2010年考研阅读重点预测六 - 考研专业课真题

1What is implied in the first paragraph?

A.The Kemble family keep a lot of diaries and letters.

B.Fanny Kemble was an actress of Shakespearean plays.

C.This passage talks about Fanny Kemble.

D.The Kemble family was once a royal family.

参考答案： C

推理题。文章第一段开门见山地介绍范妮·肯布尔的身份及其家族，可以推出这篇文章将主要介绍范妮·肯布尔。

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2The author uses Fanny’s memoirs to show that _______.

A.Fanny was a good biographer of herself.

B.Fanny wrote biographers for others.

C.Fanny competed with other biographers.

D.Fanny knew everyone.

参考答案： A

推理题。根据文章第二段，范妮·肯布尔自己就是自己的传记作家，她出版了好几卷关于自己经历的各种材料。

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3The author’s attitude towards Fanny Kemble is probably one of_______.

A.strong hatred

B.enthusiastic support

C.mild satire

D.objective

参考答案： B

态度题。文章第三段第二句称范妮“clever and reckless”，之后又说她用于冲破世俗制度和性别政治，可见作者是在盛赞范妮。

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4Fanny decided to marry Pierce Butler for the following reasons EXCEPT _______.

A.She did not want to be an actress anymore.

B.She wanted to have a life company.

C.She was attracted by the handsome Pierce Butler.

D.She supported the slave system.

参考答案： D

细节题。文章第三段最后一句话说明了范妮出嫁的原因，第四段提到了范妮对于奴隶制度感到震惊，可见她并不支持奴隶制。

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5The text intends to express the idea that _______.

A.Fanny Kemble had a life of bad luck.

B.Fanny Kemble didn’t enjoy much during her life.

C.Fanny Kemble had an optimistic attitude towards life.

D.Fanny Kemble

参考答案： C

推理题。文章最后一段提到了范妮的后半生中她一直不屈不挠地生活，她积极地参加各类活动，到处旅游，而且最终得到了爱情，可见她对于生活的态度还是非常乐观的。参考译文范妮·肯布尔是（1809-93）两位莎士比亚悲剧演员莎拉·席登斯和她哥哥约翰·菲利浦·肯布尔的侄女。她的父亲和法国籍母亲也是演员。事实上，庞