Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn，New York in 1917.Her mother was away for much of her
36 .So her grandmother helped raise her.
At the age of sixteen，Lena
37 work as a dancer at the famous Cotton Club in New York City.After
38 voice lessons，she soon began performing there as a singer too.At the age of nineteen，Lena moved to Pittsburgh and
39 Louis Jones，who was an actor.
40 ，their life together did not last long.But they had two
41 ，Gail and Edwin.
In 1940，Lena Horne became the first African American to travel and
42 with an all white jazz band.She
43 made records and performed at New York City’s Café Society jazz club.This was the first nightclub in the United States
44 racial barriers (隔阂).Many jazz clubs during this period had
45 performers，but few allowed them to watch the
46 as part of the audience.
Lena Horne became very
47 .After performing at a club in Hollywood，California，she
48 filmmakers.So with the help of some filmmakers，she soon
49 making movies.Lena Horne said that she was able to make movies
50 she was the kind of black person that white people could accept.But she said this was the
51 kind of acceptance.It was because of the way she
52 ，not because of how good she was or how hard she worked.
However，through her hard work，she helped
53 racial barriers.During her sixty year career as a performer，Lena Horne earned people’s
54 and respect.She used her fame to
55 social injustices(不公正)toward AfricanAmericans.
| 小题1: | | A．dream | B．performance | C．life | D．childhood |
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| 小题2: | | A．disliked | B．found | C．lost | D．wanted |
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| 小题3: | | A．taking | B．giving | C．making | D．designing |
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| 小题4: | | A．saw | B．changed | C．surprised | D．married |
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| 小题5: | | A．Excitingly | B．Amazingly | C．Unfortunately | D．Happily |
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| 小题6: | | A．relatives | B．children | C．friends | D．parents |
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| 小题7: | | A．stay | B．play | C．perform | D．communicate |
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| 小题8: | | A．always | B．hardly | C．never | D．also |
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| 小题10: | | A．black | B．yellow | C．brown | D．white |
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| 小题11: | | A．shows | B．dances | C．activities | D．people |
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| 小题12: | | A．popular | B．hard-working | C．happy | D．interesting |
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| 小题13: | | A．took care of | B．looked down upon | | C．got away from | D．caught the attention of |
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| 小题14: | | A．stopped | B．preferred | C．began | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题15: | | A．because | B．so | C．though | D．if |
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| 小题16: | | A．fastest | B．worst | C．best | D．biggest |
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| 小题17: | | A．served | B．sang | C．looked | D．acted |
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| 小题18: | | A．break | B．protect | C．exchange | D．show |
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| 小题19: | | A．hate | B．service | C．pity | D．love |
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| 小题20: | | A．hide | B．fight | C．make | D．experience |
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