专题限时训练(十七)[人物型阅读理解](限时：25分钟)(一)PattiPage,thetopsellingfemaleartistofthe1950swithmorethan100millionrecordssold,diedonJanuary3rd,2013,whenshewas86.Shewasoneofthemostbelovedsingersofthepostwarera.TakeherTheTennesseeWaltzforexample,itsoldmorethan10millioncopiesandwasherbiggesthit.BorninClaremore,Oklahoma,asmalltownnearTulsa,Pageoriginallydreamedofacareerincommercialart.Herfirstjobintheartdepartmentatalocalradiostationsoonledtoperformingonherown15minuteprogram.Atage20,PagewasdiscoveredbybigbandleaderJackRael,whoquithisjobtobecomehermanager.In1948,shesignedherfirstrecordingcontractwithMercuryRecordsandtwoyearslaterenjoyedherfirsthitrecord.ShestayedwithMercuryforthenext14yearsandrecordedhitafterhitincludingWithMyEyesWideOpen,I'mDreamingandOldCapeCod.HerlasthitwasHush…Hush,SweetCharlotte,recordedfortheBetteDavis'movieofthesamename.Andthen,therewasDoggieintheWindow.Thecreativetunewasahugehit,butwithitsrepeatedbarkingsoundsandsillylyrics(歌词),thesonghasbeenusedbymanypeopleasanexampleofallthatwaswrongwithpopmusicintheearly1950s.Throughoutthe1950s,PattiPagemaderegularappearancesontelevisionvarietyshowsandin1957shewaschosentohostthemusicalprogramTheBigRecord.Thefollowingyear,PageappearedinherownCBStelevisionseries,ThePattiPageShow.Shecontinuedtorecordandperformintothe21stcentury,mostrecentlyreleasinganalbumofsongsforchildren,aChristmasrecord,andanew“best”ofcollection.Besidesmusic,PattiPagedidabitofacting.ShecostarredwiththeOscarwinningBurtLancasterinElmerGantry,andalsostarredonstageinthemusicalplayAnnieGetYourGun.1．Accordingtothepassage,PattiPage________．A．wantedtobeasingerasachildB．wasborninasmalltownin1927C．wasknownmainlyforheractingskillsD．startedherworkasaTVprogramhostess2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofherfollowingrecordedsongswascriticized?A．OldCapeCod.B．Hush…Hush,SweetCharlotte.C．DoggieintheWindow.D．WithMyEyesWideOpen,I'mDreaming.3．TheTennesseeWaltzismentionedinthepassageinordertoshowthat________．A．PattiPagewasabelovedsingerB．PattiPage'ssongsweresuccessfulC．PattiPagewasthetopsellingfemaleartistD．PattiPagewasgoodatrecordingsongs4．WecanknowfromthepassagethatPattiPage________．A．gottoknowJackRaelin1945B．leftMercuryRecordsattheageof35C．appearedinThePattiPageShowin1957D．wrotemanysongsforchildreninherlatelife5．Itisinferredfromthepassagethat________．A．PattiPagegaveupsinginginpublicinherlatelifeB．PattiPage'sgiftinartbegantobeshowninherteensC．PattiPage'sgreatsuccesswasduetoherhardworkandothers'helpD．PattiPagewasnotonlyasuccessfulsingerbutalsoasuccessfulactress(二)AmericanactorJohnnyDeppcanbestbedescribedasunconventional.Fromhisearlylife，hispathintoactingandeveninhischoiceofmovieroles，wecanseethatDepphasseldomtakentheeasyroad.HiswillingnesstotakerisksanddotheunexpectedhasmadeDepponeofthefewHollywoodactorsabletoachievehugecommercialsuccesswhilemaintaininghisartisticreputation.Bornin1963，Deppwassomewhattroublesomeasayouth，occasionallyturningtopettycrimeanddrugs.Whenhisparentsdivorcedin1978，Deppdroppedoutofschoolagainsthismother'swishesandstartedamusicbandcalledtheKids.Althoughthebandachievedsomesuccess，theywereseldomabletomake_ends_meet，withDeppoftenunabletopayhisrent，sleepingroughonfriends'sofasandeveninhiscar.In1983，theeveroptimisticDeppandhisnewwife，LoriAnderson，movedtoHollywoodCaliforniatofurtherDepp'smusicalcareer.Butlif...
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