三、完形填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Do you ever watch old movies?Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard.She was a famous 41 in the 1930s.She died when she was only 34.In her 42 life she made 70 movies!
Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters.In 1921,she was playing baseball in the 43 near her home.A movie director 44 her and decided to put her in a movie.She was only 13 at the time.The movie was one of the last silent movies.She acted(表演)so well that she 45 the hearts of some people.At 16,she left school to act.
In 1925,she had an agreement with a 46 studio,20th Century Fox.The studio gave 47 a new name,and she acted in several films.Then,at age 18,she was in a bad car accident.The accident left scars(伤疤)on her face.The studio broke the agreement,but she did not 48 .She continued to act.
It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a 49 .She made many movies for the studio.She also married two of their stars.Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months. 50 seven years later,she married the great love of her life,actor Clark Gable.It was a great Hollywood love story.
41.A.nurse B.actress C.doctor D.teacher
42.A.short B.lazy C.long D.humorous
43.A.kitchen B.classroom C.cinema D.street
44.A.forgot B.saw C.hurt D.pushed
45.A.broke B.avoided C.won D.treated
46.A.dance B.film C.music D.school
47.A.me B.it C.her D.him
48.A.give up B.have a try C.make sure D.lift up
49.A.scientist B.writer C.driver D.star
50.A.But B.Before C.Since D.As
答案解析：
41. 根据后文内容，如“In her 42 life she made 70 movies!”和“She continued to act.”，可知Carole Lombard的职业是演员，所以选B。
42. 根据前文“She died when she was only 34.”，可知她34岁就去世了，生命是短暂的，所以选A。
43. 根据后文“near her home”以及常识，孩子们通常在家附近的街道上玩耍，所以选D。
44. 根据后文“decided to put her in a movie.”，可知电影导演是先看到了她，才决定让她出演电影，所以选B。
45. 根据前文“She acted(表演)so well that...”，可知她表演得很好，因此赢得了人们的喜爱，所以选C。
46. 根据后文“The studio gave 47 a new name, and she acted in several films.”，可知这是一家电影制片厂，所以选B。
47. 根据上下文，Lombard是女性，此处指制片厂给了她一个新名字，应用宾格her，所以选C。
48. 根据前文“The studio broke the agreement,”和后文“She continued to act.”，可知尽管制片厂解约，她并没有放弃，所以选A。
49. 根据前文“It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a 49 .”和后文“She made many movies for the studio.”，可知这家制片厂让她成为了一位明星，所以选D。
50. 根据前文“Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months.”和后文“seven years later, she married the great love of her life”，可知前后是转折关系，所以选A。
