题文
Singing had always been an important part of Gloria Estefan’s life. “ Since I was three years old, I sang. I sang everything,” Gloria said. “Gubans,” she added, “are a musical people.”Gloria was born in Cuba in 1957. Her family left the country just before Fidel Castro came to power. In Miami, where the family settled, many people did not accept Cuban immigrants. In first grade, she spoke little English, but she worked hard to learn the language. Six months after she entered school, she won an award for reading in English!
When Gloria was ten , her father returned from the Vietnam War. Soon, the family realized he wasn’t well. They soon found out that he was badly ill. Her mother went back to teaching at school to support the family. Gloria cared for her father and her younger sister.
She still made the honor roll, and she still had her music, but Gloria was lonely. However, when the band leader Emilio Estefan came to speak at her high school, Gloria sang for him. He asked her to join his band. It was the beginning of the Miami Sound Machine. Within a few months, the Miami Sound Machine was the top band in Miami. In 1978, Gloria and Emilio married.
At first, the Miami Sound Machine was known only in Miami. Then the band signed with CBS Records. Estefan and his band became stars.
Since then, the Miami Sound Machine has sold millions of records. Estefan has done more than just singing when Hurricane Andrew hit central Florida in 1992. She used only two weeks to organize an all-star concert that raised $ 2 million for the people who suffered in the hurricane. “We needed a party after that disaster,” she said.
Estefan said, “You have to stay true to the music you really love to do. There will always be people who will tell you, ‘that won’t work.’ You’ve got to be firm in spite of difficulties. Stick to it——that’s the main thing.”
小题1:Estefan’s father was ill ______. A．after he returned from Vietnam WarB．before they left their home country C．when they settled down in MiamiD．as soon as she finished high school小题2:According to the passage, probably Estefan did the following except________. A．organizing an all-star concert for Hurricane victimsB．teaching at school to support the familyC．winning an award for reading in EnglishD．taking care of her father and sister小题3:The underlined word “disaster” in this passage refers to _______. A．the concertB．the celebrationC．the hurricaneD．the victims小题4:This passage mainly tells about Estefan’s ______. A．Cuban backgroundB．happy marriageC．music styleD．life story 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
解析
小题1:细节题。根据第三段第一句When Gloria was ten , her father returned from the Vietnam War. Soon, the family realized he wasn’t well. 父亲身体状况不容乐观 故 A 正确
小题2:判断题。A. She used only two weeks to organize an all-star concert that raised $ 2 million for the people who suffered in the hurricane.描述一致 B. Her mother went back to teaching at school to support the family. 与选项描述不一致C. she won an award for reading in English!D.Gloria cared for her father and her younger sister.描述一致 故 B 正确
小题3:猜词题。根据倒数第二段最后两句in the hurricane. “We needed a party after that disaster,” she said.指龙卷风故 C 正确
小题4:主旨题。根据文章的内容可知道，讲述了歌手Gloria Estefan的生平事迹以及如何取
得最后的成功.故 D 正确
点评：该篇文章讲述了歌手Gloria Estefan的生平事迹和传奇经历，如何一步一步去实现自己当音乐家的梦想的奋斗历程。选项设置具有多样性，这就要求考生灵活处理信息，所有的选项都离不开细节的判断。所以，有人说：做阅读理解其实就是做细节和推理其实也不无道理。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Singing had always b.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
