Question

【題目】

Perhaps you have heard of Peter Dinklage from the roles he has played in popular TV series such as Game of Thrones (《權利的游戲》). But few know of the man behind the character and his story. His life _______ that a little body can have huge energy.

The famous actor, who earned three Emmy awards and a Golden Globe award, is just 135 cm tall. His father, mother and brother look like _______ people. But Dinklage has been different from the others since his childhood. The boy was born with a common form of dwarfism (侏儒癥). As a result, Peter’s legs and arms stopped growing, while his head continued becoming bigger.

There’s no doubt that Dinklage’s look was a source of trouble at first. The boy was _______and bullied (欺負) by other kids. He felt lonely but he didn’t look down upon himself. When he was in the sixth grade, he played his first role in a school play. He was pleased by the audience’s _______ to the show. So he decided to become an actor in the future.

After he graduated from high school, Dinklage entered Bennington College, where he studied performing arts. He _______ met several special teachers and friends who managed to help him turn his unusual look into advantage there, which made him unique (獨特的). Since then, he has acted in lots of famous films and TV series.

Dinktlage has been looked as a rote model for people with dwarfism. When Dinktage was asked in 2012 whether he saw himself as a spokesman (代言人) for the _______ of little people, he said, “Everyone’s different. Every person’s size has a different life, a different history, and different ways of dealing with it. My size doesn’t define (下定義) me. It’s just part of who I am.”

【1】A.noticesB.discoversC.reportsD.proves

【2】A.unusualB.ordinaryC.richD.stupid

【3】A.laughed atB.showed offC.picked outD.looked after

【4】A.dutyB.responseC.excuseD.stress

【5】A.luckilyB.seriouslyC.quietlyD.rarely

【6】A.disadvantagesB.hobbiesC.rightsD.challenges

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【5】A

【6】C

【解析】

文章講述的是一位從小就患有侏儒癥的演員，從小受到其他孩子的歧視，但是他沒有放棄自己，通過努力最終成為了一名演員，他的生活證明了一個人的身材不能定義一個人，一個小小的身體也可以擁有巨大的能量。

【1】句意：他的生活證明了一個小小的身體可以擁有巨大的能量。

notices通知；discovers發(fā)現(xiàn)；reports報告；proves證明；根據(jù)句意理解及后句The famous actor, who earned three Emmy awards and a Golden Globe award, is just 135 cm tall.以及下文的描述可知，這里表達的是“證明”，故選D。

【2】句意：他的父親、母親和兄弟長得像普通人。

unusual不同尋常的；ordinary普通的；rich富有的；stupid愚蠢的；根據(jù)句意理解及后句But Dinklage has been different from the others since his childhood. The boy was born with a common form of dwarfism (侏儒癥). 但丁克拉格從小就不同于其他人。這個男孩生來就有一種常見的侏儒癥。可知這里表達的是“普通的”，故選B。

【3】句意：這個男孩被其他孩子取笑和欺負。

laughed at嘲笑；showed off炫耀；picked out挑選；looked after照顧；根據(jù)句意理解及后句and bullied (欺負) by other kids可知，這里表達的是“嘲笑”，故選A。

【4】句意：觀眾對演出的反應使他很高興。

duty職責；response反應；excuse借口；stress壓力；根據(jù)句意理解及句中的to the show以及后句So he decided to become an actor in the future. 所以他決定將來當演員�？芍�這里表達的是“觀眾的反應”，故選B。

【5】句意：他很幸運地遇到了幾位特別的老師和朋友。

luckily幸運地；seriously嚴重地；quietly安靜地；rarely很少地；根據(jù)句意理解及后句several special teachers and friends who managed to help him turn his unusual look into advantage there, which made him unique (獨特的). Since then, he has acted in lots of famous films and TV series. 他們幫助他把自己與眾不同的外表變成了優(yōu)勢，這使他與眾不同。從那時起，他在許多著名的電影和電視連續(xù)劇中演出。可知這里表達的是“幸運地”，故選A。

【6】句意：當2012年Dinktage被問及他是否認為自己是小人物權利的代言人時，……。

disadvantages劣勢；hobbies興趣；rights權利；challenges挑戰(zhàn)；根據(jù)句意理解及后句he said, “Everyone’s different. Every person’s size has a different life, a different history, and different ways of dealing with it. My size doesn’t define (下定義) me. It’s just part of who I am.” 他說：“每個人都不一樣。每個人的大小都有不同的生活，不同的歷史，以及不同的處理方式。我的身材不能定義我。這只是我的一部分�！笨芍�這里說的是“權利”，故選C。