People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National Velvet-the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race. At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained―and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.

Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for business reasons. When World war II started, the Taylors moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor moved into adult roles and won twice for Best Actress: Butterfield 8(1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

Taylor’s fame and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part in Cleopatra―the highest pay received by any star up to that time.

Elizabeth Taylor is a legend of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, she has been lucky, she has beauty, fame and wealth. But she is also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acts in movies any more. Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others ― several years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and education.

56. The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she ____.

A. was small in size                                         B. was too young

C. did not play well enough                               D. did not show much interest

57. What Elizabeth Taylor and Velvet Brown had in common was that they were both _____.

A. popular all their lives                                    B. famous actresses

C. successful when very young                         D. rich and kind-hearted

58. Taylor became Best Actress at the age of          .

A. 12              B. 28                     C. 31             D. 34

59. In her later life, Elizabeth Taylor devoted herself to             .

A. doing business and helping others                  B. turning herself into a legend

C. collecting money for the poor                        D. going about research and education work

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Everyone needs recognition(賞識(shí)) for his achievements,but few people make the need known quite as clearly as the little boy who said to his father,“Let’s play darts(飛鏢).I’ll throw and you should say ‘Wonderful!’”
Fran Tarkenton,former Minnesota Vikings quarterback,once called a play that required him to block onrushing tacklers.
FEL quarterbacks almost never block.They’re usually vastly outweighed by defenders,so blocking exposes them to the risk of severe injury.
But the team was behind,and a surprising play was needed.Tarkenton went into block,and the runner scored a touchdown.The Vikings won the game.
Watching the game films with the team the next day,Tarkenton expected a big pat on the back for what he’d done.    It never came.
After the meeting,Tarkenton approached coach Bud Grant and asked,“You saw my block,didn’t you,Coach?How come you didn’t say anything about it?”
Grant replied,“Sure,I saw the block.It was great,but you’re always working hard out there,Fran.I figured I didn’t have to tell you.”
“Well,”Tarkenton replied,“if you ever want me to block again,you do!”
【小題1】What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?

A．Praise can have people take risky actions.
B．Encouragement can make people achieve greater progress.
C．No recognition,no progress.
D．People will be discouraged without praise.
【小題2】The author gave the little boy as an example in order to            .
A．show the importance of encouragement
B．show father’s deep love to the son
C．show the boy was complete understanding of his father
D．prove the boy was cleverer than the coach
【小題3】Which of the following can describe the Fran Tarkenton’s action of blocking onrushing tacklers?
A．Quick,brave,exciting.B．Brave,risky,successful.
C．Brave,successful,kind.D．Fast,clever,strong.
【小題4】What did Fran Tarkenton expect while watching the game films?
A．Recognition.B．Pride.C．Cheers.D．Reward.
【小題5】It can be inferred from the passage that    .
A．Fran Tarkenton was angry with the coach
B．the coach learned a lesson from Fran Tarkenton
C．Fran Tarkenton might not take a risk in blocking again
D．the coach will highly praise Fran Tarkenton next time he blocks

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Everyone needs recognition(賞識(shí)) for his achievements,but few people make the need known quite as clearly as the little boy who said to his father,“Let’s play darts(飛鏢).I’ll throw and you should say ‘Wonderful!’”

Fran Tarkenton,former Minnesota Vikings quarterback,once called a play that required him to block onrushing tacklers.

FEL quarterbacks almost never block.They’re usually vastly outweighed by defenders,so blocking exposes them to the risk of severe injury.

But the team was behind,and a surprising play was needed.Tarkenton went into block,and the runner scored a touchdown.The Vikings won the game.

Watching the game films with the team the next day,Tarkenton expected a big pat on the back for what he’d done.    It never came.

After the meeting,Tarkenton approached coach Bud Grant and asked,“You saw my block,didn’t you,Coach?How come you didn’t say anything about it?”

Grant replied,“Sure,I saw the block.It was great,but you’re always working hard out there,Fran.I figured I didn’t have to tell you.”

“Well,”Tarkenton replied,“if you ever want me to block again,you do!”

1.What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?

A．Praise can have people take risky actions.

B．Encouragement can make people achieve greater progress.

C．No recognition,no progress.

D．People will be discouraged without praise.

2.The author gave the little boy as an example in order to            .

