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1、高考提能练(四十四)Module2 TheRenaissanceⅠ.阅读理解A[2019·江西名校联盟检测]AmericansarerememberingrockmusicianThomasEarlPetty.Pettydiedathishome“surroundedbyfamily,hisbandmatesandfriends”inMalibu,California.Hewas66yearsold.Petty'slongservingmanagerTonyDimitriadeshasmadeastatementconf
2、irmingthetimeofthesinger'sdeath.PettyandhisbandfinishedtheirmostrecenttourattheHollywoodBowlinLosAngeles.InDecember,PettytoldRollingStonemagazinethathethoughtthiswouldbethegroup'slastperformancetogether.SingersongwriterBobDylanwasafriendofPetty's.Theyperformedtog
3、etherover20yearsagoinagroupcalledtheTravelingWilburys.InastatementtoRollingStonemagazine,DylansaidPetty'sdeathwas“shocking,crushingnews”.Andheadded,“Hewasagreatperformer,fullofthelight,afriend,andI'llneverforgethim.”PettywasbornonOctober20,1950inFlorida.TheNewYor
4、kTimesnewspaperreportedthathehadadifficultchildhoodanddidnotdowellinschool.PettysaidhefirstwantedtobecomearockandrollstaraftermeetingElvisPresleywhilePresleywasinFloridafilmingamoviecalledFollowThatDream.Pettyrosetofameinthe1970swithhisbandTomPettyandtheHeartbrea
5、kers.Theywereknownforhitssuchas“AmericanGirl”，“ListentoHerHeart”and“YouGotLucky”.ThegroupbecameamemberoftheRockandRollHallofFamein2001.Butalongsidehissuccess,Pettysufferedfromdepression(抑郁症)andturnedtodrugs.A2015biographytoldabouthisaddictiontothedrugheroininthe1
6、990s.WarrenZanes,thewriterofPetty:TheBiography,toldTheWashingtonPostthatPetty“hitapointinhislifewhenhedidnotknowwhattodowiththepainhewasfeeling”．PettyoncetoldCNN,“Music,asfarasIhaveseenintheworldsofar,istheonlyrealmagicthatIknow.Thereissomethingreallyhonestandcle
7、anandpureandittouchesyouinyourheart.”体裁：记叙文 题材：成名历程 主题：摇滚明星ThomasEarlPetty【语篇解读】 本文介绍了摇滚明星ThomasEarlPetty的成名历程等。【难句分析】 PettysaidhefirstwantedtobecomearockandrollstaraftermeetingElvisPresleywhilePresleywasinFloridafilmingamoviecalledFollowThatDream.分析：这是一个主从复合句。sa
8、id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ElvisPresley后第一次想成为摇滚明星的，当时ElvisPresley正在Florida拍摄一部名为FollowThatDream的电影。1．WhatkindofpersonisPettyaccordingtoDylan?A．Generou
