Question

【題目】

The new autobiography（自傳） written by Michelle Obama has risen to the top of the bestseller lists. The memoir（回憶錄） of her life and times at the White House is now the fastest-selling book of 2018 and holds the top on Amazon’s bestseller list. The 448-page book is called Becoming. Amazon calls it: “A personal, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States.” The book’s publisher, Penguin Random House, said, “We are shocked by the readers’ interest, and we are confident that Becoming will inspire millions of readers.”

Michelle Obama reviewed the idea behind her book. She said, “Never give up on the idea of becoming the best of yourself.” Someone said, “Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, recording the experiences from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as a role meeting the need of motherhood and work, to her time spent at one of the world’s most famous addresses.”

The autobiography has brought talk of the former First Lady running for President in 2020. One of her aides（助手） quickly replied, “Let me be very clear. It will never happen.”

【1】The new book_____________ .

A.has 448 pagesB.has the top price

C.was written by ObamaD.was written by a seller

【2】The underlined phrase “the former First Lady” means “_____________” in Chinese.

A.總統(tǒng)夫人B.前第一夫人C.現(xiàn)第一夫人D.第一位女士

【3】Through the book Becoming, Michelle Obama hopes to encourage you to_____________.

A.invite others into your worldB.give up on the idea you want to have

C.become the person you most want to beD.record the experiences from your childhood

【4】From the passage, we can be sure that Michelle Obama_____________ .

A.will be the President of the US in 2020

B.will run for the President of the US in 2020

C.recorded the experiences from her childhood to her time at the White House in the book

D.recorded the experiences from her motherhood to her time at one of the world’s most famous addresses in the book

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了米歇爾·奧巴馬的新自傳已經(jīng)登上暢銷書榜首。在書中記錄了她從童年到入主白宮的經(jīng)歷。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中The 448-page book is called Becoming.可知，這本新書有448頁。根據(jù)題意，故選A。

【2】詞句猜測。根據(jù)文中Amazon calls it: “A personal, powerful, and inspiring memoir可知下文中the former First Lady可知這里是說前第一夫人稱它個人的、強(qiáng)有力的、鼓舞人心的回憶錄。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中Michelle Obama reviewed the idea behind her book. She said, “Never give up on the idea of becoming the best of yourself.”可知，通過這本書，米歇爾奧巴馬希望鼓勵你成為你最想成為的人。故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, recording the experiences from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as a role meeting the need of motherhood and work, to her time spent at one of the world’s most famous addresses.”可知，從這段文字中，我們可以肯定，米歇爾·奧巴馬在書中記錄了她從童年到在白宮的經(jīng)歷。故選C。

做題時首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．其次，細(xì)讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細(xì)細(xì)閱讀材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息。如第1小題，考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中The 448-page book is called Becoming.可知，這本新書有448頁。根據(jù)題意，故選A。