( ) 1. Which is TRUE about many of Gershwin's musical works?
( ) 2. What do we know about the concert organized by Whitman?
( ) 3.What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris?
( )4.What do we learn from the last paragraph?
( )5Which of the following best describes Gershwin?
D
( ) 2. What do we know about the concert organized by Whitman?
B
( ) 3.What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris?
A
( )4.What do we learn from the last paragraph?
B
( )5Which of the following best describes Gershwin?
A
答案：【解析】：本题主要考查了阅读理解的能力，包括对文章细节的把握、推理判断以及归纳总结等。题目给出了关于乔治·格什温的几段文字，描述了他的生平事迹和音乐成就。接下来是五个问题，每个问题都要求从文章中找到相关信息或进行推理判断。
1. 关于格什温的许多音乐作品，需要找到描述其作品表演方式的句子。
2. 关于惠特曼组织的音乐会，需要找到描述音乐会目的和结果的句子。
3. 关于格什温在巴黎期间的活动，需要找到描述他在巴黎创作作品的句子。
4. 关于最后一段的内容，需要归纳总结格什温去世后的影响和报道情况。
5. 关于描述格什温的最佳词汇，需要综合文章中对他的描述和成就进行归纳。
【答案】：
1. D。根据文章中的“Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way—from jazz music to country music.”可知，格什温的许多音乐作品以各种方式表演，因此D选项正确。
2. B。根据文章中的“In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whitman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music.”和“The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.”可知，惠特曼组织的音乐会证明了爵士乐可以是严肃的音乐，因此B选项正确。
3. A。根据文章中的“While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris.”可知，格什温在巴黎期间创作了他的最佳作品之一《一个美国人在巴黎》，因此A选项正确。
4. B。根据文章中的“George Gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages.”可知，格什温的去世被广泛报道，因此B选项正确。
5. A。根据文章中对格什温的描述和成就，可以用“Talented and productive”（有才华且多产的）来描述他，因此A选项正确。
1. 关于格什温的许多音乐作品，需要找到描述其作品表演方式的句子。
2. 关于惠特曼组织的音乐会，需要找到描述音乐会目的和结果的句子。
3. 关于格什温在巴黎期间的活动，需要找到描述他在巴黎创作作品的句子。
4. 关于最后一段的内容，需要归纳总结格什温去世后的影响和报道情况。
5. 关于描述格什温的最佳词汇，需要综合文章中对他的描述和成就进行归纳。
【答案】：
1. D。根据文章中的“Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way—from jazz music to country music.”可知，格什温的许多音乐作品以各种方式表演，因此D选项正确。
2. B。根据文章中的“In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whitman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music.”和“The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.”可知，惠特曼组织的音乐会证明了爵士乐可以是严肃的音乐，因此B选项正确。
3. A。根据文章中的“While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris.”可知，格什温在巴黎期间创作了他的最佳作品之一《一个美国人在巴黎》，因此A选项正确。
4. B。根据文章中的“George Gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages.”可知，格什温的去世被广泛报道，因此B选项正确。
5. A。根据文章中对格什温的描述和成就，可以用“Talented and productive”（有才华且多产的）来描述他，因此A选项正确。