山东省即墨市2014高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题（三）及答案.docVIP

山东省即墨市2014高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题（3）及答案 【山东省日照市2014高考英语一模试卷】C Shirley Femple Black，who was one of the most famous child stars of the 20th century，died of natural causes on February 10，2014． The dimpled(酒涡)actress found fame at the height of the Great Depression (1929-1933)in movies including “Heidi，”“Curly Top”and“Bright Eyes”。 Born in Santa Monica，Calif．，on April 27，1928，Temple Black was admitted into a dance school at the age of three．After a number of bit parts she got all the attention with her performance of “Baby Take a Bow” in her first feature film“Stand Up and Cheer”．Audiences around the world poured to see her in films such as“Curly Top”．“The Little Colonel”and“The Littlest Rebel”．Licensed merchandise(商品)including dolls，dishes，and clothing also capitalized on her wholesome image． Femple Black was the top box-office draw for four years in a row between 1935 and 1938．She won a special Academy Award in early 1935 for her“outstanding contribution to screen entertainment”in the previous year． At the height of her fame，Temple Black earned praise from President Franklin D．Roosevelt who called her“Little Miss Miracle” for raising the public’s spirit during times of economic hardship,even going so far as to say that，“as long as our country has Shirley Temple，we will be all right．” However,the star’s popularity waned in her late teens．She married Charles Black in 1950，a marriage that lasted until his death in 2005 at age 86． In 1988，Temple Black became the first person to achieve the rank of honorary Foreign Service officer of the United States and a year later she took up tile post of ambassador to Czechoslovakia，where she served until 1992． In 1 999，the American Film Institute ranking of tile top 50 screen legends ranked Temple at No．18 among the 25 actresses． “I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the lifetime achievement award．Start early，”she remarked humorously in 2006 as she was honored by the Screen