Question

Steven Spielberg was not a scholar, and his classmates teased him. Rather than read, the kid really preferred running around with an 8mm camera, shooting home?made movies, which he showed to friends for a small fee.

In his first year of high school, he dropped out. But when his parents persuaded him to return, he was mistakenly placed in a learning?disabled class, which lasted one month. Only when the family moved to another town did he land up in a more suitable high school, where he eventually graduated.

After being denied entrance into a traditional film?making school, Steven Spielherg enrolled in English at California State University at Long Beach. Then in 1965, he recalls, in one of those serendipitous moments, his life took a complete turn. Visiting Universal Studios, he met Chuck Silvers, an executive in the editorial department. Silvers liked the kid who made 8mm films and invited him back sometime to visit.

He appeared the next day. Spielberg, dressed in a dark suit, carrying his father's briefcase with nothing inside but a sandwich and candy bars walked confidently up to the guard at the gate of Universal and gave him a casual wave. The guard waved back. He was in.

“For the entire summer，” Spielberg remembers, “I dressed in my suit and hung out with the directors and writers, including Silvers, who knew the kid wasn't a studio employee, but winked at him. I even found an office that wasn't being used, and became a squatter (擅自占用他人房子的人). I bought some plastic tiles and put my name in the building directory: Steven Spielberg, Room 23C.”

It paid off for everyone. Ten years later, the 28?year?old Spielberg directed Jaws, which took in $470 million, then the biggest grossing movie of all time. Dozens of films and awards have followed because Steven Spielberg knew what his teachers didn't—talent is in the eyes of the filmmaker.

1.Why was Steven Spielberg laughed at by his classmates?

A．He was the youngest boy.

B．He was too short for his age.

C．He liked to fight with other boys.

D．He didn't care much about his lessons.

2.Why did Steven's friends pay him some money?

A．To see his movies.

B．To use his camera.

C．To look at his photos.

D．To include them in the movie.

3.What did Steven Spielberg intend to do after graduating from high school?

A．Study English at a college.

B．Become a newspaper editor.

C．Work for Universal Studios.

D．Go to a traditional film?making school.

4.What could have changed Steven Spielberg's life?

A．Being dressed in a suit.

B．Meeting Chuck Silvers.

C．Missing a film?making school.

D．Working for Universal Studios.

5.What can we learn from the story?

A．Always follow our dream and we can make it.

B．We need someone to help us realize our dreams.

C．Anyone can become a film director if he wants to.

D．We should grasp the opportunity that comes our way.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

文章大意：美國著名電影導(dǎo)演史蒂文·斯皮爾伯格小時候不喜歡學(xué)習(xí)功課，但是對拍攝電影很感興趣。1965年，一次到環(huán)球影視城的參觀經(jīng)歷徹底改變了他的人生。

1.答案：D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容可知，史蒂文·斯皮爾伯格在少年時代不是那種用功的好學(xué)生，所以遭到同學(xué)們的嘲笑。

2.2】答案：A　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容可知，史蒂文·斯皮爾伯格把拍攝的電影放給朋友看并收取少量的費用。

3.3】答案：D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容可知，史蒂文·斯皮爾伯格中學(xué)畢業(yè)后本想進入電影學(xué)校。

4.4】答案：B　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容可知，1965年史蒂文·斯皮爾伯格參觀環(huán)球影視城時，遇到了Chuck Silvers，這改變了他的人生。

5.5】答案：A　主旨大意題。史蒂文·斯皮爾伯格最終成名的故事說明了這樣一個道理：如果一個人對某件事有強烈的興趣，他就會不斷地努力追求，最終夢想成真。