Annette Kellerman was born in Australia in 1887.She had polio and could not walk
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Annette Kellerman was born in Australia in 1887.She had polio and could not walk easily.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own.To make her legs stronger,her mother took her for swimming lessons every week.Swimming made her legs so strong that when she was 15 she was able to throw away her supports.
Her family was poor so she got work acting as a mermaid.She wore a long tail and fish swam around her.People paid to come and see her.
In 1900 Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two gold medals. The next year she tried to swim across the Channel.She was the first woman to try to do it though she had to stop after swimming for six hours.
In 1915 Annette went to Hollywood and was the star of two films.
小题1:Annette Kellerman was born ________ in 1887.| A．in England | B．In France | | C．In America | D．in Australia |
小题2:She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own because ______.| A．She had polio and couldn’t walk easily | | B．Her family was poor | | C．Her leg was hurt in an accident | | D．She couldn’t swim |
小题3:Her mother took her for swimming lessons every week ______.| A．to make her a famous swimmer | | B．to make her legs stronger | | C．to make her swim faster | | D．to make her win gold medals |
小题4:In 1990, Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two ________.| A．supports | B．fish | C．gold medals | D．films |
小题5:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．she was successful in swimming across the Channel | | B．In 1901 she tried to swim across the Channel but later she had to stop. | | C．She wasn’t able to throw away her supports at the age of fifteen. | | D．She swam across the Channel for only six days |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:B |
解析
试题分析：这篇文章讲述了Annette Kellerman得了小儿麻痹症，必须靠腿部支架才能行走，为了使她的腿变得强壮，妈妈每周都带她去游泳，通过游戏，她不仅可以自己行走了，而且还参加奥林匹克游泳项目，获得了两枚金牌。1915年还去了好莱坞。
小题1:细节题。根据文章第一句Annette Kellerman was born in Australia in 1887. Annette Kellerman于1887年出生在澳大利亚。故选D
小题2:细节题。根据文章第二句She had polio and could not walk easily.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own.她得了小儿麻痹症，不能很容易的行走，所以她必须在她的腿上戴个金属支架来使她自己能够站起来。故选A
小题3:细节题。根据文章第三句To make her legs stronger,her mother took her for swimming lessons every week.为了使她的腿变得强壮，她的妈妈每周都带她去游泳。故选B
小题4:细节题。根据文章第三段第一句In 1900 Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two gold medals.1900年，Annette参加巴黎奥林匹克游泳项目，并赢得了两枚金牌。故选C
小题5:细节判断题。根据倒数第二段She was the first woman to try to do it though she had to stop after swimming for six hours.她是第一位游泳通过英吉利海峡的女人，但是在游了6个小时之后，不得不停了下来。可知，A，D错误，B正确。根据Swimming made her legs so strong that when she was 15 she was able to throw away her supports.游泳使她的腿变得强壮，在她15岁时，她能够离开她的支架。故C错误。故本题选B
点评：人物传记类文体，对于中心比较好把握。本文的解答，首先短小精炼，对于文短题多的阅读材料，在题目中找到关键词再在文章中找到相对应的地方将对应的每句话要仔细读懂，对于推断题要仔细分析作者的写作目的，结合四个选项利用排除法进行作答。 |
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| 小题9: | | A．boring | B．relaxed | C．afraid | D．interesting |
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| 小题6: | | A．meals | B．lessons | C．talks | D．games |
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| 小题8: | | A．If | B．When | C．Though | D．Where |
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