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 (硕士学位) 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 (预言) 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.”

【小题1】

A．and B．or C．but D．while

【小题2】

A．laugh B．sing C．cry D．dance

【小题3】

A．use B．using C．to use D．to using

【小题4】

A．doctor B．writer C．actor D．farmer

【小题5】

A．honest B．friendly ` C．helpful D．famous

【小题6】

A．cost B．took C．paid D．spent

【小题7】

A．in B．on C．at D．/

【小题8】

A．worked B．studied C．played D．helped

【小题9】

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

【小题10】

A．because B．because of C．so D．since

【小题11】

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

【小题12】

A．until B．but C．after D．before

【小题13】

A．caused B．missed C．caught D．occurred

【小题14】

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

【小题15】

A．afraid B．sure C．worried D．surprised

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
【小题5】D
【小题6】D
【小题7】A
【小题8】B
【小题9】C
【小题10】B
【小题11】C
【小题12】A
【小题13】D
【小题14】A
【小题15】B

解析试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了美国的著名喜剧演员，憨豆先生的扮演者罗温艾金森的成长历史。
【小题1】连词辨析。A. 和，并且；B. 或者，否则；C.但是，可是；D.然而，当……时。联系上下文，可知前后是转折关系，故选C。
【小题2】结合语境可知此处指的是他让人们大笑，故选A，笑。
【小题3】考察非谓语动词。句意：他通过一系列的简单而有趣的，用肢体语言让人们大笑不已。现在分词作伴随状语表示伴随性的正在进行的动作，结合语境可知选B。
【小题4】根据常识可知罗温艾金森是扮演憨豆先生的演员，故选C，演员。
【小题5】结合语境可知指的是他因为扮演憨豆先生而非常著名，故选D，著名的。
【小题6】动词辨析。take 用于 it takes sb ... to do sth句型，仅指花费时间（three hours等），必须用it作形式主语，指代下文不定式内容；spend用于sb spend...on sth或者sb spend...in doing sth（in可以省略），spend的主语必须是人，可以指花费时间、也可以指花费金钱；cost用于 sth costs sb sth，主语必须是物，多指花费金钱，少数情况可指花费时间、气力，有时表示成本的消耗；pay的基本用法是：(1) pay (sb.) money for sth. 付钱（给某人）买……。 (2)pay for sth. 付……的钱。 (3)pay for sb. 替某人付钱。(4)pay sb. 付钱给某人。句意：他把他的早年时光花费在农场上，结合语境可知本句主语是人，故选D。
【小题7】考察短语believe in信仰，信任。故选A。
【小题8】联系下文at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year，可知此处指的是他在纽卡斯尔大学学习，故选B，学习。
【小题9】联系下文of which he has a large collection.可知此处指的是他尤其对高速2汽车感兴趣，故选C，对……感兴趣。
【小题10】连词辨析。A. 因为，后面接从句；B.因为，接名词性短语；C.因此；D.自从，由于，表示原因时接从句。联系下文some speaking problems 可知是名词性从句，故选B。
【小题11】联系上下文，可知此处指的是他在表演方面的天赋，故选C，表演。
【小题12】连词辨析。A.直到；B.但是；C. 在……之后；D.在……之前。句意：直到他在大学内遇到一群有才能的人，他才开始相信自己。短语not……until，直到……才，故选A。
【小题13】动词辨析。A. 引起，使遭受；B.想念，错过；C. 抓住，赶上；D. 发生，出现。联系下文，可知此处指的是另一件重要的事情发生了。故选D。
【小题14】联系下文描述，可知此处指的是他正在镜子里面做鬼脸。故选A，在镜子里面。
【小题15】形容词辨析。A.害怕的；B.确信的，可靠的；C. 担心的；D. 出人意料的，惊奇的。结合语境可知此处指的是，我确信他会比卓别林更出名。故选B。
考点：传记类记述文阅读
点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做，先区分词义，结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。