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17.People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944,when she starred in National Velvet-the story of Velvet Brown,a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race.At first,the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet.However,they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained-and added three inches to her height in four months!Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.
Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932.Her parents,both Americans,had moved there for business reasons.When World War II started,theTaylors moved to Beverly Hills,California,and there Elizabeth started acting in movies.After her success as a child star,Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won twice for Best Actress:Butterfield 8(1960)and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?(1966)Taylor'sfame(名声)andpopularitygaveheralotofpowerwiththemovieindustry,soshewasabletodemandveryhighpayforhermovies.In1963,shereceived1million for her part in Cleopatra-the highest pay received by any star up to that time.
Elizabeth Taylor is a legend of our time.Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet,she has been lucky:she has beauty,fame and wealth.But she is also a hard worker.Taylor seldom acts in movies any more.Instead,she puts her time and efforts into her businesses,and into helping others-several years ago,she founded an organization that has raised more than $40million for research and education.

33.The producers didn't let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought sheC.
A.did not play well enough                 
B.was too young
C.was small in size                          
D.did not show much interest
34.Taylor became Best Actress at the age ofB.
A.12               
B.28               
C.31               
D.34
35.The underlined word"legend"meansB.
A.a story which is popular in the world
B.a famous person who is successful and respected by other people
C.a famous actress who doesn't like acting
D.a rich and kind-hearted person who made money all her life.

分析 本文介绍了英国著名女演员,伊丽莎白 泰勒的生平事迹.

解答 33.C.细节推断题.根据第一段第二句."At first,the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet."这里的small是指身高而不是年龄,因为剧组又等她长了3英寸才开始拍.所以选C.
33.B.细节推断题.根据第二段"Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932."和"Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won twice for Best Actress:Butterfield8(1960)and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?(1966)"可知她第一次获得最佳演员是1960年,28岁.
34.B.词义猜测题.由文章内容可知,泰勒是一个美丽富有,勤奋努力,名声又好的人,可推知B选项正确,故选B.

点评 本篇文章主要是细节理解方面的题型,需要考生通过跳读迅速找到对应的句子进行详细理解,句子的理解可以结合上下文意思,通过逻辑推理得到.

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54.The underlined word"unload"in the passage meansB.
A.put …into               
B.take …away from
C.break down              
D.set off
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A.the fisherman will stay the same with his life
B.the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City
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