Question

Doyou ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She wasa famous ______ in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her _______life she made 70 movies!

Lombard’sreal name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the ______near her home. A movie director _______ her and decided to put her in amovie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silentmovies. She acted(表演) so well that she ______ the hearts of some people. At 16, sheleft school to act.

In1925, she had an agreement with a ______ studio, 20th CenturyFox. The studio gave ______ 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 herface. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not ______. She continuedto act.

Itwas Paramount Studio that made Lombard a ______. She made many movies forthe studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to actor WilliamPowell for only 23 months. ___50___ seven years later, she married the greatlove of her life, actor 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

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了著名演员Lombard。她是二十世纪三十年代的一个著名演员，在她短暂的一生中她拍了70部电影。在她13岁时，被一为电影导演看到，邀请去拍电影。她表演地如此好以至于赢得了一些人的心。发生车祸后，她没有放弃，继续表演。派拉蒙电影制片厂使Lombard成为一个明星。

1.B考查名词及语境的理解。A. nurse 护士； B. actress 女演员；C.doctor 医生；D. teacher教师；句意：她是二十世纪三十年代的一个著名演员。根据Do you ever watch old movies?可知此处指的是电影里演员，故选B。

2.A考查形容词及语境的理解。A. short 短的； B. lazy 懒惰的； C.long 长的；D. humorous幽默的。句意：在她短暂的一生中她拍了70部电影。根据She died when she was 34.可知她只活到34岁，因此她的一生是短暂的，故选A。

3.D考查名词及语境的理解。A. kitchen 厨房；B. classroom 教室； C.cinema 电影院；D. street街道。句意：在1921年，她正在她家附近的街道上打篮球。根据playing basketball可知此处打篮球，应在街道上，故选D。来

4.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. forgot 忘记；B. saw 看见；C.hurt 受伤；D. pushed推。句意：一位电影导演看见了她，决定让她拍一部电影。根据decided to put her in amovie.可知决定让她拍电影之前，应先看见了她。故选B。

5.C考查动词及语境的理解。A. broke 折断；B. avoided 避免；C.won 赢；D. treated治疗；句意：她表演地如此好以至于赢得了一些人的心。根据She acted so well可知表演地好，因此赢得大家的喜欢。故选C。

6.B考查名词及语境的理解。A. dance 舞蹈；B. film 电影；C.music 音乐；D. school学校。句意：在1925年，她与20世纪福克斯公司电影制片厂签订了一项协议。根据and she acted in several films.可知她演电影，因此与电影制片厂签协议。故选B。

7.C考查代词及语境的理解。A. me 我；B.it 它；C. her 她；D. him他。句意：这家电影制片厂给她起了一个新的名字。此处代指 Lombard，故用代词her，故选C。

8.A. give up 放弃； B. have a try 试试； C.make sure 确保；D. lift up抬起来。句意：那家电影制片厂违背了协议，但是她没有放弃。根据She continued to act.

可知她继续表演，因此她没有放弃。故选A。

9.D考查名词及语境的理解。A. scientist 科学家；B. writer 作家；C.driver 司机；D. star明星。句意：正是派拉蒙电影制片厂使Lombard成为一个明星。故选D。

10.A. But 但是；B. Before 在……之前；C. Since 自从；D. As作为，句意：但是在七年后，她嫁给了她一生中的真爱，演员Clark Gable。故选A。

【考点定位】人物传记类短文。