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 __1_. She won two major prizes from the __2_for her writing.

Anne Morrow was a quiet, shy and small young woman when she __3__Charles Lindbergh in 1927. The 25-year- old man was tall and good-looking. Charles Lindbergh was one of ___4__ people in the world. He had just become the first person___5__ a plane alone across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to Paris. Two years __6_, Anne and Charles Lindbergh were married. Reports about their___7__ were on the front pages of newspapers.

After her marriage to Charles Lindbergh, Anne became a pilot too. She began _8__many long airplane flights with her husband. The Lindberghs explored new ways to fly around the world. They seemed to enjoy the greatest _9__ that any young people could not have.

Then in 1932, something__10__happened.They were in great sorrow (痛苦).The Lindberghs’ _11_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 __12__it "the Crime of the Century”. After the trial（审判）, the Lindberghs found it __13__ to live in the United States. There were threats(威胁) on the life of their second child. And there were too __14__ newspaper stories about them. So Anne and Charles Lindbergh moved to Europe in 1935. Four years later they moved __15___ 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

【答案】

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】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了安妮斯宾塞莫罗的生平事迹，其中重点介绍了他和丈夫查尔斯林德伯格结婚以后在事业上的成就及他们的家庭生活。

1.联系下文描述，可知此处指的是他想成为一名作家，故选B，作者，作家。

2.联系上文，可知此处指的是前文提到的史密斯大学，故选C，大学。

3.动词辨析。A.遇到；B. 发现；C.知道；D.看见。联系下文，可知此处指的是她在1927年遇到查尔斯林德伯格时，故选A。

4.结合语境可知此处指的是他是世界上最著名的人物之一，故选B，最著名的。

5.联系下文，可知此处指的是驾驶飞机，故选B，驾驶飞机。

6.联系下文，可知此处指的是两年后，after是介词，后面接时间点，ago表示在多久之前，故选D，稍后，后来。

7.联系前文，可知此处指的是他们的婚姻，故选C，结婚，婚姻。

8.动词辨析。A.制作，进行；B.变得，获得；C.给予；D. 抓住，赶上。联系下文，可知此处指的是他开始和他的丈夫进行许多长途飞行。故选A。

9.词义辨析。A.倒霉，霉运；B.幸运，运气；C.伤心；D .兴奋。联系上文，可知此处指的是他们享受了任何年轻人不曾享有的好运气。故选B。

10.联系下文，可知一些不好的事情发生了，故选D，可怕的，糟糕的。

11.联系下文，可知此处指的是他们的第一个孩子，故选D，第一。

12.动词辨析。A.说；B.谈论；C.演讲，说某种语言；D.呼叫，称呼。结合语境可知报纸上把这叫做世纪犯罪。故选D。

13.联系下文，可知此处指的是他们发现很难生活在美国。故选B，困难的。

14.联系下文，可知此处指的是太多的关于他们的故事，故选C，许多的。

15.联系上下文，可知此处指的是他们返回了美国。故选C，向后地。

考点：传记类记述文

点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做，先区分词义，结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。