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（審判）, the Lindberghs found it ______ to live in the United States. There were threats(威脅) 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

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】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了安妮和丈夫認識，結婚，開始一起乘飛機旅行。但是他們的第一個孩子被綁架后死亡。林德伯格夫婦從未完全從第一個孩子的死亡中恢復。然而,她和她的丈夫有了五個孩子，他們繼續飛行。

1.名詞及語境的理解。根據后文對于她的寫作她贏得了兩個主要獎項，可知她想當個作家。故選B，

2.名詞及語境的理解。A聚會B慈善機構C大學D國家。根據上文她上了Smith College，可知對于她的寫作她贏得了來自那所大學的兩個獎項。故選C

3.動詞及語境的理解。A遇到B找到C知道D看到，當在1927年安妮遇到了Charles Lindbergh時她是一個安靜、害羞的年輕小女子。根據后文內容可知這是他們第一次見面，故選A。

4.形容詞最高級及語境的理解。A最好B最著名C最認真D最有吸引力。根據后文他是第一個開飛機橫過大西洋的人可知，他是最著名的人之一。故選B

5.根據a plane可知，他是第一個獨自開飛機橫過大西洋的人。故選B

6.介詞及語境的理解。根據后文他們結婚，可知是兩年后，故選D。

7.名詞組及語境的理解。關于他們結婚的報道上了報紙的頭版。缺少名詞成分，故選C。

8.動詞及語境的理解。她開始和丈夫進行長途的飛行航班。故選A

9.名詞及語境的理解。A不幸B幸運，運氣C悲傷D令人興奮的事，刺激。根據上下文可知他們在享受其他人不能擁有的幸運。故選B。

10.根據They were in great sorrow (痛苦).可知糟糕的事情發生了。故選D糟糕的。

11.考查數詞及語境的理解。林德伯格夫婦的第一個孩子查爾斯從新澤西的家中被綁架。根據下一段here were threats(威脅) on the life of their second child可知這是第一個孩子，故選D。

12.考查動詞及語境的理解。報紙管它叫世紀罪犯。call…,…把……稱為……，故選D

13.考查形容詞及語境的理解。林德伯格發現住在美國是困難的。find it adj. to do sth.it代替動詞不定式做形式主語。根據后文There were threats(威脅) on the life of their second child.可知住在美國受到了威脅，所以是困難的，故選B。

14.考查量詞及語境的理解。有太多的關于他們的報紙故事。too many修飾可數名詞復數。故選C。

15.考查名詞及語境的理解。根據So Anne and Charles Lindbergh moved to Europe in 1935可知后文是他們在四年后搬回了美國。故選C。.

考點：人物介紹類短文。