9.Fred Astaire was born in Nebraska in 1899.Fred and his sister,Adele,learned to dance when they were very young.Their mother took them to New York to study dance.They performed in their first professional show when Fred was ten years old and Adele was twelve.Later,as teenagers,the two danced in many shows throughout the United States.Their first big success was on Broadway in 1917.
The Astaires--as they were known---became Broadway stars.However,in 1932,Adele Astaire married a British man,and stopped performing.But Fred did not give up his dream.He would go on alone,in the movies.
Fred said,"Dancing is a sweaty job.You cannot just sit down and do it.You have to get up on your feet.It takes time to get a dance right,to create something memorable.I always try to get to know my dance so well that I do not have to think."
In 1949,F(xiàn)red Astaire won a special award for his film work from America's Motion Picture Academy.He also won awards from the television industry for a number of his television programs.
Fred stopped dancing in 1970.He was more than seventy years old at the time.He said a dancer could not continue dancing forever.He said he did not want to disappoint(使失望) anyone,even himself.He danced again in public only once after that.It was with another great male dancer,Gene Kelly,in the movie"That's Entertainment,Part Two".
Fred Astaire and his first wife,Phyllis,had three children.Phyllis died in 1954.Twenty-five years later,F(xiàn)red married race horse rider Robyn Smith.Fred Astaire died on June 22,1987.He was eighty-eight years old.He was called the greatest dancer in the world.His dancing was called perfect.And moviegoers everywhere will remember him as a great performer whose work will live forever in his films.
42.The first paragraph is mainly aboutC.
A.Fred Astaire's first success
B.Fred Astaire's education
C.Fred Astaire's early life
D.Fred Astaire's family
43.When did the Astaires become Broadway stars?B
A.In 1899.B.In 1917.C.In 1932.D.In 1949.
44.What Fred Astaire said in Paragraph 3shows thatD.
A.he knew his dance was wonderful
B.he thought dancing was not difficult
C.he had ways to make people remember him
D.he devoted much time and effort to dancing
45.What is the correct time order of the following events?B
a.Fred Astaire's first wife died.
b.Fred's sister Adele stopped performing.
c.Fred Astaire performed with Gene Kelly in a movie.
d.Fred Astaire won an award from America's Motion Picture Academy.
A.a(chǎn)bcd B.bdac C.cbad D.dcba.
分析 短文大意:世界著名舞蹈家弗雷德•阿斯泰爾的一生,在一開始她和自己的姐姐一起跳舞.在自己的姐姐結(jié)婚后,自己堅(jiān)持夢想,繼續(xù)自己的舞蹈事業(yè).
解答 42-45 CBDB
42:C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞when they were very young.when Fred was ten years old and Adele was twelve.以及Later,as teenagers,the two danced in many shows描述,可知本段主要介紹了他們的早期生活.故選C.
43:B.根據(jù)第一段Their first big success was on Broadway in 1917.The Astaires--as they were known---became Broadway stars可知是1917年.故選B.
44:D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段FredAstaire所說的Dancing is a sweat job.You cannot just sit down and do it.You have to get up on your feet.It takes time to…可知他在舞蹈上花了很多時(shí)間和精力.故選D.
45:B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文描述可知,根據(jù)第二段in 1932,Adele Astaire married a British man,and stopped performing可知b發(fā)生在1932年,第四段In 1949,F(xiàn)red Astaire won a special award for his film work from America's Motion Picture Academy可知d發(fā)生在1949年,結(jié)合最后一段Phyllis died in 1954可知a發(fā)生在1954年,根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Fred stopped dancing in 1970.He was more than seventy years old at the time.He said a dancer could not continue dancing forever.He said he did not want to disappoint(使失望) anyone,even himself.He danced again in public only once after that.It was with another great male dancer,Gene Kelly,in the movie"That's Entertainment,Part Two".可知c發(fā)生在1970年以后,故選答案B.
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