第二部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

　　第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　(2015·安徽安庆六校联考)

　　Patti Page, the top­selling female artist of the 1950s with more than 100 million records sold, died on January 1st, 2017, when she was 85. She was one of the most beloved singers of the post­war era. Take her “Tennessee Waltz” for example: it sold more than 10 million copies and was her biggest hit.

　　Born in Claremore, Oklahoma, a small town near Tulsa, Page originally dreamed of a career in commercial art. Her first job in the art department at a local radio station soon led to performing on her own 15­minute program.

　　At age 20, Page was discovered by big­band leader Jack Rael, who quit his job to become her manager. One year later, in 1948, she signed her first recording contract with Mercury Records and two years later enjoyed her first hit record. She stayed with Mercury for the next 14 years and recorded hit after hit including “With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming” and “Old Cape Cod”.

　　Her last hit was “Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte”， recorded for the Bette Davis movie of the same name. And then, there was “Doggie in the Window”. The creative tune was a huge hit, but with its repeated barking sounds and silly lyrics (歌词), the song has been used by many people as an example of all that was wrong with pop music in the early 1950s.

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