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Ronald Reagan was the only actor to become president of the United States, but other movie stars have also been successful in public office. One of them was Shirley Temple, who is remembered throughout the world as a little girl. She dance and sang in many movies.

Shirley began to make movies at the age of five, and she was only nine years old when she played the role of Heidi. In almost every part of the world where movies are seen on television, children and their parents still enjoy Heidi and the other movies of Shirley Temple. Although she has not appeared in a film for over thirty years, her name~ still familiar to old and young alike.

When Shirley Temple was twenty-one years old, she was already retired from her career as an actress. Twenty years later, many people still thought her as a little girl that Americans had always loved in the movies, but others knew her as an intelligent woman with the knowledge of world problems. One of the people who recognized these important abilities was President Richard M. Nixon. In 1969, he appointed（委派）her as a representative to the United Nations, and this marked the beginning of a new career for the former child star of the movies.

One of Shirley's most popular dancing and singing partners was George Murphy, who was twenty-six years older than Shirley. He stopped making movies at about the same time as his young partner. In 1969, he was elected United States senator from California, and he served in this office for six years.

1.Some of the American actors or actresses like Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple and George Murphy __________.

A.were later elected senators B.later became more successful in the movie circle（电影界）

C.were later active in politics D.later became presidents of the United States

2.Shirley Temple spent __________ years on her career as an actress.

A.21 B.9 C.11 D.16

3.Quite a few people throughout the world as well as Americans remember Shirley Temple all the time __________.

A.as a little girl B.as a pretty actress

C.as an attractive woman D.as a young politician

4.Why did Richard M. Nixon appoint Shirley Temple as a representative to the United Nations?

A.Because she was a successful actress.

B.Because she was an intelligent woman who knows much about movies.

C.Because she was intelligent and had a rich knowledge of world problems.

D.Because she had been a little movie star.

5.George Murphy retired from making movies __________.

A.in 1969 B.at the age of 47

C.when he was 26 D.in 1975

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了以Ronald Reagan，Shirley Temple和George Murphy为例的美国演员的演员生涯以及政治生涯经历。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“Ronald Reagan was the only actor to become president of the United States”、第三段“In 1969, he appointed（委派）her as a representative to the United Nations”以及第四段“In 1969, he was elected United States senator from California”可知，一些美国演员像Ronald Reagan，Shirley Temple and George Murphy 等后来在政治上都很活跃。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段“Shirley began to make movies at the age of five”以及第三段“When Shirley Temple was twenty-one years old, she was already retired from her career as an actress”可知，秀兰.邓波儿5岁时开始拍电影，21岁时息影，故她的演员生涯为16年。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段“Twenty years later, many people still thought her as a little girl that Americans had always loved in the movies”可知，全世界大部分人都一直认为秀兰.邓波儿还是个小女孩儿。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据第三段“but others knew her as an intelligent woman with the knowledge of world problems”可知，尼克松任命秀兰.邓波儿为联合国代表的原因是她很聪明并且对世界问题有丰富的了解。故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据第三段“When Shirley Temple was twenty-one years old, she was already retired from her career as an actress”以及最后一段“who was twenty-six years older than Shirley. He stopped making movies at about the same time as his young partner”可知，乔治.墨菲比秀兰.邓波儿大26岁，秀兰.邓波儿在21岁时息影，而乔治.墨菲与秀兰.邓波儿同时息影，意味着乔治.墨菲在47岁时结束演员生涯。故选B。