Question

【題目】Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) is considered to be of great importance in the world film industry (行業(yè)). She made over sixty films during her long career (事業(yè)) in Hollywood. She got so many special names, such as “the Legendary film star in Hollywood”, “the evergreen tree in Hollywood”, “forever blooming flower in Hollywood” and “the No. 1 beauty in the world”. She was much known for her beautiful purple eyes. She was also known for her private life and eight marriages (婚姻).

She was the first person who got over one million dollars for her playing the queen of Egypt in the 1963 movie Cleopatra. She won the Oscar Award twice. In 1999, she was chosen the seventh actress in a hundred years by Motion Picture Association of America.

She volunteered to help the patients of AIDs. In 1985, she helped create AMFAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research. In 1991 she started the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. The organization helps people around the world who are living with AIDS.

She was very kind and honest. Many old actors and actresses, including Taylor, were invited to celebrate the sixtieth year of Oscar in 1988. But the USA attacked Iran that year. She gave an anti-war (反戰(zhàn)的) speech. She hated wars and called for stopping the war.

Elizabeth Taylor died of heart failure at the age of 79. It’s said that the actress was always known not only for her beauty, success and treasure, but for her extreme intelligence, independence, courage and voluntary care for others.

【1】There are __________Elizabeth Taylor’s special names mentioned in the passage.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5

【2】Elizabeth Taylor was the first person who __________.

A. won the Oscar Award

B. gave an anti-war speech in public

C. earned over one million dollars for her acting in Cleopatra

【3】Elizabeth Taylor gave a speech calling for_________in 1988.

A. stopping the war

B. fighting with Iran

C. caring for others

【4】According to Paragraph 3, Elizabeth Taylor was__________.

A. popular B. charitable C. hard-working

【5】Elizabeth Taylor was known for her__________.

a. beautiful purple eyes

b. film achievements

c. good speech skills

d. independence and courage

A. a, b, c B. a, b, d C. a, c, d

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要向讀者介紹了好萊塢影星伊麗莎白泰勒。

【1】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中She got so many special names, such as “the Legendary film star in Hollywood”, “the evergreen tree in Hollywood”, “forever blooming flower in Hollywood” and “the No. 1 beauty in the world”.可知。有四個(gè)名字。故選B。

【2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中She was the first person who got over one million dollars for her playing the queen of Egypt in the 1963 movie Cleopatra.可知她是第一個(gè)掙100萬(wàn)的演員。 故選C。

【3】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中She was the first person who got over one million dollars for her playing the queen of Egypt in the 1963 movie Cleopatra.可知反對(duì)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的演講。 故選A。

【4】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通讀整個(gè)第二段可知伊麗莎白是一個(gè)慈善的人。故選B。

【5】B推理判斷題。通讀整篇短文可知a. beautiful purple eyes；b. film achievements d. independence and courage伊麗莎白是有美麗的紫色眼睛；電影成就；獨(dú)立與勇氣。故選B。