Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is“Don’t!”.But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act，although the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama sch001.Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted，and the course lasts two years.Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a theatrical company(劇團(tuán))，usually as an assistant stage manager This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre and occasionally acting in very small parts It is very hard work indeed，the hours are long and the salary is tiny.

Of course，some people have remarkable chances which lead to fame and Success without this long and hard training.Connie Pratt，for example，was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory.A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop，as he drove past in his car.He stopped and got out to speak to the girl.He asked if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test，and she thought he was joking Then she got angry and said she would call the police It took the producer twenty minutes to convince Connie that he was serious The test was successful.And within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day But chances like this happen once in a blue moon

36 From the very beginning，the author puts it clearly that acting is a profession _____

A sought after by too many B.too difficult for young people

C.for slim people only D.one can go into without special training

37.For someone who feels he must act，it is very likely that _____

A.he will become a film star at long last B he will become a stage manager

C he will be well paid D.he will end up without any Success

38.The film producer found Connie Pratt one morning when she was ____

A.at work in a bicycle factory B.driving past him in her car

C.going to a film studio D.waiting for a bus

39.A few weeks after the test.Connie Pratt found herself ______

A the most famous actress of the world B.playing the leading female role in a play

C.as famous as the greatest actor of the world D.no less famous than the leading actor of the day

40 The concluding sentence “chances like this happen once in a blue moon” means

A this is something which happens once in a while B.this is a highly profitable chance

C.this is something highly possible D this is a very rare chance

【答案】ADDBD

演藝界是一個(gè)人口密度過高的職業(yè)。對(duì)于想登上舞臺(tái)的年輕人的唯一建議就是不要進(jìn)入。但是想勸阻那些明知成功的機(jī)會(huì)很渺茫卻執(zhí)意要做演員的人，這種說(shuō)教是無(wú)用的。要做演員通常辦法就是去戲劇學(xué)院進(jìn)修。通常這里只接受有前途和有天賦的學(xué)生，課程要花2年的時(shí)間。之后，年輕的女藝人或者男藝人以舞臺(tái)助理的身份，參與到劇團(tuán)的工作。這意味著要做和舞臺(tái)相關(guān)的所有事務(wù)和偶爾的跑龍?zhí)?。這確實(shí)是很辛苦的工作，工作時(shí)間長(zhǎng)，薪水又少的可憐。

當(dāng)然，有些人沒有經(jīng)過長(zhǎng)期辛苦訓(xùn)練，而是是通過不尋常的機(jī)會(huì)就獲得了聲望和成功。例如說(shuō)，Connie Pratt原本是自行車廠的一個(gè)普通女工。某個(gè)早晨她在公車站等車的時(shí)候被一個(gè)開車路過的電影制作人看中了。制作人停車出來(lái)和她交談，問她是否愿意來(lái)攝影棚試鏡。Connie認(rèn)為他只是在開玩笑罷了。最后她生氣了，還威脅說(shuō)要叫警察。最后制作人花了20分鐘的時(shí)間讓Connie相信他是認(rèn)真的。試鏡很成功。幾個(gè)星期之后，她就作為女主角和當(dāng)時(shí)很有名的一個(gè)男演員在一部戲中演對(duì)手戲了。但是，類似這樣的機(jī)會(huì)少之又少啊。