第二节
信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
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A
Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania in the early 1990s. She began singing in church. Soon, her rich
deep voice became widely known in the area. Marian Anderson received many
honors and awards during her life. She received the Presidential Medal of
Freedom in nineteen sixty—three. Marian Anderson died at the age of ninety—six.
Experts say she is remembered not only for the quality of her voice, but also
because of the way she carried out her right to be heard.
B
Movie director Robert Altman died in
November 2006, in Los Angeles, California. He was eighty—one years old. During
his fifty-year career, he made some of the most influential movies of modern
times.
C
Ann Richards died in September 2006 at the
age of seventy-three. At her funeral service, leaders from around the country
gathered to celebrate her life. Former President Bill Clinton spoke at the
service. He said Ann Richards helped create a world where young girls could be
scientists, engineers and police officers. He said she was a great woman with a
big heart and big dreams.
D
Journalist R.W. Apple died in October 2006
at the age of seventy—one. Earlier this month his friends and family gathered
in Washington, D.C. for a large memorial service. Famous writers, politicians,
and cooks told about his warm personality, sharp intelligence, and
extraordinary energy. After the service, guests enjoyed fine foods provided by
some of the best cooks in the area.
E
William Styron died in November 2006 at the
age of eighty—one. His stories are filled with rich language and complex moral
questions. Many of his books try to understand the evil actions of people.
Later in life William Styron suffered from severe depression. After recovering,
he wrote honestly and bravely about his experience in “Darkness Visible: A
Memoir of Madness.” He received great praise for educating people about the
difficulties of mental illness.
F
Ruth Brown was born in Portsmouth, Virginia
in 1928 and died in October 2004. Brown recorded many rhythm and blues hits in
the 1950s. She also fought for musicians rights. In 1988, Atlantic Records
agreed to pay her and thirty-five other musicians the money they owed them for
using their songs for twenty years.
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56．As a young woman, she worked as a teacher and raised four children.
She and her husband were very involved in local politics. Then one day, she
decided to run for officer herself—and she won. She served first as country
commissioner, then as Texas state treasurer. In nineteen ninety she was elected
governor. She fought for equal rights, environmental protection and laws to
restrict guns. She created a government in which women, Hispanics, and
African-Americans played important roles.
57． “MASH”, was released in nineteen seventy. It tells about a group of
American medical workers in a temporary military hospital in Korea during the
Korean War in the 1950s. It questions the rules of the military establishment
in a way that was sharply funny and intelligent; “Nashville” came out in
nineteen seventy—five. It provides a complex look at changes in the country
music industry. Many of his thirty—three films were nominated for Academy
Awards, including “The Player” and “Gosford Park”
58．She learned to traditional music at her Christian religious center.
But she liked the popular jazz and rock music of the time even more. She left
home at a young age to build a career in music. Soon, she became known as “the
girl with the tear in her voice” because of her emotional way of singing. Her
popular songs helped build the Atlantic Records company and she continued
performing for the rest of her life until she died recently at the age of
seventy six.
59．He is known as Johnny, wrote about many subjects, from politics and
war to food and drink. During his forty—three years writing for the New York
Times newspaper, he enjoyed a rich and eventful career. He was the paper’s
chief reporter in cities like London, Moscow, Lagos and Nairobi. He covered
events such as the Vietnam War, the Iranian revolution and the Gulf War. He
reported on ten presidential elections. And, his opinions on fine foods, travel
and the world’s best restaurants were very influential.
60．He wrote “Lie Down in Darkness” published in nineteen fifty—one when
he was only twenty-five. It is about a troubled young woman who kills herself.
It established him as a great new voice in American literature; he also wrote
“The Confessions of Nat Turner” in nineteen sixty-eight which told about a
nineteenth century slave revolt in the southern state of Virginia; and
“Sophie’s Choice ” won the American Book Award in nineteen eighty. It is a
tragic story about a woman and her children who are sent to a Nazi death camp
in Poland during World War Two.
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