A．show the importance of encouragement

B．show father’s deep love to the son

C．show the boy was complete understanding of his father

D．prove the boy was cleverer than the coach

3.Which of the following can describe the Fran Tarkenton’s action of blocking onrushing tacklers?

A．Quick,brave,exciting.

B．Brave,risky,successful.

C．Brave,successful,kind.

D．Fast,clever,strong.

4.What did Fran Tarkenton expect while watching the game films?

A．Recognition.

B．Pride.

C．Cheers.

D．Reward.

5.It can be inferred from the passage that    .

A．Fran Tarkenton was angry with the coach

B．the coach learned a lesson from Fran Tarkenton

C．Fran Tarkenton might not take a risk in blocking again

D．the coach will highly praise Fran Tarkenton next time he blocks

 

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Everyone needs recognition(賞識(shí)) for his achievements,but few people make the need known quite as clearly as the little boy who said to his father,“Let’s play darts(飛鏢).I’ll throw and you should say ‘Wonderful!’”
Fran Tarkenton,former Minnesota Vikings quarterback,once called a play that required him to block onrushing tacklers.
FEL quarterbacks almost never block.They’re usually vastly outweighed by defenders,so blocking exposes them to the risk of severe injury.
But the team was behind,and a surprising play was needed.Tarkenton went into block,and the runner scored a touchdown.The Vikings won the game.
Watching the game films with the team the next day,Tarkenton expected a big pat on the back for what he’d done.    It never came.
After the meeting,Tarkenton approached coach Bud Grant and asked,“You saw my block,didn’t you,Coach?How come you didn’t say anything about it?”
Grant replied,“Sure,I saw the block.It was great,but you’re always working hard out there,Fran.I figured I didn’t have to tell you.”
“Well,”Tarkenton replied,“if you ever want me to block again,you do!”

  1. 1.

    What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?

    1. A.
      Praise can have people take risky actions.
    2. B.
      Encouragement can make people achieve greater progress.
    3. C.
      No recognition,no progress.
    4. D.
      People will be discouraged without praise.
  2. 2.

    The author gave the little boy as an example in order to            .

    1. A.
      show the importance of encouragement
    2. B.
      show father’s deep love to the son
    3. C.
      show the boy was complete understanding of his father
    4. D.
      prove the boy was cleverer than the coach
  3. 3.

    Which of the following can describe the Fran Tarkenton’s action of blocking onrushing tacklers?

    1. A.
      Quick,brave,exciting.
    2. B.
      Brave,risky,successful.
    3. C.
      Brave,successful,kind.
    4. D.
      Fast,clever,strong.
  4. 4.

    What did Fran Tarkenton expect while watching the game films?

    1. A.
      Recognition.
    2. B.
      Pride.
    3. C.
      Cheers.
    4. D.
      Reward.
  5. 5.

    It can be inferred from the passage that    .

    1. A.
      Fran Tarkenton was angry with the coach
    2. B.
      the coach learned a lesson from Fran Tarkenton
    3. C.
      Fran Tarkenton might not take a risk in blocking again
    4. D.
      the coach will highly praise Fran Tarkenton next time he blocks

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took him my shoes, he at first told me: “I haven't time. Take them to the other fellow on the main

street ; he'll fix them for you right away.”

    But I'd had my eye on his shop for a long time. Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and

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low can't do it well.”

     “The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while-U-

wait” -- without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys. They work carelessly, and

when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap (鞋帶) you might as well just throw away the

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     My man saw I wouldn't give in, and he smiled. He wiped his hands on his blue apron ( 圍

裙), looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said,

“Come back in a week.”

     I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.

     “See what I can do?” he said with pride.  “Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of

work.. ”

     When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me. He was something

out of an ancient legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange,

dusty felt hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft.

     These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any

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comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.

1. Which of the following is true about the old cobbler.'?

A. He was equipped with the best repairing tools.

B. He was the only cobbler in the Marais.

C. He was proud of his skills.

D. He was a native Parisian.

2. The sentence “He was something out of an ancient legend.” ( paragraph 7 ) implies that      

A. nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him

B. it was difficult to communicate with this man

C. the man was very strange

D. the man was too old

3. According to the author, many people work just to           .

A. realize their abilities

B. gain happiness

C. make money

D. gain respect

4. This story wants to tell us that            .

A. craftsmen make a lot of money

B. whatever you do, do it well

C. craftsmen need self-respect

D. people are born equal

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