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科目：高中英语
来源：学年河南省安阳一中高二上学期期末考试英语试卷（带解析）
题型：阅读理解
We tried so hard to make things better for our kids but we made them worse. For my naughty boys, I’d know better. I’d really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-made ice cream and leftover meatloaf. I really would. My&cherished boys, I hope you learn&humility (谦逊)&by surviving failure and that you learn to be honest even when no one is looking. I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in. I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother. And it is all right to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to&crawl (爬)&under the covers (被子) with you because he’s scared, I hope you’ll let him. And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brother wants to tag along, I hope you take him.　　I hope you have to walk uphill with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books, and when you learn to use computers, you also learn how to add and&subtract (减) in your head. May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the&stove&and&stick&your tongue on a frozen flagpole (旗杆). I hope you get sick when someone blows smoke in your face. I don’t care if you try beer once, but I hope you won’t like it.
I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncle. I hope your father punishes you when you throw a&baseball&through a neighbor’s window, and that your mother hugs you and kisses you when you give her a&plaster&of pared&mold (一个石膏模型)&of your hand. 　 These things I wish for you—tough times and&disappointment, hard work and happiness.【小题1】Who wrote the letter? A．A grandmother.B．A grandfather.C．A father.D．A mother.【小题2】What does the author hope for the boys?A．they learn a lesson from a fight with others.B．they know how to calculate with computers.C．they get on well with family members.D．they burn their hand on the stove and stick their tongue on a frozen flagpole.【小题3】It can be inferred from the text that the boys _________________.A．often fight with othersB．are to develop good qualitiesC．always keep their grandpa companyD．score high in the exam【小题4】Why does the author write the letter?A．To show the boys it’s not easy growing up.B．To teach the boys dos and don’ts on the way growing up.C．To help the boys to avoid making mistakes on the way growing up.D．To encourage the boys to fully experience life on the way growing up.
科目：高中英语
来源：2013届广东省揭阳市高三第二次模拟英语试卷（带解析）
题型：填空题
首先请阅读以下宠物的信息：A.&Not named yet: baby, femaleIt’s a small grey cat with long hair and deep blue eyes. It is very friendly and can get along well with dogs. I can’t keep it because I have too many pets, but I can’t just let it go outside. If you are looking for a cat, please let me know. And I will send it to you, but you’ll have to pay my travel fees.B. Brooke: orange and white, young, femaleShe’s a shy cat and likes to be alone at first. Once she gets familiar with you, she is very sweet and loves to be in your lap and play with you. She also loves to talk. The owner shouldn’t be a smoker. For free.C. Sammi Hammi: adult, male Sammi Hammi, a blue and gold bird, is looking for his forever home. He loves dogs and likes to sing and dance. He will take your ear off while you cook! He loves delicious food and he is a great boy who loves attention. The new owner will have to pay an adoption fee and for his cage.D. Buster: black and white, young, male He will be the sweetest cat you will ever meet. He likes to play and gets along well with other pets. Anyone who gets this guy will love him! For free.E. Zoey: American Bulldog, adult, female My dog Zoey is three years old and is very outgoing. She loves the outdoors and she loves kids. She is good at looking after other dogs. She also likes being around people. I need to find her a good home. I would like someone with children and other dogs to take her. For free.F. Rebel and Maverick: young, male Both Rebel and Maverick will be 2 years old soon. They’re wonderful dogs, but I can no longer keep them for some reasons. They love children. A home with children would be the best. They also get along well with other animals. The most suitable place for them is a home with a yard because they love to be outside. 600 dollars. 阅读以下人员的信息，然后为他们选择合适的宠物：【小题1】Alice and her 10-year-old twin sons live in a house with a big yard. She’s looking &for some pets to play with the boys. A pair of dogs is preferred. Money isn’t a problem.【小题2】Tom, 63 years old, has no children. His wife died last year and he’s very lonely. He would like to have a pet that he can talk to. He used to be a cook and loves birds very much, but he doesn’t like cats.【小题3】Bruce has a dog and he’s looking for another pet. It must be male and be able to get along well with his dog. Also, the pet has to be free.【小题4】Neil plans to find a female pet for his daughter. She loves orange and white cats. There are no smokers in the family. Free pets are preferred.【小题5】Max is looking for an adult dog to join his family. He has 3 children and two baby dogs. He hopes the new pet can help look after the baby dogs and play with his children.
科目：高中英语
来源：学年广东省揭阳市高三第二次模拟英语试卷（解析版）
题型：信息匹配
首先请阅读以下宠物的信息：
A.&Not named yet: baby, female
It’s a small grey cat with long hair and deep blue
eyes. It is very friendly and can get along well with dogs. I can’t keep it
because I have too many pets, but I can’t just let it go outside. If you are
looking for a cat, please let me know. And I will send it to you, but you’ll
have to pay my travel fees.
B. Brooke: orange and white, young, female
She’s a shy cat and likes to be alone at first. Once
she gets familiar with you, she is very sweet and loves to be in your lap and
play with you. She also loves to talk. The owner shouldn’t be a smoker. For
free.
