阅读理解精选3DanielleSteel,America’ssweetheart,isoneofthehardestworkingwomaninthebookbusiness.Unlikeotherproductiveauthorswhowriteonebookatatime,shecanworkonuptofive.Herresearchsomebeforewritingtakesatleastthreeyears.Onceshehasfullystudiedhersubjects,readytodividedintoabook,shecanspendtwentyhoursnonstopatherdesk..DanielleSteelcomesfromNewYorkandwassenttoFranceforhereducation.Aftergraduation,heworkedinthepublicrelationsandadvertising,industries.Latershestartedajobasawriterwhichshewasbestfitfor.Herachievementsareunbelievable:390millioncopiesofbooksinprint,nearlyfiftyNewYorkTimesbest-sellingnovels,andaseriesof“MaxandMartha”picturebooksforchildrentohelpthem.Dealwiththereal-lifeproblemofdeath,newbabiesandnewschools.Herl998bookaboutthedeathofherwasshottothetopoftheNewYorkTimesbest-sellinglistassoonasitcameout.Twenty-eightofherbookshavebeenmadeintofilm.SheislistedintheGuinnessBooksofWorldRecordsforoneofherbooksbeingtheTimesbest-sellerfor381weeksstraight.Notcontentwithabighouse,alovingfamily,andaviewoftheGoldenGateBridge,DanielleSteelconsidersherreaderstobethemoatimportantresourceandhaskeptintouchwiththembye-mail.Whilesheisoftencomparedtotheheroines(女主人公)ofherowninvention.Herlifeisundoubtedlymuchquieter.Butifshedoeshaveanythingincommonwiththem,itisherstrengthofwillandherinimitablestyle.ThereisonlyoneDanielleSteel.36.DanielleSteelisdifferentfromotherwritersinthat.A.shecanwriteseveralbooksatthesametimeB.sheoftendoessomeresearchbeforewritingabookC.sheisoneofthemostpopularAmericanwomenwritersD.shecankeepwritingforquitealongtimewithoutabreak37.Childrenwhohaveread“MaxandMartha”picturebooksmayknow.-2-\nA.howtodealwithaffairsatschoolB.whattodoifMaxandMarthadieC.whattodowhennewbabiesarebornintotheirfamiliesD.howtosolvethedifficultproblemsintheirwritingclasses38.OneofDanielleSteel’achievementsisthat.A.someTVplayswerebasedonherbooksB.herpicturebooksattractedalotofyoungmenC.oneofherbooksbecameabest-sellerin1998D.shewrotetheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords39.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatDanielleSteel.A.livesanexcitinglifeB.valuesherreadersalotC.writesaboutquietwomenD.ispleasedwithherachievements40.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inimitable”mean?A.hardworkingB.attractiveC.strangeD.unique【答案与解析】36—40ACCBD本文介绍了一位美国最杰出的女作家，她的出类拔萃在于两方面：其一是出的书多，其二她的意志坚强及她的写作风格都是与众不同的，因而受到美国人的爱戴。36.A细节理解题。第一段第二句“不像其他多产作者一次只写一本书，她一次能写五本”这句话交待了她与其他作者之不同之处。37.C细节理解题。第二段中间部分关于一套为孩子们写的“MaxandMartha’’故事书，目的是帮助他们解决现实生活中有关死，新的生命及新学校问题，说明读了此书就该知道家里一旦有新的生命诞生如何去做。38.C细节理解题。第二段中问“她的成就是令人难以置信的”开始，下面介绍了她的成就其中“1998年关于她的儿子之死的那本书一出版就列在畅销书之首”与C答案不符；她的28部书已拍成电影，而A项是电视剧与原文不符。D与本段最后一句不符，B画图书为孩子们而写而非youngmen。39.B推理判断题。最后一段中交待DanielleSteel认为她的读者是最重要的资源，她一直和他们通过e-mail保持联系，可见她非常重视她的读者。40.D词义猜测题。根据文章最后两句话意思推知。-2-
