2013高考英语二轮复习配套作业解析版专题限时训练二十一人物型阅读理解湖南省专用.doc

专题限时训练(二十一)　[人物型阅读理解] (限时：25分钟)  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (一) Dick Clark, entertainment pioneer and television host of American Bandstand, has died at age 82.He suffered a heart attack and died in Santa Monica, California on April 18th, 2012. He wasnt a singer or musician, but Dick Clark was one of the most famous names in rock and roll.In the 1950s and 1960s, his afternoon television show, American Bandstand, was a daily program for teens across the country and it changed the way Americans listened to pop music. Clark hit the airwaves before he was even out of high school.His career began in the mailroom of a radio station run by his father and uncle.Before long, he was on the air.He continued to work as a disc jockey through college, and returned to the small, family run station after graduation.One year later, in 1952, he hit the “big time”， moving to WFIL in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and soon was one of the best known radio DJs in town.At that time, WFIL also owned a television station that had an afternoon teen dance show called “Bandstand，” and in a few years Clark became the regular host of that program, too. In 1957, the ABC television network decided to take “Bandstand” national, after Clark convinced them that a teen dance show would be popular all across the country. Renamed American Bandstand, the show became one of TVs longest running series and was a part of networks lineup(阵容) from 1957 to 1987.Everyone who was anyone in the pop music business performed on Bandstand, from Jerry Lee Lewis and the Jackson Five to Prince and the Talking Heads. Dick Clark soon moved into the music publishing and record business.And then in 1963 he moved to Hollywood, where he started a company and produced some television programs.Some of the shows were music related, but many were game shows and award shows.He was also a writer, leading some to wonder if Clark was a workaholic. In 1972, Clark launched Dick Clarks New Years Rockin Eve and watching the show every December 31 w