7．Bongos was a happy，artistic girl． She had one big ambition to play the drums in a band．But one big obstacle lay in her way．To be good enough to play in a band，Brenda had to practice a lot，but she lived next-door to a lot of old people．Many of them are sick．She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves．So，she had tried playing in the strangest places：a basement，a kitchen，and even in a shower． But there was always someone it would annoy．
One day，while watching a science documentary on TV，she heard that sound cannot travel in space，because there's no air．At that moment，Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut．
With the help of a lot of time，books and work，Brenda built a space bubble．This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside． All that would be left inside was a drum kit（成套設(shè)備） and a chair． Brenda got into the space suit she had made，entered the bubble，turned on the machine，and played those drums like a wild child．
It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous．Many people came to see her play in her space bubble．Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and stated giving concerts．Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey．Finally，Brenda was a real musical astronaut，and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band．
Years later，when asked how she had achieved all this，she thought for a moment，and said："If those old people next-door hadn't mattered so much to me，I wouldn't have found a solution，and none of this would have ever happened．"
56．Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places？B
A．Because she didn't want others to hear her play．
B．Because she didn't mean to disturb others．
C．Because she didn't have her own room．
D．Because she didn't like her neighbors．
57．Brenda started to give concertsA．
A．a(chǎn)fter she practiced in her space bubble
B．when she became part of the unique space journey
C．a(chǎn)fter she became a real musical astronaut
D．when people came to see her in the space bubble
58．Brenda became famous becauseC．
A．she was good at music and scienceB．she became a real musical astronaut
C．she invented a special way of practiceD．she played well and had a talent
59．It can be inferred from the text that"D"．
A．He laughs best who laughs last B．It's never too old to learn
C．Two heads are better than one D．One good turn deserves another．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者在本文中向我們講述的是Brenda經(jīng)常在家中聯(lián)系音樂，為了不影響到鄰居他想出了一個(gè)很好的方法來練習(xí)自己的音樂，他建立了一個(gè)有空間的泡沫，在那里練習(xí)音樂，這樣就不會到影響到鄰居，但是這讓他更為出名．
解答 56．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段Many of them are sick．She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves．可知他的鄰居會因?yàn)樗囊魳范艿接绊�，而他又不想去打擾他們．所以才動腦筋想辦法，不去打擾鄰居．故選B．
57．A 細(xì)節(jié)鄰居題．根據(jù)第四段It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous．Many people came to see her play in her space bubble．Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts．可知他不久就很出名了，并且在離開泡沫以后就開始了音樂會的表演，故選A．
58．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段 With the help of a lot of time，books and work，Brenda built a space bubble．This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside．可知他這種練習(xí)音樂的方法很特殊，因此引起了人們的注意，故選C．
59．D 推斷判斷題．作者在本文向我們講述的是Brenda經(jīng)常在家中聯(lián)系音樂，為了不影響到鄰居他想出了一個(gè)很好的方法來練習(xí)自己的音樂，這樣不會影響到鄰居．但是這讓他更為出名，因此善有善報(bào)，故選D．
點(diǎn)評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
