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1、Unit 4Movies from the East，Views from the West 知识交流Read the following passage and try to know more about the most famous film starSophia Loren, who devotes herself to the world film industry.Sophia Loren索菲亚罗兰，这个名字是激情与魅力的同义词。半个世纪以来，这位光耀夺目的影坛巨星在一百多部影片中，以动人的风采、卓越的演技给人们留下了深刻的印象，被授予奥斯卡终身成就奖。从一个穷苦家庭的孩子到国际
2、影星，索菲亚罗兰是如此的完美，没有任何瑕疵。她是上帝的宠儿，她付出的一切都得到了回报。Born on Sept. 20, 1934, in Rome, Sophia grew up in terrible poverty, in the slums（贫民窟）of Pozzuoli, just outside Naples（那不勒斯）during wartime. Her mother, an actress, gave dreams of being a star to the skinny little Sophia （she was nick-named Stechettothe stic
3、kat the time）. Her first taste of glamour came at fourteen when she was crowned one of twelve Princesses of the Sea in a beauty contestan honor for which she earned a railroad ticket to Rome, and 23 000 lira（about $ 35）.Sophia met producer and future husband Carlo Ponti while competing in another be
4、auty contest. Though she placed second, Ponti gave her a screen test and he advanced her career in a series of（一系列）Italian productions. Sophia Lazzaro, as she was then known, became Sophia Loren in 1952. Sophia then came to Hollywood. She signed a contract（签约）with Paramount（派拉蒙影业）for her first Engli
5、sh-speaking role. In 1961 she received an Academy Award for La Ciociara （Two Women）. Sophia gained wider respect with her later movies like Cassandra Crossing（卡桑德拉大桥）（1976）, Una Giornata Particolare（特殊的一天）（1977）and Pret a Porter（云裳风暴）（1994）. A lot of her movies were produced by her husband.Today, So
6、phia Loren is considered one of the best-loved, most outstanding actresses in history. During a career spanning（贯穿）more than 50 years, Sophia has 100 films to her credit. She received an Honorary Oscar for Life time Achievement. In 1990,and in 1999 People magazine called Sophia one of the worlds most beautiful and age-resistant women.
