Ⅰ.阅读理解
Daughter of an opera singer, Pat Benatar first studied opera at Juilliard before dropping out to marry her high school sweetheart. Together they moved to New York, but the two soon separated. In the hope of living happily ever after, she remembered her earlier dream of becoming a professional singer and started trying hard to realize it. At night, Benatar worked as a singing waitress. During the day, she knocked at the doors of record companies with her demo tape (样带)．
For three years, she was met with nothing but rejections (拒绝) from record companies. These record companies were fond of her voice but they said that she was too feminine (女性的) for the style of music she performed. Then, on Halloween night 1977, Benatar gave a performance dressed as a modern vampire (吸血鬼). The audience went wild. This experience led Benatar to change her looks. In her later performances, she usually wore black tights and a short black top.
The new style made her performances more popular, and gave her a chance to work for Chrysalis Records. Her first single, Heartbreaker, headed the Top 40 charts, as did several of her other songs. Benatar won four Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal performance, from 1980 to 1983. Benatar was also the winner of three American Music Awards: Favorite Female Pop/Rock Vocalist of 1981 and 1983, and Favorite Female Pop/Rock Video Artist of 1985.
In 2010, Pat Benatar wrote a book. Between a Heart and a Rock Place, discussing her early life and success in the music business.
本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了摇滚歌星Pat Benatar。
1．Benatar wanted to realize her dream of being a professional singer after ________.
A．she had a daughter
B．she ended her marriage
C．she finished her studies at Juilliard
D．she lost her job as a singing waitress
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的．..the two soon separated. In the hope of living happily ever after, she remembered her earlier dream...to realize it可知，Benatar在离婚之后决定实现她当歌手的梦想。
2．Benatar was rejected by many record companies because of ______.
A．her looks B．her voice
C．her songs D．her experiences
答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的These record companies were fond of her voice but they said that she was too feminine (女性的) for the style of music she performed.可知，正是因为Benatar的外形与她唱歌的音乐风格不符，她才遭到唱片公司的拒绝。
3．The underlined word “wild” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．
A．quiet B．crazy
C．nervous D．impatient
答案：B
解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段的The new style made her performances more popular可知，Benatar的吸血鬼造型受到观众的喜爱。wild此处指观众为Benatar的造型而着迷。
4．The text mainly tells us about ________.
A．a new style of music B．a modern vampire
C．an opera singer D．a rock star
答案：D
解析：主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了摇滚歌手Pat Benatar的生活经历、所获奖项以及她最后的成功。故选D。
