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     Charlton Heston was born in 1923 in Evanston, Illinois. Charlton Heston discovered his interest in
acting while performing in plays at his high school. He later spent two years studying theater at
Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. But he left college to join the Army Air Forces during World War Two.
     After the war, he found small roles in the theater as well as in television shows. His performance in a
television version of the book Jane Eyre caught the attention of the Hollywood producer Cecil B. DeMille who later asked Heston to play the role of Moses in his movie The Ten Commandments which came out in 1956. This role made Heston famous and defined (明確) his career as a hero and leader. His face and
body represented strength and heroism in many different roles. He played cowboys, soldiers and athletes.
The 1959 movie Ben Hur made Charlton Heston an even bigger star. Ben Hur won eleven Academy
Awards, including Best Actor for Charlton Heston. Heston starred in many adventure movies during the 1960s. In the 1970s, Heston appeared in popular disaster movies like Earthquake,. Skyjacked and Airport 1975.
     Charlton Heston was also very active in the movie industry. He worked to help set up the American
Film Institute. In 1977 he was honored for his service in the industry. He received the Jean Hersholt
Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 1997 he was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor. And, in 2003, President Bush gave Charlton Heston a Presidential Medal of
Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
     In 2000, Charlton Heston issued a statement announcing that he had an Alzheimer's disease. He died in 2008 at his home in Beverly Hills, California.
1. What kind of role did Charlton Heston often play in films?
A. Heroes.      
B. Cowboys.  
C. Soldiers.    
D. Athletes.
2. Which film won Best Actor for Charlton Heston?
A. Jane Eyre.  
B. Earthquake.  
C. Ben Hur.  
D. The Ten Commandments
3. What can we learn about Charlton Heston according to the passage?
A. He began to show his talent in Ben Hut.    
B. He used to be a soldier.
C. He was once awarded by Kennedy.        
D. He won eleven Academy Awards.
4. What's the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A. How Charlton Heston became famous.
B. How Charlton Heston began his career.
C. Who made Charlton Heston a popular star.
D. Who made Charlton Heston win so many awards.
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科目：高中英語 來源：山東省泰安市2010屆高三二模英語試題 題型：050

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　　Researcher Youngjoo Cha, from Cornell University, found that working women with a husband who worked 50 hours or more a week found themselves still doing most of the housework and the care giving and were more likely to end up quitting their jobs．

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According to the text, we know that ________．

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A．

men prefer work long hours

B．

women prefer to work outside

C．

men’s careers are unimportant

D．

women are more likely to quit jobs

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The underlined word“negligible”in Paragraph 4 most probably means ________．

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A．

unimportant

B．

limited

C．

different

D．

obvious

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Which statement is true according to the text?

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A．

When there’s conflict between work and family, a husband will give up his work．

B．

Women may still do most of the housework and care for babies or children．

C．

Professional women are more likely to quit the job than professional mothers．

D．

A man’s chance of quitting jobs was influenced if his wife works long hours．

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We can infer from the last sentence that ________．

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A．

all the workers pay more attention to looking after children

B．

overwork may have no influence on dual-earner couples

C．

traditionally, men usually worked to support the family

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most dual-earner couples will return to a traditional family pattern

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閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出

最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

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  Zhu stood out among more than 30 candidates(候選人), but not only for her excellent high school reports and test scores. More importantly, she has performed outstandingly in other areas, which the principal believes will not cause the least controversy (爭議) among students and teachers.

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