B
People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in
*National Velvet*—the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who won first place in a famous horse race. At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in *National Velvet* is still considered the best by a child actress.
Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for business reasons. When World War Ⅱ started, the Taylors moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: *BUtterfield 8*(1960) and *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?* (1966).
Taylor's fame(名声) and popularity gave her a lot of power in the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part in *Cleopatra*—the highest pay received by any star up to that time.Elizabeth Taylor was a legend(传奇人物). Like Velvet Brown in *National Velvet*, she was lucky—she had beauty, fame and wealth. She was also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acted in movies any more in later life. Instead, she put her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others several years ago. She founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and education.
( )4. The producers didn't let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she ______.
A. was small in size
B. was too young
C. did not play well enough
D. did not show an interest
( )5. How many times did Taylor win the Academy Award for Best Actress?
A. Once.
B. Twice.
C. Three times.
D. Four times.
( )6. In her later life, Taylor devoted herself to ______.
A. doing business and helping others
B. turning herself into a legend
C. collecting money for the poor
D. going about research and education work
People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in
*National Velvet*—the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who won first place in a famous horse race. At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in *National Velvet* is still considered the best by a child actress.Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for business reasons. When World War Ⅱ started, the Taylors moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: *BUtterfield 8*(1960) and *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?* (1966).
Taylor's fame(名声) and popularity gave her a lot of power in the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part in *Cleopatra*—the highest pay received by any star up to that time.Elizabeth Taylor was a legend(传奇人物). Like Velvet Brown in *National Velvet*, she was lucky—she had beauty, fame and wealth. She was also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acted in movies any more in later life. Instead, she put her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others several years ago. She founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and education.
( )4. The producers didn't let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she ______.
A. was small in size
B. was too young
C. did not play well enough
D. did not show an interest
( )5. How many times did Taylor win the Academy Award for Best Actress?
A. Once.
B. Twice.
C. Three times.
D. Four times.
( )6. In her later life, Taylor devoted herself to ______.
A. doing business and helping others
B. turning herself into a legend
C. collecting money for the poor
D. going about research and education work
答案：4. A 【解析】根据第一段中“At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet”和“added three inches to her height”可知，起初制片人认为 Taylor 太矮小，不能胜任此角色。
5. B 【解析】根据第二段中“won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice”可知，她获得过两次奥斯卡最佳女主角奖。
6. A 【解析】根据最后一段中“Taylor seldom acted in movies... her businesses, and into helping others several years ago.”可知，Taylor 在后来致力于做生意和帮助他人。
5. B 【解析】根据第二段中“won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice”可知，她获得过两次奥斯卡最佳女主角奖。
6. A 【解析】根据最后一段中“Taylor seldom acted in movies... her businesses, and into helping others several years ago.”可知，Taylor 在后来致力于做生意和帮助他人。
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇人物传记类的阅读理解细节题，解题的核心思路是通过题干的关键词定位到原文对应段落，将原文表述和选项逐一比对匹配即可得出答案：第4题抓取关键词"producers didn't let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first"回到第一段定位相关描述，就能找到制片人最初拒绝她的原因；第5题抓取关键词"Academy Award for Best Actress"回到第二段直接找获奖次数的表述；第6题抓取关键词"in her later life"回到最后一段定位她晚年的事业方向，就能匹配出正确选项。
【解析】
4. 定位原文第一段"At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months!"，可知制片人最初认为泰勒身形太小、身高不达标，对应A选项。B选项的"年龄太小"、C选项的"演技不好"、D选项的"没兴趣"原文均无提及。
