54．How did Reese succeed in playing the singing role?

A．She did her best to make herself leggy and attractive．

B．She tried hard to forget about that summer stage．

C．She practised Autoharp lessons for more than 6 months．

D．She regained her confidence through hard work．

53．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Reese’s mother was a physician．

B．Freeway was Reese’s big break．　　

C．Reese won the Oscar for Walk the Line．

D．New York was Reese’s home town．

52．What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A．Reese was an optimistic girl．

B．Her parents supported her a lot．

C．Her parents were disappointed with her．

D．Reese blamed herself all day long．

三．C

The adolescent girl from Tennessee was standing on the stage of a drama summer camp in New York．But the girl didn’t feel joyful．She was not the leggy，attractive Hollywood type．In fact，she described herself as stupid．

This girl was Reese Witherspoon，who had wanted to be a country singer and admired and respected Dolly Patton very much．

That day at the end of the camp her coaches told her to forget about singing．They suggested she think about another career．She took their words to heart．After all，why shouldn’t she believe the professionals?

But back at home in Nashville，her mother—a funny，happy，optimistic woman—wouldn’t let her feel depressed．Her father，a physician，encouraged her to achieve in schoo1．So she worked hard at everything and was accepted at Stanford University．

And at 1 9，she got a part in a low-budget movie called Freeway, which prepared for her role in the movie Pleasantville．But her big break came with Legally Blonde．

“If you can’t sing and you aren’t charming，play to your strengths．If you’re going to make it in this business，better focus on what you’re good at，”she told the interviewer later．

And then came the offer that took her back to her Nashville—playing the wife of a country star Johnny Cash，a singing role．

All of a sudden the old fears learned on that summer stage were back．She was so nervous on the stage．But she didn’t give up on the movie or herself．She spent 6 months taking singing lessons again．She learned to play the Autoharp．And the hard work built up her confidence．

Last March，Reese Witherspoon walked up on another stage，the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood，and accepted the Oscar as Best Actress for her heartbreaking，heartwarming singing role as June Carter Cash in Walk the Line．

51．Why was Reese Witherspoon sad that day?

A．The experts advised her to give up singing．

B．Dolly Parton told her to leave the stage．

C．The coaches described her as foolish．

D．The professionals considered her ignorant．

2. You don’t forget that kind of character，no matter who you are or what you believe．

[翻译]无论你是谁或者你认为是什么，你都不会忘记那样的人。

[分析]本句中的no matter who you are or what you believe在句中充当让步状语从句，“特殊疑问词+ever”既可以引导让步状语从句，也可以引导名词性从句；而“no matter+特殊疑问词”只能引导让步状语从句。

1.He went by himself in a battered little car, carrying a mini camera to film the story．

[翻译]他开着一辆小汽车亲自过去了，带着一台摄像机去拍摄这个故事。

[分析]本句中的现在分词短语carrying a mini camera to film the story在句中充当是状语，因为动词carry与句子主语he构成逻辑上的主动关系，所以使用现在分词形式，在句中做状语。如果两者构成被动关系，就使用过去分词做状语。

45. [答案]C　

[试题解析]主旨大意题。在文章第一段作者告诉我们菲尔多纳休对于神职人员评价很低，但是在文章倒数2,3段的故事改变了他的看法。文章的核心就是这个牧师的行为改变了菲尔多纳休的态度，赢得了他的尊敬。故C正确。

[长难句解析]

44. [答案]C

[试题解析]根据文章倒数第二段This simple West Virginia preacher, however，told Donahue，“Young man，we don’t pray for the news．I’m sorry，but we’ve already prayed，and I will not pose．”可知因为在牧师祈祷的时候菲尔多纳休的相机还没弄好，因此在相机恢复功能后他请求牧师把祈祷的过程重复一遍以便供他录像，没想到遭到牧师拒绝。故C正确。

43. [答案]B　

[试题解析]由第二段第一行It was so cold when he got there，however, the camera wouldn’t work．可知，由于天冷，he camera wouldn’t work（照相机不能用了）。故B正确。