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(2025·连云港一模)Rita Moreno is one of the very few performers to EGOT: to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award.But come a little closer, and Moreno’s is another kind of immigrant (移民的) story.
She was a teen when MGM (米高梅电影公司) signed her in the 1950s.Major studios were still dominated by the men who’d run them for decades.They had her change her name.While recognizing her talent, they didn’t know what to do with a Latin girl.Moreno played small parts, including a girl from India and a Burmese (缅甸的) woman.What should have been her big break came when she was cast as Anita in West Side Story.She’d remember Anita as “the very first Hispanic (西班牙的) character I had ever played who had dignity, a sense of self-respect.She became my role model.” The night Moreno won the Oscar, the Hispanic community across the USA broke out into cheers.
But that career turn didn’t happen.Instead, she received more offers to play what she described as “dusky servants”.The racial and ethnic prejudice was still at play.“It broke my heart,”she says.Rita Moreno didn’t make another movie for seven years.
Then began her new act.Holding to her mother’s philosophy — Never give in, never quit, keep on moving — she survived professionally during those years with work on the London stage and in nightclubs, slowly reemerging on film and television, and eventually she earned herself a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Peabody Career Achievement Award.
But even as she continues to perform, her work continues off the screen, speaking out for and representing the Latin community.“I’m now known as la pionera, or the pioneer,” Moreno says.“I really don’t think of myself as a role model.But it turns out that I am, to a lot of the Hispanic community.Not just in show business, but in life.But that’s what happens when you’re first, right?”
1.What do we know about Moreno in Paragraph 2?( )
A.She was an actress contracted with MGM.
B.She had her future well-planned for her talent.
C.She was treated as a Hispanic girl with dignity.
D.She won the Oscar for acting a Burmese woman.
2.Why didn’t Moreno make movies for seven years after winning the Oscar?( )
A.She did not receive any film offers. B.She rejected roles of racial prejudice.
C.She was tired of performing on the stage. D.She focused on her stage career in nightclubs.
3.Which of the following can best describe Moreno?( )
A.Generous and brave. B.Kind and grateful.
C.Honest and trustworthy. D.Tough and determined.
4.What can we learn from Moreno’s words in the last paragraph?( )
A.She prefers to be a role model in show business.
B.She is unhappy with what happened to an actress.
C.She makes a difference to the Hispanic community.
D.She feels pressured about being a Hispanic pioneer.
B
(2025·泰州市一模)Norman Lear, a genius producer and screenwriter, passed away on Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 101.“Lear’s hit comedy shows changed television forever,” said Darnel Hunt, a leading artist on TV.
Lear grew up in an ordinary family in Connecticut, where an unexpected accident brought about his father’s business collapse.So he had to drop out of college and joined the army.In his late 20s, he moved to Los Angeles where he struggled hard for several years, selling furniture door to door.Later on, unsatisfied with his life, he eventually turned to writing for a nightclub comedy act.
By 1971, when he was almost 50, Lear had produced and directed some shows, among which was the hit show All in the Family.In the beginning, it didn’t get on the air smoothly.However, once it did, this show made it to the top 10 for eight of its nine seasons, promising Lear’s life was to change.
This successful show was just the beginning of Lear’s dominating position in comedy shows.Then came The Jeffersons, about a family on its way up.It ran for eleven seasons, one of the longest running comedy shows on television, becoming another successful story.When interviewed about the hit of his shows, Lear said, “Our team read two or three newspapers a day, paid a lot of attention to our families, and came in to talk about everything that was affecting us in our daily lives.” Therefore, it came as no surprise that viewers had a sense of Lear’s own family after watching All in the Family.
“Routinely, Lear’s shows might get fifty or sixty million viewers.He was in direct contact with the living rooms and families of the country,” says Marty Kaplan, founding director of the Norman Lear Center.“Lear did everything with humor and sympathy.”
5.What can we learn about Lear from the first two paragraphs?( )
A.He led a challenging life in his twenties.
B.His shows had little impact on television.
C.His father expected him to be a screenwriter.
D.He received good education despite his father’s business failure.
6.Which factor may contribute to the success of Lear’s shows?( )
A.His shows reflected real daily life.
B.His shows featured surprise endings.
C.His shows go on the air immediately.
D.His shows dominated the comedy industry.
7.What can we infer from Marty Kaplan’s words in the last paragraph?( )
A.Lear promoted his shows to families directly.
B.Lear won widespread popularity for his shows.
C.Lear carried out face-to-face interactions with viewers.
D.Lear always focuses on the themes of humor and sympathy.
8.Where is this text probably taken from?( )
A.A comedy script. B.A story collection.
C.A literature review. D.A news report.
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语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了著名演员丽塔·莫雷诺的演艺之路和对社会的影响。
1.A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的She was a teen when MGM (米高梅电影公司) signed her in the 1950s.可知,她是与米高梅电影公司签约的演员。
2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知,莫雷诺在获得奥斯卡奖后的七年里都没有拍电影是因为她拒绝扮演种族偏见的角色。
3.D 推理判断题。根据第四段中的Holding to her mother’s philosophy — Never give in, never quit, keep on moving ...可知,她是一个坚韧而坚定的人。
4.C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的I really don’t think of myself as a role model.But it turns out that I am, to a lot of the Hispanic community.可推知,她对西班牙裔社区产生了影响。
语篇解读:本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了天才制片人和编剧Norman Lear去世的消息,并回顾了他的生平,介绍了他创作的喜剧所取得的巨大成功。
5.A 推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知,Lear成长于普通家庭,因父亲生意破产而从大学退学去参军,快三十岁时靠卖家具努力挣钱。由此可知,他二十多岁时过着充满挑战的生活。
6.A 推理判断题。根据第四段中Lear被采访时说的话可知,Lear的节目创作团队关注报纸上的新闻、自己的家庭、日常生活中的一切。由此可知,他的节目反映了真实的日常生活,这一点有助于节目取得成功。
7.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段Marty Kaplan所说的话可知,Lear的电视节目观众非常多,他与观众建立了紧密的联系。由此推知,Lear因他的节目而广受欢迎。
8.D 推理判断题。通读全文可知,文章主要报道了天才制片人和编剧Norman Lear去世的消息,并以此简要回顾了他的生平经历,介绍了他创作的喜剧所取得的巨大成功。因此,文章应该出自新闻报道。
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