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FCE真题练习2
FCE真题练习
(二)PAPER1Part1
JamieBell:
Thisboy’slife
JamieBellrecallshisfirstcinematicexperience.‘ItwasJurassicPark,’hesays.‘Iwaseightyearsoldandamazedbecause,youknow–dinosaurs!
Theyseemedsoreal!
Attheendofthefilm,itsaid:
“DirectedbyStevenSpielberg”andIthought:
“I’mgoingtorememberthatname–he’sreallyimpressedme.”’
Now24,JamiehasfinallygottoworkwithSpielbergonthedirector’slatestproject.‘Ifyou’dtoldthatkidwatchingthosedinosaurs:
“You’regoingtoworkwithhimoneday…”’Heshakeshishead.‘Incredible!
’Sohowdidithappen?
At14yearsold,JamieplayedthetitleroleinBillyElliot,ahugelysuccessfulfilmaboutayoungballetdancer.Mostchildstarsprefertodistancethemselvesfromtheirearlyworkastheygrowup,butnotJamie,‘Itwasn’treallyactingtome.MyreallifeatthattimewasabitlikethatoftheboyIwasplaying,sotheawardsIwondidn’tfeellikeanachievement.Theachievementwasgettingtherole.’
BillyElliotincludesapartwheretheboyleaveshome;somethingJamiehasdoneplentyof.‘Idon’tknowwheremyhomeis.Itmoveswithmefromonejobtothenext.I’llalwaysfeelastrongtietomychildhoodneighbourhood,butIhaven’tyetcreatedmyownplace,whichiswhatyoustartdoingasayoungadult.’Throughouthisteenshemademoviesinexoticlocations.Itwasromanticandexciting,jettingofftopretendtobesomeoneelse.Buttheadventureworethin.‘Itgotfrustrating,becauseeventuallyyouwanttoputdownsomerootsandfeellike:
thisismyplace.
HecurrentlylivesinLosAngeles,hisownchoice.‘Itwasn’tnew.I’dbeencomingheresinceIwastiny.It’safilmindustrytown,whichI’mcomfortablewith.’Whennotmakingmoviesheexploresthecoast,playscomputergamesorwalkshisdog.ItseemsperfectforJamie–acitywherealmosteveryoneisinthesamebusiness.JamieisakeensupporterofBritishfootballclubArsenal,whichmightsuggestafamilytradition.ButaccordingtoJamie,hefirstgotinterestedinfootballbecausehewantedtobeacceptedatschool.‘Asadancer,Ihadnoideaaboutfootball,soIboughtafootballstickerbook,andstudiedeverypage.ThenIaskedmymumtogetmeafootballshirt,andsheboughtaredArsenalone,sothatwasit.’Itdidn’toccurtohimtosimplypickthelocalteam.Iftherewaseveranobviouspathtofollow,Jamieavoidedit,althoughhesaysheisnowaproperfan.
Jamiehasworkedwithworld-famousdirectorsinhiscareer.Hisfilmshaveallbeenwellreceived,andhenolongerhastoaudition.Themeresuggestion,however,thatlifehasbeeneasymakeshimbristle,andit’sobviousthisisanaccusationhewon’taccept.‘It’snotlikeIjustwalkintoaroomandsomeonegivesmeajob,’hesays.‘Everythingisabattle.Dancingwashardwork,andthenafterBillyElliot,Iwassuddenlyanactor,butIdidn’thaveaclue.Thingsdidn’tcomeeasy.’
SowhenwillJamiemovefromportravingboystomen?
Heknowsheappearsboyish,andheembracesit.‘Ithinkit’sgreat–Igettoextendmychildhood!
’hesays.‘Ican’tplayschoolkidsanymore,butIfindyoungpeopleinterestingtoplay.Theirenergyisunmatchedandtheiremotionsareintense.
’Jamieisnotshortofenergyhimself.Despitesomanymovies,hecallshimselflazy.‘Ishouldbemoremotivatedtodothings,’heclaims.Andyethedoesalot,includingscreenwritinginhissparetime.Ifhewasn’tdoinginterviews,that’swhathe’dbedoingtoday.Hedescribesitas‘play’ratherthanworkbutclearlyhetakes‘play’seriously.Itseemsinevitablethathe’llmoveintodirectingeventually.He’sonlyjustgettingstarted.
1.Jamiementionshisfirstvisittothecinemabecause
Athefilmhadsuchastrongimpactonhim.
Bhewassofrightenedbythefilm.
Citwaswhenhedecidedhe’dliketoact.
Ditwasthebeginningofhisinterestindinosaurs.
2.Inthesecondparagraph,welearnthat
AJamie’sownlifewasthebasisfortheBillyElliotstory.
BJamieworkedwithSpielbergwhenhewasstillachild.
CJamieisstillhappytoacknowledgetheBillyElliotfilm.
DJamiehasalotincommonwithotheryoungactors.
3.Whatismeantbytheexpression‘theadventureworethin’inline35?
AJamiewasnolongerenjoyingtheconstanttravelling.
BJamiehadbeentoalltheplaceshewantedtosee.
CJamiegottiredofpretendingtobeotherpeople.
DJamiestartedtomisshisfamilyafterawhile.
4.ThewriterthinksJamieiscontentinLosAngelesbecause
Ait’sacityhealreadyknewquitewell.
Bit’sapleasantcitytolivein.
Cthere’splentytodowhenhe’snotworking.
Dmanypeoplewholivetherearesimilartohim.
5.Jamiefirstgotinterestedinfootball
AbecauseallhisfriendssupportedArsenal.
