阿兰尼斯（莫里塞特）_当前要闻

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一、题文

【题文】Canadian singer and song writer, Alanis Morissette, is used to being in the public eye. Her most famous album(专辑)Jagged Little Pill, came out in 1995 when she was only twenty-one years old. It sold 15 million copies and made her world famous. Since then she has made several more albums and she has continued giving great performances on stage.Last Thursday night, hundreds of fans went to the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, England to see Alanis Morissette performing in concert. It was Morissette"s first performance in England since her song "Uninvited" won this year"s Grammy Award for the best rock song. The 30-year-old singer has a strong fan base in England. There was not an empty seat anywhere in the concert hall at last Thursday"s event, although it was an extremely cold night. “Sure it"s cold outside, but I hope we"ll warm it up in here for you”, Morissette said to the large crowd before she started to play.During the 3-hour concert, Morissette used a lot of material from her award-winning album "Jagged Little Pill". She also played a few songs from her new album, such as "Everything But…”, which tells the story of someone looking for love in the wrong places. Morissette gave a creative and powerful performance in another song “Utopia”. Her singing was full of feelings; the first part of the song was filled with anger, while the last part expressed love and joy.Although the concert hall was cold and the sound system caused a few problems, the audience could still enjoy the concert. Many people in the crowd were obviously long-time fans and they knew the words and sang along to nearly every song throughout the concert. The atmosphere inside the concert hall was extremely exciting. Everyone agreed that they were greatly impressed by Morissette"s brilliantmusic and sing.At the end of the three hours, Morissette showed that she was a true performer, singing a well-known song “Heartache”. She finished the evening with a new song about the life of a superstar. While I watched and listened, I knew that I was seeing the performance of a real superstar.【小题1】Which of the following facts CAN’T prove that the performance was successful?A．There wasn’t an empty seat in the concert hall at the event.B．The fans sang along to nearly every song throughout the concert.C．The song "Uninvited" won this year"s Grammy Award for the best rock song.D．Although it was cold in the concert hall, the atmosphere inside was exciting.【小题2】How many albums of Alanis’ are mentioned in the passage?A．5.B．4.C．3.D．2.【小题3】What do we know about Alanis Morissette?A．Her album Jagged Little Pill made her world famous.B．Alanis Morissette came to perform in London for the first time.C．Her well-known song “Heartache” is about the life of a superstar.D．Morissette has got two awards in her life.【小题4】Which of the following word might have the closest meaning to “brilliant” in Paragraph 4?A．fastB．excellentC．popularD．strong【小题5】Which is the best title for the passage?A．Alanis—a True PerformerB．A Successful ConcertC．My SuperstarD．Alanis and her Fans

二、解答

【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】D【小题3】A【小题4】B【小题5】A

三、分析

【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了加拿大歌手和作曲家，阿兰妮丝·莫里塞特所取得的成就，她是一位真正的表演者。【小题1】细节理解题。本题采取排除法。由第二段，第四段“ There was not an empty seat anywhere in the concert hall .they knew the words and sang along to nearly every song throughout the concert. The atmosphere inside the concert hall was extremely exciting”可知，在上周四，音乐厅没有一个空位。人群中的许多人很显然是忠实歌迷，他们知道歌词，并且几乎跟唱了每一首歌曲贯穿着音乐会，音乐厅中的气氛一直令人兴奋。所以A，B, D选项都能证明阿兰妮丝的演出很成功。故C选项不能证明阿兰妮丝的演出很成功。故选C项。【小题2】细节理解题。由第三段中的“Jagged Little Pill". She also played a few songs from her new album, such as "Everything But…”可知，莫里塞特唱了大量来自她获奖专辑《Jagged Little Pill》的歌曲。她也演唱了来自她新专辑的部分少量歌曲，例如《Everything But...》。所以短文中提到了两张张阿兰尼斯的专辑。故选D项。【小题3】推理判断题。由第一段“Her most famous album(专辑)Jagged Little Pill, came out in 1995 when she was only twenty-one years old. It sold 15 million copies and made her world famous”可知，她最著名的唱片《Jagged Little Pill》，于1995年发行，当时她只有21岁。这张专辑卖了1,500万张，也让她闻名世界。所以她的专辑《Jagged Little Pill》使她闻名世界。故选A项。【小题4】词句猜测题。由第四段“the atmosphere inside the concert hall was extremely exciting. Everyone agreed that they were greatly impressed by Morissette"s brilliant music and sing.”可知，音乐厅中的气氛一直令人兴奋。每个人都对莫里塞特杰出的音乐和演唱留下深刻的印象。所以通过上下文的语境可以判断出，在第4段中，excellent“卓越的”意思与brilliant最接近。故选B项。【小题5】主旨大意题。通过全文尤其是最后段“Morissette showed that she was a true performe”可知，莫里塞特展现了她是一个真正的表演家。所以短文介绍了加拿大歌手和作曲家，阿兰妮丝·莫里塞特所取得的成就，她是一位真实的表演者。故短文的最佳标题为“阿兰妮丝—一位真实的表演者”。故选A项。【点睛】由上下文的语境是解决词义猜测题的重要解题方法。划线词的意思往往是我们要猜测的意思。我们可以通过已知的上下文的词汇或者句子来猜测未知的意思。由第四段“he atmosphere inside the concert hall was extremely exciting. Everyone agreed that they were greatly impressed by Morissette"s brilliant music and sing.”可知，音乐厅中的气氛一直令人兴奋。每个人都对莫里塞特杰出的音乐和演唱留下深刻的印象。所以通过上下文的语境可以判断出，在第4段中，excellent“卓越的”意思与brilliant最接近。故小题4选B项。

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