第三部分:概括大意與完成句子(第23——30題，每題1分，共8分)

閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后有2項測試，任務 ：(1)第23——26題要求從所給的4個選項中為每段選擇1個正確的小標題 ;(2)第27——30題要求從所給的5個選項中選擇4個正確選項，分別完成每個句子。

(23)根據(jù)下面材料，回答題。

Estee Lauder Died

1 The child of Central European immigrants who created an international cosmetics(化妝品)empire and became one of the most influential women in US, died on Saturday.Estee Lauder died at her home in Manhattan, New York City, a company spokeswoman said. She was 97.

2 Born in Queens, New York in 1908, Lauder was the daughter of a Hungarian mother and a Czech father.

3 Lauder began her business career by selling skincare products developed by her uncle John Schotz, a chemist, to beauty salons (美容院) and hotels. In 1930, she married Joseph Lauder who became her partner. The company, which became known as Estee Lauder, took off after World War II.

4 In 1953, the company introduced its first perfume (香水), Youth Dew, the first of a range of fragrances that has now grown to more than 70. They include: Aramis, a line of products forb men, launched in 1964; and Clinique, a range of odourless (無臭的) cosmetics, which followed in 1968.

5 By the time she retired in 1995, Lauder was presiding over a multibillion-dollar enterprise,which now ranks number 349 in the Fortune 500 list of largest US companies. In 1998, she was the only woman to feature in Time magazine's selection of the 20 most important business geniuses of the last century. There were two secrets to her success: her gift for selling things and her tireless energy and determination never to accept second best.

6 Even after her retirement at the age of 89, Lauder remained closely involved. Beauty, Lauder believed, was the most important thing in life.

7 She wrote in her 1985 autobiography, "Estee, a Success Story" : "In a perfect world, we'd all be judged on the sweetness of our souls. But in our less than perfect world, the woman who looks pretty has a distinct advantage and, usually, the last word. "

Paragraph 2 __________.

A: Early career

B: Childhood

C: Products

D: Retirement

E: Cosmetics Empress

F: Birth

答案:F

解析:第二段沒有明確的段落主題句。大意是 ：Lauder 1908

年出生在紐約的昆斯區(qū)，母親是匈牙利人，父親是捷克人。故F( 出生)為正確答案。

(24) Paragraph 3 __________.

A: Early career

B: Childhood

C: Products

D: Retirement

E: Cosmetics Empress

F: Birth

答案:A

解析:

第三段沒有明確的段落主題句。大意是 ：Lander賣給美容院和賓館的護膚品是她叔叔

John Schotz開發(fā)的，就這樣開始了她的從商生涯。所以A(早年生涯)為正確答案。

(25) Paragraph 4__________.

A: Early career

B: Childhood

C: Products

D: Retirement

E: Cosmetics Empress

F: Birth

答案:C

解析:

第四段沒有明確的段落主題句。主要講了她的兩個產(chǎn)品，所以C(產(chǎn)品)為正確答案。

(26) Paragraph 5__________.

A: Early career

B: Childhood

C: Products

D: Retirement

E: Cosmetics Empress

F: Birth

答案:E

解析:

第五段沒有明確的段落主題旬。主要講的是她取得的巨大成就，所以E(化妝品皇后)

為正確答案。

(27) Lauder regarded beauty__________.

A: at the age of 97

B: as the most important thing in life

C: by John Schotz

D: in 1908

E: in cosmetics

F: on the sweetness of our souls

答案:B

解析:

題干 ：Lander視美麗為__________。根據(jù)beauty定位到第六段中的“…Beauty，Lauder

believed，was the most important thing in

life”。believe和regard是近義詞，表示“看作”。故答案為B(生命中最重要的東西)。

(28) Lauder died__________.

A: at the age of 97

B: as the most important thing in life

C: by John Schotz

D: in 1908

E: in cosmetics

F: on the sweetness of our souls

答案:A

解析: 題干 ：Lauder__________逝世。利用題干關鍵詞died可以定位到第一段中的“Estee

Lauder died at her home in Manhattan，New York City，a company spokeswoman

said.She was 97”，故A(在97歲時)為正確答案。

(29) Before marriage,she sold products formulated __________.

A: at the age of 97

B: as the most important thing in life

C: by John Schotz

D: in 1908

E: in cosmetics

F: on the sweetness of our souls

答案:C

解析: 題干 ：結(jié)婚前，她銷售__________研制的產(chǎn)品。利用題干關鍵詞sell product

可以定位到第三段中的“Lauder began her business career by selling skincare products

developed by her uncle John Schotz”，即Lauder銷售她叔叔John Schotz

開發(fā)的護膚品，以此開始了她自己的從商生涯。formulated(配置)與developed(開發(fā))

在此處意思很相近，故C(John Schotz)為正確答案。

(30) After retirement, she continued to show her interest__________.

A: at the age of 97

B: as the most important thing in life

C: by John Schotz

D: in 1908

E: in cosmetics

F: on the sweetness of our souls

答案:E

解析: 題干 ：退休后，她依然對__________表現(xiàn)出興趣。利用題干關鍵詞after retirement

等可以定位到第六段中的“Even after her retirement at the age of 89，Lauder remained

closely involved，”即89歲退休后，她依然積極參與其中。故E(化妝品)為正確答案。

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