Question

Mr Bean, who is silly, awkward (笨拙的)    1   always funny and enjoyable, is a world-famous comedy character on TV and in movies. He makes people    2 through a series of simple and funny acts   3  body languages. Rowan Atkinson is the   4  who plays Mr Bean. Mr Atkinson is quite   5   for playing Mr Bean. 
Rowan was born on January 6, 1955, and   6  his early years on the family farm with his mother, three older brothers and his strict father, who did not believe   7  the value of television. For a time, he attended the same school as Tony Blair, who was two years older than him. At the age of 13, he   8   at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year. At Oxford he got his Master’s degree (碩士學位) in electrical engineering. He was particularly  9  fast cars, of which he has a large collection.
Rowan’s career change from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was partly   10  some speaking problems he had in his childhood.
While he was still at primary school, Rowan had already shown great talent in    11  . Although his teachers predicted (預言) a career in acting, Rowan was not confident   12   he met a group of talented people at university, and he realized this could be a career for him. Another important event    13  . One day in 1976, he was playing around and making faces  14 . He realized something. “I discovered my face,” he said later. John Lloyd, who worked for the BBC, says, “When I watched Mr Atkinson act for the first time, I was   15  that he would be more famous than Chaplin.”

小題1:	A．and B．or C．but D．while

小題2:	A．laugh B．sing C．cry D．dance

小題3:	A．use B．using C．to use D．to using

小題4:	A．doctor B．writer C．actor D．farmer

小題5:	A．honest B．friendly ` C．helpful D．famous

小題6:	A．cost B．took C．paid D．spent

小題7:	A．in B．on C．at D．/

小題8:	A．worked B．studied C．played D．helped

小題9:	A．good at B．amazed at C．interested in D．worried about

小題10:

A．because B．because of C．so D．since

小題11:

A．swimming B．driving C．acting D．singing

小題12:

A．until B．but C．after D．before

小題13:

A．caused B．missed C．caught D．occurred

小題14:

A．in the mirror B．in class C．on the wall D．in the playground

小題15:

A．afraid B．sure C．worried D．surprised

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:D
小題6:D
小題7:A
小題8:B
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:C
小題12:A
小題13:D
小題14:A
小題15:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了美國的著名喜劇演員，憨豆先生的扮演者羅溫艾金森的成長歷史。
小題1:連詞辨析。A. 和，并且；B. 或者，否則；C.但是，可是；D.然而，當……時。聯系上下文，可知前后是轉折關系，故選C。
小題2:結合語境可知此處指的是他讓人們大笑，故選A，笑。
小題3:考察非謂語動詞。句意：他通過一系列的簡單而有趣的，用肢體語言讓人們大笑不已。現在分詞作伴隨狀語表示伴隨性的正在進行的動作，結合語境可知選B。
小題4:根據常識可知羅溫艾金森是扮演憨豆先生的演員，故選C，演員。
小題5:結合語境可知指的是他因為扮演憨豆先生而非常著名，故選D，著名的。
小題6:動詞辨析。take 用于 it takes sb ... to do sth句型，僅指花費時間（three hours等），必須用it作形式主語，指代下文不定式內容；spend用于sb spend...on sth或者sb spend...in doing sth（in可以省略），spend的主語必須是人，可以指花費時間、也可以指花費金錢；cost用于 sth costs sb sth，主語必須是物，多指花費金錢，少數情況可指花費時間、氣力，有時表示成本的消耗；pay的基本用法是：(1) pay (sb.) money for sth. 付錢（給某人）買……。 (2)pay for sth. 付……的錢。 (3)pay for sb. 替某人付錢。(4)pay sb. 付錢給某人。句意：他把他的早年時光花費在農場上，結合語境可知本句主語是人，故選D。
小題7:考察短語believe in信仰，信任。故選A。
小題8:聯系下文at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year，可知此處指的是他在紐卡斯爾大學學習，故選B，學習。
小題9:聯系下文of which he has a large collection.可知此處指的是他尤其對高速2汽車感興趣，故選C，對……感興趣。
小題10:連詞辨析。A. 因為，后面接從句；B.因為，接名詞性短語；C.因此；D.自從，由于，表示原因時接從句。聯系下文some speaking problems 可知是名詞性從句，故選B。
小題11:聯系上下文，可知此處指的是他在表演方面的天賦，故選C，表演。
小題12:連詞辨析。A.直到；B.但是；C. 在……之后；D.在……之前。句意：直到他在大學內遇到一群有才能的人，他才開始相信自己。短語not……until，直到……才，故選A。
小題13:動詞辨析。A. 引起，使遭受；B.想念，錯過；C. 抓住，趕上；D. 發生，出現。聯系下文，可知此處指的是另一件重要的事情發生了。故選D。
小題14:聯系下文描述，可知此處指的是他正在鏡子里面做鬼臉。故選A，在鏡子里面。
小題15:形容詞辨析。A.害怕的；B.確信的，可靠的；C. 擔心的；D. 出人意料的，驚奇的。結合語境可知此處指的是，我確信他會比卓別林更出名。故選B。
點評：這篇短文內容比較簡單，理解不難。各小題與上下文聯系比較緊密，答題中一定要注意聯系上下文。答完后多讀幾遍，看看是否符合邏輯，適當修改。個別小題可以當作單獨的詞義辨析題來做，先區分詞義，結合語境選出最能使語句通順的答案。