2016年高考英语二轮复习 第一部分 阅读知识部分 第一章 阅读理解课件.ppt

●即学即练 【2014·四川省绵阳中学高三上学期第五次月考】　　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, Audreys 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 German attacks.Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war.But she realized she wasnt 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 Hepburns 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 anys 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 Childrens 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. 【试题分析】　文章介绍了著名影星赫本的生平事迹。1953年主演的《罗马假日》使她一举成名。从1989年直至1993年去世，赫本一直担任联合国儿童基金会的特使，为拉美和非洲儿童提供很大的帮助。 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