Question

I.阅读理解

A [2015 •四川新津中学高三一诊] STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with People In America in VOA Special English. Today we remember the singer and actress Lena Home. During her sixty-year per?forming career, Lena Home entertained people with her beauty and rich, emotional voice. She used her fame to fight social injustice towards African Americans.

Lena Home was born in New York. At sixteen, Lena became a dancer at the famous Cotton Club in New York City in 1933. After taking voice lessons, she soon became a sing?er. In 1940， Lena Home became the first African American to perform with an all-white jazz band. After performing at a club in Hollywood, California, she caught the attention of film-makers. She soon began making movies. Her films be?came very popular. In the 1940s, Lena Home was the first African American in Hollywood to sing a long-term contract with a major movie studio. Her deal with MGM stated that she would never play the role of a servant. She refused to play roles that represented African Americans disrespectful-

ly.

Lena Home once said that World War [[ helped make her a star. She was popular with both black and white sol?diers. She sang on army radio programmes and travelled to perform for the troops. These experiences led to Lena Home's work in the civil rights movement.

Lena Home sang at civil rights gatherings. She took part in the March on Washington in 1963. It was during this event that Martin Luther King gave his "I have a dream" speech. She protested racial separation at the hotels where she per?formed. She took action so that she and her musicians 

would be allowed to stay in those hotels. Black musicians at the time generally stayed in black neighbourhoods.

At the age of eighty, she said she did not have to act like a white woman that Hollywood hoped she would become. She said, "I'm me, and I'm like nobody else.，，

Lena Home died in New York in 2010.

1.     How old was Lena Home when she died?
A. 93 years old.                        B,  98 years old.
C.  86 years old.                     D.  88 years old.

2.     We can infer from the passage that .

 

A.     black women were forbidden to perform in the film in the 1940s

B.     Lena Home didn't make any films in the 1960s

C.     Lena Home liked staying in hotels very much

D.     black actresses often played roles of servants in the film in the 1940s

3.     Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

 

A.     Lena Home became the first African American in Hollywood in her forties.

B.      Lena Home was a friend of Martin Luther King.

C.      Lena Home was involved in civil rights activities in the 1960s.

D.     Lena Home took an active part in sports activities.

4.     This passage is developed .
A. by space                              B.  by time

C.   by process                      D.   by comparison

Answer 1

I.阅读理解

A [文章大意]本文是一篇新闻报道，介绍了著名的歌手兼女演员LenaHom"她以她的美貌和富有情感的嗓音给人们带来欢乐。她一生都致力于与社会不公平抗争。

1.     A 推理判断题。根据"Lena Horne was born in New York. At sixteen, Lena became a dancer at the famous Cotton Club in New York City in 1933."和"Lena Home died in New York in 2010.，， 可知，Lena 1933年16岁，2010年去世时93岁。故选A项。

2.     D 推理判断题。根据"In the 1940s, Lena Home was the first African American in Hollywood to sing a long-term contract with a major movie studio. Her deal with MGM stated that she would never play the role of a servant. She refused to play roles that re?presented African Americans disrespectfully.，，可知，在20世纪40 年代美国黑人女演员经常扮演仆人的角色，但是Lena拒绝扮演任何对非裔美国人不尊重的角色。故选D项。

3.     C 推理判断题。根据"Lena Horne sang at civil rights gather?ings. She took part in the March on Washington in 1963. It was during this event that Martin Luther King gave his ' I have a dream' speech. She protested racial separation at the hotels where she performed."可知，Lena在20世纪60年代参加了美国的人权运动。故选C项。

4.     B推理判断题。文章是按照时间顺序介绍Lena Horne的生平事迹的。故选B项。