8.Shirley Temple Black,who lifted America's spirits as a bright-eyed child movie star during the Great Depression and later became a US diplomat(外交官),died at the age of 85at her home in Woodside,California,on Monday.
A family statement said,"We announce with great sadness that diplomat Shirley Temple Black,former Hollywood child star and forever America's little darling peacefully passed away at her Woodside,California,home from natural causes,at the age of 85,on February 10,2014."She was surrounded by her family and caregivers.
"We respect her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor,as a diplomat,and most importantly as our beloved mother,grandmother,great-grandmother,and good wife for fifty-five years of much-missed Charles Alden Black,who has passed away."
Temple's film career began in 1932and she found international fame two years later aged in the film Bright Eyes,famous for the song On the Good Ship Lollipop.The youngster was seen with her hair in curls,and the unforgettable performance made her one of the biggest box office draws (有票房影響力的明星)of the times.She was awarded a Juvenile Academy Award in 1935and starred in films such as Curly Top and The Littlest Rebel,helping the US deal with the depression of the 1930s.And she was credited with helping save the film company 20th Century Fox from being bankrupt(破產(chǎn)).
But after retiring from the entertainment world in her early 20s with a special Oscar under her belt for the movie Stand up and Cheer when she was six,she created a role as an outstanding diplomat,serving as the US ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia.
Temple was also a delegate to several international commissions and was involved with the United Nations.She was the first woman to serve as US chief of protocol(禮儀) in the Department of State.
56.According to the family statement we can know thatD.
A.Shirley Black had been ill in bed for a long time
B.Black's family was of five generations before she died
C.no doctors and nurses were allowed in Black's home
D.Shirley Black survived her husband Charles Black
57.What movie did Shirley Temple win the Oscar in?B
A.The Littlest Rebel.
B.Stand up and Cheer.
C.On the Good Ship Lollipop.
D.Bright Eyes.
58.It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph thatC.
A.Shirley saved the falling American government
B.most film companies had already gone bankrupt
C.Shirley ever brought in big incomes to herself
D.Century Fox was the biggest company on earth
59.What does the passage mainly tell us?C
A.Shirley Temple performed in a lot of films.
B.Shirley Temple became famous as a child.
C.Shirley Temple,a former child star,died.
D.Shirley Temple acted as an excellent diplomat.
分析 本文屬于說(shuō)明文閱讀,作者通過(guò)這篇文章主要向我們描述了曾經(jīng)的童星Shirley Temple的去世這件事情,文章同時(shí)也回顧了她的偉大的成就.
解答 56.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.從第三段中的"We respect her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor,…and good wife for fifty-five years of much-missed Charles Alden Black,who has passed away"可知,她比她的丈夫Charles Alden Black活的時(shí)間要長(zhǎng).故選D.
57.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.從第五段中的"…after retiring from the entertainment world in her early 20s with a special Oscar under her belt for the movie Stand up and Cheer when she was six"可知,她因?yàn)镾tand up and Cheer這部電影而獲得了奧斯卡的特別獎(jiǎng).故選B.
58.C.推理判斷題.從第四段中的"the unforgettable performance made her one of the biggest box office draws of the times"可知,她當(dāng)時(shí)是一位能給票房帶來(lái)巨大收入的明星之一.由此可以推測(cè)出她個(gè)人的收入也相當(dāng)?shù)暮茫蔬xC.
59.C.主旨大意題.本文主要報(bào)道曾經(jīng)的童星Shirley Temple的去世這件事情,文章同時(shí)也回顧了她的偉大的成就.故選C.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.