C. Sammi Hammi: adult, male
Sammi Hammi, a blue and gold bird, is looking for his
forever home. He loves dogs and likes to sing and dance. He will take your ear
off while you cook! He loves delicious food and he is a great boy who loves
attention. The new owner will have to pay an adoption fee and for his cage.
D. Buster: black and white, young, male
He will be the sweetest cat you will ever meet. He
likes to play and gets along well with other pets. Anyone who gets this guy
will love him! For free.
E. Zoey: American Bulldog, adult, female
My dog Zoey is three years old and is very outgoing.
She loves the outdoors and she loves kids. She is good at looking after other
dogs. She also likes being around people. I need to find her a good home. I
would like someone with children and other dogs to take her. For free.
F. Rebel and Maverick: young, male
Both Rebel and Maverick will be 2 years old soon.
They’re wonderful dogs, but I can no longer keep them for some reasons. They
love children. A home with children would be the best. They also get along well
with other animals. The most suitable place for them is a home with a yard
because they love to be outside. 600 dollars.
阅读以下人员的信息，然后为他们选择合适的宠物：
1.Alice and her 10-year-old twin sons live in a house
with a big yard. She’s looking &for some pets to play with the boys. A
pair of dogs is preferred. Money isn’t a problem.
2.Tom, 63 years old, has no children. His wife died
last year and he’s very lonely. He would like to have a pet that he can talk
to. He used to be a cook and loves birds very much, but he doesn’t like cats.
3.Bruce has a dog and he’s looking for another pet. It
must be male and be able to get along well with his dog. Also, the pet has to
be free.
4.Neil plans to find a female pet for his daughter.
She loves orange and white cats. There are no smokers in the family. Free pets
are preferred.
5.Max is looking for an adult dog to join his family.
He has 3 children and two baby dogs. He hopes the new pet can help look after
the baby dogs and play with his children.
科目：高中英语
来源：学年甘肃省高二11月月考英语试卷（解析版）
题型：阅读理解
We were on tour a few
summers ago, driving through Chicago, when right outside of the city, we got
pulled over(被迫停车). A
middle-aged policeman came up to the ear and was really being troublesome at
first. He said, &You were speeding. Where are you going in such a
hurry?& Our guitarist, Tim, told him that we were on our way to Wisconsin
to play a show. Then his way towards us totally changed. He asked, &Oh, so
you boys are in a band?& We told him that we were. He then asked all the
usual band questions about the type of music we played, and how long we had
been at it.
&&&
Suddenly, he stopped and said, &Tim, you want to get out of this ticket,
don't you?& Tim said, &Yes. & So the officer asked him to step
out of the car. The rest of us, inside the car, didn' t know what to think as
we watched the policeman talk to Tim. Then the policeman put Tim in the back of
the police car and threw the car into reverse(倒车), stopping a few feet in back of our car.
&&&
Now we suddenly felt frightened. We didn't know if we were all going to prison.
Suddenly, the policeman's voice came over in a loudspeaker. He said,
&Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time ever, we have Tim here singing
on Route 90.& Later we knew, the policeman had told Tim that if he sang
one of our songs over the loudspeaker in the police car, we would get out of
the ticket. Seconds later, Tim started screaming into the receiver. The
policeman enjoyed the performance, and sent us on our way without a ticket.
1.Why did the
policeman stop the boys?
A. Because they
drove too fast.
B. Because they were
late for their show.
C. Because they
didn't see the policeman.
D. Because they had
to answer the band questions.
2.The policeman
became friendly to the boys when he knew they ______.
A. had long been at
the band
B. played the music
he loved
C. were driving for
a show
D. promised him a performance
3.The underlined
word &ticket& in paragraph 2 means &a piece of paper that
______&.
A. allows you to enter a cinema
B. shows the price
or size in a shop
C. shows that you
have paid to travel on a bus
D. orders you to pay
money because you have done something wrong
4.How did the boys
probably feel when they went on their way again?
D. Frightened.
科目：高中英语
来源：2011年广东省高一下学期期末考试英语题
题型：阅读理解
Shay asked, “Do you think they’ll let me play?” Shay’s father knew that most of the
boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also
understood that if his son, mentally and physically disabled, were allowed to
play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence.
Shay’s
father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play,
not expecting much. The boy looked around and said, “We’re losing by six runs (分) and the game is in the eighth inning (局).I guess he can be on our team and we’ll try to put him in to bat in the final inning.
Shay struggled over to the team’s bench and put on a team shirt with a broad smile and his
father had a small tear in his eye and warmth in heart. The boys saw the father’s joy at his son being accepted.
In the bottom of the eighth
inning, Shay’s team scored a few runs but was
still behind by three. In the top of the final inning, Shay put on a glove and
played in the field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously joyful
just to be in the game and on the field. In the bottom of the final inning,
Shay’s team scored again. Now, Shay was scheduled
to be next at bat. Would they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win
the game?
Surprisingly, Shay was given the
bat. Everyone knew that a hit was almost impossible. The first pitch (投) came and Shay missed.
