Question

Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big dream—to play the drums in a band. But one big problem 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 want others to hear her play

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

C. Because she didn't have her own room

D. Because she didn’t like her neighbors.

2.Brenda started to give concerts _______.

A. after she practiced in her space bubble

B. when she became part of the unique space journey

C. after she became a real musical astronaut

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

3.Brenda became famous because _______.

A. she was good at music and science      

B. she became a real musical astronaut

C. she invented a special way of practice 

D. she played well and had a talent

4.It can be inferred from the text that: " _______".

A. He laughs best who laughs last        B. It's never too old to learn

C. Two heads are better than one         D. One good turn deserves another

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了Brenda Bongos的音乐梦想之路。Brenda Bongos想成为乐队的鼓手，要想梦想成真，她必须加强练习。但是，Brenda不想吵到邻居，从电视上得到启发，Brenda建造了一个真空的练习装置，后来自己开了演唱会。出名之后，Brenda受政府邀请踏上了太空之旅。

1.She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves.”可知，Brenda Bongos是怕练习打鼓会打扰到邻居，故选B。

2.Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts.”可知，Brenda建了一个真空的球状物体，在里面练习打鼓。不久之后，她就开始办演唱会了。故选A。

3.It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble.”可知，许多人出于好奇心，来看Brenda的表演，故选C。

4.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.”可知，如果不是Brenda出于好心，怕打扰到邻居，她就不会想到这个练习方法，也就不会有今天的成就，D“礼尚往来，好人有好报”符合文章大意，故选D。

考点：人物类短文阅读