Question

Michelle Obama made a daring decision to return to the same designer who created her Inaugural (就职）Ball dress four years ago --- and the risk paid off.

The First Lady looked extremely attractive in a thin, sweeping, and ruby-colored dress by designer Jason Wu. She teamed the dramatic dress with heels by Jimmy Choo and a diamond ring by Kimberly McDonald.

She surprised the fashion establishment by returning to a Wu design which had been the custom made for her.

Four years ago at her first Inauguration Ball, Michelle shimmered（熠熠生辉）in an off-white, one-shouldered floor-length dress by the designer.

Wu, who was 26 at the time and had only been working in fashion for three years, saw his career take off after the First Lady's surprise decision to wear one of his dresses.

He said at the time that he was unaware she had chosen the dress and had been watching at home on his couch and eating pizza when she appeared.

After her 2013 decision, Wu told Women's Wear Daily: “Mrs Obama likes to keep her secrets. She fooled me again.”

Wu released a women's clothing and accessories（装饰品）collection at Target last year and continues to be popular with the First Lady for official engagements.

The sleeveless, cross-halter neck dress with low-cut back flattered（突出）49-year-old Michelle's arms and neat waist.

It had been created especially for her by Wu and was a departure from the dark and plain colour tone she stuck to at earlier inauguration events.

Mrs Obama's new hairstyle -- she had bangs（美发沙龙）cut on her birthday last week  had been loosely tousled（蓬松的）for the special night.

Vice-President Joe Biden's wife Jill also looked attractive in a blue silk dress by Vera Wang at the Inauguration Ball.

1.What does the passage mainly talk about？

A．Michelle Obama’s inaugural ball dress.

B．Wu, a great designer.

C．The First Lady’s secrets.

D．Mrs Obama’s 2013 decision.

2.Michelle Obama’s brave decision proved to be a_________.

A．risk                                  B．danger

C． Surprise                             D．success

3. According to the passage, which of the following is correct?

A．Mrs Obama’s inaugural dresses were made by the same designer.

B．Joe Biden’s wife Jill also had her dress created by Wu.

C．The colour tone at Michelle’s earlier inaugural events was not satifactory.

D．Mrs Obama had straight forehead hair as her new hairstyle for the special night.

4. Which of the following best describes Jason Wu?

A．Daring and gifted.

B．Unusual and cautious.

C．Careful and brave.

D．Talented and lucky.

5. From the 6th and 7th paragraphs we know that________.

A．Wu was aware that Mrs Obama had chosen his work again

B．Wu didn’t know Mrs Obama had chosen his creation again.

C．Mrs Obama told Wu to give away her secrets

D．Mrs Obama should have told Wu the truth

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了米歇尔夫人的就职晚礼服是由设计师Jason Wu设计的，并介绍了晚礼服的式样。米歇尔夫人四年后仍然乐于穿Jason Wu设计的晚礼服，并经常出席一些重要的社交场合。

1.主旨题。本文第一段就可以知道中心Michelle Obama made a daring decision to return to the same designer who created her Inaugural (就职）Ball dress four years ago，所以本文主要讨论的是米歇尔夫人的晚礼服。故选A.

2.细节推断题。从第二自然段可知，米歇尔夫人的大胆的决定是正确的，是一个成功，故选D

3.细节题。从第一段Michelle Obama made a daring decision to return to the same designer who created her Inaugural (就职）Ball dress four years ，可知，米歇尔夫人的就职晚礼服和她四年前所穿的晚礼服都是由同一个设计的，故选A

4.推断题。从第五自然段Wu, who was 26 at the time and had only been working in fashion for three years, 可知，他只有26岁，仅仅在服装设计公司工作了三年，可见他能够被奥巴马夫人看重说明他是有才华的也是很幸运的，故选D.

5.细节推断题。从第6,7段Mrs Obama likes to keep her secrets. She fooled me again.可知，Mrs Obama并未告诉Wu她又选择了他设计的衣服，所以Wu并不知道米歇尔夫人又选择了自己设计的衣服，故选B

考点：日常生活类记叙文

点评：本文推断题较多，给文章增添了一定的难度。对于此类比较短的文章，所给的信息量比较精炼，要求学生仔细认真的读懂文章，不能走马观花的看，要根据题目中的内容对比文章的上下，综合作答，尤其对于推断题，要准确理会作者的写作情感，事情发展的逻辑关系都需要特别注意。