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【題目】When someone told 85-year-old Johnny Long that he was called a living legend, he replied, “I don’t know about that, but I’m living, and that’s important.”

Starting in 1949 as a high school band director and later as director of the Troy University band, Johnny Long became known as one of the most inspirational band directors in America. More than three hundred of his students went on to become band directors them-selves. “I have been a band director for more than 60 years and all I know about the word band is that you spell it F-U-N,” Long said. “And if you change that, it’s over.”

Long retired 14 years ago to spend more time with his wife Mary Lynn. But his passion (熱情) for bands never went away. He dreamed of forming a top-notch (拔尖的) community band in Troy. But Troy is a small town — with not a ton of top-notch talent. “I didn’t think it would work, I really didn’t,” Long said.

Fortunately, there was one thing Johnny hadn’t considered: the devotion of his former students. Now, once a week during the concert season, they drive in from all over the south and across the decades.

65-year-old Bobby Johnson was in Long’s first college class. He lives in Atlanta and drives 3 hours to practice. Johnson said he does it because Long’s “such a unique character and I just admire him so much.”

Many people do it for the same reason. “He’s the single biggest influence on my career.” “He was a father figure to me. He’s just a genuine person.”

Long said he wanted to be remembered as a teacher. “I think ‘teacher’ is the greatest word in the English language, next to ‘mother’.”

【1】What Long got most from bands was ______.

A. pleasure B. health C. wealth D. honor

【2】Why did Long retire 14 years ago?

A. Because he found no band talent in Troy.

B. Because he was tired of working as a director.

C. Because he hoped to spend more time with his wife.

D. Because he found his students were not devoted to music.

【3】The words of Long’s students show that ______.

A. Long treated his students like a father

B. Long was born to be a good teacher

C. Long influenced his students greatly

D. Long was very special as a teacher

【4】What’s the main idea of the text?

A. Johnny Long still teaches at the age of 85.

B. A band director had more than 300 students.

C. A band lover organized a band in a small town.

D. 85-year-old band director still inspires others.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析:本文是一篇人物傳記。本文介紹了Johnny Long和他的音樂團(tuán)隊及他當(dāng)樂隊指揮的故事。Johnny Long現(xiàn)在85歲，他具有豐富的樂隊指揮經(jīng)驗。在他退休的14年后，他希望組建一個一流的社區(qū)樂隊，他之前教過的學(xué)生們紛紛趕回來幫助他。

【1】A事實細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段I have been a band director for more than 60 years and all I know about the word band is that you spell it F-U-N,可知，long在樂隊里感受到最多的是快樂，故選A。

【2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段 Long retired 14 years ago to spend more time with his wife Mary Lynn.可是，他是想要有更多的時間和妻子呆在一起，故選C。

【3】C主細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。根據(jù)He’s the single biggest influence on my career.” “He was a father figure to me. He’s just a genuine person.” 可知long對他的學(xué)生們影響很大，故選C。

【4】D主旨大意題。文章講述了一個85歲的樂隊指揮現(xiàn)在以及之前對他的學(xué)生們及人們的影響，D選項 85-year-old band director still inspires others.最為符合題意，故選D。