Btohelphimfitinmorewithhisclassmates.
Cbecausehewasgivenafamousteam’sshirt.
Dtohaveachanceofbeingchosenforalocalclub.
6.Theword‘bristle’inline60tellsusthatJamie.
Afailstounderstandthewriter’sopinion.
Bfeelsoffendedbythewriter’sopinion.
Cisamusedbythewriter’sopinion.
Dagreeswiththewriter’sopinion.
7.WhatdowelearnaboutJamieinthefinalparagraph?
AHelooksyoungerthanhereallyis.
BHeenjoysrecreatinghisownchildhoodinfilms.
CHefeelshehashadtogrowuptooquickly.
DHe’sfindingitdifficulttogetworknowhe’solder.
8.Inthefinalparagraph,it’sclearthatthewriter
AbelievesJamiewouldbebetteratdirectingthanacting.
BwishesJamiecouldgivemoretimetotheinterview.
CadmiresthefactthatJamieworkshard.
DthinksJamietakeshisjobtooseriously.
Part2
Theinventorofthetrampoline
GeorgeNissenwasaprolificandsometimeseccentricinventor,responsibleforalargenumberofunusualinventions,butheisbestknownforhisfirst,thetrampoline.
Hislife-changingideawasformulatedwhen,asaschoolboy,hevisitedtouringcircuses.Hegazedinamazementastrapezeartistsperformedtheirdaringstunts.[9]()Thisnotionstayedwithhimandlaterbecameareality.
Nissentookupgymnasticsanddivingwhenhewasyoung.In1933,hestartedattheUniversityofIowa.Itwasduringhistimetherethathegottoknowhisgymnasticscoach,LarryGriswold,anddiscussedhisideaswithhim.[10]()Thishappenedin1941.
Whilestillatschool,Nissenhadstaredexperimentinginthefamilygarage,usingmetalfromthelocaljunkyardforaframeandstrongclothfromatentmaker,withstripsofmaterialfromoldcartyrestoattachtheclothtotheframe.Atuniversity,heandGriswolddevelopedthisidea[11]()Thebouncingrig,astheycalledit,provedhugelysuccessfulthereandthey
begantobelievethatitcouldhaveacommercialfuture.
Afteruniversity,Nissenwantedabreakandabitoffun,sohetouredwithtwoofhisfriends,performinganacrobaticshowatfairsintheUSandinMexico.[12]()Thisprovedverypopular,andasintended,generatedcommercialinterest.
Thenextstageofthedevelopmentofthetrampolinewasmarkedoutbyapublicitystuntwithakangaroo,whichNissenhiredforademonstrationinCentralPark,NewYork.Heknewthatbybouncingatoneendofthetrampoline,hecouldstartthekangaroobouncingattheother.Nissenwantedtogetaphotographofbothhimselfandthekangarooinmid-airatthesametime.[13]()Theeventwasahugesuccessandthepicturewentroundtheworld.Nissendidtoo,sellinghisproductinEurope,Japan,SouthAfricaandSouthAmerica.
Nissentriedtodevelophisinventionbycreatingbouncinggames,butthetrampoline’spopularitywasgrowingsteadilyevenwithouthishelp.[14]()Indeed,thefirstworldchampionshipstookplaceattheRoyalAlbertHall,London,in1964.Ayearlater,theInternationalTrampolineFederationwasformed.ButNissenhadtowaituntil2000forhislifetimegoaltobeachieved.Thatyear,trampoliningwasaccordedultimaterespectabilitywhenitwasincludedintheSydneyOlympicGames.
Trampoliningcontinuestogrowinpopularityaspeoplerecognisethatitisgoodforyou,aswellasbeingfun.[15]()Abrilliantgymnastinhisyouth,hecouldstilldohandstandsintohis80sandyogaheadstandsinhis90s.
A.Theyproducedamoresophisticatedmodel,whichhaditsfirstpublicappearanceatalocalyouthclubcamp.
B.Hethereforebecameaflightinstructoratacentrewhichwasalreadyusinghisinvention.
C.Toachievethis,thejumpshadtobetimedperfectly.
D.Seeingthemdropintothesafetynetsandbounceupandflip,heimaginedhowexcitingitwouldbeiftheycouldkeeponbouncingandflipping.
E.Nissenhimselfwasthebestadvertisementforthehealthbenefitsofhisproduct.
F.Theythenstartedtoincludethetrampolineintheiractandtouredschools,invitingchildrentohaveagoonit.
G.Theywouldlaterbecomepartnersinacompanytheysetuptogether.
H.Aswellasbeinganinvaluabletrainingaidformanysports–itbecamestandardequipmentfordivers–itwastakingoffasasportinitsownrigh
t.
Part3
Whichperson
leftwhenbanddecidedtogoinanewdirection?
[16][]
findsthatthereislessconflictintheirnewjobthantheirpreviousone?
[17][]
wasinfluencedbysomeonetheyhighlyrespected?
[18][]
suspectsthatbeingfamousgavethemanadvantageononeoccasion?
[19][]
tookupahobbyinordertostayhealthy?
[20][]
issometimesstillrecognisedfromtheirdaysinthehand?
[21][]
decidedtoleavetheirbandforpersonalreasons?
[22][]
appearedagainwiththeiroldbandrecently?
[23][]
wentbacktosomethingthathadinterestedthemwhenyoung?
[24][]
hopestheirexperiencescanbenefityoungpeople?
[25][]
preferstheirnewcareerbecausetheyaren’tinvolvedinperformingmus
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