Audrey Hepburn (奥黛丽·赫本) won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first
major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953. But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.
Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey’s father was British and her mother was Dutch. Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood. During World War II, she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from Gerrnan attacks. Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war. But she realized she wasn’t going to be a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员). So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.
But it was Audrey Hepburn’s move to America that brought her true fame. In 1951 she played the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play of the same name to great critica1 praise. Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.
Audrey made more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakftist at Tiff any’s in 1961. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
She was married two times and had one son by each husband. In 1989, the UN Chi1dren’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会)projects. The UN agency said she was a tireless worker. She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.
Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War Ⅱ. She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid. She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.
小题1:In Paragraph 1,“her aid work”means .| A．winning an Academy Award as Best Actress | | B．taking acting parts in stage shows | | C．making her own movies | | D．acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF |
小题2:The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that .| A．she wanted to be a ballerina | | B．her parents were from Britain | | C．it was safe there | | D．the education there was excellent |
小题3:We can infer from the passage that .| A．Audrey’s parents lived in Germany during World War Ⅱ | | B．Audrey lived in America in the 1950s | | C．Audrey was made to give up dancing | | D．the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play was her most popular role |
小题4: is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn.| A．Marriage | B．Identity | C．Contribution | D．Religion |
小题5: is the right order for Audrey’s life.
①The first time she began to play in movies.
②She returned to London from the Netherlands.
③She won an Academy Award as Best Actress.
④She travelled all over the wor1d in support of UNlCEF projects.
⑤She played a part in My Fair Lady.| A．②①③⑤④ | B．①②③⑤④ | C．②①⑤③④ | D．①②⑤③④ |
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A |
试题分析：文章介绍了著名影星Audrey Hepburn(奥黛丽·赫本)的生平事迹。1953年主演的《罗马假日》使她一举成名。从1989年直至1993年去世，赫本一直担任联合国儿童基金会的特使，为拉美和非洲儿童提供了很大的帮助。
小题1:根据全文内容来判断。第一段是全文的概括，其重心在后面，即奥黛丽·赫本尽管获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖，但她担当的援助工作同样使人铭记。再结合文章接下来的叙述可知，D项正确。故选D。
小题2:根据第三段“Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks”和
“she returned to London after the war”可知，C项正确。故选C。
小题3:根据第二段和第三段前半部分可知，A项错误；根据第三段中
“she realized she wasn’t going to be a ballerina”可知是她主动放弃的，C项错误；根据第四段中“In 1951 she played the character “Gigi”in the Broadway play”及后文判断，这个角色并不是她扮演的最有名的角色，因此D项错误。由文章第四、五两段可知B项正确。故选B。
小题4:运用排除法。她的婚姻、身份和贡献在文章中都提到了，唯独没有提及她的宗教信仰，故选D。
小题5:排序题。结合文章内容可以判断，A项顺序正确。故选A。 |
核心考点
试题【Audrey Hepburn (奥黛丽·赫本) won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her firstmajor 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
My parents always raised me to have strong values and hold firm to my confidence in life, and this was never more proved than when a situation arose when it would be easy for most people to ignore it.
A gentleman at my father’s work smelled awful and neglected his behavior, and as the months went by, he showed signs of confusion. After being told to pick up papers at another building, he would be found sitting at his desk staring at his shoes; after being reminded (to which he would completely believe he hadn’t been told the first time), he would be found once again sitting at his desk in the same position. This happened to worsening degrees over a few months and his coworkers either ignored it or were ignorant to this due to a lack of social association with the man.
My father began to mentally record all of this and finally sat down with him one day when he was found two hours after work was out, sitting in his car, looking like he didn’t know where to go. Apparently the gentleman was in the beginning/middle stages of Alzheimer’s and there was someone who used his forgetfulness as a reason to ask him for money every few days. My father took this man to a hospital (for the first time in years) to be properly treated, and then got a caretaker to watch over his condition. He then went to the man’s house and helped him sort out all of his financial matters and get his retirement set up; they went to the bank and had a government worker ensure that his bills would be paid for and his children would no longer get to treat him like a personal ATM.
That my father took his much personal time to help another man that so many had forgotten or would choose to neglect, or even make fun of, truly shows his character.
