Question

第二部分閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分，滿分40分)

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Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 11 ,1884. When her mother died in 1892,the child went to live with Grandmother Hall;her father died only two years later. Attending a good school in England gave her,at 15,the first chance to develop self-confidence among other girls. She married a distant cousin,Franklin Delano Roosevelt,in 1905. Within 11 years Eleanor bore six children;one son died early.

In Albany,where Franklin served in the state Senate from 1910 to 1913,Eleanor started her long career as political helpmate. When Franklin was stricken with polio (脊髓灰質炎) in 1921,she tended him devotedly. From his successful campaign for governor in 1928 to the day of his death,she dedicated her life to his purposes.

When Mrs Roosevelt came to the White House,she understood social conditions well and she transformed the role of First Lady accordingly. She broke the tradition to hold conferences,and expressed her opinions. This made her a target for political enemies but her sincerity of purpose made her personally popular to many. As she had written： ^ — if truth and ioyalty (忠誠) are stamped upon her face,all will be attracted to her... ”.

After the President Roosevelt's death in 1945,she returned to a cottage at his Hyde Park estate;she told reporters ,“The story is over." Within a year,however,she began her service as American spokeswoman in the United Nations. She continued a positive career until her strength began to wane in 1962. She died in New York City that November,and was buried at Hyde Park beside her husband.

36. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Eleanor Roosevelt's early life?

a. She went to live with her grandmother.

b. She led a happy life in a good school.

c. She was very sad when her father died.

d. She got married and gave birth to six children.

e. She fell in love with Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

   A. e,a,b,d,c   B. a,c,b,e,d

   C. b,d,c,a,e   D. c,a,d,e,b

37. It can be concluded from Paragraph 2 that Eleanor.

   A. once caught a serious disease

   B. was interested in doing housework

   C. was always ready to help other people

   D. devoted herself to her husband completely

38. Some people hated Eleanor probably because.

   A. she didn't follow the traditions

   B. she always had better opinions

   C. she held too many meetings

   D. she became the First Lady

39. What Eleanor had written suggests that .

   A. all the women are usually common

   B. everything draws much of her attention

   C. truth and loyalty make her very attractive

   D. a simple woman can become great easily

40. According to the passage,we can infer that Eleanor did well in the field of .

   A. history   B. politics

   C. economics   D. science

Answer 1

36. B解析：排列組合題。根據文章第一段 可知，正確順序為：Eleanor與外婆一起生 活-Eleanor的父親去世—就讀于一所很 好的學校，生活得很開心-與Franklin Delano Roosevelt相愛并與之結婚一婚后 她曾生過六個孩子。

37. D解析:推理判斷題。

Eleanoi.在政治上 支持并幫助丈夫，在生活上悉心照料丈夫， 為他的事業竭力奉獻，因此Eleanor為她 的丈夫付出了一切。

38. A解析:細節理解題。根據第三段第二、 三句可知，有些人恨她，是因為她打破了第 一夫人應該遵循的傳統。

39. C解析：推理判斷題。第三段倒數第二 句說明，雖然有些人不喜歡Eleanor,但也 有很多人因她的真誠喜歡上了她。由此可 以推知，她寫的這句話的意思是人們會被 她的真實與忠誠所吸引，即真實和忠誠使 她富有魅力。

40. B解析：推理判斷題。根據第二段中的 political helpmate ,第三段介紹的她敢于 打破第一夫人應該遵循的傳統及最后一段 提到的她出任美國駐聯合國大使可推知， Eleanor在政治領域做得不錯。