20.Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time.He was born in Omaha Nebraska in 1924.He was named after his father,a salesman.His mother,Dorothy,was an actress in the local theater.
Marlon Brando moved to New York City when he was 19 years old in 1943.He took acting classes at the New School for Social Research.One of his teachers was Stella Adler,who taught the"Method"style of realistic acting.The Method teaches actors how to use their own memories and emotions to identify with the characters they are playing.
Marlon Brando learned the Method style quickly and easily.Critics said he was probably the greatest Method actor ever.One famous actress commented on his natural ability for it.She said teaching Marlon Brando the Method was like sending a tiger to jungle school.
Marlon Brando appeared in several plays.He got his first major part in a Broadway play in 1947,at the age of 23.He received great praise for his powerful performance at Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams'play,A Streetcar Named Desire.His fame grew when he acted the same part in the movie version,released in 1951.
Marlon Brando won the Best Actor Oscar for The God Father,but he rejected it.He sent a woman named Sasheen Littlefeather to speak for him at the Academy Awards ceremony.She said that Brando could not accept the award because of the way the American film industry treated Native Americans.The people at the Academy Awards ceremony did not like the speech.But some experts think the action helped change the way American Indians were shown in movies.
Marlon Brando acted in about forty movies.He was nominated for a total of eight Academy Awards.But he earned a"bad boy"reputation for his public outbursts and unusual behaviours.According to Los Angeles magazine,"Brando was rock and roll before anybody knew what rock and roll was".His later life was marked with family tragedies.His son Christian went to prison for killing his daughter Cheyene's boyfriend.Cheyene later committed suicide.Brando became lonely.He worked occasionally for the money.But,in his prime,Marlon Brando was an actor other actors could only hope to become.
65.According to the passage,the"Method"C.
A.requires actors to use their imagination in acting
B.made Marlon Brando a great and famous actor
C.wasn't very difficult for Marlon Brando
D.can be most effectively learned in a jungle
66.The speech at the Academy Awards ceremonyDat the time.
A.made Sasheen Littlefeather well-known
B.was well-received by Native Americans
C.changed people's attitude to American Indians
D.received both positive and negative responses
67.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?C
A.Marlon Brando's later life was troubled and unhappy.
B.A Streetcar Named Desire was later adapted into a movie.
C.Marlon Brando was the first rock star in USA.
D.As an actor,Brando's talent was unparalleled.
68.The purpose of this passage is toB.
A.inform us of Marlon Brando's attitude to civil rights movement
B.introduce Marlon Brando as one of the greatest actors
C.help us understand Marlon Brando's secret to success
D.instruct us how to become a great actor like Marlon Brando.
分析 本文主要讲述了被广泛认为是有史以来最伟大的电影演员的Marlon Brando的人生经历,介绍了他的事迹及所获得的成就,但他的晚年生活却有些悲剧.
解答 65.C细节理解题,由第三段Marlon Brando learned the Method style quickly and easily.可知Marlon Brando 学习的又快又容易,所以对他没有困难,故选C.
66.D细节理解题,由第五段The people at the Academy Awards ceremony did not like the speech.But some experts think the action helped change the way American Indians were shown in movies.可知人们不喜欢这个演讲但是一些专家认为能帮助改变电影中的表现形式,所以同时又积极和消极的反映,故选D.
67.C理解判断题,由最后一段According to Los Angeles magazine,"Brando was rock and roll before anybody knew what rock and roll was".可知他在人们知道摇滚之前是摇滚的,但并不是指他是第一个美国摇滚明星,而是意指他比较叛道离经的行为.故选C.
68.B主旨大意题,本文主要介绍了最好的明星之一Marlon Brando 的经历,故选B.
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