Question

Luke Dollar is a scientist. He has spent many years in Madagascar studying lemurs (狐猴). Here is an interview with him.

Reporter: What were you like as a kid?

Luke: As a kid, I was an explorer (探险者). I lived with my grandparents on a farm in Alabama. I spent a lot of time outdoors. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed that. From the time I was 6 to 16 years old I was an actor. My mom asked me to audition (试演) for a show in Birmingham. I asked my mom to buy me some video games and she agreed, so I went for it and finally got the part. Later, I became a professional actor. For many years I went all over the US performing on different stages.

Reporter: How did you start to study lemurs?

Luke: When I was on the farm, I was really a wild child and came to love wild things. I did a lot of photography (摄影) in high school. I became a photographer and did photography for the local paper. Then I became a student of Duke University. At Duke University there is a center — Lemur Center. I got a job there as a work-study student and met lemurs there for the first time. In 1994, I had a chance to go to Madagascar and decided to study lemurs there.

1.Luke thinks that life on his grandparents’ farm was ______.

A. safe B. interesting C. busy D. difficult

2.Luke decided to audition for the show because ______.

A. he was really interested in it

B. he wanted to help his friend

C. his mother allowed him to go to the farm

D. his mother agreed to buy him some video games

3.What did Luke do a lot when he was in high school?

A. Played music. B. Took photos.

C. Wrote for newspapers. D. Travelled all over the US.

4.Where did Luke meet lemurs for the first time?

A. In Birmingham. B. In Madagascar.

C. At Duke University. D. On his grandparents’ farm.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Luke acted for the first time at the age of 16.

B. Luke’s grandfather used to be a photographer.

C. Luke started the Lemur Center at Duke University.

D. Luke came to love wild things when he was a kid.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：卢克是一个科学家。他花了许多年对马达加斯加狐猴进行研究。以下是采访他。记者:你喜欢小时候吗?卢克：小时候,我是一个探险者。我和我的祖父母住在阿拉巴马州的一个农场。我花了很多时间在户外。这有很多的乐趣，我很喜欢。从我6到16岁的我是一个演员。我妈要我试镜在伯明翰。我让我的妈妈给我买一些视频游戏，她同意了，所以我去参加了并且最后得到了一个角色。后来,我成了一名职业演员。多年来我去美国各地执行在不同的阶段。记者：你是怎么开始研究狐猴? 卢克：我在农场的时候，我真的是一个野孩子，爱野外的事物。我做了很多摄影在高中。我成为了一个当地报纸的摄影师。然后我成为了杜克大学的一名学生。杜克大学有一个中心——狐猴中心。我找到了一份工作作为一个半工半读的学生，第一次见到狐猴那里。1994年，我有机会去对马达加斯加狐猴研究。

1.分析原文：I spent a lot of time outdoors. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed that.句意：我花了很多时间在户外。这有很多的乐趣，我很喜欢。从中得知小时候在农场很有趣，故选：B

2.卢克为什么决定试演节目？分析原文：I asked my mom to buy me some video games and she agreed, so I went for it and finally got the part.句意：我让我的妈妈给我买一些视频游戏，她同意了，所以我去参加了并且最后得到了一个角色。故选：D

3.当卢克在高中的时候，他做什么做了很多？原文：I did a lot of photography (摄影) in high school.句意：我做了很多摄影在高中。故选：B

4.卢克第一次在哪里见到狐猴?结合原文：At Duke University there is a center — Lemur Center. I got a job there as a work-study student and met lemurs there for the first time.句意：杜克大学有一个中心——狐猴中心。我找到了一份工作作为一个半工半读的学生，第一次见到狐猴那里。从中得知地点在杜克大学，故选：C

5.通过短文得知下面哪一个描述是正确的？在通读全文之后清楚发现只有第四项是正确的，结合原文：When I was on the farm, I was really a wild child and came to love wild things.句意：我在农场的时候，我真的是一个野孩子，爱野外的事物。故选：D

考点：人物传记类阅读。