As one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest actress, Audrey Hepburn is famous all over the world. When Hepburn died in 1993, the world mourned the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian.
Born in Belgium on 4^th May 1929, Hepburn dreamed of becoming a
successful ballet dancer. She had also been a model before she entered the film industry.In 1951, while acting in Monte Carlo Baby, Hepburn met the famous French writer Colette, who was attracted by Hepburn’s beauty and charm. She insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl to play the lead role in Gigi, a play based on her novel. That event marked the beginning of Hepburn’s successful career.
Shortly after, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday. It was a big success and earned her an Oscar for Best Actress. She also won a Tony Award for the play Ondine.
During her lifetime, Hepburn earned four more Oscar nominations. In 1989, she made her final appearance in her last film Always and played the role of an angel.
Throughout her acting years, she acted in only one TV series, Gardens of the world with Audrey Hepburn. By showing us the beauty of nature, Hepburn wanted to remind us that we should protect the environment.
Hepburn is remembered not just as a great actress, but also as a great humanitarian. She was honoured with a number of awards because of her efforts in her charity work. In 1992, the President of the United States presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer. In 1993, at the age of 63, she passed away peacefully in her sleep.
【小题1】 Which of the following is the correct order according to the events?
a. People mourned her death.
b. She was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
c. Her successful film career began.
d. She earned an Oscar for Best Actress.
e. She met the French writer Colette.

A．a-e-c-b-d

B．a-e-d-c-b

C．e-c-d-b-a

D．e-c-b-d-a

【小题2】Her successful career lasted about _____________ years.

A．60

B．50

C．40

D．30

【小题3】People remember Hepburn not only as a great actress but also as _____________ .

A．a kind lady

B．a brave lady

C．a wise lady

D．an attractive lady

 

As one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest actress, Audrey Hepburn is famous all over the world. When Hepburn died in 1993, the world mourned the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian.

Born in Belgium on 4^th May 1929, Hepburn dreamed of becoming a

successful ballet dancer. She had also been a model before she entered the film industry. In 1951, while acting in Monte Carlo Baby, Hepburn met the famous French writer Colette, who was attracted by Hepburn’s beauty and charm. She insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl to play the lead role in Gigi, a play based on her novel. That event marked the beginning of Hepburn’s successful career.

Shortly after, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday. It was a big success and earned her an Oscar for Best Actress. She also won a Tony Award for the play Ondine.[来源:学.科.网]

During her lifetime, Hepburn earned four more Oscar nominations. In 1989, she made her final appearance in her last film Always and played the role of an angel.

Throughout her acting years, she acted in only one TV series, Gardens of the world with Audrey Hepburn. By showing us the beauty of nature, Hepburn wanted to remind us that we should protect the environment.

Hepburn is remembered not just as a great actress, but also as a great humanitarian. She was honoured with a number of awards because of her efforts in her charity work. In 1992, the President of the United States presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer. In 1993, at the age of 63, she passed away peacefully in her sleep.

1. Which of the following is the correct order according to the events?

a. People mourned her death.

b. She was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

c. Her successful film career began.

d. She earned an Oscar for Best Actress.

e. She met the French writer Colette.

A. a-e-c-b-d           B. a-e-d-c-b          C. e-c-d-b-a          D. e-c-b-d-a

2.Her successful career lasted about _____________ years.

A. 60                         B. 50                      C. 40                     D. 30

3.People remember Hepburn not only as a great actress but also as _____________ .

A. a kind lady          B. a brave lady      C. a wise lady      D. an attractive lady

 

--- What do you think of her acting skills?    --- Oh, no one does_______．

A. good                    B. well                      C. better                  D. best

 

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)

1.Now the students have _________ from much stress from the parents and the teachers.（遭受）

2.He is so active that he often ________ to the teachers’ questions. (回答)

3.More information about the traffic is __________ on the Internet. (可获得的)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

4.The bag is one of the __________(牙医).

5.________ her acting year, she acted as many heroes.（贯穿）

6.We _________(success) held the sports meeting on a rainy day.

7.The naughty boy feels much_________(sleep) in class today.

8.In the past some people were so __________(patient) that they often went through the lights.

9.Attention! I have the _________ (late) news about China Good Voice.

10.By _________ (offer) help to the teenagers, the youth worker got much pleasure.

 

Smiling is the most attractive human behavior. The power of smiling can work out many wonders. I love to take a walk around the small neighborhood where I live. Whoever I meet on the way, they always give me a friendly greeting with a nice smile as soon as our eyes contact  1 . I smile back. This kind of smiling exchange represents the most   2  part of my jogging experience in the States.

My daughter's smile is just like sunlight, which warms me inside the same way   3   the sun warms my body. It can clear away any clouds and unpleasant feelings. The smile of my wife, however, makes me enjoy the   4  of an elegant woman, it can sometimes relax me quite a lot.

Julia Robert's    5  is nothing but roaring like an earthquake. Americans may have   6   opinions in many things, but they all agree that Julia is America's sweetheart. Her laugh plays a very good part in her acting. Once I tried some candy in a store, the owner asked me how sweet the candy is, I said sweeter than Julia Robert.   7  both of us broke into a kind of Julia's laugh. Yes, laugh is something we can not do without. Otherwise, our life would be too   8  .

Smiling does not belong to human alone. Once I stayed at an American home and he had a little dog named Mini. When I held her gently and asked her to give me a little smile,   9   just opened her mouth wide and half closed her eyes, looking like smiling.

Los Angles is not only the place where it has the most sunshine in a year,   10   where most people smile! That’s why so many people love to travel there all year round.

1.                A．contact         B．close           C．change   D．open

 

2.                A．fashionable      B．painful          C．enjoyable     D．educational

 

3.                A．though         B．like            C．as   D．from

 

4.                A．pride          B．courage         C．success   D．beauty

 

5.                A．cry            B．laugh           C．smile     D．performance

 

6.                A．different        B．similar          C．same     D．strange

 

7.                A．All             B．Both           C．Neither   D．None

 

8.                A．lonely          B．cool            C．sunny    D．sad

 

9.                A．it              B．she            C．he   D．I

 

10.               A．even though     B．as if            C．so that    D．but also