2013届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解14AudreyHepburnwonanAcademyAwardasBestActressforherfirstmajorAmericanmovie,RomanHoliday,whichwasreleasedin1953.Butsheisrememberedasmuchforheraidworkasforheracting.BorninBelgiumin1929,Audrey’sfatherwasBritishandhermotherwasDutch.AudreywassenttoliveataBritishschoolforpartofherchildhood.DuringWorldWarII,shelivedandstudiedintheNetherlands.HermotherthoughtitwouldbesafefromGermanattacks.AudreystudieddanceasateenagerandduringcollegewhenshereturnedtoLondonafterthewar.Butsherealizedshewasn’tgoingtobeaballerina.Soshebegantakingactingpartsinstageshows.Latershebegantogetsmallpartsinmovies.ButitwasAudreyHepburn’smovetoAmericathatbroughthertruefame.In1951sheplayedthecharacter“Gigi”intheBroadwayplayofthesamenametogreatcriticalpraise.Twoyearslater,RomanHolidaymadeherastarattheageof24.Audreymademorethan25movies.AmonghermostpopularroleswasHollyGolightlyinBreakfastatTiffany’sin1961.ThreeyearslatersheplayedElizaDoolittleinMyFairLady.Shewasmarriedtwotimesandhadonesonbyeachhusband.In1989,theUNChildren’sFundnamedAudreyagoodwillambassador.ShetravelledallovertheworldinsupportofUNICEFprojects.TheUNagencysaidshewasatirelessworker.Sheoftengave15interviewsadaytogainmoneyandsupportforUNICEFprojects.AudreyHepburnoftensaidherloyaltytoUNICEFwastheresultofherexperiencesasachildduringWorldWarⅡ.Shesaidsheknewwhatitwasliketobestarvingandtobesavedbyinternationalaid.Shewasagoodwillambassadoruntilherdeathin1993fromcoloncancer.[语篇解读]本文介绍著名影星AudreyHepburn(奥黛丽·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了很大帮助。1．InParagraph1,“heraidwork”means________.A.winninganAcademyAwardasBestActressB.takingactingpartsinstageshowsC.makingmoviesD.actingasagoodwillambassadorforUNICEF[解析]推理判断题。此题应根据全文内容来判断。第一段是全文的概括，其重心在后面，即奥黛丽·赫本尽管获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖，但她担当的援助工作同样使人铭记。再结合文章接下来的叙述可知答案为D。[答案]D2．ThereasonwhyAudreylivedandstudiedintheNetherlandswasthat________.1A.shewantedtobeaballerinaB.herparentswerefromBritainC.theeducationtherewasexcellentD.itwassafethere[解析]细节理解题。根据第三段中的“HermotherthoughtitwouldbesafefromGermanattacks”和“shereturnedtoLondonafterthewar”可知D项正确。[答案]D3．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.Audrey’sparentslivedinGermanyduringWorldWarⅡB.AudreylivedinAmericainthe1950sC.AudreywasmadetogiveupdancingD.thecharacter“Gigi”intheBroadwayplaywashermostpopularrole[解析]推理判断题。根据第二段和第三段前半部分可知，A项错误；根据第三段中“sherealizedshewasn’tgoingtobeaballerina”可知是她主动放弃的，C项错误；根据第四段中“In1951sheplayedthecharacter‘Gigi’intheBroadwayplay”及后文可判断，这个角色并不是她扮演的最有名的角色，因此D项错误。由文章第四、五两段可知B项正确。[答案]B4．________isNOTmentionedinthepassageaboutAudreyHepburn.A.MarriageB.IdentityC.ContributionD.Religion[解析]细节理解题。可以运用排除法。她的婚姻、身份和贡献在文章中都提到了，唯独没有提及她的宗教信仰，故选D。[答案]D5．________istherightorderforAudrey’slife.①Thefirsttimeshebegantoplayinmovies.②ShereturnedtoLondonfromtheNetherlands.③ShewonanAcademyAwardasBestActress.④ShetravelledallovertheworldinsupportofUNICEFprojects.⑤SheplayedapartinMyFairLady.A．②①③⑤④B.①②③⑤④...
