Question

【题目】Stephen Spielberg is one of the most well-known directors(导演) of our time. He was born in Cincinnati on 18 December 1946. His father was an electric engineer and his mother was a pianist. His sister， Anne Spielberg， became a screenwriter（编剧）who wrote the stories for many famous films.

Stephen had always wanted to be a director ever since he was a young boy. When he was just 13 years old， he made a 40-minute film. It won a local competition. Three years later， he produced a film called Firelight， which made one hundred dollars’ profit(盈利) at the cinema in his hometown. Many of the ideas from this film were later used for one of his most famous films called Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

When he was 18 years old， he wanted to go to film school so that he could improve his skills and become an even better director. Unluckily， he was unsuccessful in getting a place at this school so he went to a university in California to study English. Even though he had failed to get into the school he wanted to go to， he didn’t let this stop him following his dream to become a great director.

Stephen Spielberg has directed many films since his first major(主要的) film in 1976. He now owns many different businesses， most of which are involved in the film industry(涉及电影业).

阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。

Stephen’s family	●There are four people in Stephen's family， his father， mother， sister and Stephen 【1】 .
Before Stephen was 18 years old	● He wanted to be a director when he was a young boy. ● He made his 【2】 film which was 40 minutes long and it won a local competition when he was just 13. ● He produced a film called Firelight， which made one hundred dollars’ profit at the cinema in his hometown at the age of 【3】 .
When and after Stephen was 18 years old	● He 【4】 to get a place at the film school to improve his skills of being a better director. ● He went to a university in California to study English and didn’t stop following his dream to become a great director.
Stephen’s 【5】	● He has directed many films. ● He owns many different businesses.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】himself

【2】first

【3】 16/sixteen

【4】failed

【5】achievements

【解析】

试题分析：史蒂芬是最著名的导演之一。一家共有四口人。13岁完成自己的处女作，十六岁时他制作了一部名为《火光》的电影。史蒂芬导演了很多电影，他现在拥有许多不同的企业，其中大部分是涉足电影业。

【1】句意：史蒂芬家有四口人，他的父亲、母亲、妹妹和史蒂芬本人。短文的第一段介绍了史蒂芬一家共有四口人，结合句意可知，答案为himself。

【2】句意：在他只有13岁的时候，拍了第一部时长40分钟的电影，赢得了一场当地的比赛胜利。根据短文中的句子“When he was just 13 years old， he made a 40-minute film. It won a local competition.”可知，这是他拍摄的第一部电影，故答案为first。

【3】句意：在十六岁时他制作了一部名为《火光》的电影，在家乡的电影院获得一百美元的利润。根据短文中的句子“Three years later， he produced a film called Firelight， which made one hundred dollars’profit(盈利) at the cinema in his hometown.”三年后是指史蒂芬13岁的时候，拍摄第一部电影后的三年，故应是16岁，答案为16/sixteen。

【4】句意：他没能在电影学校获得一席之地，以提高他成为更好导演的能力。根据短文中的句子“Unluckily， he was unsuccessful in getting a place at this school so he went to a university in California to study English.”可知，正因为他没能在电影学校获得一席之地，才确定到加州一所大学里学习英语。故答案为failed。

【5】句意：史蒂芬的业绩（成就）。根据● He has directed many films.● He owns many different businesses. 他导演了许多电影。他拥有许多不同的企业。这些都是史蒂芬的业绩。故答案为achievements。