2014-2015学年人教版高中英语必修2语篇提能练习题及答案解析25份25.doc

语 篇 提 能阅读理解One of the most popular American singers of the twentieth century was Elvis Presley. He made the rock n roll music popular all over the world. He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.Elvis Presley was born in a poor family in 1935. His parents were simple country people who often took him to church, where he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.When he was young, Elvis moved from Toledo to Memphis in Tennessee, where he attended high school, but he was not a good student. His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is called “country and western”In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mothers birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American South. It was called “Blues”Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manager and arranged concerts for him across the United States and new recording as well. Soon Elvis became famous around the country. Later Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films such as Love Me Tender and King Creole.But Elvis found it difficult to live with success. Like many other famous people, he began to take drugs (毒品) and his health started to suffer. When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977, millions of his fans were shocked (震惊的). “The King Is Dead！” the newspapers said. But today his memory and his music live on and he will always be remembered as the King of Rock n Roll.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了二十世纪著名的美国歌手Elvis Presley的生平。他因吸毒去世让成千上万的歌迷震惊，不过他永远被铭记为“摇滚乐之王”。1From the passage, we can see _.A. the church songs didnt help Elvis develop his own styleB. Elvis forgot his church music at a later ageC. Elvis didnt get any help from his parentsD. the church songs helped Elvis develop his singing答案与解析D推理判断题。由文章第二段可知Elvis出生在一个贫穷的家庭。他的父母经常把他带到教堂，在那里他学会了唱歌，这为他以后的演唱打下了基础。故D项正确。2Who was Tom Parker?A. A manager of a bank.B. A famous singer.C. Elvis manager.D. Elvis best friend since childhood.答案与解析C细节理解题。由文章倒数第二段第一句可知Elvis后来遇到Tom Parker，而Tom Parker最终成为了他的经纪人并为他安排演出等。故C项正确。3What caused Elvis death?A. His singing too much. B. His taking drugs.C. His parents death. D. Tom Parkers help.答案与解析B细节理解题。由最后一段第二句可知Elvis后来开始吸毒，健康状况恶化，年仅42岁就去世了。故B项正确。4What was Elvis music style like most?A. Only country and western.B. Only country and Blues.C. Both western and church mus