63. [答案]A

[试题解析]推理题。根据文章第一段最后一句In a way Shaw was someone who created the modern culture of Britain.可知他最大的影响是对英国现代文化的影响。故A正确。

65. By describing Shaw’s quotations as “part of the furniture of the English language”, the author means that Shaw’s words ______.

A. have become the best part of English

B. have greatly developed the English language

C. have made the English language philosophical

D. have become an inseparable part of the English language

64. Widowers’ Houses is a play that mainly focuses on ______.

A. the failure of the UK education system

B. the housing problems of poor people

C. robbery incidents in slum areas

D. socialist movements in the UK

四．C

IT is safe to say that George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), the Irish-born writer, is more famous for being George Bernard Shaw than he is for his writings today. Few of Shaw’s more than 60 plays, novels and essays are performed or read anymore. And yet Shaw genuinely helped make our modern world. Although you’d be lucky to get a chance to see one of his dramas today, in his time he turned the theater into a vehicle for the discussion of social issues, not only in Britain but on the stage of the world. In a way Shaw was someone who created the modern culture of Britain.

Where the theater had been dominated by entertainment, Shaw used it to teach people the importance of paying attention to the issues of their day. The plight (苦难) of the poor and the working class, the situation of women and the institutions of society, such as the education system ---- Shaw was among the most well-known figures making these topics central to public debate. His first play, Widowers’ Houses (1892), deals with the question of slum (贫民窟) housing. His Mrs Warren’s Profession (1893) brought a controversial topic to the stage.

Shaw was an important mover and shaker in new political movements too. He was an early member of the Fabian Society, which argued for the socialist cause in the UK. Shaw was also the founder (in 1895) of one of the now most famous colleges in the world, the London School of Economics.

If few of his works have really stood the test of time, many of his quotations have become part of the furniture of the English language. “Youth is wasted on the young,” he wrote. He also knew how to sum up a political philosophy(哲学) in a few memorable words. For instance: “A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.”

63. Shaw’s influence on the modern world comes mainly from ______.

A. the changes he brought to the British culture

B. his philosophies on the role of government

C. his awareness of social problems of his day

D. the support for the London School of Economics

55. [答案]C

[试题解析]全文讲述瑞茜•威瑟彭斯专注于自己的表演特长, 在风雨中百折不挠，勇往直前的经历。因此，最佳答案为C。

[长难句解析]

And then came the offer that took her back to her Nashville—playing the wife of a country star Johnny Cash．

[翻译]接着一个角色提供给她了，把她又带回来Nashville，扮演巨星Johnny Cash的妻子。

[分析]本句是一个倒装句，副词then提前至句首，后面的主语是名词the offer，这个时候要使用全部倒装的形式，如果句子的主语是代词，则不要把谓语提前至主语的前面，只要使用形式倒装就可以了。

54. [答案]D

[试题解析]倒数第二段“…the old fears …were back. .. But she didn’t give up ... She spent 6 months taking singing … the hard work built up her confidence.” 她没放弃那部电影，也没放弃自己。她用六个月的时间重新开始学习声乐。她还学会了演奏竖琴。不懈的努力让她重拾信心。

53. [答案]C

[试题解析]文中最后一段“…accepted the Oscar as Best Actress for …in Walk the Line.”可以看出：里斯•威瑟斯庞斯凭借在影片《一往无前》里饰演的琼•卡特•卡什这一歌唱角色，她获得了奥斯卡最佳女演员奖，她在片中饰演的角色令人心碎，但也让人心暖。

52. [答案]B

[试题解析]推理题。根据文中第四段“her mother …wouldn’t let her feel depressed. Her father encouraged ... So …Stanford University.”可知：她的妈妈可不会让里斯感到丝毫的沮丧。她的爸爸鼓励女儿在学业上有所成就。她凡事努力，终于被斯坦福大学录取。故B正确。

51. [答案] A　

[试题解析]推理题。从第一段和第三段That day at the end of the camp her coaches told her to forget about singing．They suggested she think about another career．可以得出答案：夏令营结束时，老师们告诉她应该忘掉唱歌这件事儿，另谋出路。可知老师认为她不适合唱歌。故A正确。