Tributes have poured in for celebrated Indian actress Zohra Sehgal who has died in the capital, Delhi, aged 102. Sehgal had been ill for several days and suffered a heart attack at a city hospital on Thursday evening.

In a career spanning more than seven decades, Sehgal entertained millions of people through her performances in films and on stage.

She began her career with well-known dancer Uday Shankar in 1935 and later performed in the theatre. Her roles in Bollywood films received extensive praise. The feisty actress was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award, in 2010 for her work.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led tributes to the actress on Twitter. “Zohra Sehgal made a mark through her acting, which is admired across generations. Saddened on her passing,” he wrote.

“A journey of million miles overloaded with smiles. Even at a 100 plus I have yet to meet a naughtier young girl…..will miss you Zohra…” tweeted Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. Historian Irfan Habib said Sehgal was a “woman who lived a full life on her own terms...[her passing] is a great loss to art and culture”. 

Sehgal was born in 1912 in the town of Saharanpur in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. She stepped into the world of acting by joining left-wing political theatre group Indian Peoples’ Theatre Association (IPTA), which dominated the Indian cultural scene in the 1940s. She was associated with the doyen of Indian theatre, Prithviraj Kapoor, for more than a decade. In 1962, Sehgal went to London on a drama scholarship and worked in several English films and popular television productions like My Beautiful Launderette, Tandoori Nights and The Jewel in the Crown.

Sehgal returned to India in the 1990s at the age of 80 and continued acting until the age of 95. Her most popular Hindi films included Dil Se (From the Heart) and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (I Have Given My Heart, Darling). 

本时文内容由奇速英语国际教育研究院原创编写，禁止复制和任何商业用途，版权所有，侵权必究！

1.What did Zohra Sehgal do when she started her career?

A She took part in political activities.

B She started as a dancer.

C She started as an actress in the theatre.

D She began playing roles in the film.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段She began her career with well-known dancer Uday Shankar in 1935可知，Zohra Sehgal最初从事舞蹈表演。

2.What is suggested in the tributes included in the passage?

A Zohra Sehgal was very naughty at the age of 100.

B She had conditions in playing roles in films.

C She had traveled millions of miles in the world

D She had gained respect from several generations.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第三段…highest civilian award和第四段…is admired across generations可以判断，她曾荣获“Padma Vibhushan（最高平民奖）”，几代人看过Zohra Sehgal演的电影，人们尊重她的人格，佩服她的演技。

3.What did Zohra Sehgal impress Shah Rukh Khan most?

A Her enthusiasm and energy.

B Her contribution to the theatre.

C Her fame in the film industry.

D Her strong will and determination.

解析：选A。推理判断题。文章第五段宝莱坞影星写给Zohra Sehgal的悼词中用了smiles与naughtier两词，由此可以判断，尽管年事已高，但Zohra Sehgal的乐观和充沛的精力给这位影星留下了深刻印象。

4.What is Zohra Sehgal’s most popular Hindi film?

A Beautiful Launderette.

B Tandoori Nights.

C From the Heart.

D The Jewel in the Crown.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知，Zohra Sehgal最著名的印度电影有Dil Se (From the Heart) and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (I Have Given My Heart, Darling)，A、B、D三项中的电影都是她出演的英国电影。故选C。

5.If you are an editor, which column of a newspaper will you put this passage into?

A Celebrity.

B Health.

C Environment.

D Education.

解析：选A。推理判断题。Zohra Sehgal为印度著名演员，属于名人，因此选A。文章第一段celebrated一词已经给出了提示。