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Dennis Hopper, who was described as "Easy Rider"s" biker Billy and "Blue Velvet"s", died of cancer
Saturday morning at his home in Venice, California. He was 74.
Hopper, who was diagnosed with cancer last October, was surrounded by his children and wife when
he died. The American film star made his last public appearance on March 26, 2010, when his star was
addressed on Hollywood"s Walk of Fame.
Dennis Hopper was born in Dodge City, Kansas, on May 17, 1936. He grew up in San Diego,
California, and got an early reputation for stage work. Making his way to Hollywood while still in his teens,
he quickly earned roles in several films and TV shows, including "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955), in which
he met James Dean, who became a friend and life-long model.
Hopper maintained a somewhat not smooth career through the mid-60s. But it was 1967s. "The Trip",
directed by "King of the B"s" Roger Corman, that made the actor popular with audience and two of his
"Easy Rider" colleagues, actor Peter Fonda and "The Trip" writer Jack Nicholson.
In early 1968, Hopper led the group through his own low-budget film, a biker road movie about two
riders who travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans. "Easy Rider" was finally released in the summer of
1969, and was very popular after 1967"s "Bonnie and Clyde" and "The Graduate", the breakthrough that
set free the baby boomer generation on Hollywood.
The film, made on the fly by Hopper and co-star Fonda for less than $ 500,000, became one of the
most popular movies of its time.
Among his recent roles were a villain (反面人物) in the TV series "24" and an officer in the short-lived
TV show "E-Ring". He was starring in the TV version of the Oscar-winning film "Crash" at his death,
playing a record producer. He was named a chevalier (功勋人物) of France"s Order of Arts and Letters
in 2008.
| Title | Easy Rider"s actor (1)_____ | | The(2)_____ of his death | ●He died of cancer． | | Age | ●He was 74. | | The (3)_____ of birth | ●He was born on May 17, 1936. | | The (4)_____ of his career | ●He became (5) _____ in his teens.
●He began to play roles in many films.
●His career was not (6) ____ in the mid-60s.
●1967"s "The Trip", (7) _______ his popularity again.
●He made a major (8) _______ in his career because of "Easy Rider".
●He played a record (9) ______ in the TV version "Crash" | | (10)_______ | ●He was named a chevalier of France"s Order of Arts and letters in 2008． | 完形填空。 | A student was one day taking a walk with a professor. He was __1__ called the students" friend,
for his kindness to those who waited on his __2___. As they went along, they saw lying in the path a
pair of old shoes, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by,
and who had __3___ finished his day"s work.
The student turned to the professor, saying: "Let us play the man a__4__: we will hide his shoes,
and wait to see his___5___when he cannot find them." "My young friend," answered the professor,
"we__6___ never amuse ourselves ___7___ the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a
much greater__8___ by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and __9__ watch how
the discovery affects him."
The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by. The poor man
soon finished his work, and came 10 the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.
While putting on his coat he __11___ his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something __12___,
and then he found the coin.
__13___and wonder were seen upon his face. He gazed upon the coin, __14__ it round, and
looked at it again and again. He then looked around but no person was to be seen. And his surprise
was __15___ on finding the other coin. His __16__ overcame him; he fell upon his knees, __17__ to
heaven and uttered aloud a passionate thanksgiving, __18__ he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless,
and his children without bread, whom the __19__ money, from some unknown hand, would save from
dying.
