Question

Anne Spencer Morrow was born in 1906 in Englewood, New Jersey. She went to Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She wanted to become a ______. She won two major prizes from the _____for her writing.

Anne Morrow was a quiet, shy and small young woman when she _____Charles Lindbergh in 1927. The 25-year- old man was tall and good-looking. Charles Lindbergh was one of __________ people in the world. He had just become the first person__________ a plane alone across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to Paris. Two years __________, Anne and Charles Lindbergh were married. Reports about their__________ were on the front pages of newspapers.

After her marriage to Charles Lindbergh, Anne became a pilot too. She began _____many long airplane flights with her husband. The Lindberghs explored new ways to fly around the world. They seemed to enjoy the greatest _____ that any young people could not have. 

Then in 1932, something______happened.They were in great sorrow (痛苦).The Lindberghs’ _____baby,twenty-month-old Charles, was kidnapped from their home in New Jersey. The body of the baby was discovered more than ten weeks later. 

There were a huge number of reports about the case. Newspapers _____it "the Crime of the Century”. After the trial（审判）, the Lindberghs found it ______ to live in the United States. There were threats(威胁) on the life of their second child. And there were too _______ newspaper stories about them. So Anne and Charles Lindbergh moved to Europe in 1935. Four years later they moved _________ to the United States.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh never fully recovered from the death of her first child. Yet, she and her husband had five more children. She continued flying. In 1934, she became the first woman to win the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Gold Medal. She was honored for her exploration, research and discovery. 

1.A.singer         B. writer             C. actor             D. driver     

2.A.party          B. charity            C. college           D. country

3.A.met           B. found             C. knew             D. saw

4.A.the best        B. the most famous    C. the most careful     D. the most attractive

5.A.to take         B. to fly             C. to ride             D. to walk

6.A.after           B. ago              C .before             D .later

7.A.friendship      B. work             C. marriage           D. life

8.A.making        B. getting            C. giving             D. catching

9.A.unluck        B. luck              C. sadnesss           D .excitement

10.A.happy        B. exciting           C. interesting         D. terrible

11.A.second        B. third             C. fourth             D .first

12.A.say           B. talk              C. speak              D. call

13.A.easy          B. difficult           C. simple             D. hardly

14.A.much         B. few              C. many              D. little

15.A.out           B. away             C.back               D. out of

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.D

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了安妮和丈夫认识，结婚，开始一起乘飞机旅行。但是他们的第一个孩子被绑架后死亡。林德伯格夫妇从未完全从第一个孩子的死亡中恢复。然而,她和她的丈夫有了五个孩子，他们继续飞行。

1.名词及语境的理解。根据后文对于她的写作她赢得了两个主要奖项，可知她想当个作家。故选B，

2.名词及语境的理解。A聚会B慈善机构C大学D国家。根据上文她上了Smith College，可知对于她的写作她赢得了来自那所大学的两个奖项。故选C

3.动词及语境的理解。A遇到B找到C知道D看到，当在1927年安妮遇到了Charles Lindbergh时她是一个安静、害羞的年轻小女子。根据后文内容可知这是他们第一次见面，故选A。

4.形容词最高级及语境的理解。A最好B最著名C最认真D最有吸引力。根据后文他是第一个开飞机横过大西洋的人可知，他是最著名的人之一。故选B

5.根据a plane可知，他是第一个独自开飞机横过大西洋的人。故选B

6.介词及语境的理解。根据后文他们结婚，可知是两年后，故选D。

7.名词组及语境的理解。关于他们结婚的报道上了报纸的头版。缺少名词成分，故选C。

8.动词及语境的理解。她开始和丈夫进行长途的飞行航班。故选A

9.名词及语境的理解。A不幸B幸运，运气C悲伤D令人兴奋的事，刺激。根据上下文可知他们在享受其他人不能拥有的幸运。故选B。

10.根据They were in great sorrow (痛苦).可知糟糕的事情发生了。故选D糟糕的。

11.考查数词及语境的理解。林德伯格夫妇的第一个孩子查尔斯从新泽西的家中被绑架。根据下一段here were threats(威胁) on the life of their second child可知这是第一个孩子，故选D。

12.考查动词及语境的理解。报纸管它叫世纪罪犯。call…,…把……称为……，故选D

13.考查形容词及语境的理解。林德伯格发现住在美国是困难的。find it adj. to do sth.it代替动词不定式做形式主语。根据后文There were threats(威胁) on the life of their second child.可知住在美国受到了威胁，所以是困难的，故选B。

14.考查量词及语境的理解。有太多的关于他们的报纸故事。too many修饰可数名词复数。故选C。

15.考查名词及语境的理解。根据So Anne and Charles Lindbergh moved to Europe in 1935可知后文是他们在四年后搬回了美国。故选C。.

考点：人物介绍类短文。