题目内容：

Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn，New York in 1917.Her mother was away for much of her　36　.So her grandmother helped raise her.

At the age of sixteen，Lena　37　work as a dancer at the famous Cotton Club in New York City.After　38　 voice lessons，she soon began performing there as a singer too.At the age of nineteen，Lena moved to Pittsburgh and 　39　Louis Jones，who was an actor.　40　，their life together did not last long.But they had two　41　，Gail and Edwin.

In 1940，Lena Horne became the first African American to travel and　42　with an all white jazz band.She　43　made records and performed at New York City’s Café Society jazz club.This was the first nightclub in the United States　44　racial barriers (隔阂).Many jazz clubs during this period had　45　 performers，but few allowed them to watch the　46　as part of the audience.

Lena Horne became very　47　.After performing at a club in Hollywood，California，she　48　filmmakers.So with the help of some filmmakers，she soon　49　making movies.Lena Horne said that she was able to make movies　50　she was the kind of black person that white people could accept.But she said this was the　51　kind of acceptance.It was because of the way she　52　，not because of how good she was or how hard she worked.

However，through her hard work，she helped　53　racial barriers.During her sixty year career as a performer，Lena Horne earned people’s　54　and respect.She used her fame to　55　social injustices(不公正)toward AfricanAmericans.

1.                A．dream         B．performance     C．life  D．childhood

 

2.                A．disliked         B．found          C．lost  D．wanted

 

3.                A．taking          B．giving          C．making   D．designing

 

4.                A．saw            B．changed        C．surprised D．married

 

5.                A．Excitingly       B．Amazingly       C．Unfortunately  D．Happily

 

6.                A．relatives        B．children        C．friends   D．parents

 

7.                A．stay           B．play            C．perform  D．communicate

 

8.                A．always         B．hardly          C．never    D．also

 

9.                A．for            B．with           C．without   D．on

 

10.               A．black          B．yellow         C．brown D．white

 

11.               A．shows          B．dances         C．activities   D．people

 

12.               A．popular        B．hard-working    C．happy D．interesting

 

13.                                A．took care of B．looked down upon

C．got away from                     D．caught the attention of

 

14.               A．stopped        B．preferred       C．began D．enjoyed

 

15.               A．because        B．so             C．though    D．if

 

16.               A．fastest         B．worst          C．best  D．biggest

 

17.               A．served         B．sang           C．looked    D．acted

 

18.               A．break          B．protect         C．exchange  D．show

 

19.               A．hate           B．service         C．pity  D．love

 

20.               A．hide           B．fight           C．make D．experience