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A
Asasoloartist,Brightmanhassold26millionalbumsandtwomillionDVDsin34countries.Hermusicalstylesputopera,popandjazztogether.SheispopularintheStatesbutnothere(Britain)–theimageofherandhersecondhusband,AndrewLloydWebber(hemucholder,shehismuse)seemsforeverfrozen.
The47-year-oldsingertalksaboutthenewalbumSymphonythatcameoutofa“verydarktime”,includingherdecisiontogiveuptryingtohavechildren.“PeoplehavesuggestedIcouldadopt,”Brightmansays.“Butworkiscentraltomylifenow.AndsoIamgoingtoputittooneside.Afterawhilenothavingchildrenbecomesthenormandperhapsthatmightsoundalarming,toparentsespecially,butIhaveneverknownanythingdifferent.I’mnothurtbynothavingchildren.Mylifeandcareerareincrediblyrich.”
TalkingaboutgrowingupinalargefamilyinBerkhamsted(fatherapropertydeveloperwholatercommittedsuicide),shesays:
“Iwasgiftedasachild,andverymusical.Iseemedtobegoodatanythingtodowiththearts.At5IunderstoodthemusicIwasdancingtoandhadaneyeforcostume.”ShefirstappearedinaWestEndmusicalat11andhatedboardingschool.
Brightmanledthesaucydancetroupe(辣妹三人舞)HotGossipandhadherfirsthitwithILostMyHearttoaStarshipTrooperin1978.At18shemarriedamusicmanagercalledAndrewGrahamStewart.“IwasprobablyinlovebutIcan’tremember.Girlschangesuchalotbetween18and22.Itdidn’treallyworkout.”In1981shewasspottedbyLloydWebber.ShebecamehisleadingladyinSongandDance,RequiemandPhantomoftheOpera.Theymarriedin1984.
Brightmansaysshefelthostility(敌意)“fromthebeginning.Ihaven’ttriedtounderstandit.I’vedoneverywelleverywhereelse,especiallytheUS,whereInowlive,Ijustacceptitforwhatitis.ThemoreyouareawayfromBritain,themoreyouappreciateit.ButIdon’tmissit,althoughImissmyfamily.OurprofessioncanbeuncomfortablebutIenjoywhatIdo.Igetonwithit.”
1.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat_____.
A.BrightmanisverypopulararoundtheworldexceptinAmerica
B.Brightman’smusicalstyleisamixtureofopera,popandjazz
C.theBritishpeopledon’tlikeherforherstyleofmusic
D.BrightmanismucholderthanAndrewLloydWebber
2.Brightmandecidedtogiveuphavingchildrenbecause_____.
A.shecouldadoptoneB.herlifeandcareerwereunbelievablyrichwithoutchildren
C.shefeltitnormalnottohavechildrenD.shewastoobusy
3.Thefollowingstatementsaretrueexcept______.
A.BrightmanfirstappearedinaWestEndmusicalat5
B.Brightmandislikedlifeonthecampus
C.Brightmanwasverygiftedwhenshewasyoung
D.ThesaucydancetroupemadeBrightmanfamous
4.Theunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraphprobablymeans_____.
A.locatedB.admiredC.followedD.found
5.WhatdoestheauthortrytosayinthelastparagraphbyquotingBrightman’swords?
A.BrightmanhastoacceptthefactthatsheislikedinBritain
B.BrightmanlivesinAmericabutshelovesherowncountry
C.TheBritishcoldnesstowardsBrightmanledtoherhatredtoherhomeland
D.BrightmanwasatalosswhyshewasnotwelcomeinBritain
B
Thecommoncoldistheworld'
smostwidespreadillness,whichisplagues(疫病)thatfleshreceives.Themostwidespreadfallacy(谬误)ofallisthatcoldscausedbycold.Theyarenot.Theyarecausedbyvirusespassingonfrompersontoperson.Youcatchacoldbycomingintocontact,directlyorindirectly,withsomeonewhoalreadyhasone.Ifcoldcausescolds,itwouldbereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthemforever.Buttheydonot.Andinisolatedarcticregionsexplorershavereportedbeingfreefromcoldsuntilcomingintocontactagainwithinfectedpeoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesandmaildroppedfromairplanes.DuringtheFirstWorldWarsoldierswhospentlongperiodsinthetrenches(战壕),coldandwet,showednoincreasedtendencytocatchcolds.IntheSecondWorldWarprisonersatthenotoriousAuschwitzconcentrationcamp(奥斯维辛集中营),nakedandstarving,wereastonishedtofindthattheyseldomhadcolds.AttheCommonColdResearchUnitinEngland,volunteerstookpartinExperimentsinwhichtheygavethemselvestothediscomfortsofbeingcoldandwetforlongstretchesoftime.Aftertakinghotbaths,theyputonbathingsuits,allowedthemselvestobewithcoldwater,andthenstoodaboutdrippingwetindraftyroom.Someworewetsocksalldaywhileothersexercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.Notoneofthevolunteerscamedownwithacoldunlessacoldviruswasactuallydroppedinhisnose.If,then,coldandwethavenothingtodowithcatchingcolds,whyaretheymorefrequentinthewinter?
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