2012届高考英语二轮专题复习精品之冲刺阅读理解（五）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项.(A)JoanChenisfamousbothinChina,whereshegrewup,andintheUnitedStates，whereshenowlives.HowdidJoanbecomeafamousactressintwocountries?It’saninterestingstory.JoanChenwasborninShanghaiin1961.Whenshewas14,somepeoplefromafilmstudio(制片厂)cametoherschoolandchosehertostudyatthestudio.Shewashappyaboutthischance,butmainlyshelikedtheideaofgettingoutofschool.Soon,howevershediscoveredthatshereallylikedacting.Atage18,shewontheGoldenRooster,China'stopfilmprize.Inthelate1970s,Joan'sparents,whoweredoctors,movedtotheUnitedStates.Joanjoinedthemwhenshewas20andwenttocollegethere.Herparentshopedshewouldstudymedicine.Instead,shemajoredinfilmandlaterlookedforworkasanactress.ToworkintheUnitedStates,Joanhadtostartalloveragain.ShetoldHollywoodthatshewasanactressinChina,butsheonlygotsomesmallpartsinTVshows.OnedayJoanwenttospeaktoadirectorwhowasmakingamoviecalledTai-pan.Theinterviewdidn'tgowell.Asshewalkedaway,amaninacarnoticedher.ThemanwasDinoDeLaurntiis,thefilm’sproducer.Heimmediatelyofferedheraleadingpart.Ayearlater,shestartedinBernardoBertolucci’sTheLastEmperorandwasonherwaytoworldwidefame.56.WhatwasturnaboutJoanChenwhenshewas14?A.Somepeoplecametoherschoolandchoseherasanactress.B.Shelikedtostudyatthestudiojustbecauseshewantedtobefamous.C.Themostimportantreasonforhergoingtothestudiowasthatshewouldn'tliketostayatschool.D.Shefoundshe.wasfondofactingevenbeforeshewas14.57WhendidshemovetotheStates?A.Inthelate1970s.B.Aftershegraduatedfromcollege.C.Inthelate1980s.D.Intheearly1980s58.Theinterviewwithadirector____.A.madeheronthewaytobeingfamousintheworldB.ledtonoimmediategoodresultC.madeherplayaleadingpartinTai-panD.gaveherachancetoactinTheLastEmperor(B)Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualsituationofthetimeandthechild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,so用心爱心专心1muchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,somecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarises(出现)fromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,two-headeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.donotexist;andthat,insteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustsaysopeculiar(奇怪的)thatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-friend.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.59.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis____.A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasajokeC.madesomechangesbytheparentD.setinthepresent60.Acc...
