RayCharles，ablacksingerandpianistoftheUSA．Hehadwon12Gra...

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Ray Charles，a black singer and pianist of the USA．He had won 12 Grammy Awards （格莱美奖） and performed at 10，000 concerts around the world．Many musicians called him simply"the Genius"（天才）．

Ray Charles was born into a poor family，without a father．When he was 5 years old，his younger brother died，and around the same time，Charles started to lose his sight．By the age of 7he was completely blind．He had already been learning the piano for a year，and when he went blind，his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future．All his life，Charles remembered her saying："Do it right，or don't do it at all．"

Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children．There the teachers also encouraged him to study music．Sadly，while he was still at school，his mother died．He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players．He sang，played the piano and wrote music．

He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles．

In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made．The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx．The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles．After they had been playing together for two hours，Charles，then aged 73，jumped up and said："He's the one…he can do it．"A year later Charles died aged 74．The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles'music will live on．

1．What can we learn from Ray's childhood story？　   　

A．His father died when he was 5 years old．

B．He started to go blind at the age of 7．

C．He was born in a rich musician family．

D．He started to learn the piano at the age of 6．

2．Ray Charles'mother encouraged him to play music because．　   　

A．his father was a musician as well

B．because it would help him get used to being blindw

C．it was a good way for a blind person to get money

D．his teacher thought he was a genius

3．Ray Charles went to a school for．　   　

A．normal children          B．deaf and blind children

C．talented children only     D．children without parents

4．Ray Charles thought that Jamie Fox．　   　

A．was the right person to play him in the film

B．was a good film maker

C．was the wrong person to play him in the film

D．was a good director

5．What is the main idea of the last paragraph？　   　2

A．Becoming a musician．   B．Childhood story．

C．The film of Ray's life．  D．Master of many styles．

【回答】

人物故事类阅读．

【分析】短文介绍了黑人歌手Ray Charles的成长经历以及他的经典歌曲和成就，而且他的生平被拍成了电影．

1．D  细节推理题．根据第二段第一行句子By the age of 7 he was completely blind．He had already been learning the piano for a year，7岁时他完全失明了，他已经学了一年钢琴了．可知他在6岁时开始学习钢琴．故选D．

2．C  细节理解题．根据第二段第二行句子when he went blind，his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future．当他失明的时候，他的母亲知道这将是他将来赚钱的唯一途径．可知因为这能帮助他适应失明．故选C．

3．B  细节理解题．根据第三段第一句 Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children．雷查尔斯去了一所聋哑儿童学校．可知雷查尔斯去了一所聋哑儿童学校．故选B．

4．A  细节理解题．根据最后一段句子The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx．和 Charles，then aged 73，jumped up and said："He's the one…he can do it．"可知Jamie是在电影中扮演他的合适人选．故选A．

5．C  细节理解题．根据最后一段内容及其第一句In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made．可知最后一段主要说的是电影Ray的一生．故选C．

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