Ray Carles，a black singer and pianist of the USA，had won 12 Grammy Awards and performed at 10，000 concerts around the world.Many musicians called him simply the Genius （天才）.
Ray Charles was born into a poor family，without a father.When he was 5 years old，his younger brother died，and around the same time，Charles started to lose his sight.By the age of 7 he was completely blind.He had already been learning the piano for a year，and when he went blind，his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future.All his life，Charles remembered her saying， "Do it right，or don't do it at all."
Later Charles went to a school for blind and deaf children.There the teachers also encouraged him to study music.Sadly，while he was still at school，his mother died.He left school and in the early 1950s he organized a group of players.He sang，played the piano and wrote music.He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles.
In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made.The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx.The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles.After they had been playing together for two hours，Charles，then aged 73，jumped up and said， "He's the one...he can do it." A year later Charles died aged 74.The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles' music will live on.
（1）What can we learn from Ray's childhood story？ DD
A．He lost his father when he was 5.
B．He started to go blind at the age of 7.
C．He was born in a rich musician family.
D．He started to learn the piano at the age of 6.
（2）Why did Ray Charles' mother encourage him to play music？ DD
A．His father was a musician as well.
B．His teacher thought he was a genius.
C．It would help him get used to being blind.
D．It was a good way for a blind person to get money.
（3）Ray Charles thought that Jamie Foxx was AA.
A．the right person to play him in the film
B．the first person to play him in the film
C．a(chǎn) good film-maker
D．a(chǎn) good director
（4）What is the text mainly about？ BB
A．Childhood story.
B．Ray Charles' Life.
C．Becoming a musician.
D．The master of many styles.
【答案】D；D；A；B
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