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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?

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findsthatthereislessconflictintheirnewjobthantheirpreviousone?

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wasinfluencedbysomeonetheyhighlyrespected?

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suspectsthatbeingfamousgavethemanadvantageononeoccasion?

[19][]

tookupahobbyinordertostayhealthy?

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issometimesstillrecognisedfromtheirdaysinthehand?

[21][]

decidedtoleavetheirbandforpersonalreasons?

[22][]

appearedagainwiththeiroldbandrecently?

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wentbacktosomethingthathadinterestedthemwhenyoung?

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hopestheirexperiencescanbenefityoungpeople?

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preferstheirnewcareerbecausetheyaren’tinvolvedinperformingmus