题目内容
完形填空(10小题,共15分) (2015 •天津)
Do you ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one person -Carole Lombard. She was a famous 1 in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her 2 life she made 70 movies!
Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921,she was playing baseball in the 3 near her home. A movie director 4 her and decided to put her in a movie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silent movies. She acted (表演) so well that she 5 the hearts of some people. At 16,she left school to act.
In 1925,she had an agreement with a 6 studio,20th Century Fox. The studio gave 7 a new name,and she acted in several films. Then at age 18 ,she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars (伤疤) on her face.The studio broke the agreement,but she did not 8 . She continued to act.
It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a 9 . She made many movies for the studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to the actor,William Powell for only 23 months. 10 seven years later,she married the great love of her life,Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.
1. A. nurse B. actress C. doctor D. teacher
2. A. short B. lazy C. long D. humorous
3. A. kitchen B. classroom C. cinema D. street
4. A. forgot B. saw C. hurt D. pushed
5. A. broke B. avoided C. won D. treated
6. A. dance B. film C. music D. school
7. A. me B. it C. her D. him
8. A. give up B. have a try C. make sure D. lift up
9. A. scientist B. writer C. driver D. star
10. A. But B. Before C. Since D. As
1. B解析:结合下文中的描述可知,她是20世纪30年代的一位著名“女演员”, 故actress符合题意。
2. A解析:结合上文中的“她年仅34岁 就去世了”可推断,她的生命很“短暂”, 故short符合题意。
3. D解析:结合设空后的near her home 以及设空前的playing basebair可推断, 合适的地点是street。
4. B解析:结合上下文可知,一个电影导 演“看见”了她,故所缺的词是saw。
5. C解析:结合上下文可知,她演得太好 了,以至于贏得了一些人的心。win the hearts of…是固定搭配,表示“贏得…… 的心”。
6. B解析:结合下文的描述可知,她和一 个“电影”工作室签了协议,故所缺的词 是 film。
7. C解析:结合上下文可知,工作室给了 “她”一个新名字,故所缺的词是her。
8. A解析:四个选项的含义分别是:give up 放弃;have a try 尝试一下;make sure 确信;lift up举起,鼓舞。结合上下文的 描述可知,工作室违背了协议,但她并没 有“放弃”,她继续表演,故答案为A.
9. D 解析:是 Paramount Studio 让 Lombard成了 一个“明星”,故所缺的词 是 star。
10. A解析:结合上下文之间的转折语气 可推断,所缺的连词是But。