北师大版九年级全一册《Unit 6 Role Models》2017年同步练习卷

一、阅读理解

• 1．Elton Hercules John was a great singer and pianist．He was born on March，1947 in Middlesex，England．He went to Pinner County Grammar School until the age of 15．He started playing the piano at the age of 3．He won a junior scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 11．He became a weekend pianist at a nearby pub，the Northwood Hills Hotel，at the age of 15．
     He and his friends formed a band called Bluesology in 1964．In 2000，Elton and Tim Rice made many songs for the film The road to El Dorado．They also composed music for a Disney production of Aida in 1999 and they received the Tony Awards for Best Original score and the Grammy Awards for Best Musical Show Album．He was one of the performers at the Live 8 concert at Hyde Park in London on 2nd July 2005．Elton has sold more than 250 million albums and over one hundred million singles，making him one of the most successful artists of all time．He has won 7 Grammy Awards and one Academy Award．His success has had a significant impact on popular music．
  
  （1）What did Elton John do？

  
  A．A teacher．
  B．A farmer．
  C．A singer and pianist．
  D．A seller．
  （2）When did Elton start to play the piano？

  
  A．At the age of 3．
  B．At the age of 15．
  C．At the age of 11．
  D．At the age of 20．
  （3）What does the underlined word "performers" mean in Chinese？

  
  A．作家
  B．演员
  C．作曲家
  D．演奏者
  （4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？

  
  A．Elton has sold more than 250 million albums．
  B．He has won 7 Grammy Awards and one Academy Award．
  C．He was born on 25th March 1964．
  D．He and his friends set up a band called Bluesology．
  （5）What's the best title of the passage？

  
  A．Elton John's life．
  B．A great singer and pianist．
  C．A successful writer．
  D．Elton John's friend．
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