Marilyn Monroe was certainly one of the mo

题目内容：

Marilyn Monroe was certainly one of the most famous actresses of the twentieth century.She was known as the “Blonde Bombshell” and the “Sex Goddess of the Silver Screen”.However,surprisingly,this famous actress never won any major acting awards throughout her 15year career in the movies.Critics(评论家) may not have thought highly of her acting ability,but the huge number of her fans flocking to see her movies propelled(推进) her to fame and fortune.

Being a teenager,she found a job in a parachute packing factory during World War Ⅱ.A picture of young Ms Mortenson in a magazine led her into modelling.Hoping to move from modelling into acting,the young woman began trying out for acting jobs with several movie studios in Hollywood.She finally got a oneyear contract(合同)with Twentieth Century-Fox.However,Ms Monroe’s career as an actress did not start well.She was given small parts in several films which did n

ot do very well at the box office,and the studio decided to dro p her contract.With no mo ney and no work,the actress agreed to let a photographer take pictures without any clothes on for a calendar,for which she was paid $50.

In 1951,with the help of a friend,Ms Monroe got a sevenyear contract with the same studio again.The studio began putting the actress in movies playing a “dumb blonde”and Ms Monroe became a hit.After playing “dumb blonde” in six more movies,she got her first lead role in the movie Niagara in 1953,which did well in box office.She proved that she could sing and dance in her own sexy way in movies like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire.She also showed that she could perform as a comic actress.

While her movie career went on well,her private life was not quite a successful.She had got married for three times,but all her marriage didn’t last long.Probably due to her addiction to alcohol and sleeping pills,she was difficult to work with and was fired.Two months later,she was found dead from an overdose.

63.How long did she stay in the field of the movie?

A.5 years. B.15 years. C.10 years D.20 years.

64.What did Ms Monroe do before she became an actress?

A.She made a calendar. B.She worked in a factory.

C.She designed clothes. D.All of the above.

65..In which movie did Ms Monroe have her first staring role?

A.Niagara. B.How to Marry a Millionaire.

C.Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. D.Some Like It Hot.

66.We can infer from the passage that .

A.what she was after were fame and fortune

B.what she liked most were alcohol and sleeping pills

C.she couldn’t get on well with

others

D.she didn’t feel happy in spite of her fame and fortune

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:B

小题3:A

小题4:D

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