Question

Who is the most beautiful woman in the world?

If only we could answer that question as quickly as the magic mirror in Snow White, since there is ______ a fixed definition of beauty.

But People has been trying to ______ that tough question since 1990. And this year’s top choice was 49-year-old US actress Julia Roberts. This was her ______ time to win the title.

While Roberts is perhaps not the perfect choice in everyone’s mind. People has its own ______, and it’s not just about her looks. The beauty of Roberts also ______ in her confidence and smarts and good humor.

The choice for 2014 was Nyong’o. She ______ feel very “unbeautiful”. She even prayed to God that she could wake up one day ______ lighter skin － something that, as an African girl, she would never have. But that was ______ 2014 when Nyong’o impressed the world with her Oscar-winning performance in the movie 12 Years a Slave.

“I think happiness is what makes you ______.” Barrymore told People. “If somebody walks into the room and they’re gorgeous (美艳的) and sexy, it’s really fun to look at. But if someone makes you laugh and feel good, that’s a whole other level of beauty.”

Perhaps this is what Australian writer Markus Zusak meant ______ he wrote in one of his books: “Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.”

1.A. never    B. usually    C. often

2.A. accept    B. answer    C. catch

3.A. nineth    B. five    C. fifth

4.A. conversations    B. questions    C. reasons

5.A. forms    B. lies    C. focuses

6.A. used to    B. had to    C. would like

7.A. with    B. in    C. together

8.A. up    B. at    C. until

9.A. pretty    B. sad    C. proud

10.A. before    B. after    C. when

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】本文通过介绍了茱莉亚·罗伯茨被选为美国《人物》杂志“年度最美女性”的故事，告诉我们，人的美不在于外表，而在于她是什么样的人。

1.A

考查副词及语境的理解。A. never 从不； B. usually 经常；C. often经常；句意：要是我们能像《白雪公主》里的那个魔镜一样快地回答这个问题就好了，因此从没有一个固定的美的定义。根据If only we could answer that question as quickly as the magic mirror in Snow White,可知我们无法很快地回答出这个答案，是因为从没有一个固定的美的定义。

故选A。

2.B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. accept接受； B. answer回答； C. catch抓住；句意：但是自从1990年以来，人们一直努力回答这个难题。根据宾语that tough question可知此处表示回答这个难题，故选B。

3.C

考查数词及语境的理解。A. nineth 第九，应为ninth；B. five五； C. fifth第五；句意：这是她第五次赢得这个称号。此处表示次数，故用序数词修饰time，故选C。

4.C

考查名词及语境的理解。A. conversations 交谈；B. questions问题； C. reasons原因；句意：人们有它自己的原因，而且不只是关于她的外貌。根据后文的The beauty of Roberts also ___5___ in her confidence and smarts and good humor. 可知此处解释了Roberts被认为最美的原因，故选C。

5.B

考查名词及语境的理解。A. forms 形式； B. lies 谎话，位于； C. focuses焦点；句意：罗伯茨的美也在于她的自信，聪明和幽默。lie in在于，故选B。

6.A

考查情态动词及语境的理解。A. used to 过去常常； B. had to 不得不；C. would like想要；句意：她过去常常感到“并不美”。根据后文的She even prayed to God that she could wake up one day ___7___ lighter skin可知此处表示过去，故选A。

7.A

考查介词及语境的理解。A. with 和……一起；B. in在……里； C. together一起；句意：她甚至向上帝祈祷，有一天她醒来，她的皮肤变得白点。此处表示伴随，故用介词with。

故选A。

8.C

考查介词及语境的理解。A. up 向上； B. at 在；C. until直到；句意：但是直到2014年，尼永奥凭借在电影《为奴十二年》的表演赢得了奥斯卡奖，才惊艳了整个世界。此处接时间状语从句，用连词until，故选C。

9.A

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. pretty漂亮的； B. sad悲伤的； C. proud骄傲的；句意：我认为快乐才是令人变漂亮的原因。根据后文的But if someone makes you laugh and feel good, that’s a whole other level of beauty.可知快乐使人漂亮，故选A。

10.C

考查连词及语境的理解。A. before在……之前； B. after在……之后； C. when当……时候；句意：或许这就是澳大利亚作家马克思·苏萨克在他的一部书中想要表达的观点：“人们有时很美。不在于外貌。不在于他们说了些什么。仅仅在于他们是什么样的人。”此处表示他在写书的时候，故用连词when，故选C。

点睛：根据前后的语境，结合时态，语态，词性，短语，句型，词义辨析和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题5，句意：罗伯茨的美也在于她的自信，聪明和幽默。lie in在于，故选B。