小题1:The author presents this passage by ______.| A．telling an instructive story | B．describing his father | | C．reasoning with some facts | D．giving causes and effects |
小题2:What can we infer from the passage?| A．The gentleman was ignored by his co-workers. | | B．The gentleman was so serious that no one liked him. | | C．The gentleman was good at communication with his co-workers. | | D．The gentleman was in great need of help because of his illness. |
小题3: In the eyes of the author, his father is ______.| A．hopeful | B．strict | C．stubborn | D．helpful |
小题4:Which proverb is suitable for the story?| A．A friend in need is a friend indeed. | | B．A friend to all is a friend to none. | | C．Friendship cannot stand always on one side. | | D．False friends are worse than open enemies. |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
The Keeper of the River
An old man had been working for many years for a town．His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby．Quietly and , the old man guarded the hills, the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have and polluted the fresh flow of water．The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists．Elegant swans （天鹅） floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful words．
Years passed．One evening the town met．As they reviewed the budget, one man"s caught sight of the salary being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river．He asked, "Who is the old man? Why do we to employ him? No one in town ever him． For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn"t doing his job．His position isn"t any longer．" Then they voted to the man．
For several weeks, nothing changed ．．．
By early autumn, the trees began to their leaves．Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills, the flow of the shining water．One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown in the river．A few days later, the water was much . Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible was soon sensed．Swans left, and so did the . The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness．
Quickly , the town committee called a special meeting．Realising their huge mistake in , they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up．Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps．
Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job, or life．They may all make a .
| 小题1: | | A．regularly | B．suddenly | C．casually | D．seldom |
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| 小题2: | | A．assumed | B．opposed | C．removed | D．conveyed |
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| 小题3: | | A．rejected | B．poured | C．selected | D．blocked |
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| 小题4: | | A．beyond | B．despite | C．within | D．after |
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| 小题5: | | A．sympathy | B．employment | C．masterpiece | D．committee |
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| 小题6: | | A．eye | B．care | C．hand | D．spirit |
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| 小题7: | | A．list | B．privilege | C．skill | D．concept |
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| 小题8: | | A．donate | B．continue | C．stop | D．fail |
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| 小题9: | | A．decorates | B．swears | C．shares | D．sees |
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| 小题10: | | A．negative | B．urgent | C．necessary | D．complex |
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| 小题11: | | A．find | B．fire | C．support | D．forget |
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| 小题12: | | A．lose | B．avoid | C．expand | D．admit |
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| 小题13: | | A．pulling | B．speeding | C．slowing | D．pushing |
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| 小题14: | | A．fish | B．color | C．flower | D．leaf |
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| 小题15: | | A．aliver | B．cooler | C．warmer | D．darker |
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| 小题16: | | A．sound | B．smell | C．wave | D．light |
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| 小题17: | | A．managers | B．players | C．villagers | D．tourists |
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| 小题18: | | A．embarrassed | B．accepted | C．focused | D．delighted |
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| 小题19: | | A．depression | B．voyage | C．judgment | D．amusement |
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| 小题20: | | A．suggestion | B．difference | C．platform | D．devotion |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There are thousands of people across the United States without any food or shelter(住所).Every Saturday or Sunday night，my family and I go out and ____the homeless people in the city.
There is one____thing I like to mention here. Before we begin our____，my family and I do not eat. We do this____we know how it feels to be hungry. We all get together in the kitchen and____the food. We then____the food for 30 or more people. I like to write a special____on the bags like “God loves you”.
A lot of people____homeless people. Not all homeless people are bad people. Some are really____.Many people hate them____no good reason. In the beginning，when my family and I went out on the street，we had to____their trust. Later，as they____us every week，they started to trust us.We____know some of their names. We all have to keep in mind that they also have____.Some of them shake our hands for giving them food，and____ us. Some of them do really funny dances because they are____.
We have become____close to a man named Tony and his wife. After meeting with them several times，he has told us a lot about his____.He graduated from college and has a PHD. He used to teach French and Spanish.
