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【題目】Stephen Spielberg is one of the most well-known directors(導(dǎo)演) of our time. He was born in Cincinnati on 18 December 1946. His father was an electric engineer and his mother was a pianist. His sister， Anne Spielberg， became a screenwriter（編�。�who wrote the stories for many famous films.

Stephen had always wanted to be a director ever since he was a young boy. When he was just 13 years old， he made a 40-minute film. It won a local competition. Three years later， he produced a film called Firelight， which made one hundred dollars’ profit(盈利) at the cinema in his hometown. Many of the ideas from this film were later used for one of his most famous films called Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

When he was 18 years old， he wanted to go to film school so that he could improve his skills and become an even better director. Unluckily， he was unsuccessful in getting a place at this school so he went to a university in California to study English. Even though he had failed to get into the school he wanted to go to， he didn’t let this stop him following his dream to become a great director.

Stephen Spielberg has directed many films since his first major(主要的) film in 1976. He now owns many different businesses， most of which are involved in the film industry(涉及電影業(yè)).

閱讀以上信息，用恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~完成下面的表格，每空一詞。

Stephen’s family	●There are four people in Stephen's family， his father， mother， sister and Stephen 【1】 .
Before Stephen was 18 years old	● He wanted to be a director when he was a young boy. ● He made his 【2】 film which was 40 minutes long and it won a local competition when he was just 13. ● He produced a film called Firelight， which made one hundred dollars’ profit at the cinema in his hometown at the age of 【3】 .
When and after Stephen was 18 years old	● He 【4】 to get a place at the film school to improve his skills of being a better director. ● He went to a university in California to study English and didn’t stop following his dream to become a great director.
Stephen’s 【5】	● He has directed many films. ● He owns many different businesses.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】himself

【2】first

【3】 16/sixteen

【4】failed

【5】achievements

【解析】

試題分析：史蒂芬是最著名的導(dǎo)演之一。一家共有四口人。13歲完成自己的處女作，十六歲時(shí)他制作了一部名為《火光》的電影。史蒂芬導(dǎo)演了很多電影，他現(xiàn)在擁有許多不同的企業(yè)，其中大部分是涉足電影業(yè)。

【1】句意：史蒂芬家有四口人，他的父親、母親、妹妹和史蒂芬本人。短文的第一段介紹了史蒂芬一家共有四口人，結(jié)合句意可知，答案為himself。

【2】句意：在他只有13歲的時(shí)候，拍了第一部時(shí)長40分鐘的電影，贏得了一場當(dāng)?shù)氐谋荣悇倮�。根�?jù)短文中的句子“When he was just 13 years old， he made a 40-minute film. It won a local competition.”可知，這是他拍攝的第一部電影，故答案為first。

【3】句意：在十六歲時(shí)他制作了一部名為《火光》的電影，在家鄉(xiāng)的電影院獲得一百美元的利潤。根據(jù)短文中的句子“Three years later， he produced a film called Firelight， which made one hundred dollars’profit(盈利) at the cinema in his hometown.”三年后是指史蒂芬13歲的時(shí)候，拍攝第一部電影后的三年，故應(yīng)是16歲，答案為16/sixteen。

【4】句意：他沒能在電影學(xué)校獲得一席之地，以提高他成為更好導(dǎo)演的能力。根據(jù)短文中的句子“Unluckily， he was unsuccessful in getting a place at this school so he went to a university in California to study English.”可知，正因?yàn)樗麤]能在電影學(xué)校獲得一席之地，才確定到加州一所大學(xué)里學(xué)習(xí)英語。故答案為failed。

【5】句意：史蒂芬的業(yè)績（成就）。根據(jù)● He has directed many films.● He owns many different businesses. 他導(dǎo)演了許多電影。他擁有許多不同的企業(yè)。這些都是史蒂芬的業(yè)績。故答案為achievements。