2014年5月份百题精练（1）英语 Word版含答案.doc

201 4年5月份百题精练( 1) 英语试题第三部分阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分) 第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项( A、B、C和D )中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Bongos was a happy, artistic girl . She had one big ambition to play the drums ina band . But one big obstacle lay in her way . To be good enough to play ina band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next - door toa 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 ina 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 e a sort of musical astronaut . With the help ofa lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble . This was a big glass ball connected toa machine which sucked out all the air inside . All that would be left inside was a drum kit ( 成套设备) 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 sug