【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 t was because of the way she 52 ， not because of how good she was or how hard she worked. However， through her hard work， she helped 53 racial barriers. During her rformer， Lena Horne earned people’s 54 and respect. She used her fame to 55 social injustices(不公正 【解題導(dǎo)語】 本文向我們介紹了黑人女歌手、電影演員 Lena Horne。 36． A. dream B． performance C． life D． childhood 解析：選 D。根據(jù) So her grandmother helped raise her 的語境， 可知 Lena Horne小的時候，她媽媽常不在她身邊，故選 D 37． A. disliked B． found C． lost D． wanted 解析：選 B。這里是指 Lena Horne 十六歲的時候找了份跳舞的工作。 38． A. taking B． giving C． making D． designing 解析：選 A。根據(jù) voice lessons 以及后文的語境，可知這里是指 Lena Horne 上了一些發(fā)音練習(xí)的課，故選 A。 39． A. saw B． changed C． surprised D． married 解析：選 D。根據(jù)后文他們生了孩子的語境，可知這里是指 Lena Horne 跟 Louis Jones結(jié)婚了。 40． A. Excitingly B． Amazingly C． Unfortunately D． Happily 解析：選 C。根據(jù) their life together did not last long可知不幸的是， Lena Horne跟 Louis Jones 在一起生活的時間并沒有持續(xù)多久，故選 C。 41． B． parents C． friends D． children 解析：選 D。他們是一對夫妻，所以應(yīng)該是有了兩個孩子。 42． A. perform B． play C． stay D． municate 解析：選 A。根據(jù)后文語境，可知 Lena Horne 是跟著樂隊去各地演出，故選 A。 43． A. always B． hardly C． never D． also 解析：選 D。 Lena Horne 不僅跟著樂隊演出，她還發(fā)表專輯，還在紐約市的 Caf233。 Society爵士酒吧表演。 44． A. without B． on C． for D． with 解析：選 A。 Lena Horne 是個黑人女人，她能夠在那家酒吧表演，說明那家酒吧沒有種族隔閡。 45． A. yellow B． black C． brown D． white 解析：選 B。這里是指黑人表演者，故選 B。 46． A. activities B． dances C． shows D． people 解析：選 C。因為是在酒吧，所以應(yīng)該是不允許黑人表演者在觀眾席區(qū)看 “ 表演 ” 。 47． A. popular B． hard working C． happy D． interesting 解析： 選 A。根據(jù)后文語境，可知 Lena Horne 很受歡迎。 48． A. took care of B． looked down upon C． got away from D． caught the attention of 解析：選 D。 Lena Horne很受歡迎，吸引了一些電影制片人的注意。 49． A. stopped B． preferred C． enjoyed D． began 解析：選 D。 Lena Horne吸引了一些電影制片人的注意，所以不久之后就開始去拍電影了。 50． A. if B． because C． though D． so 解析：選 B。后面是在解釋原因，故選 B。 51． A. worst B． fastest C． best D． biggest 解析：選 A。根據(jù) But的語境，可知 Lena Horne 并不喜歡這種原因，故選 A。 52． B． sang C． looked D． acted 解析：選 C。 Lena Horne 之所以被選中拍電影，是因為她的樣子，而不是因為她優(yōu)秀或者工作努力。 53． A. protect B． break C． exchange D． show 解析：選 B。根據(jù)后文語境，可知 Lena Horne 通過自己的努力，打破了種族隔閡。 54． A. hate B． service C． pity D． love 解析：選 D。根據(jù) and respect 的語境，可知 Lena Horne 贏得了觀眾的喜愛和尊敬。 55． A. hide B． make C． fight D． experience 解析：選 C。 Lena Horne成名后，利用自己的名聲反抗社會對黑人美國人的不公正對待， 故選 C。 第三部分 閱讀理解 (共 20小題；每小題 2分，滿分 40 分 ) 閱 讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項 (A、 B、 C和 D)中，選出最佳選項。 A My mother loves flowers. As soon as warm weather es around， you will find her planting， watering and weeding over everything. For many years we lived next door to each other， and she spent as much time in my garden as she did her own. After the flowers became plentiful each summer， she would cut colorful bouquets(花束 )to enjoy inside the house－ both hers and mine. I would often e home from work and find a beautiful arrangement(布置 ) of fresh flowers on my coffee table. Shortly before Christmas one year ， a local flower shop offered a It seemed to be a great way to thank her for all of the flowers she had given me through the years. After the holidays， in early January， I drove her to the flower shop to pick up her first month’s bouquet. The small fresh colorful bouquet would hardly fill a small vase(花瓶 ). I was so embarrassed(尷尬的 ).However， after we returned home， she began to arrange the flowers she had received. “Mom ， I’m sorry ， ”I told her. “I can’t believe how skimpy that bouquet is.” She looked at me and smiled. “It’s okay， ”she said. “It allows me to better enjoy the beauty of each one.” Mom’s words helped me to realize something bigger and more important － when we have too many good things， we often fail to enjoy the beauty of each one. Thanks， Mom， for helping me understand that less is sometimes more. 【解題導(dǎo)語】 作者給媽媽買了一束鮮花，可是數(shù)量太少，連一個小花瓶都裝不滿，但媽媽卻很喜歡。 56． According to Paragraph 1， which of the following is TRUE? A． The author’s mother put fresh flowers on the auth or’s coffee table. B． The author used to buy some fresh flowers on her way home. C． The author’s mother usually bought flowers for her daughter. D． The author and her mother shared a beautiful garden. 解析：選 A。細節(jié)理解題。由第一段最后兩句話可知， “ 媽媽 ” 經(jīng)常將花園里新鮮的花拿到 “ 我 ” 和她的房間里，這樣，我下班回家 后會在咖啡桌上發(fā)現(xiàn)漂亮的鮮花，只有 A項表達正確。 57． The author bought her mother flowers to . A． celebrate the ing Christmas B． express thanks for all her mother’s done C． bring more flowers to her mother’s garden D． arrange her mother’s new house 解析：選 B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的 a great way to thank her for all of the flowers she had given me through the years 可知。 58． The underlined word “skimpy” in Paragraph 4 means . A． beautiful B． colorful C． cheap D． small 解析：選 D。詞義猜測題。由第三段的 The small fresh colorful bouquet would hardly fill a small ，那束花連一個小花瓶都裝不滿，可見花束很小。 59． What did the author learn from her mother? A． How to grow flowers. B． How to arrange flowers. C． Enjoying life if possible. D． Considering things in other ways. 解析：選 D。推理判斷題。盡管花的數(shù)量很少，媽媽卻說這樣她可以更好地欣賞每一朵 花。文 章最后一段升華了主題。由此推斷作者從她母親那里學(xué)會從另一個角度去看事情。 B In 2021， athletes from around the world will pete(競爭 )for gold medals in the Summer Olympics. Even though the games are seven years away， Brazil’s residents(居民 )already feel like winners. The nation was recently named to host this important sporting event. It will be the first Olympics held in South America. The games will take place in Rio de Janeiro. The city beat out three other sites，Madrid， Tokyo and Chicago， to host the event. When the International Olympic Committee chose Rio de Janeiro， cheering people flooded the city’s streets. “This is huge for Rio and for the whole country， ”says resident Sueli Ferreira. The Olympics are expected to attract tens of thousands of people. Brazilian officials have already started to prepare for the c