The pitcher again took a few steps forward to throw the ball softly towards
Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball
right back to the pitcher.
The pitcher could have easily
thrown the ball to the first baseman and Shay would have been out and that
would have been the end of the game .Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right
over the head of the first baseman, beyond the reach of all teammates, The
audience and the players from both teams started screaming, “Shay, run to first! ” Never in his life had Shay ever
run that far but made it to first base, wide-eyed and shocked..
Everyone should, “Run to second!” Catching his breath, Shay
awkwardly ran towards second. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the
smallest guy on their team, who had a chance to be the hero for his team for
the first time, could have thrown the ball to the second baseman, but he
understood the pitcher’s intentions and he too
intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third baseman’s head.
All were screaming，“Shay，Shay，Shay，all the way Shay.” Shay reached third base when one opposing player ran to help him
and shouted, “Shay, run to third.” As Shay rounded third, all were on their feet, crying, “Shay, run home！”Shay ran to home, stepped on the home base and was cheered as
the hero who the who won the game for his team.
That day, the boys from both
teams helped bring a piece true love and humanity into this world. Shay didn’t make it to another summer and died that winter, having never
forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy and coming home and
seeing his mother tearfully hug her little hero of the day!
1.Not expecting much, Shay’s father still asked the boy if Shay could play, mainly because
the father _________.
A. noticed some of the boys on
the field were tired&&
B. guessed his presence would
affect the boy’s decision
C. learned some of the boys on
the field knew Shay well
D. understood Shay did need a
feeling of being accepted
2. In the bottom of the final inning Shay was
given the bat because the boys _________.
A. believed they were sure to win
the game&&&& B. would like to help Shay enjoy the game
C. found Shay was so eager to be
a winner&&&&& D. fell forced to give Shay another
chance
3.The smallest boy threw the ball high and far
over the third baseman’s head, probably because that boy
________.
A. was obviously aware of the
pitcher’s purpose&&&&
B. looked forward to winning the
game for his team
C. failed to throw the ball to
the second baseman&&&&&
D. saw that Shay already reached
second base
4.Which of the following has nothing to do
with Shay’s becoming the hero for his team?
A. The pitcher did not throw the
ball to the first baseman.
B. The audience and the players
from both teams cheered for him.
C. The opposing players failed to
stop his running to home.
D. One of the opposing players
ran to help him.
5.What to you think is the theme of the story?
A. True human nature could be
realized in the way we treat each other.
B. Everyone has his own strength
even if mentally or physically disabled.
C. Everyone can develop his team
spirit in sports and please his parents.
D.
The results of the game should not be the only concern of the players.
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作业讨论群：From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named Hugh Grant, see .
Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor and film producer.
Grant has received a , a , and an . His films have earned more than US$2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide. Grant achieved international success after appearing in the -scripted
(1994). Grant used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s, delivering comic performances in mainstream films such as
(1999) and
By the turn of the 21st century, Grant had established himself as a , skilled with a satirical comic talent. Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a
(2002), and
(2006). Grant later played against
with multiple cameo roles in the epic sci-fi drama film,
Within the film industry, Grant is cited as an anti-star who approaches his roles like a , and attempts to make his acting appear spontaneous. Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of / and studied physical mannerisms, as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions. The entertainment media's coverage of Grant's life off the big screen has often overshadowed his work as an actor. Grant has been outspoken about his disrespect for the profession of acting, and in his disdain towards the culture of celebrity and hostility towards the media. In a career spanning 30 years, Grant has repeatedly claimed that acting is not a true calling, rather it is just a job he fell into.
Grant was born at
in , London, the second son of Fynvola Susan MacLean (b. , 11 October 1933; d. , July 2001) and
James Murray Grant (b. 1929). Grant's grandfather, Colonel James Murray Grant,
was decorated for bravery and leadership at
during World War II. Genealogist Antony Adolph has described Grant's family history as "a colourful
tapestry of warriors, empire-builders and aristocracy." A few of his notable ancestors include , Dr. James Stewart, , , , and a sister of former Prime Minister .
Grant's father was trained at
and served with the
for eight years in ,
and Scotland. He ran a carpet firm, pursued hobbies such as golf and , and raised his family in , west London, where the Grants lived next to Arlington Park Mansions on Sutton Lane. In September 2006, a collection of Capt. Grant's paintings was hosted by the John Martin Gallery in a charity exhibition, organised by his famous son, called "James Grant: 30 Years of Watercolours." His mother worked as a schoolteacher and taught Latin, French and music for more than 30 years in the
of west London. She died at the age of 65, 18 months after being diagnosed with .
is an inherit and, on
in 2002, he credited her with "any acting genes that [he] might have." Both his parents were children of military families, but, despite his parents' backgrounds, Grant has stated that his family was not always affluent while he was growing up. Grant spent his childhood summers shooting and hunting with his grandfather in Scotland. Grant has an older brother, James, living in Portugal.