The student stood there deeply affected, and his eyes filled with tears, "I feel now the __20__ of
those words, which I never understood before: "It is more blessed to give than to receive."" | ( ) 1. A. normally
( ) 2. A. directions
( ) 3. A. eventually
( ) 4. A. trick
( ) 5. A. relief
( ) 6. A. might
( ) 7. A. at the risk of
( ) 8. A. sadness
( ) 9. A. then
( )10. A. across
( )11. A. devoted
( )12. A. hard
( )13. A. Amusement
( )14. A. showed
( )15. A. decreased
( )16. A. discovery
( )17. A. looking up
( )18. A. when
( )19. A. gratefully
( )20. A. power | B. especially
B. instructions
B. hardly
B. game
B. confusion
B. would
B. at the sight of
B. anger
B. now
B. through
B. settled
B. gentle
B. Astonishment
B. watched
B. raised
B. feeling
B. reaching out
B. which
B. timely
B. meaning | C. surprisingly
C. introductions
C. nearly
C. role
C. curiosity
C. should
C. at the expense of
C. surprise
C. from time to time
C. along
C. skipped
C. dirty
C. Judgment
C. turned
C. faded
C. action
C. looking out
C. what
C. warmly
C. truth | D. commonly
D. invitations
D. already
D. part
D. sorrow
D could
D. at the mercy of
D. pleasure
D often
D. over
D. slipped
D. tough
D. Argument
D. took
D. doubled
D. belief
D. turning up
D. in which
D. totally
D. effect | | 阅读理解。 | The centenary(百年)of the birth of William Faulkner, one of the great modern novelists, was
celebrated in September 1997. Faulkner wrote about the southern states of the United States of
America where he grew up, and where his family had an important part to play in the history of tha
t region.His work became a touchstone for insights into the troubled issues of southern American
identity, race relations, and the family interrelationships of the old time southern gentry(贵族).
Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi on September 25, 1897. Despite his interest in
writing, he left Oxford High School, Mississippi, without graduating. After World War I, he entered
the University of Mississippi as a special student, a right to study which was granted to retired soldiers,
although Faulkner had only finished training with the Air Force in Canada, and not entered combat(战
斗).
Faulkner began to write poems, a verse play, short stories and finished his first novel Sartoris in
1928. His fiction was centered for 14 of the 19 novels published during his lifetime in a fictional region
called Yoknapatawpha County. The name is said to come from the Indian Chickasaw word meaning
split land.
In December 1950, Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. When he accepted it
in Stockholm, his speech emphasized that he wished to continue writing, but in a positive way that
affirmed the power of humanity to prevail over adverse circumstances. As he said in his speech, he
still felt that, despite the threat of nuclear war then hanging over the world, the central concern of the
writer should be "the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself". He wanted the tensions and
problems that he had cast the spotlight on in the southern states of America to be resolved by the
life-affirming attitudes and action of his characters. Like playwright Tennessee Williams, Faulkner was
a major voice who spoke for the troubled heart of the southern states of America. His achievement is
all the more remarkable because, as a schoolboy, he was not only a frequent absentee but also reportedly
failed to reach pass grades in English class. His collected short stories, novels, poems, and other writings
from a legacy of literature which casts profound illumination(启发) on the special culture of the South, a
culture which developed from a history and social circumstances that were always unique.
From the focus on a fictional county, and by remaining true to his view of a close-knit but real society
that reflected the greater world around him, Faulkner in the end fashioned a legend of the Deep South
that is one of the major achievements of the 20th century literature. | | 1.Which of the following statements about William Faulkner is NOT true? | A. William Faulkner"s work focuses on several troubled problems of southern America.
B. William Faulkner died one hundred years ago.
C. Although William Faulkner did not graduate from high school, he had great interests in writing.
D. William Faulkner once took part in the army when he was young. | | 2. Why did William Faulkner write about the southern states of America? | A. They were the place where he grew up and his family took an important role in the history of that
region.
B. His work became a touchstone.
C. He cared about the troubled issues of southern America.
D. He felt sympathy for the poor in southern America. | | 3 .How many novels have been published during the lifetime of William Faulkner? | A. 14.
B. 100.
C. 19.
D. Not mentioned. | | 4. Which of the following statements about Tennessee William is true? | A. Both Tennessee William and William Faulkner are playwrights.
B. Tennessee William was a major voice who spoke for the troubled people in southern America.
C. Like Faulkner, he once won Nobel Prize for literature.
D. Tennessee William had to pursue his writing career through difficult times. | | 5. What was William Faulkner"s attitude toward the troubled issues of southern America? | A. He reflected them by writing and criticized them.
