Question

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．

1.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.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．

3.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．

4.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．

5.What can we learn from Reese’s experience?

A．Two heads are better than one．

B．When in Rome，do as the Romans do．

C．Where there is a will，there is a way．

D．Hope for the best，and prepare for the worst．

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】本文讲述瑞茜威瑟彭斯专注于自己的表演特长,勇往直前，战胜挫折的经历。她不懈的努力让她的梦在2006年3月在好莱坞的柯达剧院绽放，她凭借在影片《一往无前》里饰演的琼•卡特•卡什这一歌唱角色，获得了奥斯卡最佳女演员奖。

1. A

【试题解析】推理题。从第一段和第三段That day at the end of the camp her coaches told her to forget about singing．They suggested she think about another career．可以得出答案：夏令营结束时，老师们告诉她应该忘掉唱歌这件事儿，另谋出路。可知老师认为她不适合唱歌。故A正确。

2.2】B

【试题解析】推理题。根据文中第四段“her mother …wouldn’t let her feel depressed. Her father encouraged ... So …Stanford University.”可知：她的妈妈可不会让里斯感到丝毫的沮丧。她的爸爸鼓励女儿在学业上有所成就。她凡事努力，终于被斯坦福大学录取。故B正确。

3.3】C

【试题解析】文中最后一段“…accepted the Oscar as Best Actress for …in Walk the Line.”可以看出：里斯•威瑟斯庞斯凭借在影片《一往无前》里饰演的琼•卡特•卡什这一歌唱角色，她获得了奥斯卡最佳女演员奖，她在片中饰演的角色令人心碎，但也让人心暖。

4.4】D

【试题解析】倒数第二段“…the old fears …were back. .. But she didn’t give up ... She spent 6 months taking singing … the hard work built up her confidence.” 她没放弃那部电影，也没放弃自己。她用六个月的时间重新开始学习声乐。她还学会了演奏竖琴。不懈的努力让她重拾信心。

5.5】C

【试题解析】全文讲述瑞茜•威瑟彭斯专注于自己的表演特长, 在风雨中百折不挠，勇往直前的经历。因此，最佳答案为C。

【长难句解析】

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

【翻译】接着一个角色提供给她了，把她又带回来Nashville，扮演巨星Johnny Cash的妻子。

【分析】本句是一个倒装句，副词then提前至句首，后面的主语是名词the offer，这个时候要使用全部倒装的形式，如果句子的主语是代词，则不要把谓语提前至主语的前面，只要使用形式倒装就可以了。