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1、1浙江桐庐县浙江桐庐县 20172017 高考英语阅读理解九月选练高考英语阅读理解九月选练【2016 高考模拟题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A.B.C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。During her sixty-year career performing, Lena Horne entertained people with her beauty and rich, emotional voice. She used her fame to fight social injustices toward African-Americans. Lena Horne was born in N
2、ew York in 1917. At sixteen, Lena became a dancer at the famous Club in New York City. After taking voice lessons, she soon became a singer. In 1940, Lena Horne became the first African-American to perform with an all-white jazz band. After performing at a club in Hollywood, California, she caught t
3、he attention of filmmakers. She soon began making movies. Her films became very popular. In the 1940s, Lena Horne was the first African-American in Hollywood to sign a long-term contract with a major movie studio. Her deal with MGM stated that she would never play the role of a servant. She refused
4、to play roles that represented African-Americans disrespectfully(无礼的). But this refusal also limited her movie career. Lena Horne once said that World War Two helped make her a star. She was popular with both black and white soldiers. She sang on army radio programs and traveled to perform for the t
5、roops. Once, she noted that German prisoners of war were permitted to sit closer to the stage than black soldiers. She was very angry. These experiences led to Lena Hornes work in the civil rights movement.Lena Horne sang at civil rights gatherings. She took part in the March on Washington protest i
6、n 1963. It was during this event that Martin Luther King Junior gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. She protested racial separation at the hotels where she performed. She took action so that she and her musicians would be allowed to stay in those hotels. Black musicians at the time generally stayed in
7、 black neighborhoods.Lena Horne died in New York in 2010. 1. How old was Lena Horne when she died? A. 86 years old. B. 93 years old. C. 98 years old.D. 88 years old.2. We can infer that_. A. black actresses often played roles of servants in the film in the 1940sB. black women were forbidden to perfo
8、rm in the film in the 1940sC. Lena Horne liked staying at hotel very muchD. Lena Horne didnt make any films in the 1960s3. What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?A. Lena Horne was a friend of Martin Luther King Junior.B. Lena Horne took an active part in political activities.2C. Lena Horne wa
9、s involved in civil rights activities.D. Lena Horne protested racial separation at the hotels.4. Why was Lena Horne angry?A. Because she was ill-treated by the army.B. Because black soldiers were badly treated by the army.C. Because she was refused to perform together with white actors.D. Because wh
10、ite soldiers insulted her.这是一篇记叙文。介绍了美国著名黑人女演员、歌手 Lena Horne 积极参与反对种族隔离的人权运动的故事。1. B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句 Lena Horne was born in New York in 1917 及最后一段最后一句 Lena Horne died in 2010.可知 Lena Horne 是 93 岁时逝世的。2. A A。 推理判断题。根据 Her deal with MGM stated that she would never play the role of a servant. She refuse
11、d to play roles that represented African-Americans disrespectfully 可以判断，黑人女演员当时主要演一些仆人 之类的小角色。3. C C。主旨大意题。根据本段的内容可知本段主要讲 Lena Horne 积极参与反对种族隔离的人权运动。故 C 项最佳。B 项外延太大，针对性不强；D 项是文中的一个细节，不具有概括性。A 项信息没有提到。4. B B。细节理解题。根据第三段第四句 she noted that German prisoners of war were permitted to sit closer to the sta
12、ge than black soldiers 可知她生气的原因是黑人士兵没有得到公平的对待。【2014 高考训练】Shirley Femple Black，who was one of the most famous child stars of the 20th century，died of natural causes on February 10，2014The dimpled(酒涡)actress found fame at the height of the Great Depression (1929-1933)in movies including “Heidi，”“Curly
13、 Top”and“Bright Eyes”。Born in Santa Monica，Calif，on April 27，1928，Temple Black was admitted into a dance school at the age of threeAfter a number of bit parts she got all the attention with her performance of “Baby Take a Bow” in her first feature film“Stand Up and Cheer”Audiences around the world p
14、oured to see her in films such as“Curly Top”“The 3Little Colonel”and“The Littlest Rebel”Licensed merchandise(商品)including dolls，dishes，and clothing also capitalized on her wholesome imageFemple Black was the top box-office draw for four years in a row between 1935 and 1938She won a special Academy A
15、ward in early 1935 for her“outstanding contribution to screen entertainment”in the previous year At the height of her fame，Temple Black earned praise from President Franklin DRoosevelt who called her“Little Miss Miracle” for raising the publics spirit during times of economic hardship,even going so
16、far as to say that，“as long as our country has Shirley Temple，we will be all right”However,the stars popularity waned in her late teensShe married Charles Black in 1950，a marriage that lasted until his death in 2005 at age 86In 1988，Temple Black became the first person to achieve the rank of honorary Foreign Service officer of the United States and a year later she took up tile post of ambassador to Czechoslovakia，where she served until 1992In 1 999，the American Film
