Question

【题目】阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

Irina，now 46，never imagined she’d one day make a living as a balloon artist.The daughter of an engineer and a teacher，she won top academic awards in high school，went on to medical school and became an emergency room physician in a small city.

“I loved the science of medicine，” she says today，“but being a doctor was very hard.I saw things people don’t normally see—women giving birth in the street，people getting drunk and killing someone.” Medications were scarce，making it very difficult to treat those in need.When Irina was 33，a girlfriend showed her a magazine photo of an American named Wes Patterson.They began exchanging letters，and married that December.Irina took a public relations job.Then，a few years ago，she watched a man at a party twist a skinny balloon into the shape of a dog.Kismet!

Irina soon purchased a tiny pump and a supply of balloons and began practicing on the sidewalks.Observers challenged her to create all kinds of figures.Now，Irina says，“There’s nothing I can’t make.”

Many years ago，Irina’s husband developed a serious disease which now keeps him homebound.“But he is a very wonderful man，” Irina says.Thanks to her new career，she is able to support them both，performing about five events weekly and earning as much as $2,000 per appearance.

“Irina’s a wonder，” says Marlene Berg，chief development officer for the Florida Heart Research Institute.“She turned the evening into magic.” “My whole life has become magic，” Irina says，“and it’s all come from a balloon.”

【1】What’s Irina’s job now?

A．An emergency room physician. B．A researcher.

C．A public relations worker. D．An artist.

【2】We can conclude from the underlined word “kismet” that________.

A．Irina was lucky enough to meet the man

B．The party was organized well by the man

C．Kismet was the name of the man’s dog

D．The shape of a dog is easy to make into

【3】Which of the following statements about Irina is NOT true?

A．Her father and mother both received good education.

B．She studied very well when she was in high school.

C．Her husband gave up his job in order to support her.

D．She’s been busy and popular among people around.

【4】All the following words below can be used to describe Irina except________.

A．Proud B．Hardworking

C．Honest D．Clever

【5】The main purpose of this passage is________.

A．to introduce Irina and her wonderful work

B．to encourage people to work at the balloon

C．to tell readers to change their jobs if necessary

D．to remind us of the importance of medicine

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

【1】根据文章第一段第一句“Irina，now 46，never imagined she’d one day make a living as a balloon artist”可知，Irina目前的工作是“气球艺术家”。

【2】上一句提到Irina曾经从事过公共关系工作，碰到这位气球艺人是她的人生转折点，从此她声名鹊起，从而可以推断，画线词是说她很幸运。

【3】文中只提到她的丈夫因患重病而不得不呆在家里，未提到他是为了支持妻子而放弃工作。根据第一段第二句可判断A、B两项正确；根据倒数第二段末句可知她每周大约要演出5次，因此会很忙碌，再结合最后一段的内容可知她很受欢迎，所以D项也是正确的。

【4】根据第三段末句可判断她很“自豪”，根据第一句可知她很“刻苦”；她现在几乎可以用气球做成各种形状的东西，由此可推断她很“聪明”。

【5】 通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了Irina及她的出色的工作。