Grant started his education at Hogarth Primary School in Chiswick but then moved to St Peter's Primary School in , Grant was then educated at an independent prep school . From 1969 to 1978, he attended the independent
in Hammersmith on a scholarship and played 1st XV rugby, cricket and football for the school. He also represented Latymer on the popular quiz show, , an academic competition between two teams of four secondary school students each.
In 1979, Grant won the Galsworthy scholarship to , where he starred in his first film, , produced by the . He studied
and graduated with . Actress , who met Grant while she was still at school, has recalled, "I first met Hugh at a party at Oxford. There was something magical about him. He was a star even then, without having done anything. Grant joined the exclusive
at Oxford, a group with a reputation for debauchery and decadence."
Grant received an offer from the ,
to pursue a PhD in the history of art, but decided not to take the offer because he failed to secure a grant. Viewing acting as nothing more than a creative outlet, he joined the
and starred in a successful touring production of .
After making his debut as Hughie Grant in the Oxford-financed
(1982), Grant dabbled in a variety of jobs: he wrote book reviews,[] worked as assistant groundsman at , tried his hand at tutoring, wrote comedy sketches for TV shows, and was hired by
to write and produce radio commercials for products such as Mighty White bread and Red Stripe lager. To obtain his
card, he joined the , a regional theatre, and lived for a year at Park Terrace in , . Bored with small acting parts, he created his own comedy revue called The Jockeys of Norfolk with friends
and Andy Taylor. The group toured London's pub comedy circuit with stops at The George IV in , Canal Cafe Theatre in
and The King's Head in .[] Starting on a low note, The Jockeys of Norfolk eventually proved a hit at the
after their sketch on the , told as an
comedy, gained them a spot on the
TV show called Edinburgh Nights.[] During this time, Grant also appeared in theatre productions of plays such as , , and .
Grant at the Cannes film festival, 1997
Grant's first leading film role came in 's
(1987), adapted from 's novel. He and co-star
shared the
for best actor at the
for their portrayals of lovers Clive Durham and Maurice Hall, respectively. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Grant balanced small roles on television with rare film work, which included a supporting role in
(1988), opposite
and a turn as
in a -winning Spanish production called
(1988). He also portrayed some other real life figures during his early career such as
in Champagne Charlie and as
in -nominated .
In 1990, he made a
in the sport/crime drama , opposite , and in which Grant assumed a Scottish accent. The film explores the life of a Scottish miner (Neeson) who becomes unemployed during a union strike. In 1991, he played ' gay son in the
made-for-television film .
In 1992, he appeared in 's film , portraying a fastidious and proper British tourist who is married, but finds himself enticed by the sexual hedonism of a seductive French woman and her embittered, paraplegic American husband. The film was called an "anti-romantic opus of sexual obsession and cruelty" by the Washington Post. His other work in period pieces such as 's horror film,
(1988), award-winning
(1993) and (as
(1991) went largely unnoticed. He later called this phase of his career "hilarious," referring to his early films as "Europuddings, where you would have a French script, a Spanish director, and English actors. The script would usually be written by a foreigner, badly translated into English. And then they'd get English actors in, because they thought that was the way to sell it to America."
At 32, Grant claimed to be on the brink of giving up the acting profession but was surprised by the script of
(FWAAF). "If you read as many bad scripts as I did, you'd know how grateful you are when you come across one where the guy actually is funny," he later recalled. Released in 1994, FWAAF became the highest-grossing British film to date with a worldwide box office in excess of $244 million, making Grant an overnight international star. The film was nominated for two , and among numerous awards won by its cast and crew, it earned Grant his first and only
and a . It also temporarily typecast him as the lead character, Charles, a bohemian and debonair bachelor. Grant and Curtis saw it as an inside joke that the star, due to the parts he played, was assumed to have the personality of the screenwriter, who is known for writing about himself and his own life. Grant later expressed:
Grant in his breakthrough performance as 's alter ego, Charles, in
Although I owe whatever success I've had to Four Weddings and a Funeral, it did become frustrating after a bit that people made two assumptions: One was that I was that character – when in fact nothing could be further from the truth, as I'm sure
would tell you – and the other frustrating thing was that they thought that's all I could do. I suppose, because those films happened to be successful, no one, perhaps understandably, ... bothered to rent all the other films I'd done.
In July 1994, Grant signed a two-year production deal with
and by October, he became founder and director of the UK-based Simian Films Limited. He appointed his then-girlfriend, Elizabeth Hurley, as the head of development to look for prospective projects. Simian Films produced two Grant vehicles in the 1990s and lost a bid to produce About a Boy to 's . The company closed its US office in 2002 and Grant resigned as director in December 2005. Grant was one of the choices to play
in 1995's , but eventually lost out to .
Grant's first studio-financed
project was 's comedy . Though a hit at the box office, it was almost universally panned by critics. The Washington Post called it a "grotesquely pandering caper" and singled out Grant's performance, as a child psychiatrist reacting unfavourably to his girlfriend's unexpected pregnancy, for his "insufferable muggings." The same year, he played leading roles as 's suitor in ’s Academy Award-winning adaptation of 's
and as a cartographer in 1917 Wales in . In the same year he performed in the -winning .
