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, attrac?tive 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 Parton 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 fun?ny, happy, optimistic woman—wouldn't let her feel de?pressed. Her father, a physician, encouraged her to achieve in school. So she worked hard at everything and was accepted into Stanford University.

And at 19, she got a part in a low-budget movie called Freeway, which prepared for her role in the mov?ie 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 busi?ness, 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 sum?mer 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 confi?dence.

Last March, Reese Witherspoon walked up on an?other stage, the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, and ac?cepted the Oscar as Best Actress for her heartbreaking, heart-warming 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.How did Reese succeed in playing the singing role?

A.She did her best to make herself leggy and at?tractive.

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.

4.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

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勇往直前，戰(zhàn)勝挫折的經(jīng)歷。她不懈的努力讓她的夢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。

A 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的"But the girl didn't feel joyful."和第三段中的"That day at the end of the camp her coaches told her to forget about singing. 丁hey suggested she think about another career."可知，夏令營結(jié)束時，老師們告訴她應該忘掉唱歌這件事，另謀出路。

B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中第四段的"…h(huán)er mother… wouldn't let her feel depressed. Her father -. encouraged -. So …Stanford University."可知她的媽媽可不會讓她感到絲毫沮喪。她的爸爸鼓勵她在學業(yè)上有所成就。她凡事努力，終于被斯坦福大學錄取。故可以推斷父母對她大力支持。

D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的"…the old fears—were back... But she didn't give up... She spent 6 months taking singing… the hard work built up her confidence."可知她沒放棄那部電影，也沒放棄自己。她用六個月的時間重新開始學習聲樂。她還學會了演奏豎琴。不懈的努力讓

她重拾信心。

C推理判斷題。全文講述瑞茜•威瑟斯彭專注于自己的表演特長，在風雨中百折不撓，勇往直前的經(jīng)歷。因此，最佳答案為C。