D．After he went to school.

　　C　[细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句话"He didn't learn to read music until he was a man."可知，直到成年他才会识乐谱。]

　　3．What was Louis Armstrong most famous for?

　　A．His great happy smile.

　　B．His sad and slow songs.

　　C．His wonderful jazz music.

　　D．His beautiful speech.

　　C　[细节理解题。综观全文可知，Louis是以爵士乐而出名的。]

　　4．Which of the following is the best title for this text?

　　A．Musician

　　B．A Beautiful Horn

　　C．Sweet Smiles

　　D．The Man with the Horn

　　D　[标题归纳题。根据本文主题以及第一段中的"The man with the horn waved and smiled his great，happy smile."和第二段中的"...he makes that horn speak."可知，本文主要突出了音乐家和他的乐器，故选D。]

IV.完形填空

　　Once a group of tourists who were staying at a hotel in Birmingham were having dinner in the restaurant.Fish was brought in and while they were 1 it，some of them told interesting stories about 2 pearls and other 3 things inside fish.

An old gentleman，who up to now had 4 quietly to their conversation，at last said，"I've heard all your stories，and now I'll tell you 5 ．When I was a young man I was working in a large importing factory in New York，and 6 is usual with young persons，I fell in 7 with a pretty young girl.Very 8 we were engaged (订婚)．About two months 9 our marriage was to take place，I was suddenly 10 to Birmingham on a very important business.I left my sweetheart， 11 to write to her."