The Hollywood Reporter on Friday named Oprah Winfrey the most powerful woman in entertainment on its annual “Power 100 List”.
Winfrey, whose “Oprah” talk show began in national syndication 22 years ago, played a role in the victory of President-elect Barack Obama by praising him early in his run and by supporting him throughout the campaign.
Elizabeth Guider, editor of The Hollywood Reporter, remarked on Winfrey’s “great cultural influence” and said she could be “the most influential woman in America”.
Winfrey, 54, jumped from the No.6 spot on the entertainment trade paper’s 2007 list to No.1 this year. The Hollywood Reporter noted that a study by University of Maryland economists found Winfrey’s support for Obama won him more than l million votes nationwide.
Winfrey’s production company, Harpo Inc., made $ 345 million last year. She manages an empire that includes her TV show, a magazine and an online’ store.
Anne Sweeney, president of Disney-ABC Television Group, was given the No.2 spot on the list after coming in top a year ago. Sweeney manages her company’s news, entertainment and daytime divisions, along with its cable and publishing branches.
Amy Pascal, chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, won the No.3 spot on the list.
Other women listed included actress Angelina Jolie, at No.24, who has strengthened her public image with charity efforts; comedian Tina Fey, No.51, in part for playing Sarah Palm, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, in wildly popular TV impersonations (扮演) during the election campaign; and 16-year-old pop star Miley Cyrus, who rounded out the list at No.100.
59. What did Elizabeth Guider think of Oprah Winfrey?
A. She played a great part in helping Obama winning the election.
B. She deserved to be the most powerful woman in politics.
C. She made a great contribution to American culture.
D. She managed her company’s news and entertainment programs very well.
60. Which of the following is true about Winfrey?
A. Her support for Obama helped him greatly in his winning the election.
B. She was once chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group.
C. She rose to No. 2 on the entertainment trade paper’s 2007 list.
D. She was a Hollywood reporter 22 years ago.
61. What is Tina Fey famous for?
A. She supported pop star Miley Cyrus.
B; She played Sarah Palm in popular TV programs.
C. She made great efforts to help the needy.
D. She took over an empire that includes TV show, a magazine and an online store.
62. Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of the passage?
A. The Hollywood Reporter chose its 100 most powerful women.
B. How Hollywood helped Obama and Sarah Palm.
C. Harpo Inc, made $ 345 million last year.
D. Oprah Winfrey, the most powerful woman in entertainment.


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Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American recording artist. She began playing in clubs in the New York City area while also working at Interscope Records as a songwriter for several established musicians, including Akon. After hearing Gaga sing, he signed her to a joint deal with his own company, Kon Live Distribution. She then started to work on her first studio album.
She began working with a collective(组合) called the “Haus of Gaga” in 2008, and released her first album “The Fame”. The album peaked in countries such as the United Kingdom and Canada, receiving critical acclaim. So far, the album has spawned(产生)the international number one singles “Just Dance”, nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 51st Grammy Awards(格莱美音乐奖), and “Poker Face”. After writing songs for New Kids On The Block and the Pussycat Dolls, Gaga began her first tour, headlined “The Fame Ball”.
Gaga has been influenced by fashion and has been appreciated for her provocative(刺激的) sense of style and her influence on other celebrities(名流). Musically, she is inspired by David Bowie and Queen, as well as pop singers such as Michael Jackson and Madonna.
In which order did the following things happen to Lady Gaga?
Gaga released her first album “The Fame”.
Gaga began playing in clubs in New York city.
Gaga began her first headlined tour.
Akon signed Gaga to join his own company.
56.Her single “Just Dance” was nominated at the 51st Grammy Awards.
A. b a d c e                    B. b d a e c                   C. d b e c a                   D. d c e a b
57. The underlined word “acclaim” means _______.
A. gift                          B. praise                       C. complaint                 D. income
58.   According to the passage, who influenced Gaga musically EXCEPT ________.
A. Michael                   B. Madonna                  C. David Bowie            D. Avril Lavigne
59.   Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Lady Gaga began playing in clubs in New York city area after she worked at Interscope
Records as a songwriter.
B. Gaga’s first album spawned only one international NO.1 single --“Just Dance”.
C. Akon signed Gaga to work for his own company after hearing her singing.
D. “The Fame Ball”is the second single of Lady Gaga.

Angelina Jolie says she has a really wonderful time with her partner Brad Pittwho is an American actor and film producer—and that’s why they’re still together!

Jolie ____ six children with the actor.She was ____ by America’s Parade magazine if their children are the ____ she and Brad stay together.

