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Shirley Temple Black, who lifted America’s spirit as a bright-eyed child movie star during the Great Depression, peacefully passed away at her California home on Monday evening at 85, surrounded by her family and caregivers.

Temple, born on April 23, 1928, started her entertainment career in the early 1930s and was famous by age 6. Temple was 3 when her mother put her in dance school, where a talent scout spotted her and got her in Baby Burlesks, a series of short movies with child actors playing in adult movies.

Movie studio directors took notice of her and in 1934 she appeared in the film Stand Up and Cheer! and her song and dance caught people’s attention. Movies such as Little Miss Marker and Bright Eyes featured her signature song. In 1935, she received a special Oscar for her “outstanding contribution to screen entertainment” in the movie Stand Up and Cheer!

She made some 40 feature movies, including The Little Colonel, Poor Little Rich Girl, Heidi and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, in 10 years, starring with big-name actors like Randolph Scott, Lionel Barrymore and Jimmy Durante. Temple was a superstar before the term was invented. She said she was about 8 when crowds shouting their love for her made her realize she was famous. “I wondered why,” she recalled. “I asked my mother and she said, ‘Because your films make them happy.’ ”

Her child career came to an end at 12. She tried a few roles as a teenager—including opposite future president Ronald Reagan in That Hagen Girl – but retired from the screen in 1949 at 21.

Temple was only 17 when she married for the first time to John Agar, who would eventually appear with her in two movies. Their five-year marriage produced a daughter. In 1950 she wed Charles Black in a marriage that lasted until his death in 2005. She and Black had two children. Temple’s interest in politics was sparked in the early 1950s when her husband was called back into the Navy to work in Washington.

1.For which movie did Shirley Temple win the Oscar?

A. That Hagen Girl

B. Little Miss Marker

C. Stand Up and Cheer

D. The Little Colonel

2.When Temple first caught the audience’s eyes, ____.

A. she hoped to play a role in a series of movies

B. her family was offered

C. her mother sent her to a local dance school

D. the United States was in fact in financial straits

3.After Temple got married to Charles Black, ____.

A. she might have begun her political life

B. she had to raise her two young children

C. she decided to work for the Navy

D. she ended her film career on screen

4.It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that ___.

A. people could find happiness in Temple’s films

B. Temple’s mother only focused on income

C. Temple disliked crowds shouting at her

D. Temple’s mother was worried about her

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】

试题分析: 这篇文章主要介绍了美国著名童星秀兰·邓波儿的生平。邓波儿在经济大萧条时期作为童星用其明亮的眼睛和迷人的酒窝振奋了美国人的精神。她一生出演了多部电影，并在7岁时获得了特别奥斯卡奖，文章还介绍了她的婚姻，以及去世的消息。

1.C 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句In 1935, she received a special Oscar for her “outstanding contribution to screen entertainment” in the movie Stand Up and Cheer!可知选择C。

2.D 细节理解题。根据第一段的Shirley Temple Black, who lifted America’s spirit as a bright-eyed child movie star during the Great Depression可知选择D，当邓波儿获得人们的关注时，美国正处于经济大萧条时期。

3.A 细节理解题。根据文章最后一句话Temple’s interest in politics was sparked in the early 1950s when her husband was called back into the Navy to work in Washington可知选择A，邓波儿正是在嫁给第二任丈夫后，才对政治感兴趣。

4.A 推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句she recalled. “I asked my mother and she said, ‘Because your films make them happy.’可知邓波儿给人们带来了快乐，故选择A。

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