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【題目】 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 War II , 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 1951 she played the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise. Two years later,RomanHolidaymade her a star at the age of 24.

Audrey made more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly inBreakfast atTiffany’sin 1961. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle inMyFairLady. She was 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 15 interviews 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 War Ⅱ. 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 1993 from colon cancer.

【1】Why did Audrey live and study in the Netherlands?

A.She was born there.

B.The school was better there.

C.She could stay away from war.

D.Her parents wanted her to study ballet there.

【2】How old wat Audrey when she acted in Breakfast at Tiffany?

A.32B.25C.24D.15

【3】What made Audrey work so hard to support UNICEF?

A.Her parents’ wish.B.Her love to children.

C.Her wish to be famous.D.Her own early experiences.

【4】We can infer from the passage that ________.

A.Audrey lived in America in the 1950s.

B.Audrey’ s parents were both British.

C.the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play was her most popular role.

D.Audrey gave up dancing when she went to college.

【5】________is the right order for Audrey’ s life.

①She began to appear in movies.

②She returned to London from the Netherlands.

③She played Eliza Doolittle inMyFairLady.

④She won an Academy Award as Best Actress.

⑤She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects.

A.12345B.21435

C.12435D.21345

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

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。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。題干：為什么奧黛麗生活和學習在荷蘭？根據第二段的During World War II , she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks.可知，她在荷蘭生活和學習是為了可以遠離戰(zhàn)爭。故選C。

【2】數字計算題。題干：奧黛麗在出演《蒂凡尼的早餐》時，她多大了？根據第三段的In 1951 she played the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise. Two years later,RomanHolidaymade her a star at the age of 24.可知1953年，奧黛麗是24歲。根據第四段Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly inBreakfast atTiffany’sin 1961.可知1961年，奧黛麗出演的《蒂凡尼的早餐》，故當時是32歲。故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。題干：是什么讓奧黛麗這么努力工作來支持聯合國兒童基金會？根據最后一段第一句話Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War Ⅱ.可知，奧黛麗這么努力工作來支持聯合國兒童基金會是因為她在第二次世界戰(zhàn)爭中的經歷。故選D。

【4】推理判斷題。題干：我們可以從這篇文章中推斷出什么？A. Audrey lived in America in the 1950s.（奧黛麗20世紀50年代住在美國）。根據第三段In 1951 she 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.可知，奧黛麗20世紀50年代在美國拍戲，故A的表述是正確的。B. Audrey’ s parents were both British.（奧黛麗的父母都是英國人）。根據第二段的第一句話Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey’ s father was British and her mother was Dutch.可知，奧黛麗的父親是英國人，母親是荷蘭人。故B的表述是錯誤的。C. the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play was her most popular role.（百老匯戲劇中的“琪琪”是她最受歡迎的角色）。根據第三段的In 1951 she 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.可知，1951年，她在百老匯舞臺劇《琪琪》中飾演的“琪琪”一角獲得了評論界的好評。兩年后，《羅馬假日》使她在24歲時成為明星。故C的表述是錯誤的。D. Audrey gave up dancing when she went to college.（奧黛麗上大學時就放棄了跳舞）。根據第二段的Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war.可知，奧黛麗上大學時并沒有放棄跳舞。故D的表述是錯誤的。故選A。

【5】排列順序題。題干：關于奧黛麗的生平事跡排列正確的是哪一個？結合文章內容During World War ll, 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，周游世界支持聯合國兒童基金會計劃。由此判斷B項順序正確，故選B。