学习必备欢迎下载2013届(2012学年)上海市高三英语二模——完形填空(黄浦)When16-year-oldEllaFitzgeraldsteppedontothestagetoperformatHarlem’sApolloTheaterin1934,shehadnoideathatherlifewasabouttochange
Herchildhoodhadbeen50
Afterthedeathofherparents,Fitzgeraldhadbeenplacedinaboardingschool
51,theteachersattheschoolmistreatedher,sosheranaway
Homelessandorphaned,Fitzgeraldwastryingherbestto52onthestreetsofNewYorkCitywhenshewonacontesttoperformduringanamateurnightattheApollo
Shehad53plannedtodance,butatthelastsecond,shedecidedtosinghermother’sfavoritesonginstead
Herperformanceearnedher54fromseveralwell-knownmusicians
EllaFitzgeraldwentontobecomea55jazzsinger
Duringamusicalcareerthatspannedsixdecades,Fitzgerald56morethan200albums
Shewon13GrammyAwards,thelastofwhichshereceivedin1990
SheworkedwithsomeofthegreatestAmericansingerso