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Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born in Hartford in 1907. The Hepburns made sure to educate their children about important political and social subjects and sports. She rode horses, swam and played golf and tennis. Katharine graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1928. She soon started appearing in small roles in plays. After a few successful plays, Hollywood filmmakers became interested in her. She later signed with RKO Pictures. Her first movie came out in 1932. The next year she acted in the film Morning Glory. This gave her the chance to let her acting skills shine. This movie earned Hepburn her first Academy Award for Best Actress. During the 1930s, critics(评论家) either loved or hated Katharine Hepburn. But Hepburn wanted to face the movie industry in her own way. She did not want to be like other actresses. She did not wear make-up on her face. She would not let photographers take y pictures of her. By the late 1930s, she had become unpopular with the public. But Hepburn was not raised to quit easily. She starred in The Philadelphia Story in 1940. For this movie, Hepburn received another Academy Award nomination(提名) for Best Actress. She had taken control of her career once again. In 1967, she starred in her last movie with Spencer Tracy. For this movie, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, she won her second Academy Award. She won her third Academy Award the next year for A Lion in Winter. And, in her mid-sies she won her last Academy Award for On Golden Pond. Even into her eighties, she kept working. She also wrote several books. In 2003, Katharine Hepburn died. As part of her last wishes, she helped create the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center to help support the things that were important to her: film and theater, women’s right, and civic(国民的) responsibility. 1. What do we learn about Katharine Hepburn from the passage? A. As a little girl, she showed a gift for acting. B. She was well educated when she was young. C. She stopped working in her mid-sies. D. Her small roles in plays were not good for her movie career. 2. The following movies all won Katharine Hepburn an Academy Award for Best Actress EXCEPT_______. A. Morning Glory                B. A Lion in Winter C. The Philadelphia Story     D. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner 3. Which of the following words can best describe Katharine Hepburn? A. Humorous but mean.        B. Independent and successful. C. Beautiful but unpopular.   D. Strict and inexperienced. 4. The passage is developed by______. A. space order         B. comparison         C. time order        D. listening examples

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