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

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】本文講述瑞茜威瑟彭斯專注于自己的表演特長,勇往直前，戰(zhàn)勝挫折的經(jīng)歷。她不懈的努力讓她的夢在2006年3月在好萊塢的柯達劇院綻放，她憑借在影片《一往無前》里飾演的瓊?卡特?卡什這一歌唱角色，獲得了奧斯卡最佳女演員獎。

1. A

【試題解析】推理題。從第一段和第三段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：夏令營結(jié)束時，老師們告訴她應(yīng)該忘掉唱歌這件事兒，另謀出路。可知老師認為她不適合唱歌。故A正確。

2.2】B

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文中第四段“her mother …wouldn’t let her feel depressed. Her father encouraged ... So …Stanford University.”可知：她的媽媽可不會讓里斯感到絲毫的沮喪。她的爸爸鼓勵女兒在學(xué)業(yè)上有所成就。她凡事努力，終于被斯坦福大學(xué)錄取。故B正確。

3.3】C

【試題解析】文中最后一段“…accepted the Oscar as Best Actress for …in Walk the Line.”可以看出：里斯?威瑟斯龐斯憑借在影片《一往無前》里飾演的瓊?卡特?卡什這一歌唱角色，她獲得了奧斯卡最佳女演員獎，她在片中飾演的角色令人心碎，但也讓人心暖。

4.4】D

【試題解析】倒數(shù)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.” 她沒放棄那部電影，也沒放棄自己。她用六個月的時間重新開始學(xué)習(xí)聲樂。她還學(xué)會了演奏豎琴。不懈的努力讓她重拾信心。

5.5】C

【試題解析】全文講述瑞茜?威瑟彭斯專注于自己的表演特長, 在風(fēng)雨中百折不撓，勇往直前的經(jīng)歷。因此，最佳答案為C。

【長難句解析】

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

【翻譯】接著一個角色提供給她了，把她又帶回來Nashville，扮演巨星Johnny Cash的妻子。

【分析】本句是一個倒裝句，副詞then提前至句首，后面的主語是名詞the offer，這個時候要使用全部倒裝的形式，如果句子的主語是代詞，則不要把謂語提前至主語的前面，只要使用形式倒裝就可以了。