Question

   Burl Ives was born in June,1909 in Illinois,the USA. He began learning songs when he was very young. He loved making music and wanted other people to get pleasure from the music he made.

   As a young man,Burl wanted to teach history. So he began attending Eastern Illinois State Teachers College in 1927. But he was not a very good student. The president of his college told him he would never be a very good teacher. Then he took his guitar and began travelling around the United States.

   Burl Ives went to New York City in the early 1930s. He went to the famous Julliard School of Music to study. He also got jobs in New York. He sang in small eating and drinking places. He sang the songs he had learned. In 1938 he began performing in theatres. He also sang on the radio. He began recording the folk songs he had learned. His songs like Big Rock Candy Mountain could be heard on the Burl Ives radio program each week. The radio program was first broadcast in 1940. He also did lots of movie work. Burl Ives won an Oscar in 1958 for the movie The Big Country.

  Burl Ives also recorded many songs for children. These songs were used in cartoon movies first shown on American television in the 1950s—1960s. Burl Ives provided the voice of some of the animals and people for cartoon movies. He also sang most of the songs.

    Burl Ives was a friendly man who loved to make people happy with his acting and especially with his music. Burl died of cancer on April 14 ,1995.

52. Burl Ives wanted to be a(n) when he was young.

   A. artist           B. movie star

   C. history teacher   D. famous singer

53. What did Burl Ives do after he was told he would never be a good teacher?

   A. He wrote a book about his experience.

   B. He began singing in small eating and drinking places.

   C. He travelled around America with his guitar.

   D. He became a volunteer to help the poor.

54. What happened to Burl Ives in 1958?

   A. He was hurt in an accident.

   B. He won an Oscar for the movie The Big Country.

   C. He began performing in theatres.

   D. He went to the famous Julliard School of Music to study.

55. Which of the following is true?

   A. Burl only wrote songs for children.

   B. Burl once provided the voice for cartoon movies.

   C. Burl was the director of many cartoon movies.

   D. Burl seldom did movie work.

Answer 1

52. C 53. C 54. B 55. B

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52. C 根據文章第二段中的” As a young man,Burl wanted to teach history"可知應選C.

53. C根據文章第二段中的最后兩句可知應選C.

54. B 根據文章第三段中的” Burl Ives won an Oscar in 1958 for the movie The big Country"可知應選 B

55. B 根據文章倒數第二段中的” Burl Ives provided the voice of some of the animals and people for cartoon movies” 可知選項 B符合題意。