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3．Try It a Different Way
Bobby Moresco grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen，a tough working-class neighbourhood on Manhattan's West Side．By tradition he（41）B have been a construction worker or a policeman，just like his father and most of his childhood pals．（42）C，he wanted out．Attracted by the bright lights from the time Bobby was a teen，he tried to（43）D．"I wasn't a（44）D actor，but I had a driving need to do something  （45）A with my life，"he said．
He moved to Hollywood，promising to find his（46）C．But he didn't make it．For almost 10years，he drove a taxi and worked as a waiter，volunteering at an actors'workshop that he opened in Hollywood．But Moresco kept working at his（47）B career．
In 1983his younger brother was murdered in a mob-linked killing．Moresco was forced to give up working and moved back to his（48）C neighbourhood．In 1988he finally wrote a play that was（49）Dto his life．Called Half-Deserted Streets，it was based on his brother's（50）Cand staged at a small theater．A Hollywood producer（51）Bto see it and asked him to work on a screenplay．
His（52）Dgrew，and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood．However，it was never easy．By 2003，he was（53）Aout of work and out of cash（54）B he got a call from Paul Haggis，a director who had befriended him．The two worked on the script and tried some famous studios，but their request was（55）D．Moresco believed so（56）Ain the script that he borrowed money，and sold his house．At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance．
The（57）B，Crash，slipped into the theatres in May 2005，and quietly became both a hit and an overnight success．It（58）Chim two Academy Awards-Best Film Editing and Best Writing．
At the age of 54，Bobby Moresco became an（59）C success．"If you have something you want to do in life，don't think about the problems，"he says，"think about the（60）Ato get it done．"

41．A．mustB．shouldC．canD．need
42．A．ThenB．ThereforeC．HoweverD．Besides
43．A．studyB．driveC．teachD．act
44．A．simpleB．strictC．firmD．good
45．A．differentB．impressiveC．effectiveD．necessary
46．A．occasionB．treasureC．fortuneD．possibility
47．A．affordedB．chosenC．respectedD．offered
48．A．earlyB．wornC．oldD．passed
49．A．turnedB．pointedC．belongedD．related
50．A．arrestingB．injuringC．killingD．shooting
51．A．advisedB．happenedC．intendedD．planned
52．A．influenceB．ambitionC．successD．reputation
53．A．againB．evenC．finallyD．still
54．A．beforeB．whenC．sinceD．while
55．A．letoutB．looked downC．taken offD．turned down
56．A．stronglyB．hardlyC．deeplyD．bravely
57．A．actorB．movieC．studioD．director
58．A．gaveB．failedC．wonD．allowed
59．A．effortlessB．enjoyableC．overnightD．optimistic
60．A．waysB．linesC．mannersD．actions

分析 本文是一篇记叙文．文章讲述了Bobby Moresco 出身于普通工人家庭，按照传统，他会像父辈们和伙伴们一样成为建筑工人和警察，但他想摆脱这种命运，成为一名演员．他克服了种种困难并为此奋斗了数十年，最后终于成为一名著名的剧作家．作者通过这个例子告诉我们，如果你生命中有想为之奋斗的东西，你不要考虑困难，而是要去思考解决困难的办法．

