8.James Dean was not very tall-he was less than average height.He had thick,light brown hair and blue eyes.He was so near-sighted that he could hardly see anything without his glasses.
He came to Hollywood when he was eighteen,hoping to get into the movies.At first,he was not successful at all,and for a time he was so short of money that he had to live entirely on dry oatmeal.Then he went to New York.He got a part in a play and was seen by the great director Elia Kazan.Kazan was planning the movie East of Eden and realized Dean would be perfect for one of the main roles.
By this time,Dean already had a reputation for being odd and difficult to work with.He then went back to Hollywood to make East of Eden and then made two more movies,Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.He almost always wore the same overcoat and jeans and he had hardly any friends at all."If he didn't like you,he wouldn't even give you the pleasure of his anger.You could be in the same telephone booth with him,but you wouldn't exist,"someone who knew him said later.
In spite of his poor eyesight,he loved driving fast motorcycles and even faster sports cars.A few days after he finished Giant,on September 25,1955,Dean went for a drive in his new Porsche.It was evening and the light was poor.Dean was not wearing his glasses.Suddenly,he saw a car in front of him.It was slowing down and trying to turn off the highway.Dean tried to slow down too,but it was too late.He hit the car at high speed and was killed immediately.
Two German girls killed themselves when they heard the news because"life would be unbearable without him."A few years later,a New York salesclerk wrote a book called Jimmy Dean Returns in which she claimed that she was in contact with Dean from the other side of the grave.Half a million copies of the book were sold.It was only the beginning of a strange legend(传奇)that goes on,even today.
33.According to the passage,James DeanD.
A.had poor eyesight but wore no glasses
B.went to Hollywood to direct a play
C.often got his clothes changed
D.was once a poor man in Hollywood
34.Which is the most important to Dean's success in his career?B
A.He directed a successful movie.
B.He played a role in Elia Kazan's movie.
C.He wrote a play for a famous director.
D.His odd temper made him very famous.
35.Which of the following is probably TRUE about Dean?D
A.He acted in two plays in Hollywood.
B.He was too shy to express himself.
C.He committed suicide on a highway.
D.He was a crazy fan in fast driving.
分析 本文主要向我们讲述了演员詹姆斯迪恩的故事--他的个子不高,眼睛近视得很厉害,在十八岁的时候去到好莱坞希望能参演电影,再一次开车时他没有戴眼镜,来不及躲避迎面开来的车并与之相撞,因此失去生命,至今仍有很多人对他的故事感兴趣.
解答 33.D 细节理解题,由第二段At first,he was not successful at all,and for a time he was so short of money that he had to live entirely on dry oatmeal.可知他开始时根本不成功,是一个很穷的人,故选D.
34.B 细节理解题,由第二段Kazan was planning the movie East of Eden and realized Dean would be perfect for one of the main roles.可知他的成功是参演了 Elia Kazan的电影,故选B.
35.D 理解推断题,由第四段In spite of his poor eyesight,he loved driving fast motorcycles and even faster sports cars.可知他开车的速度非常快,非常疯狂,所以D正确;误解分析:由第三段He then went back to Hollywood to make East of Eden and then made two more movies可知他参演了另俩部电影,不是只有两部,所以A错;文中并没有提到他很害羞,所以B错;由第四段He hit the car at high speed and was killed immediately.他在路上与另一辆车相撞所以死亡,而不是自杀,所以C错;故选D.
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.