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1、商丘市一高2016届高三英语短评快训练(二)姓名：_ 得分：_ (满分43分)I. 阅读理解(共9小题；每小题2分，满分18分)阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 ARobert Todd Duncan was born in 1903 in the southern city of Danville, Kentucky. His mother was his first music teacher. As a young man, he continued his music study in Indianapolis, Indiana.In 1930，h
2、e completed more musical education at Columbia University in New York City. Then he moved to Washington. For fifteen years, he taught music at Howard University in Washington. At that time, not many black musicians were known for writing or performing classical music. Teaching at Howard gave Duncan
3、the chance to share his knowledge of classical European music with a mainly black student population. He taught special ways to present the music. These special ways became known as the Duncan Technique.Besides teaching，Duncan sang in several operas with performers who were all black. But it seemed
4、that he always would be known mainly as a concert artist. However，his life took a different turn in the middle 1930s. At that time, the famous American music writer George Gershwin was looking for someone to play a leading part in his new work Porgy and Bess. The music critic (评论家) of the New York T
5、imes newspaper suggested Todd Duncan. Duncan had almost decided not to try for the part as he knew it would not be easy to get it. But he changed his mind. He sang a piece from an Italian opera for Gershwin. He had sung only a few minutes when Gershwin offered him the part. He became famous because
6、of the part in Porgy and Bess.Todd Duncan gained fame as an opera singer and concert artist. But his greatest love in music was teaching. When he stopped teaching at Howard，he continued giving singing lessons in his Washington home until the week before his death.1. What is this passage mainly about
7、?A.What Robert Todd Duncan loved most.B.How Robert Todd Duncan became famous.C.Robert Todd Duncan and his works of music.D.A brief introduction to Robert Todd Duncan.2. According to Paragraph 2, while teaching at Howard University, Duncan_.A.discovered special new ways to write musicB.opened doors f
8、or other black classical singersC.had the chance to know many famous black musiciansD.became known for writing and performing classical music3.What happened to Duncan in the middle 1930s?A.He gave up teaching at Howard University.B.He was introduced by the New York Times in detail.C.He was asked to
9、be in charge of the opera Porgy and Bess.D.He was given a big opportunity to become an opera singer.4.We can infer that Robert Todd Duncan didnt at first want to try for the part mainly because _.A.he was too busy to do it B.he was not interested in itC.he was not confident enough D.he didnt want to
10、 become famous5.Based on the passage, what did Robert Todd Duncan love most?A.Singing in concerts. B.Writing music.C.Singing opera. D.Teaching music.BThe newspaper seller was a clean, neat man, of about forty with a rather serious, unsmiling face. He didnt speak much to the customers or to his helpe
11、rs, but when he did he spoke slowly and quietly, as if to himself. He believed in efficiency, not conversation. and this was how the office workers, rushing to catch their trains, preferred it.It had been a good day. Lunch-time had been warm and sunny, and many people had bought magazines to read ou
12、tside with their sandwiches. Now it was cold rainy, and people wanted an evening paper for a cheerless joyless journey ahead and a dull evening indoors.At 6:30, with the main rush over, he started to collect the money together and count it. Then he left the stand and went home. It was the assistants
13、 turn this evening to look after it till eight oclock, when it would be packed away for the night. His large white Mercedes was in the private car park of a large government building. Hed parked there for six months, pretending to be part of a heating firm working in the building. They would find ou
14、t about him soon, and hed have to park in a garage again, which was annoying. Their charges were far too high. A couple of junior clerks, regular customers, happened to see him getting into his car. “must be a lot of money in papers, eh?” one of them shouted. He just smiled coldly in reply, and got
15、into the car, placing the bags of money on the floor.He thought about the clerks on the way home. Like the majority of his customers, despite their white shirts and dark suits, they probably made in a week as much as he could make in a good day.6. It seems unlikely that the newspaper seller would be the sort of man who would _. A.be a cheerful companion B.try to cheat a customer C.earn a great deal of money D.trust his assistant much 7.The assistants job that evening was to _. A.sell papers until 8 oclock B.start selling magazines at 8 oclock C. count the mon
