单选题
People say that money cannot buy happiness. This was true for Howard Hughes. (76)
He was one of the richest and most powerful men of his time
. He had everything: good looks, success, power, and a lot of money. But he didn"t have love or friendship because he couldn"t buy them. All his life he used his money to control everything and everyone around him. In the end, he lost control of everything, even himself.
Howard Hughes was born in 1905 in Houston, Texas. His father started the Hughes Toot Company. He was a workaholic (工作狂) and made a lot of money. He bought everything he wanted. He even gave money to schools so Howard could get into them. From his father, Howard learned to be a successful but merciless businessman. Hughes"s mother, Allene also had a big influence on his life. Howard was her only child. She protected him and gave him everything. Unfortunately, Allene had mental problems. (77)
She was afraid of germs and diseases.
She was
obsessed
with Howard"s health, and he became obsessed with it too.
Allene died when Howard was 16 years old. Two years later his father died. Hughes inherited the Hughes Tool Company. Then he married Ella Rice. He and Ella moved to Los Angeles, California. It was there that Howard Hughes began to become a legend (传奇人物). Hughes began to invest his money in movies. He became an important producer soon after he moved to California. He worked hard, but he also played hard. He became obsessed with power and control. When he couldn"t get something legally, he gave money to politicians and businessmen so they would help him. He owned a lot of businesses, including airplane companies, a movie studio (制片厂), Las Vegas hotels, gold and silver mines, and radio and television stations. Once he bought a television studio so he could watch movies all night. He also bought a hotel because he wanted to stay in his favorite room for one weekend.
单选题
According to the passage, Howard Hughes was not ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本文介绍了一位传奇人物霍华德·休斯的故事。虽然拥有无尽的财富，但却由于过于迷恋金钱和权利而不能获得人与人之间本该有的真情。当然，这和他的童年经历是密不可分的。
参考译文
都说钱不能买到幸福。这句话在霍华德·休斯身上应验了。他是那个时代最富有、最有权势的人。他拥有一切：外表俊朗、功成名就，除了权势还有花不完的钱。但是，他没有朋友也没有爱人，因为这些仅仅靠钱是买不到的。他一生都用金钱来控制周围的每个人、每件事。但最终，他对所有事物都失控了，甚至包括他自己。
霍华德·休斯于1905年生于德克萨斯州的休斯顿。他的父亲一手创办了休斯机床公司。他是一位工作狂，挣了很多钱。他想要什么就买什么。为了儿子能更好地融入校园生活，他甚至不惜花钱收买儿子所在学校的领导。霍华德从父亲身上不仅学到如何做一名成功的商人，也学会了无情。霍华德的母亲，艾琳，对他的影响也很大。由于霍华德是独子，所以，母亲很保护他并给他一切。不幸地是，艾琳患有精神方面的疾病。她害怕病菌、害怕疾病，并且极度关注霍华德的健康。逐渐地，霍华德也变得过度关注起健康来。
在霍华德16岁时，母亲艾琳去世了。两年后，父亲也过世了。霍华德继承了休斯机床公司。随后，他迎娶了埃拉-芮斯，两人搬去了加利福尼亚州的洛杉矾。正是在这里，霍华德成为了一位传奇人物。他开始投资电影。来到加州不久，他就成为一位重要的制片人。虽然工作很努力，但是他也喜欢玩乐。他醉心于玩弄权利。如果走合法途径行不通，他就会通过收买官员和其他商人达到最终目的。他涉足的领域很多，甚至包括几家航空公司，一个电影制片厂，拉斯维加斯连锁酒店，金矿和银矿，以及广播电视台。有一次，他买下一家电视台，只为了自己能通宵看电视。还有一次，他为了能在最喜欢的房间住上一个周末而买下整间酒店。
第一段第四句话和第五句话“He had everything: good looks, success, power, and a lot of money. But he didn"t have love or friendship because he couldn"t buy them.”。
细节题。题干问的是“根据短文可知，以下哪一项是霍华德·休斯不具备的?”根据第一段第四句可知，他外表俊朗、功成名就，除了权势还有花不完的钱，与A、B、D三项对应。由第五句可知，他没有朋友也没有爱人，这与C项“友好”不符，故选C。
单选题
Which of the following about Hughes" father is NOT TRUE?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 第二段第二至第五句话“His father started the Hughes Tool Company. He was a workaholic and made a lot of money. He bought everything he wanted. He even gave money to schools so Howard could get into them.”。
细节题。题干问的是“下列哪项关于霍华德父亲的叙述与短文内容不一致?”定位句指出他的父亲一手创办了休斯机床公司(A项对)。他是一位工作狂(C项对)，挣了很多钱。他想要什么就买什么。甚至花钱收买儿子所在的学校(B项对)。D项“他酗酒”没有出现在短文内容中。故选D。
单选题
Howard Hughes" parents died ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 第三段第一句话和第二句话“Allene died when Howard was 16 years old. Two years later his father died.”。
细节题。题干问的是“霍华德的父母是什么时候过世的?”根据定位句“在霍华德十六岁时，母亲艾琳去世了。两年后，父亲也过世了。”可知，父亲在母亲之后两年过世，那时霍华德是18岁。B项符合句意，故选B。
单选题
The word obsessed in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 第二段最后一句话“She was obsessed with Howard"s health，and he became obsessed with it too.”。
词汇题。题干问的是“第二段中的obsessed是什么含义?”定位句“她…极度关注霍华德的健康。逐渐地，霍华德也变得过度关注起健康来。”be obsessed with本意指“痴迷于…”，此处可以理解为“对于某事的过度关注、在意”。A项“焦虑的，担忧的”；B项“减少的”；C项“相关的，有联系的”；D项“见多识广的”。句意中的“过度在意”也可以理解为“很焦虑、担忧”，故选A。
单选题
From the passage, we learn what Mr. Hughes lacked in his life was ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 第一段第四句话和第五句话“He had everything: good looks, success, power, and a lot of money. But he didn"t have love or friendship because he couldn"t buy them.”；第二段第五句话“He even gave money to schools so Howard could get into them.”。
细节题。题干问的是“通过短文，我们可以得知霍华德的一生缺乏什么?”根据定位句“他拥有一切：外表俊朗(D项)、功成名就，除了权势还有花不完的钱(C项)。但是，他没有朋友也没有爱人，因为这些仅仅靠钱是买不到的。”以及“甚至为了儿子能更好地融入校园生活(A项)，不惜花钱收买儿子所在学校的领导。”可知，霍华德缺朋友和爱人，故选B。