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[2019·江西名校联盟检测]Americans are remembering rock musician Thomas Earl Petty. Petty died at his home “surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends” in Malibu, California. He was 66 years old. Petty's longserving manager Tony Dimitriades has made a statement confirming the time of the singer's death.
Petty and his band finished their most recent tour at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. In December, Petty told Rolling Stone magazine that he thought this would be the group's last performance together.
Singersongwriter Bob Dylan was a friend of Petty's. They performed together over 20 years ago in a group called the Traveling Wilburys. In a statement to Rolling Stone magazine, Dylan said Petty's death was “shocking, crushing news”. And he added, “He was a great performer, full of the light, a friend, and I'll never forget him.”
Petty was born on October 20, 1950 in Florida. The New York Times newspaper reported that he had a difficult childhood and did not do well in school. Petty said he first wanted to become a rock and roll star after meeting Elvis Presley while Presley was in Florida filming a movie called Follow That Dream.
Petty rose to fame in the 1970s with his band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. They were known for hits such as “American Girl”， “Listen to Her Heart” and “You Got Lucky”. The group became a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
But alongside his success, Petty suffered from depression (抑郁症) and turned to drugs. A 2015 biography told about his addiction to the drug heroin in the 1990s. Warren Zanes, the writer of Petty: The Biography, told The Washington Post that Petty “hit a point in his life when he did not know what to do with the pain he was feeling”．
Petty once told CNN, “Music, as far as I have seen in the world so far, is the only real magic that I know. There is something really honest and clean and pure and it touches you in your heart.”
体裁：记叙文 题材：成名历程 主题：摇滚明星Thomas Earl Petty
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了摇滚明星Thomas Earl Petty的成名历程等。
【难句分析】 Petty said he first wanted to become a rock and roll star after meeting Elvis Presley while Presley was in Florida filming a movie called Follow That Dream.
分析：这是一个主从复合句。said后面是一个含有时间状语从句的宾语从句。
译文：Petty说他是在遇到Elvis Presley后第一次想成为摇滚明星的，当时Elvis Presley正在Florida拍摄一部名为Follow That Dream的电影。
1．What kind of person is Petty according to Dylan?
A．Generous and creative.
B．Optimistic and selfless.
C．Active and gifted.
D．Considerate and kind.
答案与解析：C 考查推理判断。根据第三段中Dylan对Petty的评价“He was a great performer, full of the light, a friend, and I'll never forget him”可推知，Dylan认为Petty思想上很活跃，也很有才华，故选C项。
2．Who inspired Petty to become a rock and roll star?
A．Presley. B．Dylan.
C．Zanes. D．Dimitriades.
答案与解析：A 考查细节理解。根据文章第四段中的“Petty said he first wanted to become a rock and roll star after meeting Elvis Presley while Presley was in Florida filming a movie called Follow That Dream”可知，Petty是受到Presley的影响而想成为一名摇滚明星的，故答案为A。
3．When did Petty become famous?
A．In his teens.
B．In his twenties.
C．In his fifties.
D．In his sixties.
答案与解析：B 考查细节理解。根据文章第四段中的“Petty was born on October 20, 1950 in Florida”以及第五段中的“Petty rose to fame in the 1970s with his band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers”可知，Petty出生在1950年，而他是在20世纪70年代成名的，据此可算出他是在二十多岁的时候成名的。
4．Why was Petty addicted to heroin?
A．He experienced a troubled childhood.
B．He was proud of his success in music.
C．He wanted to escape from his suffering.
D．He lost hope for life because of his illness.
答案与解析：C 考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的“But alongside his success, Petty suffered from depression (抑郁症) and turned to drugs”“Petty ‘hit a point in his life when he did not know what to do with the pain he was feeling’”可推知，Petty因无法摆脱抑郁的痛苦而开始吸食海洛因，故答案为C。
