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專(zhuān)題限時(shí)訓(xùn)練(十二)[人物型閱讀理解](限時(shí):25分鐘)APattiPage,thetop-sellingfemaleartistofthe1950swithmorethan100millionrecordssold,diedonJanuary2nd,2023,whenshewas85.Shewasoneofthemostbelovedsingersofthepost-warera.TakeherTennesseeWaltzforexample,itsoldmorethan10millioncopiesandwasherbiggesthit.BorninClaremore,Oklahoma,asmalltownnearTulsa,Pageoriginallydreamedofacareerincommercialart.Herfirstjobintheartdepartmentatalocalradiostationsoonledtoperformingonherown15-minuteprogramme.Attheageof20,Pagewasdiscoveredbybig-bandleaderJackRael,whoquithisjobtobecomehermanager.In1948,shesignedherfirstrecordingcontractwithMercuryRecordsandtwoyearslaterenjoyedherfirsthitrecord.ShestayedwithMercuryforthenext14yearsandrecordedhitafterhitincluding:WithMyEyesWideOpen,I'mDreaming,andOldCapeCod.HerlasthitwasHush…Hush,SweetCharlotte,recordedfortheBetteDavismovieofthesamename.Andthen,therewasDoggieintheWindow.Thecreativetunewasahugehit,butwithitsrepeatedbarkingsoundsandsillylyrics(歌詞),thesonghasbeenusedbymanypeopleasanexampleofallthatwaswrongwithpopmusicintheearly1950s.Throughoutthe1950s,PattiPagemaderegularappearancesontelevisionvarietyshowsandin1957shewaschosentohostthemusicalprogramme,TheBigRecord.Thefollowingyear,PageappearedinherownCBStelevisionseries,ThePattiPageShow.Shecontinuedtorecordandperformintothe21stcentury,mostrecentlyreleasinganalbumofsongsforchildren,aChristmasrecord,andanew“bestof”collection.Besidesmusic,PattiPagedidabitofacting.Sheco-starredwiththeOscar-winningBurtLancasterinElmerGantry,andalsostarredonstageinthemusicalplayAnnieGetYourGun.1.Accordingtothepassage,PattiPage________.A.wantedtobeasingerasachildB.wasborninasmalltownin1927C.wasknownmainlyforheractingskillsD.startedherworkasaTVprogrammehostess2.Accordingtothepassage,whichoneofherfollowingrecordedsongswascriticized?A.OldCapeCod.B.Hush…Hush,SweetCharlotte.C.DoggieintheWindow.D.WithMyEyesWideOpen,I'mDreaming.3.TennesseeWaltzismentionedinthepassageinordertoshowthat________.A.PattiPagewasabelovedsingerB.PattiPage'ssongsweresuccessfulC.PattiPagewasthetop-sellingfemaleartistD.PattiPagewasgoodatrecordingsongs4.WecanknowfromthepassagethatPattiPage________.A.gottoknowJackRaelin1945B.leftMercuryRecordsattheageof35C.a(chǎn)ppearedinThePattiPageShowin1957D.wrotemanysongsforchildreninherlatelife5.Itisinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.PattiPagegaveupsinginginpublicinherlatelifeB.PattiPage'sgiftinartbegantobeshowninherteensC.PattiPage'sgreatsuccesswasduetoherhardworkandothers'helpD.PattiPagewasnotonlyasuccessfulsingerbutalsoasuccessfulactressBAmericanactorJohnnyDeppcanbestbedescribedasunconventional.Fromhisearlylife,hispathintoactingandeveninhischoiceofmovieroles,wecanseethatDepphasseldomtakentheeasyroad.HiswillingnesstotakerisksanddotheunexpectedhasmadeDepponeofthefewHollywoodactorsabletoachievehugecommercialsuccesswhilemaintaininghisartisticreputation.Bornin1963,Deppwassomewhattroublesomeasayouth,occasionallyturningtopetty-crimeanddrugs.Whenhisparentsdivorcedin1978,Deppdroppedoutofschoolagainsthismother'swishesandstartedamusicbandcalledtheKids.Althoughthebandachievedsomesuccess,theywereseldomabletomake_ends_meet,_withDeppoftenunabletopayhisrent,sleepingonfriends'sofasandeveninhiscar.In1983,theever-optimisticDeppandhisnewwife,LoriAnderson,movedtoHollywood,CaliforniatofurtherDepp'smusicalcareer.ButlifetherecontinuedtobeastruggleandDeppwasforcedtotakeajobsellingpensdoortodoortosupporthisnewfamily.HisluckchangedwhenLori'sex-boyfriend,thefamousactorNicholasCage,impressedbyDepp'sgoodlooksandintelligence,suggestedhebecomeanactorandhelpedhimgetasmallpartinamovie.Severalotherminormovieroles—andadivorcefromLori—followed,beforeDeppgothisbigbreakthreeyearslater.Helandedtheleadingroleinthetelevisionseries21JumpStreet,playingayouthfulundercoverpoliceofficer.ThehugelypopularshowturnedDeppintoateenageheart-throbovernight.Heappearedonthecoverofcountlessmagazinesandwasmuchsoughtafterbymovieproducers,eagertoexploithispopularitywithteenagegirls.ButDeppleft21JumpStreetafterthreeyears,whenitwasattheheightofitspopularity,lateradmittingthathehatedtheshow'sunoriginalstorylinesandhis“prettyboy”character.Inthedecadethatfollowed,Depprejectedrepeatedoffersof“prettyboy”rolesinbig-budgetHollywoodfilms.Insteadheestablishedhimselfasaserious,somewhatdark,peculiarperformer,consistentlyselectingrolesinsmaller,independentfilmsthatsurprisecriticsandaudiencesalike.EveninthemoviethatmadeDeppaninternationalsuperstar,ThePiratesoftheCaribbean(2003),hewasbarelyrecognizableasCaptainJackSparrow,theBritish,long-hairedgolden-toothedpirate.ThisandsubsequenthitmovieshaveplacedDeppattheverytopofthecommercialfilmindustry(withapay-checkof$20millionforeachsuchmovie),buthestillcontinuestomakethesmaller,strangerfilmsforwhichheissogreatlyadmired.1.Asayouth,Deppcouldbedescribedasa________.A.seriouscriminalB.troublemakerC.drugaddictD.successfulmusician2.Theunderlinedexpression“makeendsmeet”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A.gettogetherafterashowB.meettheiraudienceC.playtotheendD.earnenoughtolive3.InwhichorderdidthefollowingeventstakeplaceinDepp'slife?a.metNicholasCageb.startedabandcalledtheKidsc.playedaBritishpirated.soldpensdoortodoore.gotmarriedtoLoriAndersonf.starredinaTVshowA.d,b,e,a,c,fB.b,e,d,a,f,cC.a(chǎn),b,f,c,d,eD.e,d,a,c,f,b4.WhydidDeppleavetheTVshow21JumpStreet?A.Theshowwasnolongerpopular.B.Hewantedtoperforminmovies.C.Hethoughttheshowwasterrible.D.Herejectedplannedchangestohisrole.5.Depp'schoiceofmovierolesthroughoutmostofhiscareersuggeststhat________.A.hevaluedinterestingworkovermoneyB.hebelievedhecouldn'tplay“prettyboy”roleswellC.hewasverypopularwithHollywoodmovieproducersD.hewasmoreinterestedinshockingaudiencesthanentertainingCGregWoodburn,astudentattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,spendsalotoftimecleaningsneakershecollected.ButsoontheshoeswillbesenttopoorchildrenintheUnitedStatesand20othercountries,thankstoWoodburn'sShareOurShoes(S.O.S.)charity.AhighschooltrackstarinthetownofVentura,California,Woodburnwastreatedinhospitalformonthswithkneeandhipinjuries.“Istartedthinkingaboutthehealthbenefits,thefriendshipandtheconfidenceIgotfromrunning,”hesays,“AndIrealizedtherearechildrenwhodon'tevenhaveshoes.”Woodburngathereduphisoldsneakers,thenaskedhisfriendstodonate.Hisgoalwastohave100pairsbyChristmas2006.Whenhecollectedmorethan500pairs,hedecidedtoturntheshoedriveintoayear-roundendeavour.Backthen,thesneakerscamefromdonationboxesattheYMCAandthelocalsportinggoodsstoreandfromdoor-to-doorpickups.Woodburnhasnowsetupcollectionboxesattwohighschools,citygymandrecreationcentre.Hehasstartedacceptingadultsizesandsandals(涼鞋).Sofar,S.O.S.hascollectedanddonatedmorethan3,000pairs.Woodburnhascleanedalltheshoes.Aftersortingtheshoesbysize,Woodburnselectsthegoodshoesforthewashingmachineandtheworn-outonesforrecycling.Toshipthefootwear,WoodburnteamedwithSportsGift,anon-profitorganizationthatprovidessoccerandbaseballequipmenttochildrenaroundtheworld.KevenBaxter,founderandpresident,says,“We'dsendkidsballsandshoes.I'veheardthatformanyofthesekids,theseoldsneakersaretheonlyshoestheyhad.Theywearthemtoschoolandtodosports.SoGreg'srunningshoeswereaniceadditionforus.”Formanyrecipients(接受者),theshoesrepresentopportunity.TwoyoungboysinSouthernCaliforniaattendedschoolonalternatedaysbecausetheysharedapairofshoes.Theyweretoobigforoneboyandtoosmallfortheother.ThankstoS.O.S.,eachbrotherreceivedhisownpairofshoes.Theboysnowattendschooldailyandenjoytheirlearning.Whentheygraduate,theysay,theywillhelpastranger,justasWoodburnhelpedthem.1.WhatcausedGregWoodburntodonateoldshoesforpoorchildren?A.Thebenefitsfromplayingsports.B.Newsaboutsomepoorchildren.C.Hisreflectiononschoollife.D.Themedicaltreatmenthereceived.2.Whencollectingmoresneakersthanexpected,Woodburndecidedto________.A.includeadultsizesandsandalsB.setupbranchesindifferentcitiesC.collectshoesthroughouttheyearD.expandhisendeavourinthewholecity3.HowdidWoodburnmanagetodelivertheshoescollected?A.Bysendingthembymail.B.ByworkingwithSportsGift.C.Byadvertisingforthoseinneed.D.Byofferingthemfromdoortodoor.4.WhatcanwelearnfromKevenBaxter'sremarks?A.SportsGiftispopulararoundtheworld.B.ManychildrenneedGreg'soldsneakers.C.Greg'srunningshoesarethebestgiftsforchildren.D.Childrenneedmoresoccerandbaseballequipmentthanshoes.5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnorganizedactivityB.GregWoodburn'slifeC.HowtocollectsneakersD.Recycledsneakersfitforsharing專(zhuān)題限時(shí)訓(xùn)練(十二)A【要點(diǎn)綜述】美國(guó)歌手派蒂·佩芝與世長(zhǎng)辭,享年85歲;她是美國(guó)戰(zhàn)后時(shí)期最受歡迎的女歌手之一。1.B根據(jù)“…diedonJanuary2nd,2023,whenshewas85.”可推斷她出生于1927年,再根據(jù)第二段“BorninClaremore,Oklahoma,asmalltownnearTulsa…”可知她出生在一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn),由此可判斷選B項(xiàng)。2.C根據(jù)第四段“Andthen,therewasDoggieintheWindow.Thecreativetunewasahugehit,butwithitsrepeatedbarkingsoundsandsillylyrics(歌詞),thesonghasbeenusedbymanypeopleasanexampleofallthatwaswrongwithpopmusicintheearly1950s.”可推斷DoggieintheWindow受到許多人的批評(píng),故選C項(xiàng)。3.A根據(jù)第一段“Shewasoneofthemostbelovedsingersofthepost-warera.TakeherTennesseeWaltzforexample,itsoldmorethan10millioncopiesandwasherbiggesthit.”可知此處是舉例說(shuō)明她是美國(guó)戰(zhàn)后時(shí)期最受歡迎的女歌手之一,故選A項(xiàng)。4.B根據(jù)第三段“In1948,shesignedherfirstrecordingcontractwithMercuryRecordsandtwoyearslaterenjoyedherfirsthitrecord.ShestayedwithMercuryforthenext14years…”可推斷出她是在35歲的時(shí)候離開(kāi)了水星唱片公司,故選B項(xiàng)。5.D根據(jù)派蒂·佩芝不斷引起轟動(dòng)的歌曲可知她是一位成功的歌手,根據(jù)最后一段可推斷出她同時(shí)也是一位成功的演員,故選D項(xiàng)。B【要點(diǎn)綜述】本文主要介紹了一位從20世紀(jì)80年代到21世紀(jì)一直維持聲名的、狂放不羈的,并且擁有迷人性格的美國(guó)演員約翰尼·德普。1.B根據(jù)第二段第一句“Bornin1963,Deppwassomewhattroublesomeasayouth,occasionallyturningtopetty-crimeanddrugs.”可知德普是一個(gè)麻煩制造者,故選B項(xiàng)。2.D根據(jù)畫(huà)線詞所在句“…withDeppoftenunabletopayhisrent,sleepingonfriends'sofasandeveninhiscar.”可知德普付不起房租,睡在朋友的沙發(fā)上,甚至是他的車(chē)子里,由此可推斷出makeendsmeet意為“勉強(qiáng)維持生計(jì)”。3.B根據(jù)第二段第二句“Whenhisparentsdivorcedin1978,Deppdroppedoutofschoolagainsthism
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