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UNIT1 PEOPLEOFACHIEVEMENT 能力提升卷
(测试时间:100分钟 满分:120分)
第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.
A
A19GyearGoldindependentartist,OmarBanos,ismakingwavesasCuco,aselfGproducedmultiG
instrumentalistandsinger.OmarBanosapproachtomusicissimple.Hejustwantstomakethemusic
hewouldlistentohimself.Mostofthetime,thatideashowsinhisfasthipGhopbeatsandjazzy
electricguitarsolos.
Banos,whohasreleasedtwoselfGproducedalbums,hasbeenaspiringtomusic.Healways
wantedtoplaytheguitar,andpickeditupinhighschoolbeforeexpandinghistalenttothetrumpet
andFrenchhorn.“Imverycommittedtomyinstruments,”Banossaid.“Ifaninstrumentisrightin
frontofme,andnobodyhastimetoteachme,Ijustteachmyself.”Thesameistrueforhisdreamy
production.At16,BanosgothishandsinhisfirstmusicGeditingsoftware,andhehasdevelopeda
rangeoftechniques.
BanosswitchesbetweenEnglishandSpanish,singingwithhispleasantandwarmlilt.“When
Imwriting,Ijustputmyselfinaplace,inacertaintimeperiodinmylife,”hesaid,“songsjust
comeoutverynaturaly.”
ThoughBanossoftsoundmightencouragedaydreaming,theindependentartistiskeepinghis
feetfirmlyonthegroundduringhisbreakthrough.“IfeelImwatchingmyselftakeoff,butmybrain
isstilontheground,”hesaid.“Thisalhappenedsoquickly.Ididntevenhavetimetogetready!”
Banosaddsthatdespitehissuccess,heisntalwaysrecognizedasCuco.“IwilwearVans,and
sometimespeoplewilgetconfused.TheywilaskwhetherImsureImtheretoperform.IguessI
dontlooklikeanartist,”hesaid.
1.WhydidBanosmakemusicinthebeginning?
A.Toentertainhimself. B.Tokilhisdultime.
C.TomakehimselfwelGknown. D.Toimprovehisskilinmusic.
2.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?
A.Banoshighschoollife. B.Banoslearningmethods.
C.Banosachievementsinmusic. D.Banosgreatinterestinmusic.
3.WhichofthefolowingcanbestdescribeBanos?
A.Honestandcareful. B.Efficientandfaithful.
C.CreativeandlowGkey. D.DevotedandwarmGhearted.
B
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