问题 阅读理解

阅读理解。

     The Beatles were the most influential band in pop history. In their 8year, 12album history, Paul

McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr altered (改变) popular culture dramatically. And it wasn't just the suits and changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore that had such an

impact, but what they seemed to stand for. The world saw them as the voice of a new generation, one with a very different attitude to life.

     Their influence was at its height in the 1960s, but their music continues to stir listeners today. However, up until recently one aspect of the Beatles was struck in Yesterday: The music had never been remastered (重新灌录). But on September 9 that situation came to an end, with the release of the entire band's music in a digital makeover. It is probably the biggest reissue (重新发行) in pop music history, said British newspaper the Financial Times.

     The albums were remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London, the location where the band produced much of their work. The cover of their last album, Abbey Road of 1969, featured the four young men

striding (大步行走) across a zebra crossing on Abbey Road itself. It is one of the most famous of all

Beatles images.

     Recently, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album, hundreds of Beatles lovers gathered there to

show their appreciation.

     Pop groups come and go. The boy band pursued by screaming fans one year will be forgotten the next. But the Beatles are one of the few groups whose music seems to have endured (持久). Why? Paul

McCartney's biographer Barry Miles has an explanation: "They were the first rock band… and they just

happened to be the best. They were the first band to play stadiums, to have their own products. They were groundbreaking in every way," he says.

1.Why did the Beatles change popular culture?

A.Because of the suits of the four Liverpool boys.

B.Because of changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore.

C.Because of their albums.

D.Because of their different attitude to life.

2.Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the second paragraph?

A.The Beatles influenced people at its height in the 1960s.

B.Their music Yesterday had never been remastered.

C.The entire band's music in a digital makeover will be remastered.

D.On September 9, their music came to an end.

3.What is their last album?

A.Yesterday.  

B.Abbey Road of 1969.

C.Come Together.  

D.In My life.

4.What is NOT the reason why their music can endure?

A.They were the first rock band.

B.They were the best one.

C.They were the first band to play stadiums and to have their own works.

D.They wore special suits.

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A.What is the Beatles?

B.Legendary band stays on top in digital times.

C.The origin of the Beatles.

D.Why is the Beatles popular with people?

答案

1-5 DDBDB

阅读理解与欣赏

       熬住就是一切(17分)

张颐武

①我们经常用竞技来比喻人生。在漫长的人生竞技中,什么都不是一眼看得到头的。一时的春风得意算不了什么,一时的失败其实也不能算数。林彪与越南的国防部长武元甲会见时。他告诉武元甲,与美国对抗只有一个字:熬。这一个字的确道出了人生的一种真谛,美国那么强大,和它对抗当然不容易,但因为“熬”住了,最后越南还是赢了美国。但真正熬得住又谈何容易。林彪自己经过了“熬”,成了接班人,最后却到底没“熬”住,闹到“抢班夺权”,遂有温都尔汗的一劫。

② “熬”住其实非常重要。人生中进进退退是寻常事,关键是能够“熬”得住。所谓“熬”就是对于自己的事情不轻易放弃,不随便离开自己的位置,就在那里一步一步地努力,有时候就好像龟兔赛跑的那只乌龟,未必跑得快,但“熬”得住,却能笑在最后。

③这样的例子太多太多。曾经看在大阪举行乒乓球世界锦标赛的电视转播,看到中国的刘国正和韩国金泽洙在男子团体赛上异常激烈的比赛,刘国正几乎老是要输,但居然能够九死一生地“熬”下来,也笑到了最后。当然这仅仅是一场比赛,但他旁边的教练蔡振华的经历就更加让我感慨。当年我还是学生的时候,蔡振华就是乒乓球运动员,以旋转球拍著名,他能够将球拍在手中飞速旋转,使对方无法知道他两面不同的胶皮,接不住他的球。但那时我们都是另外一位名将郭跃华的球迷。当时蔡振华多是赢不了郭跃华的,后来国际乒联又限制了旋转球拍,蔡振华便黯然退役。那时,郭跃华的辉煌和蔡振华的黯淡恰成对比。郭退役后开始从商,渐渐淡出了体育界,而蔡振华始终在这一行里“熬”着,直到成了国家体育总局的副局长。

④文人的生涯“熬”也不可或缺。我曾经听到一位知名的老学者讲笑话,说他大学时同屋的三个人中,另外两个都才气逼人,他觉得远远在他之上,不过,天妒英才,一个在大学时因失恋自杀,才华还没有表现就死了。另外一个在五十岁就病故了,才华同样没有得到充分发挥。而他却身体健康,活到高寿。老先生说:现在几乎没有自己的同代人了,学生或者晚辈自然都捧场。于是乎水涨船高,就是泰斗了。老先生当然是说笑话,但仔细想想也非常有道理。

⑤写小说也是如此。有些人偶尔才华一闪,就再也不见了的,终究难于让人记住。我记得90年代初有位小说家叫薛勇,写都市人的心态写得非常妙,可惜作品不多,后来也不见再有作品问世。而贾平凹和莫言,从出道以来就没有中断写作,作品非常多,让人有了印象。未必他们每本书都写得好,我记得早年贾平凹还曾经被人批评过有粗制滥造的情况,但现在提起中国文学的大家,没有人能够绕过他们。这非常容易理解,在十部书中有两部杰作的概率总比仅仅写两部大得多。

⑥所以我们只能像阿甘那样,在人生的马拉松中“熬”住。诗人里尔克曾说:“挺住就是一切。”但“挺”字没有“熬”那么传神,在某种意义上可以说成“熬住就是一切”。当然,人其实也有不出场比赛或者中途退场的权利,但只要选择参加,就不能不“熬”住。(选文有删改)

小题1:本文的中心论点是                ,采用的论证方法主要是             。(3分)                                                                            

小题2:把第②段中的“龟兔赛跑”的事例换为“守株待兔”好不好?请简要说说理由。(3分)                                                                              

小题3:第③段中划横线的句子在层次结构上所起的作用是什么?(2分)

小题4:用你平时所积累的名言警句为本文补写一个道理论据。 (2分)                                                  

小题5:把第⑥段中最后一句去掉好不好?为什么? (4分)                                                                                       

小题6:用自己的话从文中所列举的事例中提炼出你对“熬”的理解。(3分)

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