People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she acted in the movie National Velvet — the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who won first place in a famous horse race. At first, the producers of the movie told Elizabeth Taylor that she was too short to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for four months until three inches (英寸) added to her height. Elizabeth Taylor’s acting in National Velvet is still considered to be the best and National Velvet became Elizabeth Taylor’s first success.
Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved to London for business. When World War II started, the Taylors moved to California, where Elizabeth Taylor started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Elizabeth Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won the Academy Award twice for Best Actress for her performance in Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf? (1966).
Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (傳奇人物) of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, Elizabeth Taylor was very lucky, and she was hard-working, beautiful, famous and rich. When Elizabeth Taylor got older, she seldom acted in movies. Instead, she spent most of time on her business, and she often helped others. Several years ago, she raised more than $40 million for research and education. In March, 2011, Elizabeth Taylor died at the age of 79.
小題1:The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because ______.
A．she was not tall enoughB．she didn’t show interest
C．she was not beautiful enoughD．she did not play well enough
小題2:Where did Elizabeth Taylor start acting in movies?
A．In New York. B．In Los Angeles.
C．In California.D．In London
小題3:When did Elizabeth Taylor win her first Academy Award for Best Actress?
A．At the age of 12.B．At the age of 28.
C．At the age of 31.D．At the age of 34.
小題4:What do you know about Velvet Brown in National Velvet?
A．She was not rich.
B．She was a famous actress.
C．She was not well-known.
D．She won first place in a famous horse race.
小題5:The writer wrote this article to _______.
A．encourage us to help others
B．a(chǎn)dvise us to watch National Velvet
C．tell us how to be successful and famous
D．give us some information about a successful star

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:D

小題1:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容the producers of the movie told Elizabeth Taylor that she was too short to play the part of Velvet可知答案為A
小題2:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容When World War II started, the Taylors moved to California, where Elizabeth Taylor started acting in movies可知答案為C
小題3:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容Elizabeth Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won the Academy Award twice for Best Actress for her performance in Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf? (1966).，可知答案為B
小題4:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知： Elizabeth Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won the Academy Award twice for Best Actress for her performance in Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf? (1966).答案為D
小題5:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容大意可知答案為D
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