人物介绍

A

(2017·贵州遵义航天高级中学四模)

Marlene Dietrich is finally to be honored by her home city，Berlin.

For more than half a century，the famous film star won huge fame in Hollywood，but remained a highly controversial(引起争议的) figure in Germany.

When the city’s new film museum is opened on September 26，three of its 15 rooms will show the star’s possessions collected over a lifetime.

In addition to various collections by Marlene，visitors will be able to see all Marlene Dietrich’s movies.

Dietrich became a world star after her wonderful performance in a movie.After that，she turned her back on Germany，horrified by the sudden movement of Nazi in her hometown.

A few years after the war，the star was persuaded to pay a short visit to Berlin.But the trip proved a disaster.At a city hall gathering in West Berlin，crowds turned out to see her，but not all friendly.

She was attacked at times.She found herself being blamed for wearing an American uniform during the war to please US troops in Europe.She was also scolded for “turning her back on the country”．

Dietrich，deeply hurt，decided she would never return to Berlin again.But she softened her judgment.

When she died in Paris in 1972，it was at her express wish that her body should be sent back to Berlin for burial alongside her mother in a local cemetery.

语篇解读 本文介绍了著名影星Marlene Dietrich和德国的恩怨情仇的故事。 1．From the second paragraph，we can get to know that . A．Germans were narrow-minded

B．Germans were difficult to get along with C．all Germans admired Dietrich D．some Germans disliked Dietrich 答案 D

解析 推理判断题。根据第二段的描述可知，她在德国是一个有争议的人物，即有人喜欢她，也有人不喜欢她。故选D。

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2．The underlined sentence “she turned her back on Germany” (in Paragraph 5) means “ ”．

A．Dietrich looked down upon her country B．Dietrich turned away from her country C．Dietrich gave up performance in her country D．Dietrich lost her job in her country 答案 B

解析 句意理解题。根据后文“horrified by the sudden movement of Nazi in her hometown”可知此处意为“她背弃了她的祖国”。故选B。

3．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?

A．Visitors can see various collections by Marlene in Berlin’s new film museum. B．Dietrich was a famous film star in Hollywood.

C．After the war，Dietrich paid a short visit to her country.

D．Wearing an Australian uniform during the war，Dietrich was regarded as a betrayer(背叛者) to her country. 答案 D

解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段第二句“She found herself being blamed for wearing an American uniform during the war to please US troops in Europe.”可知D项错误。

4．The famous film star，as a whole， .

A．hated her country because she was once scolded for betraying Germany B．enjoyed her life in France C．loved her country from her heart D．felt satisfied with her performance 答案 C

解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知选C。

B

(2017·第一次全国大联考)

Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall，England.He never studied the piano.However，he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them.He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts.Then he thinks about the notes in his head.Two years ago，he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata(奏鸣曲) by Beethoven.He surprised everyone around him.

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Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly，his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable.They say his ability is very rare，but Samuel doesn’t even realize that what he can do is special.Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents，but music teachers told him he should study music instead.Now，he studies law and music.

Samuel can’t understand why everyone is so surprised.“I grew up with music.My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar.About two years ago，I suddenly decided to start playing the piano，without being able to read music and without having any lessons.It comes easily to me—I hear the notes and can bear them in mind—each and every note，” says Samuel.

Recently，Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college.The piece had more than a thousand notes.The audience was impressed by his amazing performance.He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can’t play it.Samuel says confidently，“It’s all about super memory—I guess I have that gift.”

However，Samuel’s ability to remember things doesn’t stop with music.His family says that even when he was a young boy，Samuel heard someone read a story，and then he could retell the story word for word.

Samuel is still only a teenager.He doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future.For now，he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.

语篇解读 本文主要讲述了英国19岁的音乐天才Samuel Osmond的故事。 5．According to Paragraph 1 we can know Samuel Osmond is a talent in . A．remembering music

B．playing the difficult music

C．playing the whole music by listening to it in parts D．playing Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven 答案 C

解析 细节理解题。 根据第一段第四、五句“He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts.Then he thinks about the notes in his head.”可知选C。 6．Samuel Osmond studies law and music because of . A．the wish of his parents

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B．the proposal of his music teacher C．the gift of his own D．the considerate thought 答案 D

解析 推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句“Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents，but music teachers told him he should study music instead.Now，he studies law and music.”可知他现在学习法律和音乐是兼顾了父母的意愿和老师的提议，是一种考虑周到的想法。故选D。 7．What Samuel surprised everyone is that . A．he grew up with music

B．he decided to start playing the piano

C．he could bear them in mind—each and every note D．he could play the piano without reading music 答案 D

解析 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Samuel can’t understand why everyone is so surprised.”和“...without being able to read music and without having any lessons.It comes easily to me...”可知他虽然没有受过专业的音乐训练，但是他却能非常熟练地弹钢琴，大家为此感到很惊讶。故选D。

C

(2017·吉林长春外国语学校期中)

At present，animated(动画) films are popular with us.Most of them rely heavily on computer technology.But this magical world—where witches(魔法师) cast spells and castles float in the sky—is brought to life by hand.Nevertheless，Hayao Miyazaki is referred to as Japan’s Walt Disney and considered by many to be the world’s greatest living animator.

This month，the 72-year-old Miyazaki announced his retirement.The Japanese animator has directed 11 animated full-length films over the past four decades，including the Oscar-winning Spirited Away(《千与千寻》) and his latest release，

The Wind Rises(《起风了》)，which tells the life story of a man who designed

Japanese World War Ⅱ fighter planes.

Just as The Wind Rises shows，Miyazaki is well-known for his obsession with flight，especially human flight.Other attractive aspects of Miyazaki’s films include his themes of environmental protection and the horrors of war.

Miyazaki’s work is also famous for its lack of clearly defined good and

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