Question

Audrey Hepburn (奥黛丽·赫本) 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 Gerrnan 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(芭蕾舞女演员). 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 critica1 praise. Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.

Audrey made more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakftist at Tiff any’s in 1961. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.

She was married two times and had one son by each husband. In 1989, the UN Chi1dren’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会)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.In Paragraph 1,“her aid work”means      .

A. winning an Academy Award as Best Actress

B. taking acting parts in stage shows

C. making her own movies

D. acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF

2.The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that      .

A. she wanted to be a ballerina

B. her parents were from Britain

C. it was safe there

D. the education there was excellent

3.We can infer from the passage that      .

A. Audrey’s parents lived in Germany during World War Ⅱ

B. Audrey lived in America in the 1950s

C. Audrey was made to give up dancing

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

4.      is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn.

A. Marriage       B. Identity        C. Contribution      D. Religion

5.      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 wor1d in support of UNlCEF projects.

⑤She played a part in My Fair Lady.

A. ②①③⑤④    B. ①②③⑤④        C. ②①⑤③④       D. ①②⑤③④

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了著名影星Audrey Hepburn(奥黛丽·赫本)的生平事迹。1953年主演的《罗马假日》使她一举成名。从1989年直至1993年去世，赫本一直担任联合国儿童基金会的特使，为拉美和非洲儿童提供了很大的帮助。

1.根据全文内容来判断。第一段是全文的概括，其重心在后面，即奥黛丽·赫本尽管获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖，但她担当的援助工作同样使人铭记。再结合文章接下来的叙述可知，D项正确。故选D。

2.根据第三段“Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks”和

“she returned to London after the war”可知，C项正确。故选C。

3.根据第二段和第三段前半部分可知，A项错误；根据第三段中

“she realized she wasn’t going to be a ballerina”可知是她主动放弃的，C项错误；根据第四段中“In 1951 she played the character “Gigi”in the Broadway play”及后文判断，这个角色并不是她扮演的最有名的角色，因此D项错误。由文章第四、五两段可知B项正确。故选B。

4.运用排除法。她的婚姻、身份和贡献在文章中都提到了，唯独没有提及她的宗教信仰，故选D。

5.排序题。结合文章内容可以判断，A项顺序正确。故选A。

考点：人物类短文阅读