2017届全国高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（7）
<p> 浙江省桐庐县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（8）及答案</p><p> 人物传记类</p><p> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Gershwin">Gershwin</span>，<span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1898，<span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="composers">composers</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>.<span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gershwin">Gershwin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theatres">theatres</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>.<span word="These">These</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span>.<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.<span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sung">sung</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="way">way</span>—<span word="from">from</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="music">music</span>.<span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span>，<span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>，<span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="music">music</span>? <span word="In">In</span> 1924 <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="musician">musician</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="orchestra">orchestra</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Whiteman">Whiteman</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="music">music</span>.<span word="Gershwin">Gershwin</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compose">compose</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span>，<span word="he">he</span> <span word="composed">composed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="piano">piano</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="orchestra">orchestra</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Rhapsody">Rhapsody</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span>.<span word="Gershwin">Gershwin</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piano">piano</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concert">concert</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thrilled">thrilled</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="music">music</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="world">world</span><span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1928，<span word="Gershwin">Gershwin</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> (作曲)<span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="well">well</span><span word="known">known</span> <span word="musician">musician</span> <span word="Nadia">Nadia</span> <span word="Boulanger">Boulanger</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="him">him</span>.<span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ruin">ruin</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span><span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="style">style</span>.<span word="While">While</span> <span word="there">there</span>，<span word="Gershwin">Gershwin</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>.<span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="performed">performed</span>，<span word="critics">critics</span> (评论家)<span word="were">were</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span>.<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stilly">stilly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boring">boring</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="works">works</span>.</p>
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