Question

【題目】 Stan Lee, co-founder of the Marvel Universe(漫威宇宙) and co-creator of many of its most popular superheroes, died at the age of 95.

Lee was born Stanley Martin Lieber in New York in 1992. As a son of working-class Jewish immigrants from Romania, times were hard and he lived with his family in a shabby single-bedroom apartment. After graduating from high school at 16, Lieber landed a job as an assistant at Timely Comics. By the early 1940s, he was a temporary editor for the company. It was at this time that he began using his pen name--Stan Lee. In 1947, two years after returning from serving for the U.S. Army, Lee married his wife, Joan. The two began their 70-year marriage and had two children.

In the late 1950s, DC Comics breathed new life into its classic superhero and experienced a significant success with its updated version of the Flash, and later with super-team the Justice League(正義聯(lián)盟) of America.

To compete against DC Comics, Lee was given the task of creating their own group of superheroes. In 1961, Timely Comics changed its name into Marvel Comics after Atlas Comics, and that November saw the debut(首次亮相) of the Fantastic Four. Lee’s later famous and lasting creations of comic-book superheroes included Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and the X-men.

Over the course of his career, Lee was an icon of Marvel Comics. As a writer and editor and, at various points, both the publisher and vice president of Marvel Comics, Lee not only introduced interesting characters to the industry, but changed the way that comic books came together. He also created a cooperative workflow between writers and artists, which became known as the “Marvel Method”. Lee received a National Medal of Arts in 2008 for his innovations that revolutionized (=completely changed) American comic books.

【1】What do we know about Lee from paragraph 2?

A.He served for the U.S. Army for two years.

B.He suffered from an unfortunate marriage.

C.He had a tough and struggling childhood.

D.He adopted his pen name at the age of 16.

【2】What was the company called when Spider-Man was created?

A.Timely Comics.B.Marvel Comics.

C.Atlas Comics.D.DC Comics.

【3】What does the underlined word “icon” in the last paragraph?

A.Theme.B.Character.

C.Assistant.D.Symbol.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A.Stan Lee, the Godfather of Marvel Comics.

B.The Development of Marvel Comics.

C.Stan Lee, a Superhero in Comic Books.

D.The Popular Superheroes of Marvel Comics.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。主要介紹了漫威創(chuàng)始人Stan Lee具有傳奇色彩的一生。作為一名漫威創(chuàng)始人，他對美國的漫畫進行了革新，創(chuàng)造了許多超級英雄，榮獲了國家藝術獎章。

【1】推理判斷題。根據第二段中As a son of working-class Jewish immigrants from Romania, times were hard and he lived with his family in a shabby single-bedroom apartment.可知作為一個來自羅馬尼亞的猶太移民工人階級的兒子，日子很艱難，他和家人住在一間破舊的單臥室公寓里。由此可推知，Stan Lee有一個艱辛的童年。故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據第四段中In 1961, Timely Comics changed its name into Marvel Comics after Atlas Comics可知1961年，《及時漫畫》繼《阿特拉斯》之后更名為漫威漫畫，由此可知公司的名字依次為Timely Comics, Atlas Comics到最后Marvel Comics，神奇四俠于1961年首次推出，而蜘蛛俠是之后創(chuàng)作的，所以創(chuàng)作蜘蛛俠時公司的名字應該是漫威Marvel Comics，故選B。

【3】詞義猜測題。最后一段介紹了Stan Lee的成就，作為漫威宇宙的創(chuàng)始人之一，Stan Lee可以算作是美國漫畫歷史上最偉大的人物之一，沒有他可能就沒有現(xiàn)在的漫威世界，所以他可以被稱為是漫威宇宙的標志。故可知劃線單詞意思為“標志”，故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。根據文章第一段Stan Lee, co-founder of the Marvel Universe and co-creator of many of its most popular superheroes, died at the age of 95.可知Stan Lee，漫威宇宙的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人和許多最受歡迎的超級英雄的共同創(chuàng)造者，去世，享年95歲。結合文章主要介紹了Stan Lee具有傳奇色彩的一生。作為一名漫威創(chuàng)始人，他對美國的漫畫進行了革新，創(chuàng)造了許多超級英雄，榮獲了國家藝術獎章。故A選項“Stan Lee，漫威漫畫的教父”符合文章標題。故選A。