Before the release of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Grant reunited with its director, , for the tragicomedy
that was labelled a "determinedly off-beat film" by . Grant portrayed a bitchy, supercilious director of a repertory company in post-World War II . Critic
wrote, "It shows that he has range as an actor," but the San Francisco Chronicle disapproved on grounds that the film "plays like a vanity production for Grant." , praising Grant as "superb" and "a dashing cad under any circumstances," commented, "For him this film represents the road not taken. Made before Four Weddings and a Funeral was released, it captures Mr. Grant as the clever, versatile character actor he was then becoming, rather than the international dreamboat he is today." Grant made his debut as a film producer with the 1996 thriller , a commercial and critical failure, though Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel each gave the film three out of four stars with Siskel writing "Hugh Grant's work in 'Extreme Measures' is a refreshing standout."
After a three-year hiatus, in 1999 he paired with
in , which was brought to theatres by much of the same team that was responsible for Four Weddings and a Funeral. This new
production displaced Four Weddings and a Funeral as the biggest British hit in the history of cinema, with earnings equalling $363 million worldwide. As it became exemplary of modern romantic comedies in mainstream culture, the film was also received well by critics. CNN reviewer
said, "Notting Hill stands alone as another funny and heartwarming story about love against all odds." Reactions to Grant's Golden Globe-nominated performance were varied, with 's Stephanie Zacharek criticising that, "Grant's performance stands as an emblem of what's wrong with Notting Hill. What's maddening about Grant is that he just never cuts the crap. He's become one of those actors who's all shambling self-caricature, from his twinkly crow's feet to the time-lapsed half century it takes him to actually get one of his lines out." The film provided both its stars a chance to satirise the woes of international notoriety, most noted of which was Grant's turn as a faux-journalist who sits through a dull press junket with, what the New York Times called, "a delightfully funny deadpan." Grant also released his second production output, a fish-out-of-water mob comedy , that year. It was dismissed by critics, performed modestly at the box office, and garnered its actor-producer mixed reviews for his starring role. Roger Ebert thought, "Hugh Grant is wrong for the role [and] strikes one wrong note and then another," whereas , writing in the Los Angeles Times, said, "If he'd been on the , fewer lives would have been lost. If he'd accompanied
to the , the explorer would have lived to be 100. That's how good Hugh Grant is at rescuing doomed ventures."
While promoting 's
on NBC's The Today Show in 2000, Grant told host , "It's my millennium of bastards". In 2000, Grant also joined the Supervisory Board of , the powerful -based film and media company.
Giving his most critically acclaimed performance to date, Grant plays
as Will Freeman in .
Small Time Crooks starred Grant, in the words of film critic , as "a petty, petulant, faux-Pygmalion art dealer, David, [who] is one of the sleaziest and most unsympathetic characters Mr. Allen has ever created." In a role devoid of his comic attributes, the New York Times wrote: "Mr. Grant deftly imbues his character with exactly a perfect blend of charm and nasty calculation." A year later, his turn as a charming but womanising book publisher Daniel Cleaver in
(2001) was proclaimed by Variety to be "as sly an overthrow of a star's polished posh – and nice – poster image as any comic turn in memory". The film, adapted from 's novel of the same name, was an international hit, earning $281 million worldwide. Grant was, according to the Washington Post, fitting as "a cruel, manipulative cad, hiding behind the male god's countenance that he knows all too well".
Grant's "immaculate comic performance" (BBC) as the trust-funded womaniser, Will Freeman, in the film adaptation of 's best-selling novel
received raves from critics. Almost universally praised, with an Academy Award-nominated screenplay,
(2002) was determined by the Washington Post to be "that rare romantic comedy that dares to choose messiness over closure, prickly independence over fetishised coupledom, and honesty over typical Hollywood endings." Rolling Stone wrote, "The acid comedy of Grant's performance carries the film [and he] gives this pleasing heartbreaker the touch of gravity it needs," while Roger Ebert observed that "the Cary Grant department is understaffed, and Hugh Grant shows here that he is more than a star, he is a resource." Released a day after the blockbuster , About a Boy was a more modest box office grosser than other successful Grant films, making all of $129 million globally. The film earned Grant his third Golden-Globe nomination, while the
named Grant its Best British Actor and
honoured him as one of the magazine's men of the year 2006. "His performance can only be described as revelatory," wrote critic Ann Hornaday, adding that "Grant lends the shoals layer upon layer of desire, terror, ambivalence and self-awareness."
concluded: "[The film] gets most of its laughs from the evolved expertise of Hugh Grant in playing characters that audiences enjoy seeing taken down a peg or two as a punishment for philandering and womanising and simply being too handsome for words-and with an English accent besides. In the end, the film comes over as a messy delight, thanks to the skill, generosity and good-sport, punching-bag panache of Mr. Grant's performance." About a Boy also marked a notable change in Grant's boyish look. Now 41, he had lost weight and also abandoned his trademark floppy hair. 's
took note of Grant's maturation in his review, saying he looked noticeably older and that it "looked good on him." He added that Grant's "pillowy cheeks are flatter and a bit drawn, and the eyes that used to peer with 'love me' cuteness now betray a shark's casual cunning. Everything about him is leaner and spikier (including his hair, which has been shorn and moussed into a Eurochic bed-head mess), but it's not just his surface that' the nervousness is gone, too. Hugh Grant has grown up, holding on to his lightness and witty cynicism but losing the stuttering sherry-club mannerisms that were once his signature. In doing so, he has blossomed into the rare actor who can play a silver-tongued sleaze with a hidden inner decency."
