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◆Cannes will rock to the sound of a cancan dance this year when Moulin Rouge by the Australian director Baz Luhrmann opens the French film festival(电影节)in May. The musical stars Nicole Kidman as a singer, and John Leguizamo as the artist Henri de Toulouse—Lautrec. It will be competing for the Palme d’Or, the festival. s top prize. The festival runs to May 21.

    ◆The American actor Tommy Lee Jones, 54, has married his longtime girlfriend, Dawn Maria Laurel, 36, in a private wedding in San Antonio. “It wasn’t a big to-do,” said Fred Biery, a U. S. District Judge who performed the service. He refused to discuss things further. “These are very private people,” he said.

    ◆Loretta Lynn is being treated for a very bad cold in Tennessee and will miss several appearances. The country singer, 65, was admitted to a hospital near her home in Hurricane Mills. “She is in good condition, but the doctors are watching her closely, ”a spokeswoman said.

The French-Algerian singer Enrico Macias was named a United Nations peace messenger. Enrico joins eight other people who act as goodwill envoys(使者)for the United Nations, among them are the writer Elie Wiesel and the basketball player Magic Johnson.

1. We can learn from the text that Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is ________.

A. a figure in a film

B. a dancer in a show

C. a country singer

D. a prize winner

2. We know from the text that ________.

A. Moulin Rouge won the top prize in a film festival

B. Loretta Lynn is under the doctors’ care

C. eight people serve as the UN goodwill envoys

D. Fred Biery was Tommy Lee Jones assistant

3. This text most probably appears in ________. 

A. a book on film stars

B. a film review in a magazine

C. a newspaper

D. a notice

 

Answer 1

答案：A;B;C
解析：

1. A。考查考生对短文中细节信息的理解情况。首先应该理解Moulin Rouge是一部电影，John Leguizamo as the artist Henry de Toulouse-Lautrec的意思是John Le guizamo扮演电影中的艺术家Henry de Toulouse-Lautrec。 2. B。仍是考查考生对短文中细节信息的理解情况。短文第三段中的Loretta Lynn is being treated for a very bad cold说明，她正在接受治疗。 3. C。考查考生对短文主体内容的理解情况。短文介绍了四项内容：一是Cannes电影节，二是一位美国男演员的婚配，三是一位美国乡村女歌手的身体状况，四是一位法国—阿尔及利亚歌星的光辉成就，所以该短文最可能出现的地方是报纸。

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