Question

Anna Riviere was one of the most admired of 19th-century English sopranos(女高音). She was also one of the most adventuresome.

She was born in London on January 9th, 1810. She entered the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 14. Seven years later, just after her first show, Anna married Sir Henry Bishop, who was 24 years her senior. Her reputation as a singer grew rapidly, based largely on her tours with Sir Henry and harpist Nicholas Bochsa. After a tour of Dublin, Edinburgh, and London, Anna Bishop deserted her husband and three children and ran away with Bochsa.

From then on, Madame Bishop—as she continued to be known—traveled and sang as if her life depended on it. Between 1839 and 1843 she traveled to every major town in Europe, where she sang in 260 concerts. In the course of two years in Naples, she performed in 20 operas. In 1855 she and Bochsa sailed for Sydney, Australia. He died there the following year, and Anna went on to tour South America before returning to New York, where she married a diamond merchant.

Then she began what proved her most dangerous adventure. After another American tour in 1866, she and her husband set sail across the Pacific. They were shipwrecked on a small coral reef, and for more than a month they drifted in a small boat before they finally reaching Guam. She had lost her music, her wardrobe, and her jewelry, but Madame Bishop was not to be stopped. She went on to Manila and began a concert tour that led to Hong Kong, Singapore, and India before she went back to England. After another two-year world tour she returned eventually to New York, where she gave her last public performance in 1883—at age 73.

Meanwhile the husband she left behind, Sir Henry, had become famous for writing the music to lyrics that might eventually have been meaningful to Anna Bishop—“Home, Sweet Home.”

1. Which of the following message about Madama Bishop is true?

A. She became famous after her first show.

B. After her tour in Europe, she returned to New York.

C. She got married more than once.

D. The song “Home, Sweet Home” was meaningful to her.

2.Sir Henry is a _____.

A. poem B. singer

C. writer D. composer

3.Which is the right order of the event？

a. Bochsa died in Australia.

b. Madama Bishop deserted her husband and three children.

c. Madama Bishop toured South America.

d. Madama Bishop and her husband, a diamond merchant, set sail across the Pacific.

A. abcd B.bacd C.bcda D.dcba

【小题 4】The best title for this passage is_____.

A. The English soprano

B. The soprano toured around the world

C. A soprano and her husband

D. The adventuresome soprano

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一位著名的女高音的冒险历程。

1.Anna Bishop deserted her husband and three children and ran away with Bochsa.可知她抛弃了丈夫和三个孩子与Bochsa跑了。故选C

2.Sir Henry, had become famous for writing the music to lyrics可知他是个作曲家。故选D

3.Anna Bishop deserted her husband and three children、第三段的. He died there the following year,、第四段的went on to tour South America和第五段的After another American tour in 1866,可知B选项正确。

4.soprano的冒险历程。故选D

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