5. 定位原文第二段"won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: *BUtterfield 8*(1960) and *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?* (1966)"，明确说明她一共获得2次奥斯卡最佳女主角奖，对应B选项。
6. 定位原文最后一段"Taylor seldom acted in movies any more in later life. Instead, she put her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others several years ago."，可知泰勒晚年将精力投入到经营生意和帮助他人的事业中，对应A选项。C选项仅提到为穷人筹款表述片面，D选项的投身科研教育是她创立的组织的用途，并非她本人直接从事的工作，B选项不符合原文逻辑。
【答案】
4.A 5.B 6.A
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位，人物传记阅读
【点评】
本题属于低难度的人物传记类阅读，全部为细节理解题型，没有设置复杂的干扰项，学生只要掌握题干关键词回原文定位的基础阅读方法，就能快速匹配到正确答案，同时还能了解伊丽莎白·泰勒的相关生平常识。
【难度系数】
0.8
这是一篇人物传记类的阅读理解细节题，解题的核心思路是通过题干的关键词定位到原文对应段落，将原文表述和选项逐一比对匹配即可得出答案：第4题抓取关键词"producers didn't let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first"回到第一段定位相关描述，就能找到制片人最初拒绝她的原因；第5题抓取关键词"Academy Award for Best Actress"回到第二段直接找获奖次数的表述；第6题抓取关键词"in her later life"回到最后一段定位她晚年的事业方向，就能匹配出正确选项。
【解析】
4. 定位原文第一段"At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months!"，可知制片人最初认为泰勒身形太小、身高不达标，对应A选项。B选项的"年龄太小"、C选项的"演技不好"、D选项的"没兴趣"原文均无提及。
5. 定位原文第二段"won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: *BUtterfield 8*(1960) and *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?* (1966)"，明确说明她一共获得2次奥斯卡最佳女主角奖，对应B选项。
6. 定位原文最后一段"Taylor seldom acted in movies any more in later life. Instead, she put her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others several years ago."，可知泰勒晚年将精力投入到经营生意和帮助他人的事业中，对应A选项。C选项仅提到为穷人筹款表述片面，D选项的投身科研教育是她创立的组织的用途，并非她本人直接从事的工作，B选项不符合原文逻辑。
【答案】
4.A 5.B 6.A
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位，人物传记阅读
【点评】
本题属于低难度的人物传记类阅读，全部为细节理解题型，没有设置复杂的干扰项，学生只要掌握题干关键词回原文定位的基础阅读方法，就能快速匹配到正确答案，同时还能了解伊丽莎白·泰勒的相关生平常识。
【难度系数】
0.8
四、词汇运用。（10 分）
1. The movie became an
2. During the filming in the cave, the crew was excited to d
3. The director used a special crane to
4. Building trust is the first step towards a
5. At the film festival, the young actress was
1. The movie became an
all-time
(空前的) box office hit, breaking every record in cinema history.2. During the filming in the cave, the crew was excited to d
iscover
a hidden underground river.3. The director used a special crane to
aid
(to help or support) the camera in filming the aerial shots.4. Building trust is the first step towards a
lasting
(last) friendship. Both sides should be honest.5. At the film festival, the young actress was
mistaken
(mistake) for a famous Hollywood star by several fans asking for autographs.答案：1. all-time 2. discover 3. aid 4. lasting 5. mistaken
解析：
【分析】
这是典型的初中英语词汇运用题型，涵盖中文提示、首字母提示、英文释义提示、词形转换四类考查形式。解题时先通读整句梳理句意，先判断空格所需的词性，再结合对应提示匹配符合要求的词汇，同时借助冠词、固定搭配等细节验证答案合理性：第1题根据中文提示和空格后名词，判断需要元音开头的形容词；第2题结合首字母和“找到隐藏地下河”的语境判断动词；第3题匹配给出的英文释义找到对应动词；第4题将给出的词根last变形为修饰名词的形容词；第5题结合被动结构和固定搭配变形给出的动词mistake。
【解析】
1. 句意：这部电影成为空前的票房爆款，打破了电影史上的所有纪录。空格后是名词短语box office hit，需要填入形容词作定语，中文提示“空前的”对应形容词all-time，且发音以元音音素开头，和前面的不定冠词an匹配，符合要求。
2. 句意：在洞穴拍摄期间，剧组很兴奋地发现了一条隐藏的地下河。空格前是不定式符号to，需要填入动词原形，结合首字母d和语境逻辑，填入discover（发现）符合语义。
3. 句意：导演用一台特殊的吊车来辅助支撑相机拍摄航拍镜头。空格前是不定式符号to，需要填入动词原形，给出的英文释义to help or support（协助、支撑）对应动词aid，完全匹配语境。
4. 句意：建立信任是通往持久友谊的第一步，双方都应该坦诚。空格后是名词friendship，需要将给出的词根last变形为形容词作定语，lasting意为“持久的”，a lasting friendship即长久的友谊，符合句意。
5. 句意：在电影节上，这位年轻女演员被几个索要签名的粉丝错认成了一位著名好莱坞影星。固定搭配be mistaken for表示“被误认为”，此处需要将动词mistake变为过去分词mistaken，构成被动语态，符合句子结构。
【答案】
1. all-time 2. discover 3. aid 4. lasting 5. mistaken
【知识点】
形容词作定语，动词固定搭配，词形转换
【点评】
本题覆盖了词汇运用常见的多类提示考法，既考查课内核心词汇的识记能力，也要求学生结合句子语法结构、语境逻辑判断所需词汇的词性和正确形式，难度适中，能有效检验学生的词汇综合运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.7
这是典型的初中英语词汇运用题型，涵盖中文提示、首字母提示、英文释义提示、词形转换四类考查形式。解题时先通读整句梳理句意，先判断空格所需的词性，再结合对应提示匹配符合要求的词汇，同时借助冠词、固定搭配等细节验证答案合理性：第1题根据中文提示和空格后名词，判断需要元音开头的形容词；第2题结合首字母和“找到隐藏地下河”的语境判断动词；第3题匹配给出的英文释义找到对应动词；第4题将给出的词根last变形为修饰名词的形容词；第5题结合被动结构和固定搭配变形给出的动词mistake。
【解析】
1. 句意：这部电影成为空前的票房爆款，打破了电影史上的所有纪录。空格后是名词短语box office hit，需要填入形容词作定语，中文提示“空前的”对应形容词all-time，且发音以元音音素开头，和前面的不定冠词an匹配，符合要求。
2. 句意：在洞穴拍摄期间，剧组很兴奋地发现了一条隐藏的地下河。空格前是不定式符号to，需要填入动词原形，结合首字母d和语境逻辑，填入discover（发现）符合语义。
3. 句意：导演用一台特殊的吊车来辅助支撑相机拍摄航拍镜头。空格前是不定式符号to，需要填入动词原形，给出的英文释义to help or support（协助、支撑）对应动词aid，完全匹配语境。
4. 句意：建立信任是通往持久友谊的第一步，双方都应该坦诚。空格后是名词friendship，需要将给出的词根last变形为形容词作定语，lasting意为“持久的”，a lasting friendship即长久的友谊，符合句意。
5. 句意：在电影节上，这位年轻女演员被几个索要签名的粉丝错认成了一位著名好莱坞影星。固定搭配be mistaken for表示“被误认为”，此处需要将动词mistake变为过去分词mistaken，构成被动语态，符合句子结构。
【答案】
1. all-time 2. discover 3. aid 4. lasting 5. mistaken
【知识点】
形容词作定语，动词固定搭配，词形转换
【点评】
本题覆盖了词汇运用常见的多类提示考法，既考查课内核心词汇的识记能力，也要求学生结合句子语法结构、语境逻辑判断所需词汇的词性和正确形式，难度适中，能有效检验学生的词汇综合运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.7