Question

Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big ambition—to play the drums in a band. But one big obstacle lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy.

One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.

With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit (成套设备)and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.

It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band.

Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: "If those old people next - door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened."

1.Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?

A. Because she didn't mean to disturb others.

B. Because she didn't want others to hear her play.

C. Because she didn't have her own room.

D. Because she didn’t like her neighbors.

2.Brenda started to give concerts _______.

A. when people came to see her in the space bubble

B. when she became part of the unique space journey

C. after she became a real musical astronaut

D. after she practiced in her space bubble

3.Brenda became famous because _______.

A. she was good at music and science

B. she invented a special way of practice

C. she became a real musical astronaut

D. she played well and had a talent

4.Which of the following can be used to describe Brenda?

A. Lovely, brave and kind.

B. Brave, kind and hardworking.

C. Kind, hardworking and clever.

D. Nervous, kind and clever.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是一个聪明的女孩Brenda为了不影响别人，而创造出的一个独特的练习音乐的方法。

1.A 推理题。根据第一段2,3行可知她周围的邻居都是一些年级比较大的老人，很容易受到音乐声音的干扰和影响，所以为了不影响这些人，她总是在地下室等奇怪的对方玩音乐。故A正确。

2.D 细节题。根据文章第4段前3行可知是在她从space bubble出来以后才变得如此的出名，很多人争相来采访她，她才成了名人。故D正确。

3.B 推理题。她出名的真正原因不在于她玩音乐，而是她使用了一种与众不同的方法在玩音乐，成为了第一个真正的太空中的musical astronaut，可知真正的原因是她的方式。故B正确。

4.C 推理题。为了不打扰别人，她想了很多别的方法，说明她很善良；她也很努力的练习音乐，同时她能够想到那个方法，说明他很聪明。故C正确。

考点：考察故事类短文阅读