Question

For the first time in Hong Kong’s history an entertainer(艺人)has been written into middle school text books．He is considered one of the best actors in Hong Kong．Yes, he is Chow Yun-fat． 　　The example of his long hard struggle for success has been used in a chapter in a Hong Kong middle school textbook．Using his experience, students can learn to make the most of their time and to grab(抓住)every opportunity(机会)to succeed． 　　On hearing about this, Chow said happily,“I really hope that my experiences can make young people understand that one should not be afraid of difficulties and setbacks(挫折)，for they are the only way to success．” 　　Indeed, Chow has traveled a long and difficult path to reach his success．In 1955, he was born into a poor family in Hong Kong．When he was 17, he had to leave school．He worked in a number of jobs－as a postman, camera salesman and taxi driver．These experiences paved the way for him to play all kinds of roles late in life． 　　Chow broke into the film industry in the late 1970s．He was one of the hardest working actors and starred in a number of popular TV dramas and files including Shanghai Bund(《上海滩》)and A Better Tomorrow．Since 1985, he has won many Awards including Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards and Hong Kong File Awards(香港金像奖)． 　　In 1995, he went to Hollywood．Although he was already in his 40s．He had to learn English．He even put chopsticks in his mouth to practice pronouncing certain sounds． 　　His film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, began to gain him more fame and recognition around the world．In 1998, the mayor of Chicago set aside January 12 as“Chow Yun-fat Day”． (1) Chow Yun-fat has been written into middle school textbooks mainly because ________． [　　] A． he plays best in Hong Kong B． he keeps on struggling for success C． his experiences are very special D． he is well thought of (2) What can we infer from the passage? [　　] A． Chow Yun-fat is proud of his success． B． Chow Yun-fat is popular both at home and abroad． C． Chow Yun-fat prefers to make a living by selling cameras rather than by performing． D． Chow Yun-fat has won more awards than other actors． (3) The underlined sentence(in Paragraph 6)suggests ________． [　　] A． chopsticks is of great help to practice English pronunciation B． Chow Yun-fat is willing to struggle with difficulties C． Chow Yun-fat has suffered a lot since he went to Hollywood D． it is hard for a person who is over 40 years old to learn spoken English (4) The author wrote this passage to ________． [　　] A． introduce Chow’s way to success B． praise Chow for his excellent performance C． call on people to learn from Chow D． show why Chow is popular

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．B;3．B;4．C;
解析：

(1)	由第二段可知。
(2)	由后三段可知周润发获得了国内的众多奖项，并且在芝加哥，每年的1月12日被定为“周润发日”，可知他在国内外都是受欢迎的。
(3)	本句话是紧承“他四十多岁时，才开始学英语”展开的，着重强调周润发为达到目标，进行了不懈的努力。
(4)	文章首先点明了为什么周润发被选入中学课本，之后介绍他的人生历程。所以可知作者写这篇文章的意图是为了号召大家向周润发学习。