【題目】A great loss—Shirley Temple dies at 85

February 12, 2014

BY DERRIK J. LANG, Associated Press

Shirley Temple Black, who died on February 10th at age 85, wasn’t just a child star. She was THE child star—the sweet little girl whose shining smile helped illumine some of the darkest days the US has known during the Great Depression.

It’s hard today to imagine the super star Shirley was once “America’s Little Darling”. She sang and danced her way to the top of the box office in such films as Bright Eyes, Curly Top and Heidi. By 1940, she had appeared in 43 films. Temple teamed with Bill Robison in four movies, and their dance on the stairs in The Little Colonel is still a legendary film moment.

In the 1930s, her name on a movie introduction assured (保證) a packed house. She inspired dolls, dresses, dishes—even a drink (alcohol-free, of course).

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt once famously said that “as long as our country has Shirley Temple, we will be all right.’’

Unlike so many of today’s child stars, Temple didn’t end up with her name appearing across the headlines for bad behaviors. Instead of getting her photos on front pages or struggling with drugs and alcohol, Temple went on to a second career in diplomacy (外交), including presidential appointments as ambassador to Ghana.

She surprised a lot of people who doubted her with her grace, knowledge and eagerness to serve. In fact, her career in public service (20 years) was longer than her career in movies (19). The role she valued most, however, was as wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

The world has lost a treasured Hollywood legend. But her movies will allow that little dynamic figure to continue charming audiences for a very long time.

【1】Temple, as a child movie star, can best be described as _______.

A. sweet and lively B. gentle and kind

C. smart and knowledgeable D. shy and attractive

【2】Where does this passage possibly come from?

A. A biography. B. A newspaper.

C. A magazine. D. A poster.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【解析】

試題分析：秀蘭·鄧波兒于2014年12月10號辭世，這對我們是一個巨大的損失。不僅僅是因為她曾經(jīng)個童星。

【1】A推理判斷題。sweet and lively甜美活潑；gentle and kind溫柔和藹； smart and knowledgeable聰明，知識淵博； shy and attractive害羞，有吸引力。從全文對作為一個童星的鄧波兒的描述來看，“甜美活潑”最合適。故選A。

【2】B推理判斷題。A biography一本傳記；. A newspaper一份報紙；A magazine一本雜志；A poster一張海報。根據(jù)文章正文開頭的時間和BY DERRIK J. LANG, Associated Press可知，是美聯(lián)社的一篇文章。告訴讀者秀蘭·鄧波兒辭世的消息，應該是在報紙上。故選B。

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