The news of Chinese American actress Anna May Wong becoming the first Asian American to be featured on US currency- the quarter (25美分) -has been met with excitement and hope from the Asian American community.
Wong is one of five women being honored in the American Women Quarters Program,which seeks to stress the contributions of American women.As a minority (少數(shù)群體) woman,Wong fought bravely against the difficulties in life.
Wong was born to second-generation Taishanese Chinese American parents in Los Angeles,just one block north of Chinatown.She fell in love with films and acted at a young age.Wong was 14 when she played her first role as an extra in the film The Red Lantern.At age 17,Wong got her first leading role in The Toll of the Sea.However,despite her talents as an actress,Wong was often offered supporting roles of stereotypical (模式化的) Asian characters in films,such as a foreign slave girl or a"dragon lady",a stereotype picturing Asian women as strong and dishonest.
Throughout her career,Wong always pushed for greater images (形象) of Asian American performers.Her hard work bore fruit.Wong was given the part of an important and kind Chinese
American doctor in The King of Chinatown in 1939.Her role in that film was considered a breakthrough (突破) for Wong and other Asian American performers.In 1960,Wong became the first Asian American actress to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,about a year before she died of a heart attack at age 56.
Bing Chen,co-founder of Gold House,an organization focused on promoting Asian Americans to lead and succeed in culture,called the new quarter"momentous" and praised Wong as a star"for generations""It's impossible to forget,though,as a minority community,that Asian Americans keep on struggling between being successful and being seen," he added.
(1)What is the news report mainly about? BB
A.A program honoring people behind the scenes.
B.Anna May Wong appearing on an American coin.
C.A program fighting for minority rights in the US.
D.Anna May Wong becoming a famous actress in the US.
(2)What can we learn about Wong from paragraph 3? CC
A.Her family encouraged her to be an honest actress.
B.Her Asian background won her many leading roles.
C.She showed her talent for acting when she was young.
D.She moved to the US with her parents after she was born.
(3)Which of the following was a breakthrough for Wong? AA
A.She starred as a doctor in The King of Chinatown.
B.She made her first appearance in The Red Lantern.
C.She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
D.She played her first leading role in The Toll of the Sea.
(4)What does the underlined word "momentous" mean in the last paragraph? AA
A.Historic.
B.Typical.
C.Interesting.
D.Original.
【答案】B;C;A;A
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