OneofthemostpopularAmericansingersofthe20thcenturywasElvisPresley.ElvisPresleywasbornin1935.Hisparentsweresimplycountrypeoplewhooftentookhimtochurchwherehelearnedtosingandheneverforgotthekindofsongstha
OneofthemostpopularAmericansingersofthe20thcenturywasElvisPresley.ElvisPresleywasbornin1935.Hisparentsweresimplycountrypeoplewhooftentookhimtochurchwherehelearnedtosingandheneverforgotthekindofsongsthatheusedtosinginchurchasachild.WhenhewasyoungElvismovedfromToledotoMemphisinTennesseewhereheattendedhighschool.Buthewasnotaverygoodstudent.Hisonlyrealinterestwassinging.Hebegantosinginthestylethatispopularinthestylethatwascalled“countryandwestern.”In1955herecordedsomesongsforhismother’sbirthday.Thepeopleatthestudiolikedhissingingandhismusic.ItwascountryandwesternmusicbutitalsosoundedalittlelikethemusicwhichblackpeopleusedtosingintheAmericansouthitwascalled“blues”.
ShortlyafterthatElvismetTomParkerwhobecamehismanagerandarrangedconcertsforhimacrosstheUnitedStatesandnewrecordingsaswell.
ButElvisfounditdifficulttolivewithsuccess.Likemanyotherfamous5
peoplehebegantotakedrugsandhishealthstartedtosuffer.Whenhediedatanearlyageof42in1977hismanymillionsoffanswereshocked.“TheKingisdead!”thenewspapersaid.ButtodayhismemoryandhismusicliveonandwillalwaysberememberedastheKingofRock&Roll.
37.WhowasTomParker?
A.AmanagerofHollywood.B.Afamoussinger
C.Elvis’bestfriendsincechildhood.D.Elvis’manager
38.WhatcausedElvis’death?
A.HisoverworkB.Histakingdrugs
C.HisgreatsuccessD.Hisfailureinfilms
39.WhatwasElvis’musicstylelikemost?
A.Onlycountryandwestern
B.Onlycountryandblues
C.Bothcountryandwestern
D.Notonlycountryandwesternbutalsoabit“blues”.
40.WhichistherightorderofElvis’life?
a.Elvislearnedtosingatchurch.
b.ElvisgaveconcertsallacrossAmerica.
c.Elvisrecordedsomesongsforhismother’sbirthday.
d.TomParkerbecamehismanager.
e.ElviswenttohighschoolinMemphis.
f.ElviswasborninToledo.
A.f;a;e;c;d;bB.f;a;c;e;d;b
C.f;e;a;d;b;cD.f;e;a;c;d;b
