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题目内容：

When 16-year-old Ella Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage to perform at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1934, she had no idea that her life was about to change. Her childhood had been36. After the death of her parents, Fitzgerald had been placed in a boarding school. 37, the teachers at the school mistreated her, 38she ran away. Homeless and orphaned, Fitzgerald was trying her best to 39on the streets of New York City when she won a contest to perform during an amateur night at the Apollo. She had 40planned to dance, but at the last second, she decided to sing her mother’s favorite song 41. Her performance earned her 42from several well-known musicians. Ella Fitzgerald went on to become a 43jazz singer.

During a musical career that spanned six decades, Fitzgerald 44more than 200 albums. She won 13 Grammy Awards, the last of which she received in 1990. She worked with some of the greatest American singers of the twentieth century, including Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Dizzy Gillespie. Her talent and charm 45a wide range of listeners around the world. The worldwide 46of Ella Fitzgerald helped make jazz a more popular genre.

Until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the United States 47African American citizens the same treatment 48white citizens received. Fitzgerald’s manager and her band 49to perform at places where discrimination was practiced. They also decided not to perform unless they were paid the same 50as white singers and musicians. Ella’s fight for 51 received support from numerous celebrity admirers, including Marilyn Monroe. Fitzgerald never took her good fortune for granted. She gave money to charities and organizations that contributed to 52disadvantages children. For her many civic contributions, in 1992 President George Bush 53her the Presidential Medal of Honor, one of the highest honors 54to civilians.

In 1991, Fitzgerald gave her 55performance in New York’s Carnegie Hall. Although Ella Fitzgerald died in 1996, the American “First Lady of Song” continues to live in the hearts and ears of music lovers worldwide.

小题1:

A．rich

B．rough

C．tiresome

D．happy小题2:

A．importantly

B．Unforgettably

C．Naturally

D．Unfortunately小题3:

A．therefore

B．but

C．so

D．then小题4:

A．survive

B．experience

C．learn

D．stand小题5:

A．strangely

B．blindly

C．originally

D．probably小题6:

A．in spite

B．instead

C．in place

D．though小题7:

A．jealousy

B．recognition

C．reputation

D．gratitude小题8:

A．creative

B．dependent

C．undiscovered

D．distinguished小题9:

A．released

B．sold

C．copied

D．showed小题10:

A．compared with

B．appealed to

C．composed of

D．depended on小题11:

A．celebration

B．admiration

C．relaxation

D．indication小题12:

A．denied

B．supported

C．offered

D．hated小题13:

A．which

B．what

C．that

D．like小题14:

A．decided

B．refused

C．started

D．afforded小题15:

A．number

B．quantity

C．amount

D．lots小题16:

A．wealth

B．future

C．equality

D．agreement小题17:

A．caring for

B．playing with

C．preferring to

D．taking after小题18:

A．rewarded

B．awarded

C．paid

D．presented小题19:

A．accessible

B．inadequate

C．available

D．official小题20:

A．best

B．vivid

C．open

D．final

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:D

小题3:C

小题4:A

小题5:C

小题6:B

小题7:B

小题8:D

小题9:A

小题10:B

小题11:B

小题12:A

小题13:C

小题14:B

小题15:C

小题16:C

小题17:A

小题18:B

小题19:C

小题20:D

答案解析：

文章介绍Ella Fitzgerald是如何从无家可归的女孩成为世界著名的爵士乐歌手的，以及她为争取平等和慈善做出的贡献。

小题1:考查形容词：A. rich富有B. rough困难的C. tiresome厌烦的D. happy高兴的，从后面的句子：After the death of her parents, Fitzgerald had been placed in a boarding school. 可知她的童年很艰辛。选B

小题2:考查副词：A. importantly重要地B. Unforgettably难忘的C. Naturally自然地D. Unfortunately不幸地，从后面的the teachers at the school mistreated her, 可知她很不幸。选D

小题3:考查词义辨析：A. therefore因此B. but但是C. so所以D. then然后，老师虐待她，所以她逃跑了。选C

小题4:考查动词：A. survive幸存B. experience经历C. learn学习D. stand忍受，Fitzgerald 尽最大努力在纽约的街头生存。选A

小题5:考查副词：A. strangely奇怪地B. blindly盲目地C. originally原始地D. probably可能地，她原来打算跳舞的，但是最后一刻她决定用唱歌代替了。选C

小题6:考查词组：A. in spite虽然B. instead代替C. in place在适当的位置D. though虽然，解析同上。选B

小题7:考查名词：A. jealousy嫉妒B. recognition认可C. reputation名气D. gratitude感激，她的表演赢得了几个著名音乐人的认可。选B

小题8:考查形容词：A. creative有创造力的B. dependent依赖的C. undiscovered没有发现的D. distinguished著名的，Ella Fitzgerald 继续成为著名的爵士歌手。选D

小题9:考查动词：A. released发行B. sold买C. copied复制D. showed展示，在60年的音乐生涯中，Ella Fitzgerald发行了200多张唱片。选A

小题10:考查词组：A. compared with和…相比 B. appealed to吸引C. composed of组成D. depended on依赖，她的才能和魅力吸引了全世界很多人。选B

小题11:考查名词：A. celebration庆祝B. admiration 羡慕，敬佩，C. relaxation放松D. indication暗示，全世界对Ella Fitzgerald的敬佩帮助爵士乐成为更受欢迎的种类。选B

小题12:考查动词：A. denied否认B. supported支持C. offered提供D. hated憎恨，直到20世纪60年代的人权运动，美国一直否认非洲裔美国公民和白人公民有同样的待遇。选A

小题13:考查定语从句，先行词是the same treatment，定语从句中缺少宾语，用that引导定语从句。选C

小题14:考查动词：A. decided决定B. refused拒绝C. started开始D. afforded提供，Ella Fitzgerald的经理和乐队拒绝在有歧视的地方演出。选B

小题15:考查名词：A. number数量，修饰可数名词B. quantity数量，修饰可数或不可数名词，C. amount数量，修饰不可数名词，D. lots许多，这里表示同样的包车，用amount。选C

小题16:考查名词：A. wealth财富B. future未来C. equality平等D. agreement协议，Ella Fitzgerald为平等做出的斗争得到很多名人仰慕者的支持。选C

小题17:考查词组：A. caring for想要，照顾B. playing with玩耍C. preferring to更喜欢D. taking after长得像，她把钱捐给慈善机关，为照顾劣势儿童做贡献。选A

小题18:考查动词：A. rewarded回报，B. awarded授予奖项C. paid付款D. presented呈现，布什总统授予她总统荣誉奖。选B

小题19:考查形容词：A. accessible易到达的，B. inadequate不适合的C. available可获得的D. official官方的，这是公民获得的最高荣誉之一。选C

小题20:考查形容词：A. best最好的B. vivid生动的C. open开放的D. final最终的，1991年，她在纽约卡内基音乐厅举行最后一场表演。选D

点评：本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。

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