【2014备考】2013高考英语真题模拟新题分类汇编：c单元阅读理解

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1、C单元阅读理解C1　人物传记类　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C1[2013·山东卷]BGeorgeGershwin,bornin1898,wasoneofAmerica'sgreatestcomposers.Hepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.ManyofGershwin'ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYork

2、City.Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz,somepeopleasked,beconsideredseriousmusic?In192

3、4jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime,hecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfpla

4、yedthepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic.Itmadehimworld－famousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.In1928,GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition(作曲)withthewell－knownmusicianNadiaBoulanger,butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywould

5、ruinhisjazz－influencedstyle.Whilethere,GershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed,critics(评论家)weredividedoverthemusic.Somecalledithappyandfulloflife,toothersitwassillyandboring.ButitquicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Itstillremainsoneofhismostfamousworks.GeorgeGershwi

6、ndiedin1937,justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbraincancer.Hewasonlythirty－nineyearsold.Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhisdeathontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusichemighthavestillwritten.61．ManyofGershwin'smusicalworkswere________．A．writtenaboutNewYorkersB．composedforP

7、aulWhitemanC．playedmainlyinthecountrysideD．performedinvariousways62．WhatdoweknowabouttheconcertorganizedbyWhiteman?A．Itattractedmorepeopletotheatres.B．Itprovedjazzcouldbeseriousmusic.C．ItmadeGershwinleaderoftheorchestra.D．Itcausedadebateamongjazzmu