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Who’sAfraidofVirginiaWoolf
?
(1966)
Taylo’sfame(名声)andpopularitygaveheralotofpowerwiththemovieindustry,soshewasabletodemandveryhighpayforhermovies.In1963,shereceived$1millionforherpartin
Cleopatra—thehighestpayreceivedbyanystaruptothattime.
ElizabethTaylorisalegend(传奇人物)ofourtime.LikeVelvetBrownin
NationalVelvet,shehasbeenlucky,shehasbeauty,fameandwealth.Butsheisalsoahardworker.Taylorseldomactsinmoviesanymore.Instead,sheputshertimeandeffortsintoherbusinesses,andintohelpingothers—severalyearsago,shefoundedanorganizationthathasraisedmorethan$40millionforresearchandeducation.
1.Theproducersdidn’tletTaylorplaythepartofVelvetatfirstbecausetheythoughtshe________.
A.wassmallinsize
B.wastooyoung
C.didnotplaywellenough
D.didnotshowmuchinterest
2.WhatElizabethTaylorandVelvetBrownhadincommonwasthattheywereboth_____.
A.popularalltheirlives
B.famousactresses
C.successfulwhenveryyoung
D.richandkind-hearted
3.TaylorbecameBestActressattheageof_________.
A.12
B.28
C.31
D.34
4.Inherlaterlife,ElizabethTaylordevotedherselfto__________.
A.doingbusinessandhelpingothers
B.turningherselfintoalegend
C.collectingmoneyforthepoor
D.goingaboutresearchandeducationwork
2、
ThomasEdisonwasoneoftensaidtobethegreatestgeniusofhisage.Thereareonlyafewmeninallofthehistory,whohavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirstusefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbehappyonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.“Thereisnosuchthingasgenius,”Edisonsaid.Hesaidthatwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostlyhardwork.
ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.Fromhisearliestdaysasachildhewonderedaboutthesecretsofnature.Nature,heoftensaid,isfullofsecrets.Hetriedtounderstandthem;
then,hetriedtolearnwhatcouldusefullybedonewiththem.
Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewthatmostpeoplewilldoalmostanythinginsteadofthedifficultworkofthinking,especiallyiftheydonotthinkveryoften.Butheknew,too,thatthinkingcangivemenenjoymentandpleasure.
Edisoncouldnotunderstandhowanyonecouldbeuninterestedinlife.Ashelovedtothink,healsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsold,someoneaskedhimwhatideashehadaboutlife.“Work,”heanswered.“Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthemtomakemenhappier.”Hesaidhehadenoughinventionsinhismindtogivehimanother100yearsofwork.
1.Edisonthought_________.
A.hecouldbehappyifhewasagenius
B.geniusplaysthemostimportantpartinone’ssuccess
C.hardworkcoulddobetterthangenius
D.geniuscoulddobetterthanhardwork
2.Edisonwas_____________.
A.verymuchinterestedinnature
B.interestedindiscoveringthesecretsofnature
C.interestedinchangingpeople’sideas
D.uninterestedinmakingpeoplehappierbydiscoveringthesecretsofnature
3.InEdison’sopinion,_________.
A.thinkingcansupplypeoplewithenjoymentandpleasureaswellashelp
B.people’ssuccessliesmostlyingenius
C.hardworkisthesecondimportantthinginmakingpeoplesuccessful
D.therearefewsecretsforhimtodiscoverlater
4.Thelastsentenceinthepassagemostprobablyimplies__________.
A.lifeistooshortforEdisontoinventmoreforhumanbeings
B.Edisonmade100inventionsinhislife
C.Edisonwasabletoliveandworkfor100years
D.peopleofhistimewerereadytogiveEdisonanother100years’work
3、
MostpeoplewillrecognizeBillClinton,ex-presidentofthe
UnitedStates.BillClintonisaverypopularspeechgiverandregularlygivestalksallovertheworld,tomanydifferentaudiences.Heissoeffectiveatgivingtalksbecausehehasaspecialqualitywhichwecall“charisma(魅力)”.
Nowadays,
psychologists
(心理学家)
arebecomingveryinterestedincharismaandwanttodescribeitsmeaninginabetterway.Peopleoftenmisunderstandwhatcharismaisandthinkofitasakindoffame,butitisnotthesameasfame.Charismaisakindofmagicandisrelativelyrare.Awell-knownAmericanpsychologistthinksthatcharismaticpeoplearebasicallyexcellentcommunicators.However,theyhaveotherqualitiessuchasself-confidence,eloquence(口才)andvision.
