Question

Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn，New York in 1917.Her mother was away for much of her　36　.So her grandmother helped raise her.

At the age of sixteen，Lena　37　work as a dancer at the famous Cotton Club in New York City.After　38　 voice lessons，she soon began performing there as a singer too.At the age of nineteen，Lena moved to Pittsburgh and 　39　Louis Jones，who was an actor.　40　，their life together did not last long.But they had two　41　，Gail and Edwin.

In 1940，Lena Horne became the first African American to travel and　42　with an all white jazz band.She　43　made records and performed at New York City’s Café Society jazz club.This was the first nightclub in the United States　44　racial barriers (隔阂).Many jazz clubs during this period had　45　 performers，but few allowed them to watch the　46　as part of the audience.

Lena Horne became very　47　.After performing at a club in Hollywood，California，she　48　filmmakers.So with the help of some filmmakers，she soon　49　making movies.Lena Horne said that she was able to make movies　50　she was the kind of black person that white people could accept.But she said this was the　51　kind of acceptance.It was because of the way she　52　，not because of how good she was or how hard she worked.

However，through her hard work，she helped　53　racial barriers.During her sixty year career as a performer，Lena Horne earned people’s　54　and respect.She used her fame to　55　social injustices(不公正)toward AfricanAmericans.

1.                A．dream         B．performance     C．life  D．childhood

2.                A．disliked         B．found          C．lost  D．wanted

3.                A．taking          B．giving          C．making   D．designing

4.                A．saw            B．changed        C．surprised D．married

5.                A．Excitingly       B．Amazingly       C．Unfortunately  D．Happily

6.                A．relatives        B．children        C．friends   D．parents

7.                A．stay           B．play            C．perform  D．communicate

8.                A．always         B．hardly          C．never    D．also

9.                A．for            B．with           C．without   D．on

10.               A．black          B．yellow         C．brown D．white

11.               A．shows          B．dances         C．activities   D．people

12.               A．popular        B．hard-working    C．happy D．interesting

13.                                A．took care of B．looked down upon

C．got away from                     D．caught the attention of

14.               A．stopped        B．preferred       C．began D．enjoyed

15.               A．because        B．so             C．though    D．if

16.               A．fastest         B．worst          C．best  D．biggest

17.               A．served         B．sang           C．looked    D．acted

18.               A．break          B．protect         C．exchange  D．show

19.               A．hate           B．service         C．pity  D．love

20.               A．hide           B．fight           C．make D．experience

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文为记叙文，介绍了美国著名黑人女演员、歌手Lena Horne几集参与反对种族隔离的人权运动的故事。

1.D考查名词：前面说她的出生，这里是在童年的时候，妈妈经常不在身边。选D。

2.考查动词：A.disliked不喜欢B．found发现C．lost失去D．wanted想要， B符合句意。

3.考查动词搭配：上课：take lessons。选A。

4.考查动词：从后面的their life together，可知是结婚。选 D。

5.考查副词：A.Excitingly兴奋地B．Amazingly惊人的C．Unfortunately不幸的 D．Happily高兴地，从后面的their life together did not last long.可知是不幸地。选C。

6.考查名词：他们有两个孩子。选B。

7.考查动词：A. stay呆在B．play玩，演奏C．perform表演D．communicate交流，和乐队一起表演。选C。

8.考查副词：从后面的racial barriers可知是用否定词，但never太绝对了。选 B。

9.考查介词：这个夜总会是唯一，没有种族歧视的。选C。

10.考查上下文的理解，从but后面的句子,可知当时很多俱乐部有黑人演奏者。选A。

11.考查名词：A. shows 表演B．dances舞蹈C.activities活动D．people人们，这里指不让黑人演奏者参加观众的活动。选C。

12.考查形容词：A.popular 流行B．hard-working勤奋C．happy高兴D．interesting感兴趣的，选A符合句意。

13.考查词组：A.took care of照顾B．looked down upon瞧不起C．got away from 逃避D．caught the attention of引起某人的注意， D符合句意。

14.考查动词：A.stopped停止B．preferred更喜欢C.began 开始D．enjoyed享受，这里指她开始拍电影。选C。

15.考查连词，她能拍电影是因为她是白人能接收的黑人。选A。

16.考查形容词的最高级，从but可知她认为这是最糟糕的接受。选B。

17.考查动词：从后面的句子：not because of how good she was or how hard she worked.可知人们是因为她的长相不是因为她的努力接受她。选C。

18.考查动词：A. break打破B．protect保护C．exchange交换D．show展示，句意：通过她的努力，她打破了种族歧视。选A。

19.考查名词：从后面的and respect 可知并列的是love。选D。

20.考查动词：A.hide 隐藏B．fight斗争，消除C．make 制作D．experience经历，通过努力，她消除社会的不公正。选B。

考点：考查人物传记类短文