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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. |
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