8.Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie,Roman Holiday,which was released in 1953.But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.
Born in Belgium in 1929,Audrey's father was British and her mother was Dutch.
Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood.During World WarⅡ,she lived and studied in the Netherlands.Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks.Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war.But she realized she wasn't going to be a ballerina.So she began taking acting parts in stage shows.Later she began to get small parts in movies.
But it was Audrey Hepburn's move to America that brought her true fame.In 1951she played the character"Gigi"in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise.Two years later,Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.
Audrey made more than 25movies.Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's in 1961.Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
She got married two times and had one son by each husband.In 1989,the UN Children's Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador.She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects.The UN agency said she was a tireless worker.She often gave 15interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.
Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World WarⅡ.She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid.She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993from colon(結腸)cancer.
28.In Paragraph 1,"her aid work"meansC.
A.making movies
B.taking acting parts in stage shows
C.acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF
D.winning an Academy Award as Best Actress
29.The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was thatB.
A.she wanted to be a ballerina
B.it was safe there
C.the education there was excellent
D.her parents were from Britain
30.Bis NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn.
A.Marriage B.Religion
C.Contribution D.Identity
31.C is the right order for Audrey's life.
①The first time she began to play in movies.
②She returned to London from the Netherlands.
③She won an Academy Award as Best Actress.
④She travelled all over the world on support of UNICEF projects.
⑤She played a part in My Fair Lady.
A.②①⑤③④B.①②③⑤④
C.②①③⑤④D.①②⑤③④
分析 本文介紹著名影星Audrey Hepburn(奧黛麗•赫本)的生平事跡.1953年主演的《羅馬假日》使她一舉成名.從1989年直至1993年去世,赫本一直擔任聯(lián)合國兒童基金會的特使,為拉美和非洲兒童提供了很大幫助.
解答 28.C 推理判斷題.此題應根據(jù)全文內容來判斷.第一段Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie,Roman Holiday,which was released in 1953是全文的概括,其重心在后面,即奧黛麗•赫本盡管獲得奧斯卡最佳女主角獎,但她擔當?shù)脑ぷ魍瑯邮谷算懹洠俳Y合文章接下來的敘述可知答案為C.
29.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段中的"Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks"可知在荷蘭比較安全,故選B.
30.B 細節(jié)理解題.可以運用排除法.她的婚姻、身份和貢獻在文章中都提到了,唯獨沒有提及她的宗教信仰,故選B.
31.C 排列順序題.結合文章內容During World WarⅡ,she lived and studied in the Netherlands;In 1951she played the character"Gigi"in the Broadway play;won an Academy Award in 1953;Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady;She often gave 15interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects可知:她先從荷蘭回來,第一次演電影,贏得奧斯卡最佳女演員獎,在 My Fair Lady里面擔任角色,周游世界支持聯(lián)合國兒童基金會計劃.由此判斷A項順序正確,故選A.
點評 考查學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.