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真题练习（二）
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Part1
Jamie
Bell: This boy
’
s life
Jamie Bell recalls his first cinematic
experience.
‘
It was Jurassic
Park,
’
he says.
‘
I was eight years
old and amazed because, you know
–
dinosaurs! They seemed so
real! At the end of the film, it
said:
“
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
”
and I thought
:
“
I
’
m
going to remember that name
–
he
’
s
really impressed
me.
”
’
Now24, Jamie has finally got to work
with Spielberg on the
director
’
s latest project.
‘
If
you
’
d told
that
kid watching those dinosaurs:
“
< br>You
’
re going to work with
him one day
…
”
’
He
shakes his
head.
‘
Incredible!
’
So how did it
happen? At 14 years old, Jamie played the title
role in
Billy Elliot
,
a
hugely
successful
film
about
a
young
ballet
dancer.
Most
child
stars
prefer
to
distance
themselves from
their early work
as they grow up, but
not Jamie, ‘
It
wasn
’
t really acting to me.
My real life at that time was a bit
like that of the boy I was playing, so the awards
I won didn
’
t
feel
like an achievement. The achievement was getting
the role.
’
Billy
Elliot
includes
a part where
the
boy
leaves
home;
something Jamie
has
done plenty
of.
‘
I
don
’
t know where
my home is. It moves with me from one job to the
next. I
’
ll always feel a
strong
tie to my childhood
neighbourhood, but I haven
’
t
yet created my own place, which is what you
start
doing
as
a
young
adult.
’
Throughout
his
teens
he made
movies
in
exotic
locations.
It
was
romantic and exciting, jetting off to
pretend to be someone else. But the adventure wore
thin.
‘
It
got
frustrating,
because
eventually
you
want
to
put
down
some
roots
and
feel
like:
this
is
my
place.
He currently lives in
Los Angeles, his own choice.
‘
It
wasn’
t new.
I
’
d been coming here since I
was
tiny.
It
’
s
a
film
industry
town,
which
I
’
m
comfortable
with.
’
When
not
making
movies
he
explores
the coast,
plays
computer
games
or
walks
his
dog.
It
seems
perfect
for
Jamie
–
a
city
where
almost everyone is in the same business. Jamie is
a keen supporter of British football club
Arsenal, which might suggest a family
tradition. But according to Jamie, he first got
interested in
football because he
wanted to be accepted at school.
‘
As a dancer, I had no idea
about football, so
I
bought
a
football
sticker
book,
and
studied
every
page.
Then
I
asked
my
mum
to
get
me
a
football shirt, and she
bought a red Arsenal one, so that was
it.
’
It
didn
’
t occur to him to
simply
pick the local team. If there
was ever an obvious path to follow, Jamie avoided
it, although he says
he is now a proper
fan.
Jamie has worked with world-famous
directors in his career. His films have all been
well received,
and he no longer has to
audition. The mere suggestion, however, that life
has been easy makes him
bristle, and
it
’
s obvious this is an
accusation he won
’
t accept.
‘
It
’
s
not like I just walk into a room
and
someone gives me a job,
’
he
says.
‘
Everything is a
battle. Dancing was hard work, and then
after
Billy
Elliot
, I was suddenly an actor, but I
didn
’
t have a clue. Things
didn
’
t come
easy
.’
So
when
will
Jamie
move
from
portraving
boys
to
men?
He
knows
he
appears
boyish,
and
he
embraces it.
‘
I
think it
’
s great
–
I get to extend my
childhood!
’
he says.
‘
I
can
’
t play school kids
any
more,
but
I
find
young
people
interesting
to
play.
Their
energy
is
unmatched
and
their
emotions
are
intense.
’
Jamie
is
not
short
of
energy
himself.
Despite
so
many
movies,
he
calls
himself
lazy.
‘
I should be more
motivated to do things,
’
he
claims. And yet he does a lot, including
screen writing in his spare time. If he
wasn
’
t doing interviews,
that
’
s what
he
’
d be doing today. He
describes it as
‘
play
’
rather than work but clearly he takes
‘
play
’
seriously. It seems inevitable that
he
’
ll move into
directing eventually. He
’
s
only just getting started.
1.
Jamie mentions
his first visit to the cinema because
A
the
film had such a strong impact on him.
B
he
was so frightened by the film.
C
it
was when he decided he
’
d
like to act.
D
it was the beginning of his interest in
dinosaurs.
2.
In
the second paragraph, we learn that
A
Jamie
’
s own life
was the basis for the
Billy
Elliot
story.
B
Jamie worked with Spielberg when he was
still a child.
C
Jamie is still happy to acknowledge
the
Billy Elliot
film.
D
Jamie has a lot in common with other
young actors.
3.
What is meant by the expression
‘
the adventure wore
thin
’
in line 35?
