Question

6．Patti Page，the top-selling female artist of the 1950s with more than 100 million records sold，died on January 2nd，2013，when she was 85．She was one of the most beloved singers of the post-war era．Take her Tennessee Waltz for example； it sold more than 10 milllion copies and was her biggest hit．
Born in Claremore，Oklahoma，a small town near Tulsa，Page originally dreamed of a career in commercial art．Her first job in the art department at a local radio station soon led to performing on her own 15-minute program．
At age 20，Page was discovered by big-band leader Jack Rael，who quit his job to become her manager．In 1948，she signed her first recording contract with Mercury Records and two years later enjoyed her first hit record．She stayed with Mercury for the next 14 years and recorded hit after hit including："With My Eyes Wide Open，I'm Dreaming"，and"Old Cape cod"．
Her last hit was"Hush…Hush，Sweet Charlotte"，recorded for the Bette Davis movie of the same name．And then，there was"Doggie In The Window"．The creative tune was a huge hit，but with its repeated barking sounds and silly lyrics（歌詞），the song has been used by many people as an example of all that was wrong with pop music in the early 1950s．
Throughout the 1950s，Patti Page made regular appearances on television variety shows and in 1957 she was chosen to host the musical program，"The Big Record"．The following year，Page appeared in her own CBS television series，"The Patti Page Show"．She continued to record and perform into the 21st century，most recently releasing an album of songs for children，a Christmas record，and a new"best of"collection．
Besides music，Patti Page did a bit of acting．She co-starred with the Oscar-winning Burt Lancaster in"Elmer Gantry"，and also starred on stage in the musical play"Annie Get Your Gun"．
51．From the passage，we can know that Patti PageC
A．wanted to be an actress when young
B．was a success in commercial art
C．was born in 1927 in the US
D．started his work as a TV program hostess
52．Which of her following recorded songs was criticized？C
A．"Old Cape Cod"．
B．"Hush…Hush，Sweet Charlotte"．
C．"Doggie In the Window"．
D．"With My Eyes Wide Open，I'm Dreaming"．
53．The"Tennessee Waltz"is mentioned in the passage in order to prove thatAA．she was a beloved singer
B．her songs and acting were successful
C．she was the top-selling female artist
D．she was good at acting
54．Patti PageB
A．got to know Jack Rael in 1945
B．left Mercury Records at the age of 35
C．a(chǎn)ppeared in"The Patti Page Show"in 1957
D．began to act in the 21st century
55．We can draw a conclusion thatA
A．Patti Page was a successful singer as well as a successful actress
B．Patti Page gave up singing in public when she was old
C．Patti Page's gift in art began to be shown in her teens
D．Patti Page's great success resulted from others'help．

Answer 1

分析 美國歌手帕蒂•佩姬是20世紀50年代最暢銷的女藝人，在2013年1月2日去世，享年85歲，她是美國戰(zhàn)后時期最受歡迎的女歌手之一．她除了是名成功的歌手之外，還是名成功的演員．

解答 51．B　細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段的"…died on January 2nd，2013，when she was 85．"可推斷她出生于1927年，再根據(jù)第二段"Born in Claremore，Oklahoma，a small town near Tulsa…"可知，她出生在美國奧克拉荷馬州的克萊爾莫爾，是塔爾薩附近的一個小鎮(zhèn)，故選C．
52．C　細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段的"And then，there was"Doggie in the Window"．The creative tune was a huge hit，but with its repeated barking sounds and silly lyrics（歌詞），the song has been used by many people as an example of all that was wrong with pop music in the early 1950s．"可知，她錄制的歌曲Doggie in the Window受到許多人的批評，故選C．
53．A　細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段的"She was one of the most beloved singers of the postwar era．Take her Tennessee Waltz for example，it sold more than 10 million copies and was her biggest hit．"可知，此處是舉例說明她是美國戰(zhàn)后時期最受歡迎的女歌手之一，故選A．
54．B　推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段的"In 1948，she signed her first recording contract with Mercury Records and two years later enjoyed her first hit record．She stayed with Mercury for the next 14 years…"可推斷出，她是在35歲的時候離開了水星唱片公司，故選B．
55．D　細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)帕蒂•佩姬不斷引起轟動的歌曲可知她是一位成功的歌手，根據(jù)最后一段可推斷出她同時也是一位成功的演員，故選A．

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