People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in
1944, when she acted in the movie National Velvet — the story of Velvet
Brown, a young girl who won first place in a famous horse race. At first, the
producers of the movie told Elizabeth Taylor that she was too short to play the
part of Velvet. However, they waited for four months until three inches
(英寸) added to her height.
Elizabeth Taylor’s acting in National Velvet is still considered to be
the best and National Velvet became Elizabeth Taylor’s first success.
Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932.
Her parents, both Americans, had moved to London for business. When World War
II started, the Taylors moved to California, where Elizabeth Taylor started
acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Elizabeth Taylor had no
trouble moving into adult roles and won the Academy Award twice for Best
Actress for her performance in Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who’s Afraid
of Virginia Wolf? (1966).
Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (傳奇人物) of our time. Like Velvet Brown in
National Velvet, Elizabeth Taylor was very lucky, and she was
hard-working, beautiful, famous and rich. When Elizabeth Taylor got older, she
seldom acted in movies. Instead, she spent most of time on her business, and
she often helped others. Several years ago, she raised more than $40 million
for research and education. In March, 2011, Elizabeth Taylor died at the age of
79.
1.The producers didn’t let Taylor play the
part of Velvet at first because ______.
A. she was not tall enough B.
she didn’t show interest
C. she was not beautiful
enough D. she did not play well
enough
2.Where did Elizabeth Taylor start acting in
movies?
A. In New York.
B.
In Los Angeles.
C. In California.
D.
In London
3.When did Elizabeth Taylor win her first
Academy Award for Best Actress?
A. At the age of
12. B.
At the age of 28.
C. At the age of
31. D.
At the age of 34.
4.What do you know about Velvet Brown in National
Velvet?
A. She was not rich. B.
She was a famous actress.
C. She was not well-known. D.
She won first place in a famous horse race.
5.The writer wrote this article to _______.
A. encourage us to help
others
B. advise us to watch National Velvet
C. tell us how to be
successful and famous
D. give us some
information about a successful star
