Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, and grew up in New York City. She lived in Greece for one year as a child with her family, and they later
relocated to New York City. She went to the New York Rudolf Steiner School and graduated from Manhattan's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. In 1989, she moved back to Los Angeles, California.
Aniston moved to Hollywood and played her first television role in the short—lived series
Molloy in 1990, She also co-starred in
Ferris Bueller, a television show adapted from the 1986 hit movie
FerrisBueller's Day Off. The series, however, didn’t succeed. Aniston then appeared in two more failed television comedy shows,
The Edge and
Muddling Through, and guest-starred on
Quantum Leap,
Herman's Head, and
Burke's Law. Aniston wanted to give up acting because of the failed shows.
But the sitcom
Friends changed her mind. She played in it from 1994 until the show ended in 2004.
The program was hugely successful and Aniston became famous for her roal Rachel in it. Her hairstyle in the program, which became known as the "Rachel", was widely copied at he time .
Besides being a TV actress, Aniston has enjoyed a great film career. Her biggest box office success to date was 2003’s
Bruce Almighty. The film made $243M at the Unite State box office and almost twice that worldwide .Aniston’s 2004 film ,
A long Came Polly also did well at the box office.
小題1:What does the underlined word “relocated” in the first paragraph mean?
A.Lived | B.Moved | C.Planned | D.Traveled |
小題2:All of the following are TV shows EXCEPT
A. Burke's Law | B.The Edge | C. Herman's Head | D. FerrisBueller's Day Off. |
小題3:From the second paragraph ,we learn that
A.Aniston guest—starred in the unsuccessful TV series Molloy |
B.no one wanted Aniston to play in their TV shows |
C.Aniston was not successful in her first several TV shows |
D.Aniston was sure that she would become famous one day |
小題4:From the passage, we learn that “Rachel” is
A.Aniston’s hairstyle in her real life | B.a(chǎn) good friend of Aniston |
C.a(chǎn) role in Friends | D.a(chǎn) TV show of Aniston |
小題5:What can we learn from the passage?
A. Friends is only famous in America |
B. A long Came Polly was Aniston’s best film |
C.Aniston’s film career is also very successful |
D.Aniston hasn’t appeared in TV shows since 2004 |