Question

Tony Bennett, the American singer recently touring Britain, can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I left My Heart in San Fransisco”. He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night.

“I never get tired of singing it.” He said. “I like it too much . It’s a great city and it’s a good song.”

Bennett is to record a TV program with American singer Lens Home while he is here. And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled “Listen Easy” will be published in June.. “I like it here.” He added quietly over whiskey. “I would like to live here so many months of the year.”

He already keeps a large flat in Grosenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint. Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $4000. At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film , which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expression for 50 cents. It’s about an Italian immigrant who goes to America , but he becomes a failure.

“In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written,” said Bennett. “My father, an Italian ,was ill and died when I was nine. He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success.

1.The underlined phrase “standard hit” most nearly means______

A．Bennett’s favourite song but it’s not very popular.

B．a song that is always popular

C．a song which makes him standard

D．a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience

2.What does Tony Bennett want to do?

A．Buy a house and live in England.

B．Stay with his wife and daughter in England.

C．Live part of each year in England

D．Leave American and settle in England

3.What’s Tony’s hobby?

A．Singing       B．Drinking      C．Playing        D．Painting

4. What can we learn about Tony’s father from this passage?

A．He liked his son’s singing.

B．He was born in Italy and died when Tony Bennett was a small boy

C．He was a part of Bennett’s achievement

D．He was glad that his son became famous.

5.What kind of man is Tony Bennett？

A．hardworking and humorous

B．family-centered and hardworking

C．outgoing and kind

D．ambitious and trustworthy

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍歌手Tony Bennett除了在音乐方面的成功，还有自己的兴趣爱好，并做出成就，他还涉及了电影行业。还有他是一个以家庭为中心的人。

1.猜测词义题。根据下文He sang it again...以及I never get tired of singing it和It's a good song可推知其意为“总是受欢迎的歌曲”。选B

2.推理判断题。根据第四段I would like to live here so many months of the year. 一句可知Tony想每年一些时间呆在英国。选C

3.细节题：从第四段的句子：He already keeps a large flat in Grosenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint.可知Tony 的爱好是绘画，选D

4.推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句. It’s about an Italian immigrant who goes to America , but he becomes a failure.及第六段“My father, an Italian ,was ill and died when I was nine.可推知其父亲为意大利迁居美国的移民，在Tony很小的时候在美国去世，因此选B

5.推理题：从文章三四段的描写，可知Tony做了很多事情，说明他很勤奋，另外从第四段的句子He already keeps a large flat in Grosenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna 和最后一段对爸爸的描写，说明他是以家庭为中心的，选B

考点：考查人物传记类短文