高考英语作文人物传记（高中英语人物传记类阅读教学）

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(安徽B)

PeoplefellinlovewithElizabethTaylorin,whenshestarredinNationalVelvet—thestoryofVelvetBrown,ayounggirlwhowinsfirstplaceinafamoushorserace.Atfirst,theproducersofthemovietoldTaylorthatshewastoosmalltoplaythepartofVelvet.However,theywaitedforherforafewmonthsassheexercisedandtrained—andaddedthreeinchestoherheightinfourmonths!HeractinginNationalVelvetisstillconsideredthebestbyachildactress.

ElizabethTaylorwasborninLondonin.Herparents,bothAmericans,hadmovedthereforbusinessreasons.

WhenWorldWarIIstarted,theTaylorsmovedtoBeverlyHills,California,andthereElizabethstartedactinginmovies.Afterhersuccessasachildstar,Taylorhadnotroublemovingintoadult(成人)rolesandwontwiceforBestActress:Butterfield8()andWho’sAfraidofVirginiaWoolf?().

Taylor’sfame(名声)andpopularitygaveheralotofpowerwiththemovieindustry,soshewasabletodemandveryhighpayforhermovies.In,shereceived$1millionforherpartinCleopatra—thehighestpayreceivedbyanystaruptothattime.

ElizabethTaylorisalegend(传奇人物)ofourtime.LikeVelvetBrowninNationalVelvet,shehasbeenlucky.Shehasbeauty,fameandwealth.Butsheisalsoahardworker.Taylorseldomactsinmoviesanymore.Instead,sheputshertimeandeffortsintoherbusinesses,andintohelpingothers—severalyearsago,shefoundedanorganizationthathasraisedmorethan$40millionforresearchandeducation.

1.Theproducersdidn’tletTaylorplaythepartofVelvetatfirstbecausetheythoughtshe______.

A.wassmallinsizeB.wastooyoung

C.didnotplaywellenoughD.didnotshowmuchinterest

2.WhatElizabethTaylorandVelvetBrownhadincommonwasthattheywereboth______.

A.popularalltheirlivesB.famousactresses

C.successfulwhenveryyoungD.richandkind-hearted

3.TaylorbecameBestActressattheageof______.

A.12B.28

C.31D.34

4.Inherlaterlife,ElizabethTaylordevotedherselfto______.

A.doingbusinessandhelpingothersB.turningherselfintoalegend

C.collectingmoneyforthepoorD.goingaboutresearchandeducationwork

【重点词汇】

fallinlovewith与……相爱，这里意为喜欢starv.使成为明星，让(一个演员)担任主角

winfirstplace获第一名playthepartof(在戏中)扮演……

popularityn.流行upto直到

uptothattime直到那时havetrouble在……有困难

raisev.筹集raisemoney筹款

【疑难长句】

However,theywaitedforherforafewmonthsassheexercisedandtrained—andaddedthreeinchestoherheightinfourmonths!

这句话的难点在于as一词。这里as引导的是时间状语从句，assheexercisedandtrained意思为在她锻炼身体和训练的时候。

(参考译文)不过，他们仍然等了泰勒几个月，那时她在锻炼身体和训练，4个月后她的身高增加了3英寸。

【答案解析】

1.A细节理解题。题目问的是：制片人起初不让Taylor扮演Velvet是因为什么。根据文章第1段中的Atfirst,theproducersofthemovietoldTaylorthatshewastoosmalltoplaythepartofVelvet.“起初制片人告诉Taylor她太小巧了，不适合扮演Velvet。”可知，A项为正确答案。

2.C推理判断题。题目问的是ElizabethTaylor和VelvetBrown的共同之处是什么。根据文章大意，当ElizabethTaylor扮演了VelvetBrown之后，她便成为了公认的最好的儿童演员，这也为她以后出演成人角色的电影提供了非常有利的条件，而影片中VelvetBrown是一名获得赛马冠军的小女孩，两者可谓是年少得志。因此C为正确答案。

3.B细节理解题。Taylor曾获得两次最佳女演员，分别在年和年，而她出生于年，不难算出她首次获得最佳女演员是在28岁。因此B为正确答案。

4.A细节理解题。题目问的是ElizabethTaylor退出演艺圈后专心从事什么。选项A，经商和帮助他人;选项B，使她自己成为一名传奇人物;选项C，为穷人筹款;选项D，研究和教育工作。根据文章最后一段，“Taylorseldomactsinmoviesanymore.Instead,sheputshertimeandeffortsintoherbusinesses,andintohelpingothers.”她退出演艺圈后便开始经商和帮助他人，因此A为正确答案。

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