Charismaticpersonalitiesareabletodrawpeopletothem,andpeoplefeelhappyintheircompany.Thereisasenseof“togetherness”whenacharismaticpersoniswithotherpeople.Agoodexampleofthisability,somesay,isthefamousAmerican,OprahWinfrey.Sheisahighly-successfulbusinesswomanandisprobablybestknownasthepresenterofaverypopulartalkshow.Oprahisabletorelatetoaudiencesathershowsandtheyrespondwelltoher.Hercharismaticpersonalityhasmadeheroneoftherichestwomenintheworld.Sheownsseveralhousesandpublishesherownmagazines.Presently,sheispresentinganewseriesofthe
OprahWinfreyShow.Shealsorunsabookclub,whichinfluencesthenation’sreadinghabitsandmaybeoneofthereasonswhypeoplearereadingmorethesedaysinthe
USA.
Awomanwhohadextraordinarycharismawasthefilmstar,MarilynMonroe.Abeautifulwomanandatalented(有天赋的)actress,shewasalwaysthecentreofattentionwherevershewent.
Unlikefame,charismadoesn’tdisappearovertime.Evennow,morethanfiftyyearsafterherdeath,whenyoungpeoplesee
Monroe
inherfilms,hercharismaseemsasfreshandpowerfulasever.
1.BillClintonisgoodatgivingtalksbecause_____.
A.hehasaqualitycalledcharisma
B.hewasoncepresidentoftheUSA
C.hehasmanyfansthatsupporthim
D.heiswell-knownallovertheworld
2.Accordingtothetext,charismaticpeople_____.
A.arealleffectivespeechmakers
B.areallconfidentandsuccessful
C.caneasilyattractandinterestpeople
D.oftentrytocreateacalmatmosphere
3.WhatdoweknowaboutOprahWinfrey?
A.Sheismostfamousasamagazinepublisher.
B.Shehasahappyrelationshipwithheraudiences.
C.SheoftengivestalkstoAmericanyoungpeople.
D.ShewritesbookstoinfluenceAmericans’readinghabits.
4.TheauthormentionsthepopularityofMarilynMonroetoshowthat_____.
A.fameisasimportantascharisma
B.famouspeoplealwayshavecharisma
C.charismadoesn’tbecomeweakerovertime
D.Monroeisanextraordinarilytalentedactress
4、
ReeseWitherspoonwasbornonMarch22,1976inNewOrleans,Louisiana.Sheisthesecondchildofthefamily.ReesespentthefirstfouryearsofherlifeinWiesbaden,Germany,whereherfatherJohnservedintheUSArmyReserves.Shortlyafter,JohnmovedthefamilybacktotheUnitedStates,settlinginNashville,Tennessee.
Reesewasintroducedtotheentertainmentindustryataveryearlyage.Atage7,shebeganmodeling.Thisledtoappearancesonseverallocaltelevisioncommercials.Atage11,shewasplacedfirstinaTen-StateTalentFair.
In1990,shelandedherfirstmajoractingroleinTheManintheMoon(1991).Herroleasa14-year-oldtomboyearnedhergoodreviews.RolesinbiggerfilmssuchasJacktheBear(1993)andAFarOffPlace(1993)followedshortlyafter.
Followinghighschoolgraduationin1994,ReesedecidedtohaveapauseinheractingcareerandattendStanfordUniversitywhereshewouldmajorinEnglishliterature.However,herplanswereshortlystoppedwhensheacceptedrolestostarintwomajormovies.Althoughneitherfilmwasahugebox-officesuccess,theydidhelptomakeReesearisingstarinHollywoodandopenthedoorforbiggerandbetterfilmroles.
HerbreakthroughrolecameasElleWoodsinthe2001comedyLegallyBlonde.Inboxofficeterms,themoviewasagreatsuccessandmadeReeseoneofthetopfemalestarsinHollywood.Intheyear2014,sheproducedbothGoneGirlandWild,forwhichshegotnominated(提名)forabestactressOscaragainforherrole.
Reeseisactivelyinvolvedinchildren’sandwomen’sadvocacyorganization.SheisalongtimesupporterofSavetheChildren,anorganizationthathelpsprovidechildrenaroundtheworldwitheducation,healthcareandemergencyaid.
1.WhydidReesestopherstudiesatStanfordUniversity?
A.Becauseshestarredintwosuccessfulfilms.
B.BecauseshewasmorefamousinHollywood.
C.Becauseshedidn’twanttogethighereducation.
D.Becauseshecouldn’tbalancestudiesandacting.
2.WhichfilmmadeReesemostfamous?
A.ManintheMoon
B.LegallyBlonde
C.AFarOffPlace
D.JacktheBear
3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardReese?
A.Caring
B.Admiring
C.Critical
D.Defensive
4.Howdoesthepassagedevelop?
A.Givingexamples
B.Usingfigures
C.Followingtheorderoftime
D.Makingcomparison
5、
SandraCisneroswasborninChicagoin1954toaMexicanAmericanfamily.Astheonlygirlinafamilyofsevenchildren,sheoftenfeltlikesheh
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