AudreyHepburn(奥黛丽·赫本)wonanAcademyAwardasBestActressforherfirstmajorAmericanmovieRomanHolidaywhichwasreleasedin1953.Butsheisrememberedasmuchforheraidworkasforheracting.BorninBelgiumin1929

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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 critical 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 Breakfast 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 Children’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 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

1.D2.C3.B4.A

分 析：
文章主要介绍了奥黛丽赫本的生平。赫本1929年出生于比利时，父亲是英国人，母亲是荷兰人。赫本凭借1953年的电影《罗马假日》获得奥斯卡最佳女演员奖，同时，赫本还是联合国儿童基金会的慈善大使。1.题1】猜测词义题。根据倒数第二段“In 1989 the UN Children’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador.”和最后一段“by international aid. She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993”可知，赫本不仅是作为演员而出名，从1989年到1993年去世，她还是联合国儿童基金会的慈善大使，故选D。2.题2】细节理解题。根据第二段“she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from Gerrnan attacks.”可知，赫本去荷兰生活和学习是因为她的妈妈认为那里比较安全，不会受到德国人的袭击，故选C。3.题3】推理判断题。根据第四段“Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiff any’s in 1961.”排除D；根据第三段“But it was Audrey Hepburn’s move to America...In 1951 she played the character “Gigi”...Two years later Roman Holiday made her a star”可知，赫本在二十世纪五十年代生活在美国，故选B。4.题4】推理判断题。根据第二段“Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war...So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.”可知，回到伦敦之后，赫本不想成为芭蕾舞演员，于是，她开始在舞台剧中扮演角色，后来，她开始在电影中扮演小角色，顺序应该是②①，排除B、D；根据第一段“Audrey Hepburn (奥黛丽·赫本) won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie Roman Holiday”和第四段“in 1961. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.”可知，赫本凭借1953年的电影《罗马假日》获得奥斯卡最佳女演员奖，出演电影My Fair Lady是在1964年，顺序应该是③⑤，排除C，故选A。
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