B. He intended to call on the troubled people to rebel.
C. The troubled issues of southern America just provided many elements for his novels.
D. He advocated resolving them in positive attitudes and actions. | Warren Buffett
For someone who is such a successful investor, Warren Buffett comes off as a pretty ordinary guy.
He was born on August 30, 1930. __1__ He used to go doortodoor and sell soda water. When his
family moved to Washington, Buffett became a paperboy for The Washington Post. Buffett ran his five
paper routes and even added magazines to round out his product offerings. While still in school, he was
making$ 175 a month, a fulltime wage for many men.
__2__ He spent $ 1,200 on 40 acres of farmland in Nebraska. He and a friend also made $ 50 a
week by placing pinball machines in barber shops. They called their venture(企业) Wilson Coin Operated Machine Co.
Already a successful smalltime businessman, Buffett wasn"t interested in going to college but ended
up at the University of Pennsylvania-his father encouraged him to go. __3__ But he was turned down,
which had to be one of the worst admission decisions in Harvard history. The outcome affected Buffett"s
life, for he ended up attending Columbia Business School, where he studied under Professor Benjamin
Graham the father of securities analysis who provided the foundation (基础) for Buffett"s investment
strategy.
From the beginning, Buffett made his fortune from investing. He started with all the money he had
made from selling soda water, delivering papers, and operating pinball machines. Between 1950 and
1956, he grew his $ 9,800 to $ 14,000. __4__ And then he gradually drew in other investors through
word of mouth and very attractive terms.
__5__ He doesn"t collect houses or cars or works of art, and he disdains(鄙视) companies that
waste money on expensive cars, private dining rooms, and highpriced real villas. He is a creature of
habit-same house, same office, same city, same soda water.
A. Then Buffett applied to Harvard Business School.
B. Buffett is more likely to be found in a fourstar restaurant.
C. When he was 14, Buffett developed great interest in investment.
D. Even as a young child, Buffett was serious about making money.
E. One thing is for sure about Buffett: he is happy to do what he is doing.
F. Buffett"s investment strategy mirrors his lifestyle and his overall philosophy.
G. From there, he organized investment partnerships with his family and friends. | | 阅读理解 | Born on February 9, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Christopher Gardner never know his father.
He lived with his mother, Bettye Jean Gardner, whom he adored, and, when necessary, in fosterhomes
(寄养家庭). Despite a life of hardship, his mother provided him with strong "spiritual genes" and taught
him some of the greatest lessons of his life, which he follows to this day.
She convinced him that in spite of where he came from, he could attain whatever goals he set for
himself by saying, "If you want to, one day you could make a million dollars." Gardner believed this to
be fact, and knew he would have to find a career he could be passionate (热情的) about, one that
would allow him to "be worldclass".
Though he was hardworking and determined, a series of circumstances in the early 1980"s left him
homeless in San Francisco and the single guardian of his 2yearold son. He was unwilling to give up his
son and his dream of financial independence. Though without connections or a college degree, he still
somehow earned a spot in a stockbroker (股票经纪人) training program. Often spending his nights in
a church shelter or the bathroom at a train station in Oakland, Gardner ended up the only trainee offered
a job at Dean Witter Reynolds in 1981.
Today, he"s the CEO of Christopher Gardner International Holdings, a company he founded with
offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. The amazing story of his life was published as an
autobiography, The Pursuit of Happiness, and is the inspiration (灵感,启示) for the movie of the same
name starring Will Smith.
1. The underlined word "one" in the second paragraph refers to ________.
A. the place where he lived
B. the goal he set for himself
C. the fact to make a million dollars
D. his future career
2. From the third paragraph we can learn that ________.
A. hardworking and determined people can also be defeated by bad luck
B. Gardner did finish his stockbroker training program
C. Gardner had to make a choice between his dream and his beloved son
D. it is impossible for one without a college degree to get a job as a stockbroker
3. Gardner"s story can be best described as ________.
A. a ragstoriches story
B. an orphantomillionaire story
C. a CEOtostar story
D. a failuretosuccess story | 最新试题
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