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James Dean was not very tall－he was less than average height.He had thick, light brown hair and blue eyes.He was so nearsighted that he could hardly see anything without his glasses.
He came to Hollywood when he was eighteen, hoping to get into the movies.At first, he was not successful at all, and for a time he was so short of money that he had to live entirely on dry oatmeal.Then he went to New York.He got a part in a play and was seen by the great director Elia Kazan.Kazan was planning the movie East of Eden and realized Dean would be perfect for one of the main roles.
By this time, Dean already had a reputation for being odd and difficult to work with.He then went back to Hollywood to make East of Eden and then made two more movies, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.He almost always wore the same overcoat and jeans and he had hardly any friends at all.“If he didn't like you, he wouldn't even give you the pleasure of his anger.You could be in the same telephone booth with him, but you wouldn't exist.” someone who knew him said later.
In spite of his poor eyesight, he loved driving fast motorcycles and even faster sports cars.A few days after he finished Giant, on September 25, 1955, Dean went for a drive in his new Porsche.It was evening and the light was poor.Dean was not wearing his glasses.Suddenly, he saw a car in front of him.It was slowing down and trying to turn off the highway.Dean tried to slow down too, but it was too late.He hit the car at high speed and was killed immediately.
Two German girls killed themselves when they heard the news because “life would be unbearable without him”．A few years later, a New York salesclerk wrote a book called Jimmy Dean Returns in which she claimed that she was in contact with Dean from the other side of the grave.Half a million copies of the book were sold.It was only the beginning of a strange legend(传奇) that goes on, even today.
解题导语：本文主要介绍了演员詹姆斯·迪恩的一生。1．According to the passage, James Dean ________．
A．had poor eyesight but wore no glasses
B．went to Hollywood to direct a play
C．often got his clothes changed
D．was once a poor man in Hollywood
细节理解题。根据第二段“for a time he was so short of money that he had to live entirely on dry oatmeal”可知选D。D
2．Which is the most important to Dean's success in his career?
A．He directed a successful movie.
B．He played a role in Elia Kazan's movie.
C．He wrote a play for a famous director.
D．His odd temper made him very famous.
细节理解题。根据第二段“He got a part in a play and was seen by the great director Elia Kazan.Kazan was planning the movie East of Eden and realized Dean would be perfect for one of the main roles.”可知由于在Elia Kazan导演的电影里演了角色而出名，故选B。B
3．Which of the following is probably TRUE about Dean?
A．He acted in two plays in Hollywood.
B．He was too shy to express himself.
C．He committed suicide on a highway.
D．He was a crazy fan in fast driving.
细节理解题。根据第四段“In spite of his poor eyesight, he loved driving fast motorcycles and even faster sports cars.”可知他是一个爱开快车的人，故选D。D
4．What can we know from the last paragraph?
A．People are still interested in Dean's story.
B．Someone hid Dean in another place.
C．Dean's death made the whole world sad.
D．People can still contact Dean now.
推理判断题。根据“Half a million copies of the book were sold.It was only the beginning of a strange legend(传奇) that goes on, even today.”可推知人们至今都对他的故事感兴趣，故选A。A
5．What does the passage intend to tell us?
A．The death of James Dean.
B．James Dean's movies.
C．The beginning of a legend.
D．The life of an actor.
写作意图题。根据整篇文章的内容来看，文章主要叙述了James Dean的一生，故选D。D
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out of school. The reasons
this are different. Some families are
poor to afford the education of their children. Some parents think∧,it) useless for girls to attend school, so that their daughters
the chance. Some children are unwilling to attend school for lack of
in their studies. In my opinion, every child should have the chance to receive an education, whether boys
girls. Besides, the government should take
measures to guarantee children's right of education because
will play important roles in developing our country in the future.