“The children certainly tie us togetherbut a relationship won’t ___ if it’s only about the kids” Jolie replied.“You also must be really interested in each other and have a reallyreally wonderful____ time together.We do.Brad and I ____ being together.We enjoy it.We need itand we____ find that special time.We keep connected.We talk about it.It’s very ____ to our family.If Brad and I are strong and happythen our kids have happy ____ and that’s the best thing we can give them.Brad knows me completely____ as I amevery part of me.He loves me.The kids love me.Hopefully I’m giving my children the ____ that they are deeply loved and deeply safe.At the same time we are hopefully ____ their individuality (个性) as they get to know who they areand not getting in the way of that.That’s why they are six very strong individuals.”

The Oscar?winning star showed ____ of helping her children develop their individuality is ____ them to develop their own identities (自我认同感)____ she admitted that she can’t ____ the recent controversy(争论) with Brad when she agreed that her daughter Shiloh could cut her hair short and ____ like a boy.For exampleshe usually wears a jacket instead of a skirt.

Angelina added to ____“She wants her hair cut like a boy and she wants to be ____ John for a while.Some kids wear caps and want to be Superman and she wants to be like her ___.”

1.A.finds Bteaches

Craises? Dhires

2.A.written? Breported

Cstopped? Dasked

3.A.reason? Bintention

Cpurpose? Dresult

4.A.break? Bhold

Close? Dhappen

5.A.boring? Bdisappointing

Cexciting? Dsurprising

6.A.love? Bavoid

Chate? Dconsider

7.A.never? Bseldom

Calways? Dsometimes

8.A.easy? Bdifferent

Cfar? Dimportant

9.A.parents? Bclassmates

Crelatives? Dneighbors

10.A.mostly? Bonly

Cexactly? Dsimply

11.A.knowledge? Bsense

Csight? Dview

12.A.changing? Bforming

Cencouraging? Ddestroying

13.A.little Bnone

Call? Dpart

14.A.forcing? Ballowing

Cwarning? Drefusing

15.A.and? Bthough

Cbecause? Dbut

16.A.remember? Bexplain

Crealize? Dunderstand

17.A.walk? Bdress

Ceat? Dthink

18.A.doctors? Bplayers

Creaders? Dreporters

19.A.mistaken? Bcalled

Crecognized Dmade

20.A.brothers? Bsisters

Cuncles Daunts

 

Barack Obama

In the past hundred years, the U.S. presidency has turned more and more to the left – not in policy, but in handedness. Barrack Obama is the latest to join a long list of left – handed presidents from the 20th century: James Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Henry Truman, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton were all southpaws.

What makes lefties so electable? Some experts think left-handed people have a greater aptitude for language skills, which may help them craft the rhetoric necessary for political office. And as for the bout of recent left-handed presidents, some think it’s because teachers only recently stopped working to convert lefties to rightist at an early age.

Bill Gates

Claiming the nation’s richest man among their number is a source of considerable pride for America’s society of southpaws. In fact, the Microsoft titan and philanthropist(巨头兼慈善家) is one of a surprising number of U.S. business moguls to be left-handed, including Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller and former IBM head Lou Gerstner. But the club seems to be a guys-only fraternity — research suggests that while left-handed men tend to earn more than their right-handed colleagues, there is no similar advantage for women. A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research floated the idea that left-handed men favor "divergent" thinking, a form of creativity in which the brain moves "from conventional knowledge into unexplored association." Maybe that’s what it takes to develop a net worth estimated at $ 57 billion.

Oprah Winfrey

The talk-show queen doesn’t need much more to set her apart from the rest — what with her estimated $ 2.7 billion fortune and a magic ability to sell books just by glancing at them — but she also has the distinction of being a member of the left-handed club. Since men are more likely to be left-handed than women, that makes Oprah doubly impressive. She’s in good company: Other show-business ladies of the left – handed  persuasion include Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Roberts and Angelina Jolie

Marie Curie

Not only was atomic scientist Marie Curie left-handed, but she was the matriarch of a whole family of accomplished, southpaw scientists. Curie, who discovered the principles of radioactivity and won two Nobel Prizes, was married to fellow lefty Pierre Curie, who was instrumental in helping Marie’s atomic research and shared one of her Nobel awards. Historians believe their daughter, Irene, was also left-handed. Irene went on to win a Nobel Prize of her own with her husband — who, you guessed it, was also left-handed.

59.The underlined word “southpaws” in the last sentence of Paragraph 1 means_______.

A.people coming from the south B.powerful presidents

C.people who use their left hand D.forceful speakers

60.What makes it so easy for lefties to be elected as presidents according to the passage?

A.Their great gift for foreign language.

B.Their great language skills to make speeches.

C.The need of left – hinders in the political office.

D.Teachers stopping to force them to use their right hand.

61.It can be implied that Bill Gates, Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller and Lou Gerstne_______.

A.have creative thinking              B.have formed a special club.

C.earn more money than their wives   D.are wealthy philanthropists

62.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 “She is in good company” means “_______”.

A.she works in a very good company   B.she has many good friends

C.she has got on well with others        D.she is among many female lefties

 

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