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Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple died on Monday at home in Woodside, California, from natu...
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Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple died on Monday at home in Woodside, California, from natural causes. "She was surrounded by her family and caregivers," a statement said.
With her adorable charm and blonde curls, she was one of the most popular stars of the 1930s, in hit movies like Bright Eyes and Stand Up and Cheer.Her singing, dancing and acting won over fans worldwide. She was given a special teenager Oscar in 1935, when she was just six years old. To this day, she is still the youngest person to receive an Academy Award.
After retiring from films in 1950 at the age of 21, Temple returned to the spotlight as a politician and diplomat.Shirley Temple started her film career at three years old. Between 1934 and 1938 she appeared in more than 20 feature films and was consistently the top US movie star.The youngster wore a grass skirt and played a Ukulele to promote the musical Captain January, directed by David Butler, in 1936.She attended her first big premiere for her film Wee Willie Winkie in Hollywood on 26 June, 1937.
As well as being the youngest ever receiver of an Oscar (at the age of 6 years and 310 days), Temple was also the youngest person to present one of the statuettes. She stood on a chair to give Claudette Colbert the best actress prize for It Happened One Night in 1935.At the age of 12 Temple`s star burnt out - her parents bought out the remainder of her contract and sent her to a girl`s school.Her final film, A Kiss For Corliss, is available to watch online for free. This is star`s final ever moment on the big screen.The actress retired from Hollywood in 1950, but she still appeared occasionally on TV. In 1958 she wore a fairy godmother costume to promote her series of dramatised fairy tales, Shirley Temple`s Storybook. In 2006, she accepted the Life Achievement Award at the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
1.Shirley Temple’s early popularity was due to _____
A.her acting in movies
B.her adorable charm and blonde curls
C.her wonderful voice
D.her role as a politician
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Shirley Temple was the most popular star .
B. Shirley Temple was the youngest person to receive the Life Achievement Award.
C. Shirley Temple was the youngest person to present statuettes to another actress.
D. Shirley Temple was never involved in politics.
3.Which is the CORRECT order of the following events?
a.She was awarded an reward Oscar
b.She became a politician
c.She presented an actress with the best actress prize
d.she acted in the film For Corliss
A.a c d b B.c a d b C.a b c d D.c b d a
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. An autobiography of Shirley Temple.
B. How Shirley Temple became successful.
C. The legendary life of Shirley Temple.
D. The film career of Shirley Temple.
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