Grant was also paired with
in 's , which made $199 million internationally but received poor reviews. The Village Voice concluded that Grant's creation of a spoiled billionaire fronting a real estate business was "little more than a Britishism machine."
Two Weeks Notice was followed by the 2003 ensemble comedy, , headlined by Grant as the British Prime Minister. A Christmas release by Working Title Films, the film was promoted as "the ultimate romantic comedy" and accumulated $246 million at the international box office. It marked the directorial debut of Richard Curtis, who told the New York Times that Grant adamantly tempered the characterisation of the role to make his character more authoritative and less haplessly charming than earlier Curtis incarnations. Roger Ebert claimed that "Grant has flowered into an absolutely splendid romantic comedian" and has "so much self-confidence that he plays the British prime minister as if he took the role to be a good sport." Film critic , on the contrary, called Grant's performance "an oversexed bachelor spin on Tony Blair" as the star "flirted with himself in the paroxysm of self-love that has become his acting style."
In a 2005 speech, British Prime Minister
referred to Grant's character in a speech, saying: "I know there's a bit of us that would like me to do a Hugh Grant in Love Actually and tell America where to get off. But the difference between a good film and real life is that in real life there's the next day, the next year, the next lifetime to contemplate the ruinous consequences of easy applause."
Grant in , October 2008
In 2004, Grant reprised his role as Daniel Cleaver for a small part in , which, like its predecessor, made more than $262 million commercially. Gone from the screen for two years, Grant next reteamed with
(About a Boy) for the
(2006). Grant starred as the acerbic host of an -like reality show where, according to Caryn James of the New York Times, "nothing is real ... except the black hole at the centre of the host's heart, as Mr. Grant takes Mr. Cowell's villainous act to its limit." American Dreamz failed financially but Grant was generously praised. He played his self-aggrandising character, an amalgam of
and , with smarmy self-loathing. The Boston Globe proposed that this "just may be the great comic role that has always eluded Hugh Grant," and critic Carina Chocano said, "He is twice as enjoyable as the preening bad guy as he was as the bumbling good guy."
In 2007, Grant starred opposite
in a parody of pop culture and the music industry called . The
described it as "a weird little hybrid of a romantic comedy that's simultaneously too fluffy and not whimsical enough." Though he neither listens to music nor owns any CDs, Grant learned to sing, play the piano, dance (a few mannered steps) and studied the mannerisms of prominent musicians to prepare for his role as a has-been pop singer, based loosely on , the lesser-known member of 1980s pop duo . The Star-Ledger dismissed the performance, writing that "paper dolls have more depth." The film, with its revenues totalling $145 million, allowed Grant to mock disposable pop stardom and fleeting celebrity through its washed-up lead character. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, "Grant strikes precisely the right note with regard to Alex's career: He's too intelligent not to be a little embarrassed, but he's far too brazen to feel anything like shame." In 2009, Grant starred opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in the 's romantic comedy , which was a critical failure but was a box office success. He reunited with Lawrence again for a dramedy film , starring opposite . The film received mixed-to-positive reviews, while Grant's performance was praised by many critics. In 2015, he had a supporting role as
described his performance as "the only bit of fun" in the film. Glenn Kenny of
gave film a mixed review but stated that "while it can’t be said that Hugh Grant saves the movie, his return to prominence in the last half-hour, after a plot-seeding-walk-on earlier in the movie, peps things up considerably." In 2016, he played , partner of the title character, in the film , directed by
and starring .
Grant has predominantly been a comedy (especially a ) actor for almost all of his mainstream film career. He also never ventures to play characters who are not British. While some film critics, such as , have defended the limited variety of his performances, others have dismissed him as a . , co-owner of Working Title Films and a long-time collaborator of Grant, said, "His range hasn't been fully tested, but each performance is unique." A majority of Grant's popular films in the 1990s followed a similar plot that captured an optimistic bachelor experiencing a series of embarrassing incidents to find true love, often with an American woman. In earlier films, Grant was adept at plugging into the stereotype of a repressed Englishman for humorous effects, allowing him to gently satirise his characters as he summed them up and played against the type simultaneously. These performances were sometimes deemed overbearing, in the words of Washington Post's Rita Kempley, due to his "comic overreactions—the , the stuttering, the fluttering eyelids." She added: "He's got more tics than Benny Hill." Grant's penchant for conveying his characters' feelings with mannerisms, rather than direct emotions, has been one of the foremost objections raised against his acting style. Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post once stated that, to be effective as a comic performer, he must get "his
under control." Film historian
about how it is merely "itchy mannerisms" that Grant equates with screen acting. On his choice of roles, Grant has said:
I've never been tempted to do the part where I cry or get AIDS or save some people from a concentration camp just to get good reviews. I genuinely believe that comedy acting, light comedy acting, is as hard as, if not harder than serious acting, and it genuinely doesn’t bother me that all the prizes and the good reviews automatically by knee-jerk reaction go to the deepest, darkest, most serious performances and parts. It makes me laugh.
