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1、2013年5月份百题精练（1）英语试题第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。ABongoswasahappy,artisticgirl．Shehadonebigambitiontoplaythedrumsinaband．Butonebigobstaclelayinherway．Tobegoodenoughtoplayinaband,Brendahadtopracticealot,butshelivednext-
2、doortoalotofoldpeople．Manyofthemaresick．Sheknewthatthesoundofbeatingdrumswouldreallygetontheirnerves．So,shehadtriedplayinginthestrangestplaces:abasement,akitchen,andeveninashower．Buttherewasalwayssomeoneitwouldannoy．Oneday,whilewatchingasciencedocumentaryonTV,sheheardthatsoun
3、dcannottravelinspace,becausethere'snoair．Atthatmoment,BrendaBongosdecidedtobecomeasortofmusicalastronaut．Withthehelpofalotoftime,booksandwork,Brendabuiltaspacebubble．Thiswasabigglassballconnectedtoamachinewhichsuckedoutalltheairinside．Allthatwouldbeleftinsidewasadrumkit（成套设备）
4、andachair．Brendagotintothespacesuitshehadmade,enteredthebubble,turnedonthemachine,andplayedthosedrumslikeawildchild．Itwasn'tlongbeforeBrendaBongoscameveryfamous．Manypeoplecametoseeherplayinherspacebubble．Shortlyafterwardsshecameoutofthebubbleandstatedgivingconcerts．Herfamespr
5、eadsomuchthatthegovernmentsuggestedthatshebepartofauniquespacejourney．Finally,Brendawasarealmusicalastronaut,andhadgonefarbeyondherfirstambitionofplayingdrumsinaband．Yearslater,whenaskedhowshehadachievedallthis,shethoughtforamoment,andsaid:"Ifthoseoldpeoplenext-doorhadn'tmatt
6、eredsomuchtome,Iwouldn'thavefoundasolution,andnoneofthiswouldhaveeverhappened．"56．WhydidBrendatrytoplayinthestrangestplaces?A．Becauseshedidn'twantotherstohearherplay．B．Becauseshedidn'tmeantodisturbothers．C．Becauseshedidn'thaveherownroom．D．Becauseshedidn'tlikeherneighbors．57．B
7、rendastartedtogiveconcerts．A．aftershepracticedinherspacebubbleB．whenshebecamepartoftheuniquespacejourneyC．aftershebecamearealmusicalastronautD．whenpeoplecametoseeherinthespacebubble58．Brendabecamefamousbecause．A．shewasgoodatmusicandscienceB．shebecamearealmusicalastronautC．she
8、inventedaspecialwayofpracticeD．sheplayedwell-5-andhadatalent59．Itcan
