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（成套設備） 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

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了一個快樂的藝術型女孩Brenda Bongos。她有個遠大的志向就是去樂隊敲鼓，但是她的鄰近有很多老人，她怕練習敲鼓的聲音會打擾別人，就尋找各種奇怪的地方練習。后來經過研究她發明了一種隔音圓罩，她就在里面練習敲鼓。最后經過努力終于獲得了成功。

1.細節理解題。根據第一段“She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves.”她知道她敲鼓的聲音會攪擾別人的神經，可知她去一些奇怪的地方彈奏是因為不想打擾別人，故選B。

2.細節理解題。根據第四段“Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts.”可知她是在真空圓罩里練習過之后才開的演唱會，故選A。

3.細節理解題。根據第四段可知她因為發明了一種特殊的練習方式而變得出門，故選C。

4.細節理解題。根據第一段她不想打擾別人，以及她努力尋找各種奇怪的地方練習，可知她很善良很努力，后來她又發明了隔空圓罩說明她很聰明。所以本題選A。

5.推理題。通過本文講述Brenda Bongos經過一系列努力，最終獲得成功，可以推斷出“善有善報”。故選D。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。