After we get done feeding the homeless，it makes me____what I have at home. Sometimes it makes me sad，and makes my mom cry. I love feeding the homeless，and ____in someone’s life.
| 小题1: | | A．visit | B．introduce | C．save | D．feed |
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| 小题2: | | A．common | B．exciting | C．special | D．embarrassing |
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| 小题3: | | A．show | B．journey | C．vacation | D．meal |
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| 小题5: | | A．design | B．prepare | C．buy | D．give |
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| 小题7: | | A．passage | B．saying | C．note | D．message |
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| 小题8: | | A．please | B．help | C．love | D．misunderstand |
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| 小题9: | | A．helpful | B．nice | C．funny | D．beautiful |
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| 小题11: | | A．bring | B．earn | C．create | D．share |
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| 小题12: | | A．served | B．told | C．saw | D．needed |
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| 小题13: | | A．hardly | B．never | C．sometimes | D．even |
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| 小题14: | | A．words | B．looks | C．desires | D．feelings |
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| 小题15: | | A．change | B．thank | C．impress | D．disappoint |
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| 小题16: | | A．happy | B．great | C．surprised | D．bored |
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| 小题17: | | A．only | B．too | C．also | D．really |
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| 小题18: | | A．dream | B．future | C．life | D．friend |
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| 小题19: | | A．want | B．appreciate | C．keep | D．think |
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| 小题20: | | A．taking care | B．watching out | C．showing up | D．making a difference |
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Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother.The exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party.
“Farah，aren’t you going to invite Hafsa？”her mother asked.Hafsa had been her best friend since childhood.
“Mother，you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about people we can be friends with，”Farah answered.
“Really？And what are the rules？”her mother asked.
“Well，only very pretty girls can be part of our group.And Hafsa is so...you know...dark.”
“I cannot believe it，”her mother said angrily.
As Farah left the kitchen，her father called her from the living room.
Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands.“Farah，what has happened to your grades？You have failed in Mathematics，”her father said.
Farah had no answer.The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.
“Farah，it says that you can take part in supplementary exams(补考).If your grades don’t improve then，I’ll cancel(取消) your trip to Spain.”
Farah went to her room and called Gina，the leader of Purple Girls Club， “Gina，can you help me to complete my notes before the exams？”
Gina laughed.“Exams？Who cares about exams？”
One by one，she called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.
Farah knew Hafsa would help her.Farah also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her，but Hafsa said，“If you need any help，just let me know.We can study together till your exams.”
Next Monday，as two friends entered the school together，Gina called out.
“Farah，you know our rules.You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”
“Gina，I have a new rule about friendship，”Farah replied.
小题1:After Farah became a member of Purple Girls Club，she chose a friend according to a person’s________.| A．looks | B．usual activities | C．grades | D．favorite colors |
小题2:Farah became pale after going to her father because________.| A．he didn’t allow her to go to Spain | | B．she didn’t do well in her exams | | C．she had to leave Purple Girls Club | | D．he asked her to improve her grades |
小题3:Which word can best describe Hafsa?| A．Silly. | B．Beautiful. | C．Rude. | D．Kind. |
小题4:What lesson can we learn from the passage?| A．A friend in need is a friend indeed. | | B．A perfect friend will never be found. | | C．Be slow in choosing a friend. | | D．Friendship can be developed easily. |
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Is there anything more important than health？I don’t think so.You can’t be good at your studies or work when you are ill.
If you have a headache，or a bad cough，if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold，I think you should go to the doctor.
The doctor will examine your throat，feel your pulse，take your temperature，sound your heart and lungs.After that he will advise some treatment，or some medicine.The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.
Speaking of doctor’s advice，I can’t help telling you a funny story.
An old man came to see the doctor.The man was very ill.He told the doctor about his weakness，memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs.The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease.
He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest.He also advised him to eat a lot of meat，drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks.In other words，the doctor advised him to follow the rule：“Eat at pleasure，drink with measure and enjoy life as it is.”The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again，he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office.He looked cheerful and happy.
He thanked the doctor and said that he_had_never_felt_a_healthier_man.
“But you know，doctor，”he said，“it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”
小题1:The writer thinks that ________.| A．health is more important than wealth | | B．work is as important as studies | | C．medicine is more important than pleasure | | D．nothing is more important than money |
小题2:The doctor usually tells his patient what to do ________.| A．without examining the patient | | B．after he has examined the patient | | C．if the patient doesn’t take medicine | | D．unless the patient feels pain |
小题3:The underlined part means“________”.| A． he was feeling better than ever | | B．he wasn’t a healthy man | | C．he was feeling worse than before | | D．he will be well again |
小题4:From the last sentence of the passage，we learn the man ________ before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day.| A．was a heavy smoker | B．didn’t smoke so much | | C．didn’t smoke | D．began to learn to smoke |
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