2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：88（含解析）
<p> 庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（88）（附解析）</p><p> 【2016高考模拟题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的<span word="A">A</span>.<span word="B">B</span>.<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="During">During</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="performing">performing</span>, <span word="Lena">Lena</span> <span word="Horne">Horne</span> <span word="entertained">entertained</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fame">fame</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="injustices">injustices</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span>.</p><p> <span word="Lena">Lena</span> <span word="Horne">Horne</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1917. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span>, <span word="Lena">Lena</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dancer">dancer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="singer">singer</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1940, <span word="Lena">Lena</span> <span word="Horne">Horne</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="band">band</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span>, <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="filmmakers">filmmakers</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1940’<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="Lena">Lena</span> <span word="Horne">Horne</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="studio">studio</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="MGM">MGM</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="servant">servant</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="disrespectfully">disrespectfully</span>(无礼的). <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="refusal">refusal</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="career">career</span>.</p><p> <span word="Lena">Lena</span> <span word="Horne">Horne</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="star">star</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troops">troops</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lena">Lena</span> <span word="Horne">Horne</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>.</p>
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