Grant's screen persona of later films, in the new millennium, gradually developed into a cynical, self-loathing cad. Claudia Puig of
celebrated this transformation with the observation that finally "gone [were] the self-conscious 'Aren't I adorable' mannerisms that seemed endearing at the start of [Grant's] film career but have grown cloying in more recent movies." Using his facial contortions and an affected stammer for varied comic purposes, According to Carina Chocano, amongst film critics, the two tropes most commonly associated with Grant are that he reinvented his screen persona in Bridget Jones's Diary and About a Boy and dreads the possibility of becoming a parody of himself.
Nonetheless, Grant has occasionally acted in dramas. He played a sleazy, snide community theatre director with a penchant for adolescent boys in the drama film , which received critical praise, and for "a very quiet, dignified" performance as
in 's biopic film . In 2012, Grant played six
of "incredibly evil" characters in the epic drama film , an experience he has spoken about positively. Grant said:
I do a lot of killing and raping [in the film]... But it was a laugh. I thought before I read it that I'd turn it down, which I normally do, but I was interested in meeting [Cloud Atlas co-directors]
because I have always admired them enormously. And they are so charming and fascinating.... I slightly called my own bluff. In one of the parts I am a , about 2,000 years in the future, and I thought, "I can do that. It's easy." And then I am suddenly standing in a cannibal skirt on a mountaintop in Germany and they are saying, "You know, hungry! We must have that flesh-eating, like a leopard who is so hungry," and I am thinking, "I can't do that! Just give me a witty line!"
Grant has expressed boredom with playing the celebrity in the press and is known in popular media for his guarded privacy. On probing of his personal life, he has remained steadfast in "offering a dead bat to any question he feels is not general enough." Grant has described himself as a reluctant actor, has called being a successful actor a mistake and has repeatedly talked of his hope that film stardom would just be "a phase" in his life, lasting no more than ten years.
profile of Grant referred to him as a man with a "professionally misanthropic mystique". Grant has expressed distaste for , , and emphasis on
box-office numbers, saying: "It's so destructive to the filmmaking process. What was wrong with the way they used to release films, more slowly, let them build?" The director
has said: "There is at least as much of Hugh that is charismatic, intellectual, and whose tongue is maybe too clever for its own good as there is of him that's gorgeous and kind of woolly and flubsy." Filmmaker Paul Weitz said that Grant is funny and that "he perceives flaws in himself and other people, and then he cares about their humanity nonetheless." British newspapers regularly refer to him as .
Grant is a self-confessed "committed and passionate" perfectionist on a film set. The American film critic
has written that Grant "is known in the film industry as a meticulous performer who takes his time to prepare a role – someone who works hard to make it look easy – though that isn't a trait he admires in himself." Grant is noted by co-workers for demanding endless takes until he achieves the desired shot according to his own standard.
Grant dropped his agent in 2006, ending a 10-year relationship with . Grant has proclaimed in interviews that he does not listen to external views on his career: "They've known for years that I have total control. I've never taken any advice on anything."
In 1996, Grant won substantial damages from News (UK) Ltd over what his lawyers called a "highly defamatory" article published in January 1995. The company's now-defunct newspaper, , had falsely claimed that Grant verbally abused a young extra with a "foul-mouthed tongue lashing" on the set of .
On 27 April 2007, Grant accepted undisclosed damages from the
over claims made about his relationships with his former girlfriends in three separate tabloid articles, which were published in the Daily Mail and
on 18, 21 and 24 February. His lawyer stated that all of the articles' "allegations and factual assertions are false." Grant said, in a written statement, that he took the action because: "I was tired of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday papers publishing almost entirely fictional articles about my private life for their own financial gain." He went on to take the opportunity to stress, "I'm also hoping that this statement in court might remind people that the so-called 'close friends' or 'close sources' on which these stories claim to be based almost never exist."
On 27 June 1995, Grant was arrested in Los Angeles, California, police
operation not far from
for engaging in
in a public place with
prostitute . He pleaded
and was fined $1,180, placed on two years' summary probation, and was ordered to complete an
program by .
The arrest occurred about two weeks before the release of Grant's first major studio film, , which he was scheduled to promote on several American television shows.
had him booked for the same week. In the much-watched interview, Grant was noted for not making excuses for the incident after Leno asked him, "What the hell were you thinking?" Grant answered, "I think you know in life what's a good thing to do and what's a bad thing, and I did a bad thing. And there you have it."
