17.Jack Benny was one of the most famous names in show business.As a child,Benny learned to play the violin.After finishing his school,he joined the Navy.He continued using his violin to perform for sailors.In one show he was chosen more for his funny jokes than for his skill with the violin.That experience made him believe that his future job was a comedian.
Benny developed a show personality that had all the qualities people dislike.He was known for being so stingy-he refused to spend any money unless forced to do so.On his shows Benny often spoke of his appearance,especially his baby blue eyes.As he grew older,he always claimed to be 39years old.Benny rarely make jokes that hurt other people.Instead,he would let the other actors on the show tell jokes about him.
In real life,he was very giving and he was a person people liked having as their employer.Benny entered the new media of television in 1950.Five years later,he dropped his radio program to spend more time developing his television show.At first his appearances on television were rare.By 1960the Benny Show was a weekly television program.It continued until 1965.Benny appeared in about twenty films during his life.a(chǎn) few became popular.But most were not.In 1963Benny returned to Broadway for the first time since 1931.
Benny received many awards during his lifetime.Perhaps the one honor that pleased him most was that his hometown of Waukeegan named a school for him.This was a special honor for a man who had never finished high school.
Benny continued to perform.He died of cancer in 1974.At his funeral his friend Bob Hope said,"Jack Benny was stingy to the end.He gave us only eighty years."
60.Benny was determined to be a comedianC.
A.a(chǎn)fter he played the violin for the sailors
B.a(chǎn)fter he left he Navy for Broadway
C.a(chǎn)fter he performed in a show for the sailors
D after he joined the Navy with his violin
61.The underlined word"stingy"can be replaced by"B"
A.clever B.mean C.out-going D hard-working
62.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Benny?D
A.His first appearance on TV was very successful
B.Most of his films became well-known to Americans
C.Benny treated all his awards as nothing
D His greatest achievement was developing show business
63.We can learn from Bob Hope's words thatA
A.he felt very sad about Benny's death
B.Benny devoted himself to developing TV business
C.eighty years was enough for common people,but not for Benny
D Benny performed only eighty years.
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了杰克•本尼,他是演藝界最有名的人之一,在一次用小提琴為水手表演之后,他決心成為一名喜劇演員,并且最終獲得了成功,他的一生也獲得了很多獎項.
解答 60.C 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第一段He continued using his violin to perform for sailors.In one show he was chosen more for his funny jokes than for his skill with the violin.That experience made him believe that his future job was a comedian.可知當本尼在一次用小提琴為水手表演之后,他決心成為一名喜劇演員,故選C.
61.B 詞義猜測題,根據(jù)第二段He was known for being so stingy-he refused to spend any money unless forced to do so.可知他拒絕花任何的錢,由此看出他很吝嗇,"stingy"指的是吝嗇的,故選B.
62.D 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第一段Jack Benny was one of the most famous names in show business.可知他最偉大的成就是發(fā)展演藝事業(yè),故選D.
63.A 推理判斷題,根據(jù)最后一段At his funeral his friend Bob Hope said,"Jack Benny was stingy to the end.He gave us only eighty years."可知鮑勃對于本尼的死感到很傷心,
點評 考查學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.