Question

Elvis Presley was one of the most popular American________. He made the Rock & Roll music popular around the world. He_______millions of records（唱片） and made many successful films. He sang so well and was______  the King of Rock & Roll.

Elvis Presley was born_______a poor family in 1935. ______he was very young, his parents often took him to church. He learned to sing in church. In 1955, Elvis_______some songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. It was country and Western music, but it______ a little like blues.

Later on, Elvis met his manager, Tom Parker. Tom Parker helped him_______concerts. He also made new records for Elvis. Soon Elvis became_______. Then Elvis went to Hollywood and began to play roles in films.

But unluckily, he died at the________of 42 because of his poor health.

1.A. singers    B. writers    C. musicians    D. composers

2.A. buy    B. sell    C. bought    D. sold

3.A. call    B. called    C. to call    D. calling

4.A. at    B. of    C. with    D. into

5.A. When    B. Before    C. Till    D. Because

6.A. wrote    B. sang    C. recorded    D. made

7.A. looked    B. felt    C. tasted    D. sounded

8.A. buy    B. send    C. give    D. take

9.A. angry    B. serious    C. famous    D. strange

10.A. time    B. year    C. age    D. number

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.C

9.C

10.C

【解析】Elvis Presley是美国著名的摇滚歌手，他被称为“摇滚之王”，这篇短文给我们介绍了这个著名的歌手的生平经历。

1.句意：Elvis Presley是美国最受欢迎的歌手之一。singers 歌手；writers作家；musicians音乐家；composers作曲家。根据下文He sang so well可知，Presley是唱歌的，所以应选A。

2.句意：他卖掉了几百万张唱片，制作了很多成功的电影。buy 买；sell卖；bought 是buy过去式；sold是sell的过去式。根据文意可知，Presley是一个歌手，所以他应该是卖掉唱片，这里说的都是过去的事情，故用过去式，选D。

3.句意：他唱歌如此好被称为“摇滚之王”。call 称呼；called是call的过去分词；to call是动词不定式；calling是现在分词。根据句意可知，这句话的主语He和call是被动关系，所以作定语，这里填过去分词，选B。

4.句意：Elvis Presley于1935年出生于一个贫穷的家庭。at 在具体时间点或地点；of …的；with和…一起；into到…里面。born into是一个固定短语，出生在…，故应选D。

5.句意：当他小的时候，他的父母经常带他去教堂。When 当…时候；Before在…之前；Till直到…时候；Because因为。根据句意可知，这里说的是Presley小的时候，故应选A。

6.句意：在1955年，Presley为他妈妈的生日录制了一些歌曲。wrote 写，是write的过去式；sang唱歌，是sing的过去式；recorded录制；made制作。根据下文The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music可知，录播室里的人们都很喜欢他的歌，由此可知，Presley是去录制歌曲，故应选C。

7.句意：它是西部乡村音乐，但是听起来有点像蓝调。looked 看…；felt感觉，是feel的过去式；tasted尝起来；sounded听起来。根据文意可知，Presley录制歌曲，所以这里应该是听起来像…，故应选D。

8.句意：Tom Parker帮助他做演唱会。buy 买；send 发送；give给；take带走。give concerts举办演唱会，故应选C。

9.句意：很快Elvis就变得出名了。angry 生气的；serious严肃的，认真的；famous 著名的；strange奇怪的。根据上下文Elvis Presley was one of the most popular American____1____.... Then Elvis went to Hollywood and began to play roles in films.可知，Elvis举行了演唱会之后，变得出名了，后来还拍电影。故应选C。

10.句意：但是不幸的是，他在42岁的时候就因为身体健康问题去世了。time 时间；year年；age年龄；number数字。at the age of是固定短语，在…岁的时候。故选C。