Audrey Hepburn（奧黛麗·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, Audrey’s 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. But when she returned to London after the war she realized she wasn’t going to be a ballerina（芭蕾舞女演員）. So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.
But it was Audrey Hepburn’s 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 make more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Hoolly Golinghtly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1961. There years later she played Eliza Doolittle in my Fair Lady.
She was married two times and had one by each husband. In 1989,the UN Children’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF(聯(lián)合國兒童基金會(huì)) 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.
【小題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 her own movies
D．a(chǎn)cting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF
【小題2】The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that     .
A．she wanted to be a ballerinaB．her parents were from Britain
C．it was safe thereD．the education there was excellent
【小題3】We can infer from the passage that     .
A．Audrey’s parents lived in Germany during World War II
B．Audrey lived in America in the 1950s
C．Audrey was made to give up dancing
D．the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play was her most popular role
【小題4】     is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn
A．MarriageB．IdentityC．ContributionD．Religion
【小題5】     is the right order for Audrey’s life.
①The first time she began to play in movies
②She returned to London from the Netherlands
③She won an Academy Award as Best Actress
④She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects
⑤She played a part in My Fair Lady
A．②①③⑤④B．①②③⑤④C．②①⑤③④D．①②⑤③④


【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】D
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：本文介紹了著名女演員奧黛麗.赫本的一生，以及她對電影和慈善事業(yè)所作出的巨大貢獻(xiàn)。
【小題1】D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段She was married two times and had one by each husband. In 1989,the UN Children’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador.可知她作為聯(lián)合國愛心大使做了很多的慈善救助事業(yè)。這和她的表演事業(yè)同樣讓她出名。故D正確。
【小題2】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段第3行.Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks .可知媽媽認(rèn)為在荷蘭可以躲避德國人的攻擊，在荷蘭更安全。故C正確。
【小題3】B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段1,2行But it was Audrey Hepburn’s 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.可知在1950年她已經(jīng)來到了美國。故B正確。
【小題4】D 細(xì)節(jié)題。在文章中提及了她的兩次婚姻，提及了她的國籍和作文演員獲得奧斯卡獎(jiǎng)，作為聯(lián)合國的愛心大使。唯獨(dú)沒有提及她的宗教信仰。故D項(xiàng)符合題意。
【小題5】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。赫本從荷蘭回到英國，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己無法成為舞蹈演員，就從事于表演，開始在電影中表演，作為最佳女演員獲得奧斯卡獎(jiǎng)，在My Fair Lady中參與表演。最后作為聯(lián)合國愛心大使參與慈善事業(yè)。故A正確。
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C．It is no use crying over spilt milk.D．He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

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