六級英語閱讀專項練習題原文

　　Perhaps it was because he was so much older than Connery, the ever first Bond; perhapsbecause his films depended less on what he brought to the part than what was happeningaround him. Moore was always slightly out of touch,distinctly self-satisfied, standing like abeauty queen or a game show contestant waiting to be crowned.

　　The Bond franchise was next put into the hands of an actual actor, the impossibly handsomeShakespearean actor Timothy Dalton. Dalton's debut gave the film-makers the opportunity tosteer the character back to Fleming's vision of bare knuckles and high living. And Dalton, beinga proper actor, played the role as written: hard, violent, mean.

　　Like Moore, Brosnan had once lost the role to the previous fellow and was best known for histelevision work. But Brosnan had glamour, there was no denying it. And he had the look andthe wit and even the acting chops.

　　The public at large deemed him a perfect Bond. His first three outings-Golden Eye, TomorrowNever Dies andThe World Is Not Enough-all grossed US$350 million worldwide, the most in thehistory of the series. Brosnan's chief strength is his ability to play straight and wink at thesame time-in this capacity he is arguably the best Bond of all.

　　六級英語閱讀專項練習題

　　1.It is indicated that MGM/UA stays in business simply for________________purpose.

　　2.The next Bond film is expected to be put on in the cinemasin__________________________.

　　3.Before he was chosen to act as Bond, Timothy Dalton used to play partsin______________________.

　　4.Fleming originally described Bond as a secret agentof____________________________.

　　5.Brosnan's first chance to play Bond was lost to another actor whose nameis__________________.

　　六級英語閱讀專項練習題答案

　　1.[economic]

　　[定位]第2段開頭兩句。

　　解析：第2段第2句表明MOM/UA持續經營的原因是for that sole purpose，而由首句中提到的an economiclion可推斷此處這個“目的”是指“經濟方面的”目的，因此economic為本題答案。

　　2.[late November]

　　[定位]第2段末句。

　　解析：根據題干可以推斷本題要求查找下一部007電影上映的時間或地點，原文只有第2段末句提到了thenext Bond film，該句句末的定語從句說明了其公演的時，可見late November為本題答案。

　　3.[Shakespearean plays]

　　[定位]第5段首句。

　　解析：從第5段首句中的actual actor和Shakespearean actor可以推斷Timothy Dalton在扮演007之前是一個職業演員，而且專演“莎士比亞劇”，故Shakespearean plays就是本題答案。

　　4.[bare knuckles and high living]

　　[定位]第5段第2句。

　　解析：空白處為名詞(詞組)。原文該句中的steer the character back to...描述的就是Fleming理想中的007形象，而本題要求查找的正是描述007形象的詞語，因此該句中的bare knuckles and high living為本題答案。

　　5.[Timothy Dalton]

　　[定位]倒數第2段首句。

　　解析：本文介紹007演員時是按他們扮演007的先后順序的，第4段提到最早的是Connery，然后是Moore，第五段提到接著是Timothy Dalton，最后兩段提到Brosnan。由此可見，Brosnan之前是Timothy Dalton，而這正是倒數第2段首句中previous fellow的所指，故本題答案應為Timothy Dalton。