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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和 D)中，出最佳选项。
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Celebrities often have their own extraordinary life stories about their childhoods and their dramatic rises to fame. And here we have one example: Ella Fitzgerald,a girl from Harlem who became one of the most celebrated female jazz singer of the 20th century.
Bom in Newport News,Virginia in 1917,Ella didn，t want to be a singer at first. At 17,she entered a contest with a dream of becoming a professional dancer. But watching other dancers perform,Ella changed her mind right before going on stage ^ this was a turning point in her life^ She performed as a singer and won first prize.
After tliis unexpected debut(初次登台) ，people began to hear about the girl with a pure singing voice,great rhythm,and perfect (音高) .And in 1935,Ella had a major breakthrough when the famous drummer Chick Webb decided to hire her for his band. Together they produced many hit songs,including “A-Tisket,A-Tasket/' which became Ella* s' first million-record seller. She also had a striking ability to make her voice imitate other musical instruments. This special talent made Ella begin to shine as she helped to pioneer a style called “scat” in the early 1940s. Scat,or wordless singing,uses random vocal sounds to copy the sounds of real musical instruments. Basically,scat singing is replacing the lyrics of a song with such nonsense syllables as “do be do be dos” while it keeps the tune (曲调) . Ella was a master of scat,elevating the style to a form of art.
After Webb's death,Ella continued her active singing career,touring with different jazz orchestras throughout the world. Celebrated as the top female singer of her time,she sold more than 40 million records. Ella received numerous awards and honors for her outstanding performance and talent. She died in 1996,but her music lives on,enchanting generations of jazz lovers.
1. Which of the following is TRUE about scat?
A. It is done by using nonsense syllables.
B. It is a style of singing with real words.
C. It is intended to improve musical instruments.
D. It is a rhythmic form of speech without musical backing.
2. What do we know about Ella Fitzgerald?
A. She made her stage debut as a dancer.
B. She helped Chick Webb to form his band.
C. She contributed greatly to the style of scat singing.
D. She became very famous immediately after her debut.
3. The underlined word “enchanting” in the last paragraph
probably means.
A. slightly surprising B. easily controlling
C. clearly explaining D. strongly atfracting
4. What would be the best title for the text?
A. The family life of Ella Fitzgerald
B. Ella Fitzgerald: The queen of jazz
C. Famous songs by Ella Fitzgerald
D. Ella Fitzgerald: A talented dancer
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[运用]根据句意，选用voice,sound或noise填空。
(1) The girl has a beautiful .
(2) Don’t make any in the cinema.
(3) We can hear the of birds singing in the countryside.
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2. 今天我有点儿不舒服，不能你一起吃晚饭了。
I'm sick today so that I can’t join you for dinner.
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根据短文内容，从方框i选择恰当的单词或短语 填空，有的需要变换形式。
excite,or so,adult,marry,wild,smile,shine,protect
The town of Longview has a very busy street. Many cars use it every day. In the past squirrels (松鼠) tried to cross the street and were killed.Amos Peters wanted (1) these lovely animals,so he built a bridge for them — one that would let them cross above the traffic.
Now I'm standing on the bridge. The weather is fine. The sun is (2) bright.Around me I only see lots of (3) squirrels. Some are (4) squirrels and some are baby squirrels. They all look at me with(5) . Some of them even (6) at me. It seems that they say, “Hey,young manf Where are you from?”
The bridge has been a symbol of the town for over 40 years (7) Some young couples come here to take photos before they get(8) ! . And every Christmas,the local (当地的) people add a small Christmas tree to the center of the bridge. How lovely!
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