Oprah Winfrey is not just a very successful TV personality(名人) in the US, she is also a woman who has encouraged millions. For those people, her life and her success are a good example. She has struggled with many of the challenges（挑戰(zhàn)）that we all face, and she has changed her life. Her message is powerful: I did it, and so can you.
Oprah Winfrey is a black woman whose becoming famous is an encouraging story. She was born on January 29, 1954 in a small village in America. Her patents were very poor. For her family, life seemed to hold no promise.
But there was nothing that could stop Oprah. She was an extremely bright girl at school. She asked her kindergarten teacher to let her go to school sooner and she also skipped (跳級)the second grade of primary school（小學）. Her life from the age of six till about fourteen was very hard. For many women such difficulty would be too heavy to bear（忍受）. But not for Oprah. When she was fourteen, Oprah went to live with her father. Her father showed her how hard work and discipline（自律） could lead to self-improvement. Oprah listened to her father, and a few years later she won a college scholarship that allowed her to go to university.
Two years later, after graduation, she started working for television. For more than ten years she worked for different TV stations across the country. In 1984, she moved to Chicago, where she became the host of a talk show called "AM Chicago". When Oprah started, "AM Chicago" had few listeners. By September of the next year, the show was so successful that it was given a new name: 'The Oprah Winfrey Show".
Oprah Winfrey's story encourages many people to believe that success and happiness in life are within reach for everyone.
【小題1】What does Oprah Winfrey mean by saying “I did it”?

A．I managed to over come (戰(zhàn)勝)the challenges.
B．I encouraged many people who want to succeed.
C．I created many chances to help people.
D．I was respected as a source of strength.(力量源泉)
【小題2】When Oprah Winfrey was a child, her parents were so poor that _____.
A．life seemed hopeless.B．her family never promised anything.
C．her family could hardly keep any promise.D．nobody trusted her family
【小題3】From the third paragraph we can infer________.
A．Oprah was older than most of her schoolmates when she finished primary school.
B．Oprah was younger than most of schoolmates when she finished primary school.
C．Oprah couldn’t finish primary school because her family was very poor.
D．Oprah stopped her study when she was in the second grade of primary school.
【小題4】Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?
A．Oprah’s father had a great effect（影響） on her.
B．AM Chicago was a local newspaper in Chicago.
C．Oprah worked for different TV stations in the US.
D．Oprah suffered a lot when she was young.
【小題5】The best title of the passage may be _____.
A．Oprah Winfrey’s TV showB．A popular TV show in America
C．Oprah WinfreyD．How to become a successful host


【小題1】A
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】B
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：本文主要講述的是一個美國的名人Oprah Winfrey，出生很差，但是通過自己的個人努力，克服了很多的困難，實現(xiàn)了人生理想的故事。
【小題1】A 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一段2,3行She has struggled with many of the challenges（挑戰(zhàn)）that we all face, and she has changed her life. Her message is powerful: I did it, and so can you.可知是指她能夠克服生活里的困難和挑戰(zhàn)。故A正確。
【小題2】A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第二句Her patents were very poor. For her family, life seemed to hold no promise.說明她小時候的生活沒有希望。故A正確。
【小題3】B 推斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后3行She asked her kindergarten teacher to let her go to school sooner and she also skipped (跳級)the second grade of primary school（小學）.說明她上小學比別人早，年齡比別的孩子小。故B正確。
【小題4】B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段2,3行In 1984, she moved to Chicago, where she became the host of a talk show called "AM Chicago".可知這是一個電視里的脫口秀節(jié)目，故B項錯誤。
【小題5】C 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是一個美國的名人Oprah Winfrey，出生很差，但是通過自己的個人努力，克服了很多的困難，實現(xiàn)了人生理想的故事。故C正確。
考點：考察人物傳記類短文閱讀
點評：本文主要講述的是一個美國的名人Oprah Winfrey，出生很差，但是通過自己的個人努力，克服了很多的困難，實現(xiàn)了人生理想的故事。這篇文章非常簡單，先看問題，再帶著問題仔細閱讀短文，理解了全文內(nèi)容，很容易選出正確答案。閱讀短文時，常常會遇到一些生詞。這時，要沉著，冷靜，細心思考。首先要把整段、整篇文章看完。通過對全篇短文的理解，就很有可能猜測出生詞的大意。

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