3．George Gershwin，born in 1998，was one of America's greatest composers．He published his first song when the was eighteen years old．During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs．
Many of Gershwin's songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City．These palys were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s．Many of his songs have remained popular as ever．Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way-from jazz to country．
In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music．Could jazz，some people asked，be considered serious music？In 1924jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music．Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it．And in that short time，he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue．Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert．The audience were thrilled when they heard his music．It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular．
In 1928，Gershwin went to Paris．He applied to study composition （作曲）with the well-known musician Nadia Boulanger，but she rejected him．She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style．While there，Gershwin wrote An American in Paris．When it was first performed，critics （評論家）were divided over the music．Some called it happy and full of life，to others it was silly and boring．But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States．It sill remains one of his most famous works．
George Gershwin died in 1937，just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer．He was only thirty-nine years old．Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages．People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written．
26．Many of Gershwin's musical works wereD．
A．written about New Yorkers
B．Composed for Paul Whiteman
C．played mainly in the countryside
D．performed in various ways
27．What do we know about the concert organized by Whiteman？B
A．It attracted more people to theatres
B．It proved jazz could be serious music
C．It made Gershwin leader of the orchestra
D．It caused a debate among jazz musicians．
28．What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris？A
A．He created one of his best works
B．He studied with Nadia Boulanger
C．He argued with French critics
D．He changed his music style
29．What do we learn from the last paragraph？B
A．Many of Gershwin's works were lost
B．The death of Gershwin was widely reported
C．A concert was held in memory of Gershwin
D．Brain cancer research started after Gershwin's death．
30．Which of the following best describes Gershwin？A
A．Talented and productive
B．Serious and boring
C．popular and unhappy
D．Friendly and honest．
分析 本文是一篇人物傳記．文章主要講述了美國著名作曲家喬治•格什溫的生平以及他在音樂方面的巨大貢獻．
解答 26．D 細節(jié)理解題 從第二段的"Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way-from jazz to country．"可知，喬治•格什溫的音樂作品是以各種形式演唱或演奏的．故選D．
27．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段的"Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert．The audience were thrilled when they heard his music．It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular．"可知，這個音樂會充分證明爵士音樂流行的同時，也可以莊重嚴肅的．
28．A 細節(jié)理解題．從第四段的第二句"He applied to study composition （作曲）with the well-known musician Nadia Boulanger，but she rejected him．"可知B項不正確；從第四段的"When it was first performed，critics were divided over the music．"可知，不是格什溫與評論家爭辯，故C項不正確；文中沒有提到他音樂風格的改變，故D項不正確；從第四段的最后一句"It still remains one of his most famous works．"可知A項是正確的．
29．B 推理判斷題．從最后一段的"Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages．"可知，世界各地的報紙對格什溫的去世進行了廣泛的報道．故選B．
30．A 推理判斷題．從全文看喬治•格什溫創(chuàng)作了很多的音樂，其演奏的形式多樣化，并得到觀眾贊賞，這體現(xiàn)了他是一位很有才華，且多產(chǎn)的作曲家．故選A．
點評 本文是一個人物故事類閱讀，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
