2013宝鸡三模英语试题答案(4)

52．According to the passage, which of the following tables is TRUE?____    ．

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     STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with PEOPLE'IN AMERICA in VOA Special English．Today we remember the singer and actress Lena Horne．During her sixty－year career performing, Lena Home entertained people with her beauty and rich, emotional voice．She used her fame to fight social injustices toward African－Americans．
     Lena Horne was born in New York．At sixteen, Lena became a dancer at the famous club in New York City in 1933．After taking voice lessons, she soon became a singer．In 1940, Lena Horne became the first African－American to perform with an all－white jazz band．After performing at a club in Hollywood, California, she caught the attention of filmmakers She soon began making movies．Her films became very popular．In the 1940s, Lena Horne was the first African－American in Hollywood to sign a long-term contract with a major movie studio．Her deal with MGM stated that she would never play the role of a servant．She refused to play roles that represented African－Americans disrespectfully．
     Lena Horne once said that World War Two helped make her a star．She was popular with both black and white soldiers．She sang on army radio programs and．traveled to perform for the troops．These experiences led to Lena Home's work in the civil rights movement．
     Lena Home sang at rights gatherings．She took part in the march on Washington protest in 1963．It was during this event that Martin Luther King gave his “I have a dream” speech．She protested racial separation at the hotels where she performed．She took action so that she and her musicians would be allowed to stay in those hotels．Black musicians at the time generally stayed in black neighborhoods．
At the age of eighty, she said she did not have to act like a white woman that Hollywood hoped she would become．She said:“ I'm me, and I'm like nobody else．"
Lena Horne died in New York in 2010．
53．How old was Lena Home when she died?____．
A．93 years old    B．98 years old         C．86years old   D．88 years old
54．We can infer from the passage that             ．
A．black women were forbidden to perform in the film-in the 1940s
B．Lena Horne didn't make any films in the 1960s
C．Lena Horne liked staying at hotel very much
D．black actresses often played roles of servants in the film in the 1940s
55．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?          ．
A．Lena Horne became the first African-American in Hollywood in her forties
B．Lena Horne was a friend of Martin Luther King   
C．Lena Horne was involved in civil rights activities in the 1960s
D．Lena Horne took an active part in sports activities
56．This text is developed           ．
A．by space B．by time        C．by process        D．by comparison
D
The ability to do several things at once has become one of the great measures of self-worth for 21st century Americans．It is called multi-tasking, and it takes many forms．As one example, why go out to lunch when you can eat at your desk, talk to a client on the phone, scroll through your e-mail, and scan a memo at the same time? And why simply work out on treadmill（跑步机）you could be watching television and talking on a portable phone at the same time? What a feeling of satisfaction and  victory－three activities for the time commitment  （时间的付出 ） of one!  Ah, such efficiency．No wonder those who turn “to do" lists into a time-management art form often boast:  "Look, me, how many things I can complete at once．If I'm this busy, I must be important．"
Yet last week the New York Assembly struck a blow against multitasking, at least behind the wheel, when it approved a bill banning drivers in a state from using handheld cellular phones．Too  dangerous, the assembly said, citing research showing that drivers are four times more likely to a  collision（冲突）when they are talking on a cell phone．
No one can argue against using time effectively．But accompanying the supposed gains are
losses．Consider the woman out for an early-morning walk in a suburban neighborhood．She walks   rapidly, head down, cell phone clamped to her ear, chattering away, unconscious of the birds and flowers and glorious sunshine．Does the walk have any value?
More than a decade ago, long before multi-tasking became a word in everyday use, a retired  professor of theology  in  Indiana with  whom I communicated made a case a time．Offering the  simplest example,  he said,“When you wash the dishes, wash the dishes．" Good advice, I've found, whatever the task．
Perhaps, too, the ban on phoning-on-the-road will even spark a move away from other forms of multitasking．Who can tell?   It could mark the first step in a welcome reconsideration of what really composes productivity and achievements．
57．The text is mainly about            ．
A．phoning-on-the-road B．physical exercise
C．multitasking in life   D．work efficiency
58．What can be inferred from the text?             ．
A．Multi-tasking is a boasting topic in America today
B．The author thinks the walk that the woman takes is of no value