The life of an actor appears attractive and many young people dream about becoming one. But the truth is, it is very hard work. If you’re successful, there are deadlines to be met, appointments to keep and the press to deal with. If you’re not successful, then life is extremely tough.
I remember when I started out, I had to search the advertisement board at my drama school every day to look for acting jobs. Drama school was expensive and I needed extra cash to help pay the fees. I welcomed every small job. I played extras in many crowd scenes and became a confident participant in a lot of TV commercials for hair shampoo, soap and washing powder.
I had been working for about two years before I got my lucky break. One day, as I was passing the drama school, I decided to go in to check the notice board. There was nothing on it and I was just leaving when the secretary came along the corridor with a piece of paper. She asked me how I was and I told her life was hard and work was difficult to find. The next moment, she put the paper in my hand and walked away. My hands were shaking as I unfolded the paper, full of expectation. To my surprise, it was an audition (試演) for a clown（小丑）for the Canadian circus. I couldn’t stop myself from laughing. I had expected an audition with a famous director for a new film!
When I was at drama school, there had been a course in acrobatics and clown tricks. I had gained top marks in this course for originality and daring. Later I went to the audition feeling very strange. This was not what I’d had in mind when I enrolled in drama school. To my surprise, the job as a clown turned out to be exactly what I wanted. I loved every moment of getting dressed up and putting on the make-up. I had the opportunity to travel the world and I was more than an actor, I was an entertainer as well. I had visited over 32 different countries and entertained millions of people.
小題1:The first paragraph is about how _______ it is to be an actor, whether you’re successful or not.
A．easyB．a(chǎn)ttractiveC．enjoyableD．difficult
小題2:According to paragraph 3, the writer went into the drama school __________.
A．to look for a job
B．to see the secretary
C．to collect a piece of paper
D．to put a notice on the notice board
小題3:Which of the following can best describe the author’s feeling when he unfolded the paper?
A．Extremely frightened.B．Feeling anxious and excited.
C．Very worried.D．Trembling with fear.
小題4:From the whole passage, we can tell that the writer is ___________.
A．sad that he was not a famous actor
B．happy to travel the world
C．feeling very strange to be a clown
D．very content with his life
小題5:Which of the following would be the best title?
A．The Life of a TV ActorB．Acrobatics and Clown Tricks
C．More than an ActorD．Going to Drama School

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析：文章講述作者如何從不斷找工作到做了個小丑的事情，經(jīng)過一段時間，作者覺得做個小丑演員很好，不僅是演員，還可以娛樂別人。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：But the truth is, it is very hard work. 可知做演員是不容易的工作。選D
小題2:推理題：從第三段的句子：One day, as I was passing the drama school, I decided to go in to check the notice board.可知推斷出作者去戲劇學校是找工作的。選 A
小題3:推理題：從第三段的句子：My hands were shaking as I unfolded the paper, full of expectation. To my surprise, it was an audition (試演) for a clown（小丑）for the Canadian circus. I couldn’t stop myself from laughing.可知作者打開紙的時候又緊張又興奮。選 B
小題4:推理題：從文章的句子：I loved every moment of getting dressed up and putting on the make-up. I had the opportunity to travel the world and I was more than an actor,可知作者對自己的生活很滿意。選D
小題5:主旨題：文章講述作者如何從不斷找工作到做了個小丑的事情，從最后一段的句子I was more than an actor, I was an entertainer as well. I had visited over 32 different countries and entertained millions of people.可知作者覺得做個小丑演員很好，不僅是演員，還可以使別人高興。選C.
點評：文章講述作者如何從不斷找工作到做了個小丑的事情，經(jīng)過一段時間，作者覺得做個小丑演員很好，不僅是演員，還可以娛樂別人。本文集中考查了細節(jié)題，推理題，題目設置較為合理，在推理的時候，要結合人物的對話進行準確理解，確定考點，準確判斷。
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“I think it’s every young journalist’s 9  to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s  10  you find the excitement. So when the first opportunity comes, you take it  11  it is a war.”
But there are moments of  12 . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes, when you’re lying on the ground and bullets（子彈）are flying  13  your ears, you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling  14 after a while and when the next war starts, you’ll be  15  .”
“None of us believes that we’re going to  16  ” adds Michael. But he always 17 a lucky charm（護身符）with him. It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.” Does he ever think about dying? “Oh, 18  , and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this, I  19  I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God  20  , because you know he doesn’t believe you .”
小題1:
A．reallyB．simplyC．evenD．merely
小題2:
A．battlefieldB．cameraC．crowdD．house
小題3:
A．directors B．producersC．viewersD．a(chǎn)ctors
小題4:
A．depressing B．disappointingC．dangerousD．endangered
小題5:
A．lifeB．stayC．fightD．war
小題6:
A．buriedB．defeatedC．woundedD．beaten
小題7:
A．takeB．makeC．bringD．show
小題8:
A．storiesB．scenesC．passagesD．contents
小題9:
A．faithB．nightmareC．dream D．duty
小題10:
A．howB．whereC．whyD．because
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)s ifB．even ifC．even soD．ever since
小題12:
A．surpriseB．fearC．sadnessD．shame
小題13:
A．past B．intoC．throughD．a(chǎn)round
小題14:
A．occursB．returnsC．goesD．continues
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)wayB．outC．thereD．home
小題16:
A．dieB．leaveC．remainD．escape
小題17:
A．wearsB．carriesC．hangsD．holds
小題18:
A．seldomB．neverC．many timesD．some time
小題19:
A．promise B．consider C．guessD．a(chǎn)ccept
小題20:
A．laughing B．screamingC．cryingD．whispering

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