2018年公共英語一級閱讀理解模擬試題（10）

　　I first met Paul Newman in 1968，when George Roy Hill，the director of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid，introduced us in New York City.When the studio didn't want me for the film—it wanted somebody as well known as Paul—he stood up for me.I don't know how many people would have done that;they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers.

　　The friendship that grew out of the experience of making that film and The Sting four years later had its root in the fact that although there was an age difference，we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV.We were respectful of craft(技藝)and focused on digging into the characters we were going to play.Both of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical of American actors：humorous，aggressive，and making fun of each other—but always with an underlying affection.Those were also at the core(核心)of our relationship off the screen.

　　We shared the belief that if you're fortunate enough to have success，you should put something back—he with his Newman's Own food and his Hole in the Wall camps for kids who are seriously ill，and me with Sundance and the institute and the festival.Paul and I didn't see each other all that regularly，but sharing that brought us together.We supported each other financially and by showing up at events.

　　I last saw him a few months ago.He'd been in and out of the hospital.He and I both knew what the deal was，and we didn't talk about it.Ours was a relationship that didn't need a lot of words.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者和一位名演員Paul Newman之間的友誼。

　　1.Why was the studio unwilling to give the role to the author at first?

　　A.Paul Newman wanted it.

　　B.The studio powers didn't like his agent.

　　C.He wasn't famous enough.

　　D.The director recommended someone else.

　　解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“When the studio didn't want me for the film—it wanted somebody as well known as Paul—he stood up for me.”可知，電影公司想要跟保羅一樣出名的人，由此可以判斷，“我”不夠出名，故選C項。

　　A項顛倒是非，根據(jù)上面的分析可知，電影公司起初不想要“我”，但保羅支持“我”演這個角色，而不是保羅想要演這個角色;B項無中生有，文章并未提及公司實權人物是否喜歡他的經紀人;D項無中生有，導演只是想要像保羅一樣出名的人，但文中并未提及他推薦其他人。

　　答案：C

　　★2.Why did Paul and the author have a lasting friendship?

　　A.They were of the same age.

　　B.They worked in the same theater.

　　C.They were both good actors.

　　D.They had similar characteristics.

　　解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Both of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical of American actors：humorous，aggressive，and making fun of each other—but always with an underlying affection.Those were also at the core(核心)of our relationship off the screen.”可知，“我”與保羅在熒幕前和熒幕后都很幽默、有進取心，并開對方的玩笑，即兩人有相似的性格，故選D項。

　　A項顛倒是非，根據(jù)文章第二段中although there was an age difference可知，兩人有年齡差異;B項曲解文意，根據(jù)文章第二段中“...we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV.”可知，“我們”兩個都遵循劇院和直播電視平臺的傳統(tǒng);C項答非所問，說兩人都是好演員，這與他們有著長久的友誼構不成因果關系。

　　答案：D

　　3.What does the underlined word“that”in Paragraph 3 refer to?

　　A.Their belief.

　　B.Their care for children.

　　C.Their success.

　　D.Their support for each other.

　　解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段第一句“We shared the belief that...”以及下面對belief的具體解釋可知，畫線處是指共同擁有這種“信念”使“我們”兩人更近了，故選A項。

　　B項范圍過大，照顧孩子是保羅做的，作者并沒有做;C項答非所問，他們的成功雖然在文中提到，但與本題所問問題無關;D項答非所問，他們互相支持，是在畫線詞后出現(xiàn)的，與畫線詞含義無關。

　　答案：A

　　★4.What is the author's purpose in writing the text?

　　A.To show his love of films.

　　B.To remember a friend.

　　C.To introduce a new movie.

　　D.To share his acting experience.[來源:學優(yōu)高考網gkstk]

　　解析：寫作意圖題。本文是按照時間順序寫的，從與保羅的最初相見，到友誼慢慢加深，以及幾個月前去看生病的保羅，由此可知作者寫此文的目的是回憶一位朋友，故選B項。

　　A項移花接木，作者對電影的熱愛不是寫此文的目的;C項無中生有，文章并沒有介紹一部新電影;D項移花接木，分享自己的表演經歷在文中一筆帶過，并沒有重點寫，不是寫此文的目的。

　　答案：B