第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ARuthMckenneywasbornin1911inMishawakaIndia.ShegrewupinCleveland

　　第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　RuthMckenneywasbornin1911inMishawakaIndia.ShegrewupinClevelandOhioandattheageoffourteenshegotherfirstjobworkingnightsinaprinter’sshop.Shealsoworkedasawaitressbutafterdroppingtwofruitssaladsonthefloorshewasfired.

　　WhileMissMckenneywasstudyinginanOhioStateUniversityshefoundanoutsidejobasareporterfortheColumbusDispatch.Infactsheleftcollegebeforeshegotherdegreeinordertodevoteallhertimetonewspaperwork.ShelaterworkedonpapersinAkronOhioandNewYorkCity.

　　InNewYorkMissMckenneybegantowritestoriesabouttheamusingexperiencesshesharedwithhersister.ThesewerepublishedintheNewYorkmagazineandlaterinabookcalled“MySisterEileen”.Thisbookwasanimmediatebestsellerandsoonbecameahitplay.MissMckenneyhasalsowrittenaguidetoEnglandandanumberofseriousbooksonAmericanlabor.

　　MissMckenneymarriedRichardBranstenin1937.Theyhadonedaughter. ItcameasnosurprisewhentheauthornamedherEileen.

　　RuthMckenneydiedin1972.

　　56.TheColumbusDispatchisthenameof_____.

　　A.adepartmentofOhioStateUniversity B.theprinter’sshop

　　C.astateoftheUnitedStates D.anewspaper

　　57.RuthMckenneystartedhernewspaperwork_____.

　　A.aftersheleftcollege B.whenshewasauniversitystudent

　　C.aftershegotherdegree D.whensheworkedinNewYorkCity

　　58.Whichofthefollowingwasagreatsuccess?

　　A.MySisterEileen. B.Thehitplay.

　　C.MissMckenney’snewspaperwork. D.TheNewYorkmagazine.

　　59.Whydoyousupposeitcameasnosurprisewhentheauthornamedherdaughter“Eileen”?

　　A.Becausethebest-sellingbookmadeherfamousanditsheroine’s（女主角）namewasEileen.

　　B.Becausethisnamecouldhelphertorememberhersisterforever.

　　C.Becauseshehadonlyonedaughterandshelovedhersomuch.

　　D.Becauseshewishedherdaughterwouldbeassuccessfulasshehadbeen.