摘要: He was born 1970.

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Fred Astaire was born in Nebraska in 1899. Fred and his sister, Adele, learned to dance when they were very young. Their mother took them to New York to study dance. They performed in their first professional(专业的) show when Fred was ten years old and Adele was twelve. Later, as teenagers, the two danced in many shows throughout the United States. Their first big success was on Broadway in 1917.
The Astaires -- as they were known -- quickly became Broadway stars. During the nineteen twenties, they sang and danced in eleven different shows. They also performed in England. In 1932, Adele Astaire married a British man, and stopped performing. But Fred did not forego his dream. He would go on alone, in the movies.
Fred Astaire had the best skill among all dancers in history. He danced up walls and on the ceiling in the film Royal Wedding. He danced on rooftops in The Belle of New York. He danced on roller skates in Shall We Dance?
Fred Astaire made all this look easy. But it was not. He said: "Dancing is a sweaty job. You cannot just sit down and do it. You have to get up on your feet. It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable. I always try to get to know my dance so well that I do not have to think.”
In 1949, Fred Astaire won a special award for his film work from America's Motion Picture Academy. He also won awards from the television industry for a number of his television programs.
Fred stopped dancing in 1970. He was more than seventy years old at the time. He said a dancer could not continue dancing forever. He said he did not want to disappoint(使失望) anyone, even himself. He danced again in public only once after that. It was with another great male dancer, Gene Kelly, in the movie "That's Entertainment, Part Two".
Fred Astaire and his first wife, Phyllis, had three children. Phyllis died in 1954. Twenty-five years later, Fred married race horse rider Robyn Smith. Fred Astaire died on June 22, 1987. He was eighty-eight years old. He was called the greatest dancer in the world. His dancing was called perfect. And moviegoers everywhere will remember him as a great performer whose work will live forever in his films.
小题1:The first paragraph is mainly about_________.
A.Fred Astaire’s first successB.Fred Astaire’s education
C.Fred Astaire’s early lifeD.Fred Astaire’s family
小题2:What does the underlined word “ forgo” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Get overB.Set upC.Go aheadD.Give up
小题3:What Fred Astaire said in Paragraph4 shows that ___________.
A.he knew his dance was wonderful
B.he thought dancing was not difficult
C.he devoted much time and effort to dance
D.he had ways to make people remember him
小题4:What is the correct time order of the following events?
a .Fred Astaire’s first wife died.
b .Fred’s sister Adele stopped performing.
c .Fred Astaire performed with Gene Kelly in a movie.
d .Fred Astaire won an award from America’s Motion Picture Academy.
A.abcdB.bdacC.dcbaD.cbad
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Michael Jackson was one of the world’s best singers. He was born in the middle west of the city of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “ The Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television program. In 1970 the group made their first record with the name of I Want You Back. It was very popular. One of their hit records was Never Say Goodbye.
Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, and in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.
Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint (晕倒) when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raised money for charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records(吉尼斯世界纪录)in2006. He died on June 25th,2009. but he would live in our hearts forever.
小题1:How many people are there in Michaels’s group?
A.ThreeB.FiveC.FourD.Six
小题2:What’s the name of their first record?
A.Never Say Goodbye.B.See You,See Me.
C.I Want You BackD.On the World
小题3:The underlined word “copies” means ______ in Chinese.
A.抄写B.张//份C.复制D.模仿
小题4:Michael was good at ______.
A.rock musicB.street danceC.playing the pianoD.moon walking
小题5:Why did Michael have to stay at home most of the time?
A.Because he was too famous
B.Because he often felt lonely
C.Because he had no friends
D.Because his company told him to do so.
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