous works.”其中 it 指的就是 An American in Paris， “one of his most famous works.”即 A 选项中的 one of his best works。 答案 A. 4What do we learn from the last paragraph? AMany of Gershwins works were lost. BThe death of Gershwin was wid
12、ely reported. CA concert was held in memory of Gershwin. DBrain cancer research started after Gershwins death. 解析 推理判断题。根据原文最后一段， “Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages.”即说明了 B 选项“The death of Gershwin was widely reported.”故 B 正确。 其它选项均没有涉及。 答案 B. 5Which of the follow
13、ing best describes Gershwin? ATalented and productive. BSerious and boring. CPopular and unhappy. DFriendly and honest. 解析 主旨大意题。从全文看，这个人不可能用 boring 这样感情色彩负面的词来形容， 故 B 错误；文中提到他 popular，但没有说他 unhappy，故 C 错误；friendly 和 honest 在 文中没有具体体现，没有根据，故 D 错误；A 选项中 talented 有天分的，productive 多产 的，准确地描述了 Gershwin 作
14、为一个作曲家所具备的素质。 答案 A. 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C 或 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Mark Twain has been called the inventor of the American novel.And he surely deserves additional praise：the man who popularized the clever literary attack on racism. I say clever because antislavery fiction had been the important part of t
15、he literature in the years before the Civil War.H.B.Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin is only the most famous example.These early stories dealt directly with slavery.With minor exceptions，Twain planted his attacks on slavery and prejudice into tales that were on the surface about something else entirely.He dr
16、ew his readers into the argument by drawing them into the story. Again and again，in the postwar years，Twain seemed forced to deal with the challenge of race.Consider the most controversial，at least today，of Twains novels，Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.Only a few books have been kicked off the shelves as often as Huckleberry Finn，Twains most widely read tale.Once upon a time，people hated the book because it struck them as rude.Twain himself wrote
