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【题目】 On television, talk shows (脱口秀) are very popular. American host (主持人) Oprah Winfrey is very smart and she is really good at talking to people. She asked people interesting questions on her show. She laughed and cried with them. She got them to open up and to tell the true stories about themselves.

Oprah is not only a talk show host! She is also an actress and has her own magazine (杂志). She does all she can to help children. She gets people to read more. to help others, and to work hard for a better life. In her eyes, all these things are worthwhile.

Oprah's life isn't always so happy. When she was a little kid, her mother was poor and young and could not take care of her. Oprah lived on her grandmother's farm and she had no friends and no toys there Luckily, she went to live with her father later. Oprah said her father

saved her life. He took good care of her and made her follow his rules She became a good student. Then she got a job reading the news on the radio when she was still in high school!

Oprah Winfrey was on her way!

【1】What do the first two paragraphs talk about?

A.Oprah's booksB.Oprah's familyC.Oprah’s talentsD.Oprah’s dreams

【2】What does the underlined word “worthwhile” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.Important and usefulB.Hard to be popular

C.Tiring and useless.D.Good for nothing.

【3】Who brought Oprah a better life?

A.Her grandmotherB.Her friendsC.Her motherD.Her father

【4】When Oprah was in high school, she got a job__________.

A.as a hostB.as an actressC.reading the newsD.working for a magazine

【5】In which part of a newspaper can we find the passage?

A.SportB.HealthC.Food.D.People.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要介绍脱口秀主持人奥普拉温弗里。主要介绍她的主持风格、以及除了主持之外她的其他的身份。文章还讲述了她喜欢帮助别人以及童年经历。

【1】主旨大意题。根据前两段可知，主要讲述奥普拉是一个主持人，她的脱口秀很受欢迎，她善于和人们谈话以及她除了主持人之外，她还是一个演员。所以第一段和第二段主要讲述她的才能，故选C。

【2】词义猜测题。根据She does all she can to help children. She gets people to read more. to help others, and to work hard for a better life. In her eyes, all these things are worthwhile“她做所有她能做的来帮助孩子们，她让人们读更多的东西去帮助别人并且努力工作来得到更好的生活。在她眼里，所有的这些事情都是值得的”，所以她认为这些事情都是重要的和有用的，故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据Oprah lived on her grandmother's farm and she had no friends and no toys there Luckily, she went to live with her father later. Oprah said her father saved her life. He took good care of her and made her follow his rules She became a good student“奥普拉住在祖母的农场里，没有朋友，也没有玩具。奥普拉说她父亲救了她的命。他很好地照顾她，让她遵守他的规则，她成了一个好学生”可知，她的父亲带给奥普拉更好的生活，故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据Then she got a job reading the news on the radio when she was still in high school“然后当她还是一个高中生的时候，她得到了一个工作，即在收音机里读新闻”可知，故选C。

【5】推理判断题。A.运动；B.健康；C.食物；D.人。根据全文可知，主要讲述奥普拉温弗里的一生经历、主持风格等内容，所以可知在报纸的人物部分找到，故选D。