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1、专题限时训练(二十一)人物型阅读理解(限时：25分钟)(一)Dick Clark, entertainment pioneer and television host of American Bandstand, has died at age 82.He suffered a heart attack and died in Santa Monica, California on April 18th, 2012.He wasn't a singer or musician, but Dick Clark was one of the most famous names in roc

2、k and roll.In the 1950s and 1960s, his afternoon television show, American Bandstand, was a daily program for teens across the country and it changed the way Americans listened to pop music.Clark hit the airwaves before he was even out of high school.His career began in the mailroom of a radio stati

3、on run by his father and uncle.Before long, he was on the air.He continued to work as a disc jockey through college, and returned to the small, family run station after graduation.One year later, in 1952, he hit the “big time”， moving to WFIL in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and soon was one of the bes

4、t known radio DJ's in town.At that time, WFIL also owned a television station that had an afternoon teen dance show called “Bandstand，” and in a few years Clark became the regular host of that program, too.In 1957, the ABC television network decided to take “Bandstand” national, after Clark conv

5、inced them that a teen dance show would be popular all across the country.Renamed American Bandstand, the show became one of TV's longest running series and was a part of network's lineup(阵容) from 1957 to 1987.Everyone who was anyone in the pop music business performed on Bandstand, from Jer

6、ry Lee Lewis and the Jackson Five to Prince and the Talking Heads.Dick Clark soon moved into the music publishing and record business.And then in 1963 he moved to Hollywood, where he started a company and produced some television programs.Some of the shows were music related, but many were game show

7、s and award shows.He was also a writer, leading some to wonder if Clark was a workaholic.In 1972, Clark launched Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and watching the show every December 31 was soon a yearly tradition for millions and millions of Americans.Clark continued to host the show

8、 until 2004, when he suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed(瘫痪) and struggling to speak.But a year later, Clark was back and even though his speech was, at times, still difficult to understand, many praised his bravery.Thanks to his great achievements, Dick Clark earned countless awards

9、 and honors during his long career: he has Emmys, Grammys, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.1According to the passage, Dick Clark _.Awas born in the early 1930sBgraduated from college at age 22Cbegan to host Bandstand in 1952Dbegan to produce films in 196

10、32Dick Clark began to enter the radio business _.Awhen he still studied in high schoolBafter he graduated from collegeCafter he moved to WFIL in PhiladelphiaDafter he moved to Hollywood3It can be learned from the passage that American Bandstand _.Awas a television show launched by Dick ClarkBwas hos

11、ted by Dick Clark since its birthCwas mainly about how to listen to pop musicDwas quite popular with children across the US.4In the passage, both Jerry Lee Lewis and the Jackson Five are mentioned in order to prove that _.ADick Clark was really a great TV hostBDick Clark had a great effect on others

12、CAmerican Bandstand was quite influentialDthe television show helped many famous people5What do we know about Dick Clark who was in his forties?AHe produced many music­related TV programs in Hollywood.BHe launched a television show hitting the whole America.CHe made the show Bandstand renamed A

13、merican Bandstand.DHe had difficulty speaking because of a stroke.(二)Celebrating an 18th birthday is an important occasion for anyone, but for tiny Jyoti Amge, the milestone is even bigger news.The teenager is already a celebrity(名人) in her hometown of Nagpur, India, but has now set a world record b

14、y officially being declared the world's smallest woman.Despite her stature, 62.8 cm­tall Jyoti hopes to celebrate being crowned the world's shortest woman by launching a Bollywood movie career.She took the Guinness world record from 22­year­old American Bridgette Jordan, who m

15、easures seven centimeters taller than Ms.Amge and who had held the title since September, 2011.A teary­eyed Ms.Amge called the honor an “extra birthday present” and said that she felt grateful for being small.She also blew out candles on a birthday cake that was comfortably bigger than her.Even

16、 the Guinness record book at the ceremony only came up to her waist.Ms.Amge weighs just 5.5 kilogramsonly about four kilograms more than she did at birthand has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia(软骨发育不全), which stopped her growing after her first birthday.She has brittle bones and is likely to

17、 need care for the rest of her life, but that has not stopped her ambitions of entering the movie industry.“I have put Nagpur on the world map.Now everyone will know where it is，” said Ms.Amge, who said she dreamed of one day becoming a Bollywood film star and getting a university degree after finis

18、hing high school.“I want to make people happy，” said the future actress, who is going to appear in two Bollywood films next year.As a teenager at school in Nagpur, Ms.Amge had her own small desk and chair, but said that the other students did not treat her differently.She sleeps in a specially­

19、made bed and uses things that are smaller than average.Also, Ms.Amge insists on being treated like a normal young woman, and enjoys doing her make­up, going shopping with friends or watching movies.“It has been my dream to be recognized as the world's smallest woman for many years，” said Ms

20、.Amge.“I am very happy to be officially the world's shortest woman.”1According to the passage, Jyoti Amge _.Agrew little since she was three years old Btries to live a normal life like other young womenChas made great achievements in the film industryDwas especially happy to receive the big birt

21、hday cake2It is learned from the passage that _.Athe shortest American is 69.8 centimeters tallBJyoti weighed 5.1 kilograms when she was bornCJyoti will go to college in two yearsDBridgette Jordan was born in 19883The underlined word “brittle” in Paragraph 7 most probably means _.Astrong and hard Be

22、asily­brokenCwell­protected Dbadly­wounded4Which words can describe Jyoti Amge the best?AAmusing and humorous.BClever and friendly.CCheerful and ambitious.DHardworking and brave.5What is the best title for the passage?AThe most successful teenager in the world.BThe most famous girl al

23、l over the world.CThe first girl student entering the Guinness book.DThe shortest woman around the world.(三)Kieron Williamson, a seven­year­old boy, is being considered as an art genius after selling 16 paintings for 18,000 pounds in just 14 minutes.This boy has artistic skills that would

24、be the envy of any serious painter and his paintings invited comparisons with those of Pablo Picasso's, a wonder child who became one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.It all began on a family holiday to Cornwall when Kieron was five.Inspired by the seaside view, he asked his parents f

25、or his first drawing paper.From that moment on, he was deeply interested in drawing.While supportive, Kieron's parents are careful not to push their son.He only paints when and what he wants.He has a waiting list of hundreds and requests for his work are increasing.His father said the sale of Ki

26、eron's works held last November even attracted a buyer from Japan.“We had people driving down that night.There were people on the door waiting to come in the morning that had been standing outside.The phones were going mad as soon as the door opened at nine o'clock and within 14 minutes all

27、the 16 pictures had gone，” he said.All the talent, money and high praise could so easily go to a young boy's head, but Kieron said his friends didn't give his achievement much care.“Some of them want to be as good as me and most of them thinkUmm，you are not too special'，”he said.Kieron&#

28、39;s favourite painter is British artist Edward Seago and he has spent some of his earnings buying a work of his.The rest is being invested by his parents until he reaches 25.Kieron's parents and his younger sister Billi­Jo don't see him as anything other than a normal seven­year­old who likes to run around the house and who's mad about football.But for now，with so much still to learn，there's only one thing he wants to be when he grows up.1According to Paragraph 1，we can know Kieron Williamson _.Ais one of the greatest artistsBdraws as well as Picasso did