Question

James Dean was not very tall—he was less than av?erage height. He had thick, light brown hair and blue eyes. He was so short-sighted that he could hardly see anything without his glasses.

He came to Hollywood when he was eighteen, ho?ping to get into the movies. At first, he was not suc?cessful at all, and for a time he was so short of money that he had to live entirely on dry oatmeal（燕麦片). Then he went to New York. He got a part in a play and was seen by the great director Elia Kazan. Kazan was planning the movie East of Eden and realized Dean would be perfect for one of the main roles.

By this time, Dean already had a reputation for be?ing strange and difficult to work with. He then went back to Hollywood to make East of Eden and then made two more movies, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant. He almost always wore the same overcoat and jeans and he had hardly any friends at all. "If he didn't like you, he wouldn't even give you the pleasure of his anger. You could be in the same telephone booth with him, but you wouldn't exist,"someone who knew him said later.

In spite of his poor eyesight, he loved driving fast motorcycles and even faster sports cars. A few days af?ter he finished Giant ， Dean went for a drive in his new Porsche. It was evening and the light was poor. Dean was not wearing his glasses. Suddenly, he saw a car in front of him. Il was slowing down and trying to turn off the highway. Dean tried to slow down too, but it was too late. He hit the car at high speed and was killed im?mediately.

Two German girls killed themselves when they heard the news because "life would be unbearable with?out him. " A few years later, a New York salesclerk wrote a book called Jimmy Dean Returns in which she claimed that she was in contact with Dean from the other side of the grave. Half a million copies of the book were sold. It was only the beginning of a strange legend that goes on, even today.

1.    According to the passage, James Dean  .

A.    had poor eyesight but wore no glasses

B.    went to Hollywood to direct a play

C.    often got his clothes changed

D.    was once a poor man in Hollywood

2.    Which is the most important to Dean's success in his career?

A, He directed a successful movie.

B.    He played a role in Elia Kazan's movie.

C.    He wrote a play for a famous director.

D.    His strange temper made him very famous.

3.    Which of the following is probably TRUE about Dean?

A.    He acted in two plays in Hollywood.

B.    He was too shy to express himself.

C.    He committed suicide on a highway.

D.    He was a crazy fan in fast driving.

4.    What does the passage intend to tell us?

A.    The death of James Dean.

B.    James Dean's movies.

C.    The beginning of a legend.

D.    The life of an actor.

Answer 1

【文章大意】本文是一篇人物传记，主要讲述了好莱坞著名演员詹姆斯•迪恩（James Dean)的人生故事。

D细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句"At first, he was not successful at all, and for a time he was so short of money that he had to live entirely on dry oatmeal(燕麦片)."可知，James Dean在好莱坞时曾经很贫穷，故选D项。

B推理判断题。根据文章第二段倒数第二句"He got a part in a play and was seen by the great director Elia Kazan.并结合对全文的整体理解可推知，Dean事业的转折点在于被其人生的伯乐，即导演Elia Kazan所发现，并在其导演的电影中演了一个主角，故选B项。

D推理判断题。根据文章第四段第一句"In spite of his poor eyesight he loved driving fast motorcycles and even faster sports cars."，并结合下文Dean因高速驾驶而身亡的故事可推知，Dean非常喜欢快速驾驶，故选D项。

D主旨大意题。根据文章的整体理解可推知，本文是一篇人物传记，主要讲述了好莱坞著名演员James Dean的人生故事， 故选D项。