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1、1 名人传记 【2016 南京市浦口区一模】When Leonardo DiCaprio stepped onto the stage to accept the Academy Award for Best Actor on February 28, he received a rare standing ovation(鼓掌欢呼 ). After five acting nominations and 22 years of disappointed hopes since his first nomination(for What s Eating Gilbert Grape in 19
2、93), the 41-year-old actor finally won his first Oscar for his effort in the film The Revenant, which hit Chinese cinemas on March 18. DiCaprio s career took off when he played the romantic lead in Titanic(1997). Ho wever, the film also gave him the name “pretty boy”. People pay more attention to hi
3、s face than his acting. DiCaprio has been known as one of the pickiest actors in Hollywood. Instead of winning hearts in romantic films, he chose to work with more challenging productions. For the role of Hugh Glass, an 1820s fur trapper in The Revenant, DiCaprio wore 47 different prosthetics(特效假体 )
4、, slept in dead animals, and ate a bison liver. For over half the film, he crawled( 爬) on the ground. An article in Life Week wrote, “Compared with DiCaprio s terrible experience in The Revenant, Robinson Crusoes seems as easy and comfortable as a vacation.” His effort was accepted by the Academy. A
5、fter he has finally earned the US top acting award, DiCaprio is now working harder, turning to different challenges. 28. How many acting nominations did Leonardo DiCaprio win? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 29. In which film did Leonardo DiCaprio win the Oscar for Best Actor? A. Titanic. B. Rob
6、inson Crusoe. C. The Revenant. D. Whats Eating Gilbert Grape. 30. What can we learn from the passage? A. The film was first shown in China on February 28, 2016. B. Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the pickiest actors in Hollywood. C. Leonardo DiCaprio wants to be a supermodel in the near future. D. Robin
7、sons experience is more terrible than DiCaprios in The Revenant. 28. D 29. C 30. B 【2016 江苏徐州市一模】 In the 1920s , the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants(服务 ) to look after the
8、passengers. Young men ,or “stewards ” helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers luggage( 行李 )but they did not provide food and drinks. But then in 1930,a woman call ed Ellen Church invented the “stewardess ”. Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a differe
9、nt child. She didn t want to work on a farm or marry a farmer she wanted a more adventurous(冒 险的 )life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital and at the same time took flying lessons and got her
10、pilots license. Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a mans world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot
11、 .But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because flying was still an unreliable(不可靠的 ) way to travel. There were often delays( 延误 ),many crashes and the bad weather made 2 many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. agre
12、ed. The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses. At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early “stewardes
13、ses ” had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned 1 an hour. In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had t
14、o make some changes. Since the 1970s, “stewardesses ” have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past. ( )38. From the first paragraph, we know that _. A. the word “stewardess ” was made up by Ellen Church B. Ellen Church was the first woman who flew a pl
15、ane C. Food and drinks were offered on the plane then. D. Travelling by air was very popular because of the flight attendants. ( )39. From the second paragraph, we learn that _. A. Ellen did not behave（行为） in the same way as most as other girls B. Ellens family was not rich enough to support her edu
16、cation C. Ellen was fond of working as a nurse in the hospital D. Ellen has an unhappy childhood that changed her completely ( )40. Boeing Air Transport (BAT) offered Ellen the job because of _. A. her flying experience B. her university education C. her nursing experience D. her life attitudes(态度 )
17、 ( )41. According to the passage, in the 1940s a woman had to _ if she wanted to be a stewardess. A. be a nurse B. be married C. be a mother D. be young ( )42. The passage mainly talks about _. A. the background of early flying pilots B. the experience of flying passengers C. the history of early fl
18、ight attendants D. the development of airplanes 38-42 BACDC 【2016 江苏苏州市一模】“Face it, Andy. You sold your soul the day you put on that first pair of Jimmy Choos. ” That line from the movie The Devil Wears Prada is an example showing how a shoemaker has become famous in the fashion world. Jimmy Choos (
19、Zhou Yangjie) is a native Malaysian of Chinese origin (出身 ), born in 1961 into a family of shoemakers. He created his first pair of shoes at age 11. His family couldnt pay for his schooling, so he dropped out at a young age. He had to work with his father to support the family. But his dream to be 3
20、 a fashion designer never disappeared, so he did all he could to enter an art college and finally took up a position in the fashion world through his talent and willpower. Choo graduated from a college in London and had a small workshop there. He hit the international fashion scene when Vogue magazi
21、ne described his designs in eight pages in 1988. His work was immediately popular and got love and support from Diana, Princess of Wales. Jimmy Choo shoes are known for their very high heels ( 鞋跟 ) and pointed toes. However, he does some flats and lower-heeled shoes for other women. Choo co-founded
22、Jimmy Choo Ltd. with Tamara Mellon, UK Vogueeditor, but left the company in 2001. Jimmy Choo shops have opened around the world, so his designs are more accessible to those who want a designer shoe, and can afford his prices. Choo also has a website where shoppers can view his ready-to-wear designs.
23、 The brand (牌 子) of Jimmy Choo has been comparable to top brands, like Channel, LV, etc. But it s still young and has a bright future. We cant imagine how hard it is for Choo to stand out in the worldwide fashion! He must have made greater efforts and had more difficulties than others. And so he did
24、. So stop complaining about why good luck isnt always falling on you and devote yourselves to your work now. 33. What is Paragraph 1 written for? A. Comparing movies with fashion. B. Showing the shoes are popular. C. Introducing the following passage. D. Attracting readers attention to the shoes. 34
25、. When he was young, Jimmy Choo _. A. had got no education B. showed his talent in making shoes C. made himself a famous fashion designer D. was born in China and then moved to Malaysia 35. What do the underlined words “more accessible” mean in Paragraph 5? A. Easier to get. B. Easier to spread. C.
26、Harder to imagine. D. Harder to accept. 36. Which of the following is the correct order about Jimmy Choo? a. He opened his shops around the world. b. His shoes appeared in Vogue magazine. c. He created his first pair of shoes. d. He had his workshop in London. e. Jimmy Choo Ltd. was set up. A. c-d-b-a-e B. c-b-d-e-a C. d-c-b-e-a D. c-d-b-e-a