Question

When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, “Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on.” Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls. 

The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom, “I don't know how to use a computer,” she admits. 

Unlike her 1995 autobiography(自傳), After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. “I felt there was a need for a book like this,” she says. “I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease.” 

But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up ---again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet. 

Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. “Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other,” she insists. “It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”

1.Why did Mary feel regretful? 

A. She didn't achieve her ambition. 

B. She didn't take care of her mother. 

C. She didn't complete her high school.

D. She didn't follow her mother's advice. 

2.We can know that before 1995, Mary __________.

A. had two books published

B. received many career awards

C. knew how to use a computer

D. supported the JDRF by writing 

3.Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her__________ . 

A. living with diabetes                    B. successful show business 

C. service for an organization                     D. remembrance of her mother 

4.When Mary received the life-changing news, she_____________ . 

A. lost control of herself                                     B. began a balanced diet 

C. tried to get a treatment                                  D. behaved in an adult way 

5.What can we know from the last paragraph? 

A. Mary feels pity for herself.      

B. Mary has recovered from her disease. 

C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible. 

D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor. 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：瑪麗·摩爾曾經是一個成功的女演員，后來她患了糖尿病，當初她自暴自棄，但后來她能做到冷靜面對。她的第二部作品就是寫她與糖尿病的抗爭，寫作所得都用于一個國際性糖尿病研究組織。她體會到了，幫助他人，能讓自己生活得更好，因此，她會盡可能去幫助他人。

1.D根據題目中feel regretful到文中去找信息源。第二段Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again，did she regret ignoring her mom, “I don’t know how to use a computer,” she admits. 只是最近，當她開始寫“Growing Up Again”時，她才后悔未重視媽媽（的話），“我不知道如何使用電腦”她說。結合第一段中媽媽建議她學打字課程，可判斷選D項，她未聽從媽媽的建議。

2.B細節理解題。抓住題干中before1995這個時間。根據第三段: Unlike her 1995 autobiography(自傳), After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病)., 與她1995年寫的自傳不同，她的第二本書更多的是寫她與糖尿病斗爭，而較少寫她作為一個獲獎女演員的生活。 可知她1995以前未曾有兩本書出版，A項錯誤。由前面這句話也可以知道，她1995年的自傳中寫得更多的是她作為一個獲獎女演員的生活。由此推知，1995年以前，她獲過很多獎，結合第二段In her career, Mary won many awards.，可知，B項正確。至于C項，文中提到她不會用電腦，沒說她什么時候學會了，推不出1995年以前她就會用電腦了。關于D 項，她支持JDRF的資金，是她寫第二本書的錢，而第二本書應該是在1995年以后寫的。四個答案全部考慮以后，可以確定正確答案為：B。

3.A細節理解題。根據題干中Mary’s second book到文中去找信息源。與上題所找為同一信息源。第三段…her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). 由此句可知，第二本書主要是關于她與糖尿病的抗爭。故選A。

4.A細節理解題。根據題干中the life-changing news 到文中去找信息源。第四段when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. 由此處可知，她得到兩個改變她生活的消息，一個是把孩子帶丟了，還有一個是她得了糖尿病。接下去到文中繼續找她得到這兩個消息以后的做法。In a childlike act，she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈).Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up?again—and take control of her diabetes，not let it control her. 她的做法，如同一個孩子，她離開了醫院，給自己買了一箱子的甜甜圈，由此可知C想要獲得治療，D表現得像個成年人這兩個選項肯定是錯的。根據糖尿病人不能吃甜食這個常識可以判斷，她吃的不是均衡的飲食，因此B項也是錯誤的。A 失去控制，用來描述她的不顧自己患有糖尿病拼命吃甜食的行為比較恰當。因此，可判斷選A項。

5.C推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的Mary Moore 所說的話“Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”有時，我們可以通過幫助他人而使事情變得更好。我意識到了這一點，因為我已經第二次長大了。我想要大聲地說出來，我想要盡可能地幫助他人。可知她想盡可能地去幫助他人，故選C項。