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17．Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29，1954，in Mississippi，and she was an unwanted child，whose parents were unmarried．She lived with her grandmother until 1960．She remembers standing on her grandmother's porch and thinking，"My life won't be like this and it will be better．"In fact，it is better-much better．She has made much money，and"the Oprah Winfrey Show"has won many awards．
     When she was a little girl，Oprah Winfrey was very smart．By the age of three，she had learned to read and write．She also made her first public show appearance at that age．She read from the Biblein church and was famous for being the little girl who talked a lot．Sincethen，talking has been the most important part of her life．
     In 1971，she was offered a job at a radio station．Next，she hosted a talk show，"People Are Talking"，and people liked her warm interviewing style．After a year，the show was renamed"The Oprah Winfrey Show，"and she became a star．
     Winfrey's real dream，though，was to be an actor．
     Finally，she achieved this when she acted in"The Color Purple"in 1985．Her performance won her an Oscar nomination（奥斯卡提名）．She now has her own company．Winfrey says her greatest lesson in her life is"I live my life not to please other people，but to follow my heart．"

36．Which of the following can be used to describe Oprah Winfrey's childhood？B
A．Unhealthy
B．Unlucky
C．Uninteresting
D．Unsuccessful．
37．From the passage，what's the most important to Oprah Winfrey's life？D
A．Writing．
B．Reading．
C．Acting．
D．Talking．
38．When was the show"People Are Talking"probably renamed？C
A．In 1954．
B．In 1971．
C．In 1972．
D．In 1985．
39．What can we learnfrom Oprah Winfrey's greatest lesson in her life？A
A．To do what we want to do．
B．To live a pleasant life．
C．To live a life to please others．
D．To do what others do．
40．The passage is aboutA．
A．Winfrey's life story                  
B．Winfrey's childhood
C．Winfrey's future plan                
D．The Oprah Winfrey Show．

Answer 1

分析 温弗莉奥普拉1954年一月29日出生在密西西比州．她是一个多余的孩子，他们的父母是未婚的．直到1960年她一直和祖母住在一起．她记得站在祖母家的走廊里和思考，"我的生活不会像这样，它会更好．"事实上，它是变的越来越好．她赚了很多钱，并且"温弗莉奥普拉秀"已经赢得了许多奖项．当她还是个小女孩的时候，温弗莉奥普拉非常聪明．到三岁时，她学会了读和写．她还首次在那个时代公开露面．她在圣经教堂读书并且因非常健谈成为著名的小女孩．从那时起，说话一直是她生活中最重要的部分．在1971年，她在一个电台找了一份工作．接下来，她主持了一个谈话节目，"人们在说话"，人们喜欢她热情的访问方式．一年之后，该节目被更名为"温弗莉奥普拉秀"她成为了一个明星．虽然温弗莉的真正的梦想是一个演员．最后，当她在1985年在"紫色"中表演时，她实现了这一梦想．她的表演为她赢得一个奥斯卡提名．她现在有她自己的公司．温弗莉说她人生中最重要的一课是"走自己的路让别人说去吧．"

解答 36．B．推测题．根据语境Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29，1954，in Mississippi，and she was an unwanted child，whose parents were unmarried．She lived with her grandmother until 1960．可知温弗莉奥普拉1954年一月29日出生在密西西比州．她是一个多余的孩子，他们的父母是未婚的．直到1960年她一直和祖母住在一起．所以她的童年是不幸的．故选：B
37．D．细节理解题．根据语境She read from the Biblein church and was famous for being the little girl who talked a lot．Sincethen，talking has been the most important part of her life．可知说话一直是温弗莉奥普拉生活中最重要的部分．故选：D
38．C．细节理解题．根据语境In 1971，she was offered a job at a radio station．Next，she hosted a talk show，"People Are Talking"，and people liked her warm interviewing style．After a year，the show was renamed"The Oprah Winfrey Show，"and she became a star．可知"人们正在谈论"更改名字是在1972年．故选：C
39．A．细节理解题．根据语境Winfrey says her greatest lesson in her life is"I live my life not to please other people，but to follow my heart．"可知我们在奥普拉温弗莉的生活中学到最大收获是做自己想做的事．故选：A
40．A．主旨大意题．根据语境Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29，1954，in Mississippi．和Finally，she achieved this when she acted in"The Color Purple"in 1985．Her performance won her an Oscar nomination（奥斯卡提名）．可知文章是关于温弗莉奥普拉的故事．故选：A

点评 本题考查人物故事类阅读理解．文章讲述的是温弗莉奥普拉的故事．阅读过程中，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解．