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【題目】The word dream is probably heard most frequently from people in show business, where everyone dreams of standing under the spotlight and being somebody. But the truth is that most end up being nobodies. Hong Kong director Derek Yee’s latest film“ I Am Somebody” shows respect for these unknown extras(群眾演員)in the film industry.

In the film, Wan Guopeng, son of a woodcutter, comes a long way from the Northeast with only 1,000 yuan to the dream factory of the East to become an actor. In real life, when the young man was chosen by the director to play the leading role, he had only 20 yuan left but still hadn’t considered giving up.

Famous Hong Kong actor Tony Leung remembered that 30 years ago, he was a salesman but knew that it was not the kind of life he wanted to live. “Wan is exactly like me back then…Only when I was in an acting training course did I realize that what I wanted to be was an actor, not a star winning the best actor awards.”

Yee chose real nobodies to play themselves in the movie. Their strength was their deep understanding of the feelings of the characters they played. But the disadvantage was also obvious: They lacked acting skills. When emotional performances were needed, their expressions and moves seemed unnatural.

The entertainment industry might be the field with the most broken hearts and most efforts gone____Here luck, opportunity and physical appearance are probably much more important than hard work.

In the film, Qin Peijun, a survivor from a coal mine collapse(煤礦坍塌), goes all out to take hold of every possibility to appear in the lens of the camera, even if only as an extra. However, it is obviously much harder for him to realize the dream of becoming a professional actor than for Wang Zhao, who is a lazy bone with a pretty face.

Some critical comments are directed at the sudden inversion(反轉(zhuǎn)) in the last part of the film. The two leading actors’ happy endings seem to disagree with the film’s realistic style. But anyway, this movie is not a documentary but a way to reinforce(硬化) that every brave heart deserves to have their dreams realized.

【1】Which of the following can best describe Wan Guopeng?

A. Determined. B. Careful.

C. Intelligent. D. Easy-going.

【2】Derek Yee chose real nobodies to play in the film because____.

A. he respected these people

B. they knew well about the characters

C. he needed emotional performances

D. they asked for less money

【3】What does the underlined phrase“in vain”in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. Wrongly. B. Secretly.

C. Without success. D. Without consideration.

【4】What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. It’s OK to be nobody.

B. It’s really hard to become a successful actor.

C. Live the dreams.

D. Be a person of dreams.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】試題分析: 本文通過(guò)講述電影行業(yè)的事例，說(shuō)明了小人物也有大夢(mèng)想，也值得人們的尊重。

【1】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的描述，Wan Guopeng在經(jīng)濟(jì)非常困難的情況下任然沒(méi)有放棄自己的夢(mèng)想，A. Determined.堅(jiān)定的 B. Careful.仔細(xì)的 C. Intelligent. 聰明的 D. Easy-going. 隨和的，A項(xiàng)符合描述，故選A項(xiàng)。

【2】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Yee chose real nobodies to play themselves in the movie. Their strength was their deep understanding of the feelings of the characters they played.Yee選擇讓真正的小人物出演這部電影，這些人的優(yōu)勢(shì)是他們能夠深刻地理解所扮演的角色，故選B項(xiàng)。

【3】C詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)The entertainment industry might be the field with the most broken hearts and most efforts gone in vain，娛樂(lè)界滿是傷心和失敗的故事，C與broken hearts相對(duì)應(yīng)，故選C項(xiàng)。

【4】C主旨大意題。文章通過(guò)講述Wan Guopeng，Tony Leung和Qin Peijun的事例，說(shuō)明小人物也可以通過(guò)自己的努力實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢(mèng)想，故選C項(xiàng)。