8.James Dean was not very tall-he was less than average height.He had thick,light brown hair and blue eyes.He was so near-sighted that he could hardly see anything without his glasses.
He came to Hollywood when he was eighteen,hoping to get into the movies.At first,he was not successful at all,and for a time he was so short of money that he had to live entirely on dry oatmeal.Then he went to New York.He got a part in a play and was seen by the great director Elia Kazan.Kazan was planning the movie East of Eden and realized Dean would be perfect for one of the main roles.
By this time,Dean already had a reputation for being odd and difficult to work with.He then went back to Hollywood to make East of Eden and then made two more movies,Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.He almost always wore the same overcoat and jeans and he had hardly any friends at all."If he didn't like you,he wouldn't even give you the pleasure of his anger.You could be in the same telephone booth with him,but you wouldn't exist,"someone who knew him said later.
In spite of his poor eyesight,he loved driving fast motorcycles and even faster sports cars.A few days after he finished Giant,on September 25,1955,Dean went for a drive in his new Porsche.It was evening and the light was poor.Dean was not wearing his glasses.Suddenly,he saw a car in front of him.It was slowing down and trying to turn off the highway.Dean tried to slow down too,but it was too late.He hit the car at high speed and was killed immediately.
Two German girls killed themselves when they heard the news because"life would be unbearable without him."A few years later,a New York salesclerk wrote a book called Jimmy Dean Returns in which she claimed that she was in contact with Dean from the other side of the grave.Half a million copies of the book were sold.It was only the beginning of a strange legend(傳奇)that goes on,even today.
33.According to the passage,James DeanD.
A.had poor eyesight but wore no glasses
B.went to Hollywood to direct a play
C.often got his clothes changed
D.was once a poor man in Hollywood
34.Which is the most important to Dean's success in his career?B
A.He directed a successful movie.
B.He played a role in Elia Kazan's movie.
C.He wrote a play for a famous director.
D.His odd temper made him very famous.
35.Which of the following is probably TRUE about Dean?D
A.He acted in two plays in Hollywood.
B.He was too shy to express himself.
C.He committed suicide on a highway.
D.He was a crazy fan in fast driving.
分析 本文主要向我們講述了演員詹姆斯迪恩的故事--他的個(gè)子不高,眼睛近視得很厲害,在十八歲的時(shí)候去到好萊塢希望能參演電影,再一次開車時(shí)他沒有戴眼鏡,來不及躲避迎面開來的車并與之相撞,因此失去生命,至今仍有很多人對(duì)他的故事感興趣.
解答 33.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,由第二段At first,he was not successful at all,and for a time he was so short of money that he had to live entirely on dry oatmeal.可知他開始時(shí)根本不成功,是一個(gè)很窮的人,故選D.
34.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,由第二段Kazan was planning the movie East of Eden and realized Dean would be perfect for one of the main roles.可知他的成功是參演了 Elia Kazan的電影,故選B.
35.D 理解推斷題,由第四段In spite of his poor eyesight,he loved driving fast motorcycles and even faster sports cars.可知他開車的速度非?,非常瘋狂,所以D正確;誤解分析:由第三段He then went back to Hollywood to make East of Eden and then made two more movies可知他參演了另倆部電影,不是只有兩部,所以A錯(cuò);文中并沒有提到他很害羞,所以B錯(cuò);由第四段He hit the car at high speed and was killed immediately.他在路上與另一輛車相撞所以死亡,而不是自殺,所以C錯(cuò);故選D.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一個(gè)人物故事類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測(cè),一定要做到有理有據(jù).