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　　Film stars may come and go, but Paul Newman' s Career(事业) is longlasting. Newman has worked in films for 40 years. His most recent one opened in December.

　　The film is called “Nobody's Fool”, Newman plays a 60 - year - old construction worker named Sully .

　　To some people. Sully seems to be a loser. But he has a lot of charm(魅力) . His life changes when his son comes to town. Late in life, Sully learns to grow up.

　　“I've played a lot of characters and the character I play in ` Nobody' s Fool' is closer to me than any other role I've done. ”says Newman.

　　Newman turned 70 years old on January 26, 1998.“Nobody' s Fool ”is his 52nd film. He has won two Oscars in his career.

　　Newman has found success in other aspects (方面) of life. He has been married 36 years. He took up car racing at the age of 47 and won prizes.

    Twelve years ago, he started a food company called Newman' s Own. He gives away all his money he has helping the poor.

1．The underlined sentence implies ________.

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A．many film stars leave the screen after they become successful

B．it is not easy for a film star to lose his or her charm.

C．not all film stars can remain famous for a long time .

D．film stays are successful not only on the screen.

2．Newman likes the character of Sully because

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A．he finds a lot in the character that is new to him.

B．he likes playing an ordinary person.

C．he has never played such a wonderful role.

D．he sees more of himself in Sully.

3．Newman was born in ________.

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A．1920s

B．1930s

C．1940s

D．1950s

4．The writer wrote this passage mainly to ________.

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A．prove that a person can be successful in many ways

B．show us a most recent film by Paul Newman

C．introduce a famous film star, Paul Newman

D．tell us about Sully, a moving character in a recent film

—Why didn’t you come to the cinema with us last Saturday?

—Oh，sorry．But I　　　　 the film．

A．see　 　　　　　 B．saw　 　　　 C．have seen 　　 D．had seen

 

With long brown hair， deep blue eyes， a tall and thin figure， Brad Pitt seems to be a born actor． He made his

　1　　appearance in a film in 1990． Though he　　2　 in the film for only 14 minutes，people flooded the cinema to see him． In his next　　3　 ， Pitt played the role of a fisherman． To make the film　　4　 ， he learned the skill of fishing from a fisherman．

Pitt，caring　 5　 about roles than money，has a special favour for the "hard" roles． After　　6　 the screenplay of "Legends of the Fall"， he was attracted by the　　7　 character． He asked for a lower　　8 　 from the shooting team and was　 9 　 to work in hard conditions in the Rocky Mountains for six months． "The film　 10　 the chance to know life． I shall　　11　 remember the time when we were 　 12　 the film，"Pitt said after completing it fully．

Pitt started his　 13　 of art when he was in university．　　14 　 born in an ordinary family in 1964， he showed his　　15 　 in film at an early age． After leaving high school， he went to university to　 16　 law． Because he loved film more than law， shortly before he could graduate， he　　17　 out for a life of his own，with only 325 dollars in　 18 　 ， sometimes as a porter 　 19　 a waiter．Thanks to his hard work， he　　20　 opened up a new field of his own．

1． A． last B． first C． second D． other

2． A． was B． worked C． stayed D． appeared

3． A． part B． cinema C． film D． appearance

4． A． earlier B． later C． better D． cheaper

5． A． more B． less C． nothing D． much

6． A． seeing B． writing C． reading D． hearing

7． A． leading B． active C． small D． shy

8． A． price B． pay C． money D． degree

9． A． sad B． worried C． anxious D． willing

10． A． finds B． leaves C． gives D． misses

11． A． always B． never C． ever D． hardly

12． A． playing B． making C． seeing D． directing

13． A． work B． job C． dream D． show

14． A． Because B． When C． Since D． Though

15． A． hope B． interest C． success D． feelings

16． A． break B． teach C． introduce D． study

17． A． fled B． stopped C． dropped D． ran

18． A． hand B． book C． head D． bag

19． A． but B． and C． or D． otherwise

20． A． nearly B． almost C． already D． finally