On , Grant declined host 's repeated invitations to probe his psyche, saying that
was "more of an American syndrome" and he himself was "a bit old fashioned." He told the host: "I don't have excuses." Grant was appreciated for "his refreshing honesty" as he "faced the music and handled it with tongue [in] cheek."
In April 2007, Grant was arrested on allegations of assault made by
Ian Whittaker. Grant made no official statement and did not comment on the incident. Charges were dropped on 1 June by the
on the grounds of "insufficient evidence."
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In April 2011 Grant published an article in the
entitled "The Bugger, Bugged" about a conversation (following an earlier encounter) with , a former journalist and paparazzo for . In unguarded comments which were secretly taped by Grant, McMullan alleged that editors at the
and News of the World, particularly , had ordered journalists to engage in illegal phone tapping and had done so with the full knowledge of senior British politicians. McMullan also said that every British Prime Minister from
onwards had cultivated a close relationship with
and his senior executives. He stressed the friendship between
(née Wade), agreeing when asked that both of them must have been aware of illegal phone tapping, and asserting that Cameron's inaction could be explained by self-interest: "Cameron is very much in debt to Rebekah Wade for helping him not quite win the election ... So that was my submission to parliament – that Cameron's either a liar or an idiot."
When asked by Grant whether Cameron had encouraged the
to "drag their feet" on investigating illegal phone tapping by Murdoch's journalists, McMullan agreed this had happened, and stated that police themselves had taken bribes from tabloid journalists: "20 per cent of the Met has taken backhanders from tabloid hacks. So why would they want to open up that can of worms?... And what's wrong with that, anyway? It doesn't hurt anyone particularly."
Grant's article attracted considerable interest, due to both the revelatory content of the taped conversation, and the novelty of Grant himself "turning the tables" on a tabloid journalist.
Whilst the allegations regarding the News of the World continued to receive coverage in the broadsheets and similar media (Grant appeared, for example, on ) it was only with the revelation that the voicemail of the by then murdered
had been hacked, and evidence for her murder enquiry had been deleted, that the coverage turned from media interest to widespread public (and eventually political) outrage. Grant became something of a spokesman against Murdoch's , culminating in a performance on 's
in July 2011.
Grant said, "It's been fascinating to have a little excursion into another world. I really needed that and also to be dealing with real life instead of creating synthetic life, which is what I've been doing for the last 25 years."
Grant during the second round of , October 2007
In 1987, while playing
in the Spanish production Remando Al Viento (1988), Grant met actress , who was cast in a supporting role as Byron's former lover . Grant began dating Hurley during filming and their relationship was subsequently the subject of much media attention. After 13 years together, they separated amicably in May 2000 . He is godfather to her son Damian, born in 2002. Grant subsequently began dating heiress
under the intense scrutiny of British . Three years later, in February 2007, Grant and Khan separated amicably.
In September 2011, Grant had a daughter, Tabitha, with Tinglan Hong, a receptionist at a Chinese restaurant in London. His daughter's Chinese name is Xiao Xi, meaning "happy surprise". Grant and Hong had a "fleeting affair", according to his publicist. Grant has said that Hong has been "badly treated" the press intrusion prevented him from attending the birth of his daughter, with Hong obtaining an injunction to allow him to visit them in peace. In September, 2012 Grant had a second child, John Mungo Grant, with Swedish television producer Anna Eberstein. He subsequently reunited with Hong, with whom he had his third child, Felix Grant, in 2013. Grant and Eberstein then had a second child, Grant's fourth, in December 2015.
In 2011, Grant appeared at the ' conference on the , where he briefly met then-party leader . Grant said that he was attending the
conferences as well, but told Lib Dem activists that "You, more than any of the other parties, have a good bill of health. You have never been in bed with these scumbags."
In the , Grant expressed support for prominent Liberal Democrat figure
and later hosted a dinner for the Liberal Democrats, in which he met the winner of a draw of donors to the Liberal Democrats. In an email sent by former Liberal Democrat leader , Grant wrote: "I am not a Lib Dem, a Tory, a Labourite or anything in particular but I recognise political guts."
In the 2015 election, Grant also endorsed two Labour candidates:
(saying "I wish he could be our next
to be honest"), and his former agent, Michael Foster.
As a young boy, he played
on his school's first XV team at centre and played
as an avid fan of . He continued to play in a Sunday-morning football league in south-west London after college and remains an "impassioned Fulham supporter." Grant's other interests include tennis and snooker.
In 2011, the BBC apologised after Grant made an offhand joke about homosexuality and rugby when he was invited into the commentary box during coverage of an England V Scotland game at Twickenham Stadium. Talking about playing rugby during his school days, Grant said: "I discovered it hurt less if you tackled hard than if you tackled like a queen."
Grant is a patron of the , which operates the website Healthtalkonline. Grant is also patron of the Fynvola Foundation, named a the foundation supports the Lady Dane Farmhouse, a home in
for adults with .
Since the death of his mother in 2001, Grant has worked as a fundraiser and ambassador for , promoting the charity's annual
on several occasions. Grant is also a patron of .
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