Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is “Don’t!” But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, though the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted, and the course lasts two years. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a repertory company, usually as an assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery, looking after the furniture, taking care of the costumes, and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed. The hours are long and the salary is tiny. But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy, waiting for the chances of working with a better company, or perhaps in films or television.
Of course, some people have unusual chances which lead to fame and success without this long and dull training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his big car. He told the driver to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked her if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took the producer twenty minutes to tell Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was made for her to go to the studio the next day. The test was successful. They gave her some necessary lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. Of Course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world-famous. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!
1.According to the passage, the main reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is ______.
2.An assistant stage manager’s job is difficult because he has to ______.
3.According to the context, the sentence “But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy” at the end of the first paragraph means ______.
4.The phrase “once in a blue moon” in last line refers to ______.
问题1选项
A.actors are very unusual people
B.the course at the drama school lasts two years
C.acting is really a hard job
D.there are already too many actors
问题2选项
A.do all kinds of stage work
B.work for long hours
C.wait for a better company
D.act well
问题3选项
A.they don’t care if their job is hard
B.they like the stage naturally
C.they are born happy
D.they are easily satisfied
问题4选项
A.all at once
B.once for a long time
C.once in a while
D.once and for all
第1题:
【选项释义】
According to the passage, the main reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is______. 根据这篇文章，年轻人不应该成为演员的主要原因是______。
A. actors are very unusual people A. 演员是非常不寻常的人
B. the course at the drama school lasts two years B. 戏剧学校的课程为期两年
C. acting is really a hard job C. 演戏真是一项艰苦的工作
D. there are already too many actors D. 演员已经太多了
【考查点】细节事实题。
根据题干定位到原文第一段第一句“演戏是一个非常拥挤的职业（an over-crowded profession），对于一个想要走上舞台的年轻人来说，唯一应该给的建议就是‘不要！’”结合句意可知演员行业人太多了，故D选项“演员已经太多了”正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“演员是非常不寻常的人”文中没有提及，属于无中生有；
B选项“戏剧学校的课程为期两年”定位至第一段第四句“通常只有表现出希望和才能的学生才被录取，课程为期两年。”，文中说到有希望的学生被戏剧学院录取后会有两年的课程学习，并不是劝阻年轻人当演员的原因，属于无中生有；
C选项“演戏真是一项艰苦的工作”可定位至第一段倒数第三句“这确实是很辛苦的工作。”，文中是指年轻演员在一家剧目剧团工作，通常是担任舞台助理经理，要在剧院里做所有的事情，这是辛苦的，并不是指演员这个职业，也不是劝阻年轻人当演员的主要原因，属于无中生有。
第2题:
【选项释义】
An assistant stage manager’s job is difficult because he has to ______. 助理舞台经理的工作很难，因为他必须______。
A. do all kinds of stage work A. 做各种舞台工作
B. work for long hours B. 长时间工作
C. wait for a better company C. 等待更好的公司
D. act well D. 表现好
【考查点】细节事实题。
【解题思路】根据题干信息，可将信息点定位至原文第二段最后一句“这意味着在剧院里要做的每件事都要做：画风景，照看家具，照料戏服，甚至在很小的部分表演。这确实是很辛苦的工作（very hard work）。”结合句意可知担任舞台助理经理得做各种各样的舞台工作，故A选项“做各种舞台工作”正确。
【干扰项排除】
B选项“长时间工作”定位至第一段倒数第二句“工作时间长，薪水又少。”结合句意可知这份工作工作时间长，工资微薄，但这并不是这份工作困难的原因，属于曲解原文；
C选项“等待更好的公司”定位至第一段最后一句“但是年轻的演员们在他们的血液里有舞台，他们很开心，等待着与更好的公司合作的机会，或者是在电影或电视上。”，结合句意可知这些担任舞台助理经理的人确实在等待与更好公司合作的机会，但这是他们在这里工作的开心之处，属于反向干扰；
D选项“表现好”文中无法体现，属于无中生有。
第3题:
【选项释义】
According to the context, the sentence “But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy” at the end of the first paragraph means______. 根据上下文，第一段末尾的“But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy”的意思是______。
A. they don’t care if their job is hard A. 他们不在乎他们的工作是否艰难
B. they like the stage naturally B. 他们天生喜欢舞台
C. they are born happy C. 他们天生幸福
D. they are easily satisfied D. 他们很容易满足
【考查点】细节事实题。
【解题思路】根据题干可将信息点定位到原文第一段最后一句“But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy, waiting for the chances of working with a better company, or perhaps in films or television.（但是，拥有舞台天赋的年轻演员们是快乐的，他们等待着与更好的公司合作的机会，或许是在电影或电视行业。）”，结合句意可知这些学生天生热爱着舞台，B选项“他们天生喜欢舞台”正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“他们不在乎他们的工作是否艰难”，文中确实体现这些年轻演员不怕困难在这里工作，但是这并不是“But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy”表达的意思，属于曲解原文；
C选项“他们天生幸福”文中无法体现，属于无中生有；
D选项“他们很容易满足”文中无法体现，属于无中生有。
第4题:
【选项释义】
The phrase “once in a blue moon” in last line refers to______. 最后一行中的“once in a blue moon”指的是______。
A. all at once A. 突然，同时
B. once for a long time B. 很久一次
C. once in a while C. 偶尔
D. once and for all D. 一劳永逸
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干定位到最后一段最后一句“但是这样的机会（）”和第一句“当然，有些人有不寻常的机会（unusual chances），如果他们没有这种漫长而枯燥的训练，就获得名望和成功。”以及中间的例子可知这样成名的机会是千载难逢的，故B选项“很久一次”正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“突然，同时”，C选项“偶尔”，D选项“一劳永逸”三个选项文中无法体现，属于无中生有。