A
Jamie was no longer enjoying the
constant travelling.
B
Jamie had been to all the places he
wanted to see.
C
Jamie got tired of pretending to be
other people.
D
Jamie started to miss his family after
a while.
4.
The
writer thinks Jamie is content in Los Angeles
because
A
it
’
s a city he
already knew quite well.
B
it
’
s a pleasant
city to live in.
C
there
’
s plenty to
do when he
’
s not working.
D
many people who live there are similar
to him.
5.
Jamie
first got interested in football
A
because all his friends
supported Arsenal.
B
to help him fit in more with his
classmates.
C
because he was given a famous
team
’
s shirt.
D
to have a chance of being
chosen for a local club.
6.
The word
‘
bristle
’
in line 60 tells us that
Jamie.
A
fails to understand the
writer
’
s opinion.
B
feels offended by the
writer
’
s opinion.
C
is
amused by the writer
’
s
opinion.
D
agrees with the
writer
’
s opinion.
7.
What do we
learn about Jamie in the final paragraph?
A
He looks younger than he
really is.
B
He enjoys
recreating his own childhood in films.
C
He feels he has had to grow
up too quickly.
D
He
’
s finding it
difficult to get work now
he
’
s older.
8.
In the final paragraph,
it
’
s clear that the writer
A
believes Jamie would be better at
directing than acting.
B
wishes Jamie could give more time to
the interview.
C
admires the fact that Jamie works hard.
D
thinks Jamie takes his job too
seriously.
Part2
The
inventor of the trampoline
George
Nissen was a prolific and sometimes eccentric
inventor, responsible for a large number of
unusual inventions, but he is best
known for his first, the trampoline.
His life-changing idea was formulated
when, as a school boy, he visited touring
circuses. He gazed
in amazement as
trapeze artists performed their daring
stunts.
[9](
)
This notion
stayed with
him and later became a
reality.
Nissen took up
gymnastics and diving when he was young. In 1933,
he started at the University of
Iowa.
It was during his time there that he got to know
his gymnastics coach, Larry Griswold, and
discussed his ideas with
him.
[10](
)
This happened
in 1941.
While still at
school, Nissen had stared experimenting in the
family garage, using metal from the
local junkyard for a frame and strong
cloth from a tentmaker, with strips of material
from old car
tyres to attach the cloth
to the frame. At university, he and Griswold
developed this idea
[11](
)
The
bouncing rig
,
as they called it, proved hugely successful there
and they began to believe that
it could
have a commercial future.
After
university,
Nissen
wanted
a
break
and
a
bit
of
fun,
so
he
toured
with
two
of
his
friends,
performing
an
acrobatic
show
at
fairs
in
the
US
and
in
Mexico.
[12](
)
This
proved
very
popular, and as intended, generated
commercial interest.
The
next stage of the development of the trampoline
was marked out by a publicity stunt with a
kangaroo, which Nissen hired for a
demonstration in Central Park, New York. He knew
that by
bouncing at one end of the
trampoline, he could start the kangaroo bouncing
at the other. Nissen
wanted
to
get
a
photograph
of
both
himself
and
the
kangaroo
in
mid-air
at
the
same
time.
[13](
)
The event was a huge success and the
picture went round the world. Nissen did too,
selling his product in Europe, Japan,
South Africa and South America.
Nissen tried to develop his invention
by creating bouncing games, but the
trampoline
’
s popularity
was
growing
steadily
even
without
his
help.
[14](
)
Indeed,
the
first
world
championships
took place at
the Royal Albert Hall, London, in 1964. A year
later, the International Trampoline
Federation
was
formed.
But
Nissen
had
to
wait
until
2000
for
his
lifetime
goal
to
be
achieved.
That year,
trampolining was accorded ultimate respectability
when it was included in the Sydney
Olympic Games.
Trampolining continues to grow in
popularity as people recognise that it is good for
you, as well
as being fun.
[15](
)
A brilliant gymnast in his
youth, he could still do handstands into his 80s
and yoga headstands in his 90s.
A.
They
produced
a
more
sophisticated
model,
which
had
its
first
public
appearance at a local youth club camp.
B.
He
therefore
became
a
flight
instructor
at
a
centre
which
was
already using his invention.
C.
To achieve
this, the jumps had to be timed perfectly.
D.
Seeing them
drop into the safety nets and bounce up and flip,
he
imagined
how
exciting
it
would
be
if
they
could
keep
on
bouncing and flipping.
E.
Nissen himself
was the best advertisement for the health benefits
of his product.
F.
They then
started to include the trampoline in their act and
toured
schools, inviting children to
have a go on it.
G.
They
would
later
become
partners
in
a
company
they
set
up
together.
H.
As well as being an invaluable training
aid for many
sports
–
it
became
standard
equipment
for
divers
–
it
was
taking
off
as
a
sport in its
own right.
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