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  Kendrick "caught the acting bug" at the age of 10, when her parents would let her and her brother catch a bus from Portland, Maine, to New York- City so that she could attend interviews.Kendrick's first acting role was as Dinah in the Broadway musical High Society in August 1998 when she was twelve years old, a performance for which she earned Theatre World Award, Drama Desk Award, and Tony Award nominations(提名), making her the third-youngest Tony Award nominee.

  Kendrick went on to appear in a number of other theater productions, including the musical A Little Night Music, before making her film presentation in the 2003 musical comedy Camp, for which she was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress list at the 2004 Chlotrudis Awards and Best Debut Performance Independent Spirit Award for her acting of the character Fritzi Wagner.

  In 2007, she appeared in her next film.Rocket Science, in which she acted Ginny Ryerson, a fast-talking high school debater.Although she says she found the role terrifying and challenging after watching an actual national college championship debate, her performance was praised by critics and she was nominated for a 2007 Independent Spirit Award in the list of Best Supporting Actress.

 Kendrick's theater singing experience gave her the opportunity to star in her next project, 2009's The Marc Pease Experience, where she appears opposite Jason Schwartzman and Ben Stiller as a high school senior involved in musical theater.She appeared in the 2009 film Elsewhere, in which she plays her first lead character, a girl whose best friend(played by Tania Raymonde)goes missing, and in director Jason Reitman's Up in the Air, based on Walter Kim's 2001 novel of the same name, alongside George Clooney and Vera Farmiga.

  In 2010 Kendrick also appeared in LCD Soundsystem's Music video Pow Pow as a "shape-shifter" who collects "the souls of bad men".In October she attended the 2010 Top Glamour Awards in Mexico where she won for "Best International Actress".

(1)

According to the first paragraph, at the age often, Kendrick liked ________.

[  ]

A.

taking a bus

B.

catching a bug

C.

playing a game

D.

working as an actress

(2)

Which of the following statements is true?

[  ]

A.

Keifiirick was one of the youngest Tony Award nominees.

B.

Kendrick was awarded Oscar Best International Actress in 2010.

C.

The charae Kenjrick played in Rocket Science was a terrifying debater.

D.

Kendrick played a main role in the 2010 film Elsewhere.

(3)

Kendrick was nominate for a 2007 Independent Spirit Award because ________.

[  ]

A.

Rocket Science very successful

B.

she played a challenging role

C.

she was thought highly of by critics

D.

She was praised by the audience

(4)

Which would be the best title for this passage?

[  ]

A.

Kendrick and Her Family

B.

How to Become a Debater

C.

Tony Award Nominees

D.

Kendrick's Professional Life

答案:1.D;2.A;3.C;4.D;
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