Question

【題目】

Although she has been dead for over thirty years, many Americans still argue about Ayn Rand. More than twenty million copies of her books have been sold around the world. Many people say her books are poorly written. But people still buy hundreds of thousands of copies of them each year. People also continue to talk about her ideas and her interesting life.

In 1905, Alisa Rosenbaum was born in a Russian city. As a young child, Alisa loved books. She began to write her own stories when she was only seven years old. In college, she took classes in politics, history, law, and writing. In 1926, she traveled to the United States, and decided she would never leave. She changed her name to “Ayn Rand.” Then Rand moved to Hollywood, California to work in the movie business. She met and married actor Frank O’Connor in 1929. Throughout the 1930s, O’Connor acted and Rand wrote. She published( 出 版 ) two books during these years, but they did not get very popular.

Then, in 1943, Rand’s famous book “The Fountainhead” was published. It took her seven years to write the novel. “The Fountainhead” is an unusual novel. Most critics(評論家) did not like it. But readers loved it. In 1949, it was made into a popular movie.

In 1951, Rand and her husband moved to New York City. In 1957, her book “Atlas Shrugged,” was published. Rand thought “Atlas Shrugged” was the most important book ever written. The critics did not agree. One of them said it was a stupid book with dangerous ideas.

Ayn Rand died in 1982. Although many people are still opposed to Ayn Rand’s books and ideas, her books continue to be extremely popular.

【1】According to the first paragraph, which of the following is NOT true?

A.Ayn Rand died more than 30 years ago.

B.Americans used to argue with Ayn Rand.

C.Ayn Rand’s books have been selling well.

D.People have different opinions about Ayn Rand’s books.

【2】Alisa changed her name to “Ayn Rand” after .

A.she became a movie starB.she got to the United States

C.she moved to HollywoodD.she married Frank O’connor

【3】Which of the following is true about Rand’s book “The Fountainhead”?

A.Rand spent 17 years writing it.B.Everybody enjoyed reading it.

C.Someone made it into a movie.D.It is a novel about famous people.

【4】What does the writer of this passage think of Rand’s book “The Fountainhead”?

A.He doesn’t mind the book.B.He loves the book.

C.He thinks it’s a stupid book.D.He doesn’t mention it.

【5】What is the passage mainly about?

A.Ayn Rand’s life and famous books.B.Ayn Rand and her husband.

C.Ayn Rand’s book “The Fountainhead”.D.Ayn Rand’s dangerous ideas.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要介紹艾恩蘭德的生活和她的作品。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段第一行Although she has been dead for over thirty years“盡管她已經(jīng)死了30多年”故A項正確；根據(jù)文章第一段第一行many Americans still argue about Ayn Rand“但許多美國人仍然為艾恩蘭德爭論不休”這里是她的作品，故B項錯誤，根據(jù)文章第一段第三行But people still buy hundreds of thousands of copies of them each year“但人們每年仍會購買幾十萬本”可知銷量很好，故C項正確；根據(jù)第一段第二、三行Many people say her books are poorly written.“許多人說她的書寫得很差。”以及很暢銷可知對于艾恩蘭德的書大家有不同的理解，故D正確，所以不正確的是B，故答案選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。In 1926, she traveled to the United States, and decided she would never leave. She changed her name to “Ayn Rand.”“1926年，她去了美國，決定永不離開。她改名為‘艾恩·蘭德’”可知去美國之后改名，故答案選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一、二、三行Then, in 1943, Rand’s famous book “The Fountainhead” was published. It took her seven years to write the novel. “The Fountainhead” is an unusual novel. Most critics(評論家) did not like it. But readers loved it. In 1949, it was made into a popular movie.“然后，在1943年，蘭德的名著《源泉》出版了。她花了七年時間寫這部小說。《源泉》是一部不同尋常的小說。大多數(shù)評論家都不喜歡。但讀者喜歡。1949年，它被拍成了一部受歡迎的電影�！笨芍�她花了七年寫這篇小說，故A項錯誤；大多數(shù)評論家都不喜歡因此不是所有人都喜歡，故B項錯誤，1949年它被拍成了一部電影，C項正確；小說的內(nèi)容文章沒有詳細介紹，D項錯誤，故答案選C。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一、二、三行Then, in 1943, Rand’s famous book “The Fountainhead” was published. It took her seven years to write the novel. “The Fountainhead” is an unusual novel. Most critics(評論家) did not like it. But readers loved it. In 1949, it was made into a popular movie.“然后，在1943年，蘭德的名著《源泉》出版了。她花了七年時間寫這部小說�！对慈�》是一部不同尋常的小說。大多數(shù)評論家都不喜歡。但讀者喜歡。1949年，它被拍成了一部受歡迎的電影�！笨芍獙τ谶@部小說，作者沒有表達自己的觀點，故答案選D。

【5】主旨大意題。通讀全文后，本文主要介紹艾恩蘭德的生活和她的作品，故答案選A。