【英语】甘肃省天水市第一中学2015-2016学年高一下学期第二学段（期中）考试

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1、天水市一中2015-2016学年度第二学期2015级第二学段考试英语试题（A）命题：海燕凤冉彤审核：马婷本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。共100分，考试时间90分钟。第I卷（选择题共50分）一、阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AElvisPresley,whowasoneofthemostpopularAmericansingersofthetwentiethcen

2、tury,madetheRock&Rollmusicpopulararoundtheworld.Hesoldmillionsofrecordsandmademanysuccessfulfilms,andhehelpedchangethedirectionofpopularmusicinthe1960s.ElvisPresleywasborninapoorfamilyin1935.Hisparentsweresimplecountrypeoplewhooftentookhimtochurch,wherehelearnedt

3、osingandheneverforgotthekindofsongsthatheusedtosinginchurchasachild.Whenhewasateenager,ElvismovedfromTupelostoMemphisinTennessee,whereheattendedhighschool,buthewasnotagoodstudent.Hisonlyrealinterestwassinging.Hebegantosinginthestylethatiscalled“countryandwestern”

4、.In1955herecordedsomesongsforhismother'sbirthday.Thepeopleattherecordingstudiolikedhissingingandhismusic.Therewassomethingdifferentaboutit.Itwascountryandwesternmusic,butitalsosoundedalittlelikethemusic,whichblackpeopleusedtosingintheAmericanSouth,musicknownas“bl

5、ues”.Shortlyafterthat,ElvismetTomParker,whobecamehismanagerandarranged(安排)concertsforhimacrosstheUnitedStatesandnewrecordingsaswell.SoonElvisrosetofamealloverthecountry.Later,ElviswenttoHollywoodandbegantoappearinfilmslikeLoveMeTenderandKingCreole.14ButElvisfound

6、ithardtolivewithsuccess,likemanyotherentertainmentpersonalities(娱乐圈内的人士).Hebegantotakedrugsandhishealthbegantosuffer.Whenhediedatanearlyageof42in1977,hismanymillionsoffanswereshocked.“TheKingIsDead!”thenewspapersaid.Buttodayhismemoryandhismusicliveonandhewillalwa

7、ysberememberedastheKingofRock&Roll.1．Judgingfromthepassage,wemayconclude____.A.ElvisforgothischurchmusicatalaterageB.hischurchsongshelpedhisdevelopmentinhissingingC.Elvisdidn'tgetanyhelpfromhisparentsinsingingD.hischurchsongsdidn'thelpdevelophisownstyle2．WhatwasE

8、lvis’sstyleofsinginglikemostprobably?A.Onlycountryandwestern.B.Onlycountryandblue.C.Bothwesternandcountry.D.Notonlycountryandwesternbutalsoabit“blues”.3．Whatwa