题目内容
12.Jessica Tandy probably is best known for winning an Academy Award in 1989 for the movie Driving Miss Daisy.She was the oldest person to have won the award.But for many years,she had received praise for her great performances.Jessica Tandy was born in London in 1909.After her father died,her mother taught and took other jobs at night to make extra money to raise her,three children.Jessica's older brothers showed an interest in the theater and often put on shows at home.Jessica said later that she was terrible in all of them.But she said taking part in those plays as a child created a desire in her to be someone else.
Jessica loved going to the theater.This love led her to attend an acting school in 1924.She performed in her first play called The Manderson Girls at18.But few people watched this play.In 1932,she married the famous actor Jack Hawkins.Their wedding pictures were on the front page of many British newspapers.In the same year,critics in London recognized her great acting skill in her performance in the play Children in Uniform.
In 1940,Jessica ended her first marriage and moved to the USA.In New York,she met actor Hume Cronyn.Two years later,they married and moved to Hollywood.
Her turning point came in 1947 when she played the lead part in Tennessee Williams'play A Streetcar Named Desire.Tandy won the first of her four Tonya wards for best actress in it.After that Hollywood producers began to choose her to be in the movie.
Jessica Tandy said she hated seeing herself in the movies.She was surprised when she won the Academy Award for Driving Miss Daisy.She said that the wonderful part she had made up for her lack of experience in movies.
50.Jessica's early interest in acting came fromB.
A.her natural gift for acting
B.her brothers'influence
C.he rhope of helping raise her family
D.her mother's encouragement
51.What made Jessica first widely known to the public?C
A.Attending an acting school.
B.Her first play The Manderson Girls.
C.Her marriage with Jack Hawkins.
D.Her wonderful performance in Driving Miss Daisy.
52.Which is the correct order of the following events?A
a.Jessica performed in The Manderson Girls.
b.Jessica married Hume Cronyn
c.Jessica played the lead part in A Streetcar Named Desire.
d.Jessica moved to the USA.
A.a,d,b,c
B.a,b,c,d
C.b,d,a,c
D.b,c,a,d
53.From the last paragraph,we can learn thatD.
A.Jessica wasn't interested in acting in movies
B.Jessica would perform better if given a better part
C.Jessica was as confident as commonly considered
D.winning the Academy Award was a surprise to Jessica.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了著名影响杰西卡的人生经历.
解答 50.B.细节理解题.根据第二段.Jessica's older brothers showed an interest in the theater and often put on shows at home.Jessica said later that she was terrible in all of them可知杰西卡早年对表演的兴趣来自于哥哥的影响;故选B.
51.C.细节理解题.根据第三段In 1932,she married the famous actor Jack Hawkins.Their wedding pictures were on the front page of many British newspapers可知她和Jack Hawkins的婚姻使杰西卡第一次在公众中广为人知;故选C.
52.A.细节理解题.根据文章In 1940,Jessica ended her first marriage and moved to the USA.In New York,she met actor Hume Cronyn.Two years later,they married and moved to Hollywood可知他是先移居美国,再和Hume Cronyn结婚;故选A.
53.D.细节理解题.根据最后一段She was surprised when she won the Academy Award for Driving Miss Daisy.She said that the wonderful part she had made up for her lack of experience in movies可知赢得金像奖对杰西卡来说是一个惊喜;故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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37.A.takes | B.spends | C.uses | D.costs |
38.A.cheap | B.special | C.practical | D.usual |
39.A.new | B.separate | C.booked | D.laid |
40.A.worst | B.most | C.best | D.least |
41.A.nervously | B.carefully | C.sadly | D.happily |
42.A.think | B.consider | C.mean | D.ask |
43.A.mixture | B.liquid | C.matter | D.dish |
44.A.course | B.food | C.soup | D.salad |
45.A.other | B.others | C.the other | D.another |
46.A.dinner | B.idea | C.food | D.subject |
47.A.pick | B.look | C.make | D.take |
48.A.referred | B.depended on | C.lay in | D.resulted from |
49.A.less | B.more | C.some | D.any |
50.A.within | B.beyond | C.inside | D.outside |
51.A.Feeling | B.Seeing | C.Realizing | D.Thinking |
52.A.store | B.move | C.throw | D.hide |
53.A.order | B.place | C.season | D.date |
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55.A.enrich | B.feed | C.affect | D.please |