解答 41．B．考查情态动词．"should have done"表示"本应该做而没做"，按常理作者应该成为建筑工人或警察，但根据下文可知，他并没有建筑工人或警察，故选B．
42．C．考查连词．根据上下文可知，按常理作者应该成为建筑工人或警察的，但他想要"want out"，这里应该是表示转折，故选C．
43．D．考查动词．根据44空后（actor）提示可知，他想要表演，故选D.44．D．考查形容词．Bobby从少年时期就开始演戏，但如同后来所知，他的演艺生涯一直不成功，因此此处可填good表示"不是一个好演员"，故选D．
45．A．考查形容词．虽然不是一个好的演员，他还是希望能改变自己的人生"做一些使生活变得不同的东西"，故选A．
46．C．考查名词．为了实现自己的夙愿，他去了好莱坞去碰碰运气，"碰运气"可使用meet（find）one's fortune表示，故此空选择fortune，故选C．
47．B．考查形容词．根据上下文的意思可知尽管他目前做的工作很辛苦，但他仍然执著于自己选择的事业，选择chosen符合句意．afforded"给与，提供"，respected"受尊敬的"，offered"提供"，含义重复或者与句意不符，故选B．
48．C．考查形容词．由于弟弟被谋杀，他放弃了自己的工作（失业了），回到老地方，只有选择old才符合意思，故选C．
49．D．考查动词．这里意思是他写了一部与他自己生活有关的戏剧．"与…有关"，可使用be related to表示，因此此处选择related，故选D．
50．C．考查名词．上文已经谈到他的弟弟被谋杀，此处选择killing即指此事，故选C．
51．B．考查动词．这里是指好莱坞的一个制片人碰巧看到了这部戏．"碰巧"使用happen表示，故选B．
52．D．考查名词．这里是指他渐渐有了名气，reputation意思是"名气，名望"，为最佳选项，influence"影响"，ambition"雄心"及success均不符合意思，故选D．
53．A．考查副词．上文谈到在1983年他失业过一次，因此这次是再一次失业，故选A．
54．B．考查连词．正在他穷困潦倒时，一个导演跟他交上了朋友，when可表示"正当这时"的意思，故选B．
55．D．考查动词短语．他们二人合作创作了剧本但被每一个摄影室给拒绝了，turn down有"拒绝，驳回"之意，为最佳答案，故选D．
56．A．考查副词．尽管剧本被一次次驳回，但他对自己的作品有着强烈的信心，选择strongly可反映他坚强的意志力，故选A．
57．B．考查名词．Crash 是一部电影的名字，后文theater、film均有提示，故选B．
58．C．考查动词．根据上文"became both a hit and an overnight success"可知，他应该是赢得两个奖项，故选C.59．C．考查形容词．这里是指他一举成名，"一举成名"可用become an overnight success来表示，前文有提示，故选C．
60．A．考查名词．这里是指"考虑能使工作做好的方法"，选择way表示"方法"，manner使用单数时表示"方法，方式"，但选项C是复数形式，manners是"礼貌，规矩"之意．其他选项都没有"方式，方法"的意思，故选A．

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B．They are falling out of use in the United States．
C．They are ignored in a long period of time．
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Hans Christian Andersen is a Danish writer famous for his fairy tales, many of which depict (描述) characters who gain happiness in life after suffering and conflict.

Andersen’s father was a poor shoemaker and his mother worked as a washerwoman. As a child he was highly emotional, suffering all kinds of fears and shame because of his unmanly interests. Encouraged by his parents, he composed his own fairy tales and arranged puppet (木偶) theater shows. At the age of 14, Andersen moved to Copenhagen to start a career as a singer—he had a beautiful voice. He succeeded in becoming associated with Royal Theater, but he had to leave it when his voice began to change. When casually referred to as a poet, he changed his plans and began to write plays, all of which were refused.

In 1822, Jonas Collin, the director of the Royal Theater, gave Andersen a grant to enter the grammar school at Slagelse. In 1827, Andersen gained admission to Copenhagen University, where he completed his education. In 1828 he wrote a shot story on travel, a fantastic tale in the style of the German Romantic writer, E. T. A. Hofmann. He traveled widely in Europe and remained a passionate traveler all his life.

As a novelist, Andersen made his breakthrough with The Improvisatore. The story described a poor boy’s integration (融合) into society, an Ugly Duckling theme of self-discovery. The book gained international success and remains the most widely read of all his works.

In his early collections, Andersen returned to the stories that he had heard as a child, but gradually he started to create his own tales. Most of Andersen’s works were original. Only 12 of his 156 known fairy stories drew on folktales.

The ugliness of the hero or heroine in his stories often conceals (隐藏) great beauty，which is revealed (揭示) after misfortune. Some of Andersen’s tales reveal a positive belief in the victory of the good, among them, The Snow Queen and The Ugly Duckling, and some end unhappily, like the Little Match Girl. In The Little Mermaid the author expressed a longing for the ordinary life that he had never had. Andersen never married, and he died in his home in Rolighed in 1875.

1.Why did Andersen leave the Royal Theater?

A. He no longer had a beautiful voice.

B. He would rather become a poet than a singer.

C. He wanted to travel abroad instead.

D. He had to go to school to study.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Andersen?

A. Most of his works came from folktales he had heard.

B. The early plays he wrote achieved great success.

C. He had an unhappy life in childhood.

D. His parents were against his effort to compose fairy tales.

3.What did Andersen try to express in The Little Mermaid?

A. Happiness gained after suffering and conflict.

B. The desire for an ordinary life.

C. The failure to fit into society.

D. Great beauty concealed by ugliness.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. How Andersen led his childhood.

B. How Andersen’s works finally became well-known.

C. The excellent works of Andersen.

D. An introduction to Andersen’s life and works.

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