六、完形填空。
Do you watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous 1 in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her 2 life, she made 70 movies!
Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, when she was playing baseball in the 3 near her home, a movie director 4 her and decided to put her in a movie. She was only 13 at that time. The movie was one of the last 5 movies. She acted so well that she 6 the hearts of some people. At 16, she 7 school to act.
In 1925, she had an agreement with a 8 studio, 20th Century Fox. The studio gave 9 a new name, and she acted in several films.
Then, 10 age 18, she met with a bad car accident. The accident left scars on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not 11. She continued to act.
It was Paramount Pictures that made Lombard a 12. She made many movies for the company. She married twice. Lombard first got married 13 the actor William Powell. 14 about six years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood 15 story.
( )1. A. nurse
B. actress
C. doctor
D. teacher
( )2. A. short
B. lazy
C. long
D. humorous
( )3. A. kitchen
B. classroom
C. cinema
D. street
( )4. A. forgot
B. saw
C. hurt
D. pushed
( )5. A. voice
B. silent
C. new
D. young
( )6. A. broke
B. avoided
C. won
D. treated
( )7. A. began
B. stopped
C. left
D. continued
( )8. A. dance
B. film
C. music
D. school
( )9. A. me
B. it
C. her
D. him
( )10. A. at
B. in
C. on
D. for
( )11. A. give up
B. have a try
C. make sure
D. lift up
( )12. A. scientist
B. writer
C. driver
D. star
( )13. A. and
B. for
C. in
D. to
( )14. A. But
B. Before
C. Since
D. As
( )15. A. horror
B. love
C. true
D. sad

1. B 【点拨】根据第一句中的 old movies 和下文内容可知此处介绍的是一名女演员。nurse 护士; actress 女演员; doctor 医生; teacher 教师。故选 B。2. A 【点拨】根据“She died when she was only 34.”可知她的生命很短暂。short 短暂的; lazy 懒惰的; long 长的; humorous 幽默的。故选 A。3. D 【点拨】根据上文中的“she was playing baseball”和下文中的“near her home”可判断地点为 street。kitchen 厨房; classroom 教室; cinema 电影院; street 街道。故选 D。4. B 【点拨】根据下文“决定让她演电影”可知这里应是“看见”她。forget 忘记; see 看见; hurt 使受伤; push 推动。故选 B。5. B 【点拨】根据电影发展的历史可知当时的电影是无声电影。voice 声音; silent 无声的; new 新的; young 年轻的。故选 B。6. C 【点拨】根据上文“她表演得非常好”可知她赢得了一些人的认可和称赞。break 打破; avoid 避免; win 赢得; treat 治疗。故选 C。7. C 【点拨】根据上下文可知她离开学校去演电影。begin 开始; stop 停止; leave 离开; continue 继续。故选 C。8. B 【点拨】根据上文的描述可知她是一个演员,应该是与电影公司签协议。dance 舞蹈; film 电影; music 音乐; school 学校。故选 B。9. C 【点拨】根据上文可知她原来有自己的名字,这里是说公司给她取了新名字。故选 C。10. A 【点拨】“at age + 数字”意为“在……岁时”。故选 A。11. A 【点拨】根据上文“The studio broke the agreement”可知电影公司撕毁了协议,根据后面的转折词 but 可推知,她没有放弃。give up 放弃; have a try 试一试; make sure 确信; lift up 举起。故选 A。12. D 【点拨】根据上文换新公司和下文“She made many movies for the company.”可知她成了明星。scientist 科学家; writer 作家; driver 司机; star 明星。故选 D。13. D 【点拨】get married to sb. 意为“和某人结婚”。故选 D。14. A 【点拨】上文讲述经历了一段短暂的婚姻,下文讲述遇到真爱,上下文存在转折关系。故选 A。15. B 【点拨】根据“she married the great love of her life”可知这是一个爱情故事。horror 恐惧; love 爱情; true 真实的; sad 悲伤的。故选 B。