高三英语练习：第三单元同高考模拟测试阅读理解二

Born on October 28, 1967 in Georgia, U.S.A, Julia Roberts grew up hanging around the theatre and watching her parents working. She made her film first public appearance playing a supporting role opposite her brother, Eric Roberts, in Blood in 1986. But her first real break came from the made - for - cable drama Satisfaction (1988), which led to a large supporting role in Mystic Pizza (1989). Julia Roberts’ role of a strong- headed pizza shop waitress who seduces a wealthy man earned her praise and led to her role in 1989’ s Steel Magnolias. As the poor Shelby, Roberts earned an Oscar nomination for her performance.

In order to branch off into more serious waters, Julia Roberts played a medical student who starts experimenting with life-after-death experiences in Flatliners (1990). Later in 1990, she stared in the sentimental romantic comedy Pretty Woman. The film was international hit and Roberts became a household name. But her later films, particularly Dying Young (1991), were of a decidedly uneven quality. After shooting her scenes as Tinker Bell in Steven Spielberg s Hook (1991), Roberts took some time off to repair her personal life.

In 1993, Julia Roberts married country singer Lyle Lovett and then made a successful come-back in The Pelican Brief (1993). But her next two movies in the following year, Pre-a-Porter and I love Trouble proved to be critical and commercial disappointments. Roberts’ bad luck continued when her much-anticipated Mary Reilly (1996) failed at the box office. But her career began to pick up again with Michael Collins and Conspiracy Theory (both 1996). In 1997, Roberts made a successful return in comedy My Best Friend’s Wedding and continued her quick rise in 1999 with Noting Hill and Run-away Bride. Both films helped to further restore Roberts to her status as the most shining woman in Hollywood. Her biggest success comes from Erin Brockovich. For the excellent performance she made in it, Julia Roberts was given the Oscar for Best Leading Actress Award on March 25, 2001.

高三英语练习：第三单元同高考模拟测试阅读理解二

41. Which of the following movies made Julia Roberts an international name?

A. Stell Magnolias. B. Erin Brockovich.

C. Pretty Woman. D. I Love Trouble.

42. When Julia Roberts was in poor luck, from the text we can infer that______________.

A. she felt very surprised at her films

B. she became very satisfied with her films

C. she got very angry about having bad luck

D. she still worked hard to perform well in the films

43. Why was Julia Roberts given the Oscar for Best Leading Actress in 2001?

A. Because she made the best performance in Erin Brockovich.

B. Because she has become a household film star.

C. Because she is the prettiest woman in Hollywood.

D. Because she has been wealthy and well-known.

44. The underlined phrase “pick up” in the text means _____.

A. collect B. stand up C. start D. improve

45. This text mainly tells us that ______.

A. failure is the mother of success

B. anyone who has a firm will be successful sooner or later

C. woman’s status isn’t high as men’s

D. a woman should stay at home as a household wife

高三英语练习：第三单元同高考模拟测试阅读理解二