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, 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 follow her mother's advice.

C. She didn't complete her high school.

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

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

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇人物介紹。文章講述了Mary Moore的故事。她是一個(gè)贏得過許多獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)的女演員，流產(chǎn)和身患糖尿病使她曾經(jīng)逃避、沉淪但隨后她覺醒振作，最終投身糖尿病的防治。

1. recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom.可知Mary Moore是在為未能聽從母親的建議而懊悔She didn't follow her mother's advice.。故選B

2. her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress…可知，她的第二本書并不像1995出版的自傳那樣，對(duì)自己獲得的獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)卻介紹得更少了。由此可推斷Mary Moore在1995年之前獲得過不少獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)。第二段第二句：In her career, Mary won many awards也有提示。故選B

3. second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes得知她的第二本書很少寫關(guān)于成功的演藝生涯，而更多的關(guān)于與糖尿病為伴。故選A

4. 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.”當(dāng)Mary Moore聽到改變她人生的消息時(shí)，她孩子氣地選擇了逃避，數(shù)年后，她才意識(shí)到她必須控制糖尿病而不是被它控制，由此可推斷她當(dāng)時(shí)失去了控制。故選A

5. 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.”可知Mary Moore感受到了幫助別人的重要性，并盡可能地去幫助別人。故選C。

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