Module 4　课下能力提升(十三)

　　阅读理解

　　A

　　The crowd cheered and cheered. The man with the horn waved and smiled his great, happy smile."More! More！" cried the crowd. And Louis Armstrong took his horn and began to play again. Here he was in England. Now as a famous man, he was rich. He knew many important people. Wherever he went, people knew his name. They wanted to hear his music. As Louis played the sad, slow songs, he thought of his home in New Orleans. He lived there as a boy. How many years ago was it? It was a busy, exciting city. But Louis' family was very poor. He went to work to help his mother. He also went to school. One of Louis' teachers asked him to be in the school band."This horn is yours until you leave our school，" his teacher said. Louis' music was jazz and he loved it. He remembered all the music he heard. He didn't learn to read music until he was a man.

　　When he left school, he played in many bands. He loved his work and people loved him. They knew he had a wonderful talent. Louis played on the boats that sailed up and down the river. He played in little towns and in big cities. Louis's horn had as many sounds as ten horns - sometimes slow and sweet; sometimes fast and hot, high and low. His music was always strong and exciting."He does make wonderful music，" said the man who listened happily."Yes，" said another man，"he makes that horn speak." Then the music ended and the crowd cheered. Louis Armstrong spoke with tears in his eyes，"I think, my friends, you can listen to as much jazz as I can play. I thought jazz was my music, but now I understand it is ours. Isn't it beautiful how music brings us together？"

　　1．What music did Armstrong play?

　　A．Jazz music. B．Classical music.

　　C．Rock music. D．Pop music.

　　2．When did he learn to read music?

　　A．When he was less than 14 years old.

　　B．When he was in the school band.

　　C．After he became a grown­up.

　　D．After he went to school.

　　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.

　　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

　　B

　　When Johnny Cash sings, people listen. His big, deep voice rumbles out of radios and juke­boxes across North America. His records sell by the million. Country music fans everywhere know his big hits. They love songs like Hey Porter, Ring of Fire, and Folsom Prison Blue.

Johnny Cash sings about a hundred concerts a year. People like what they hear - and what they see, too. Rugged and big­shouldered, the singer stands six­two without his black boots on. He's a two­hundred­pound package of muscle and talent. And that scar (疤痕) on his cheek? It's a