A 16-year-old boy finds himself on a boat in the Pacific Ocean after escaping a shipwreck(海難). Even worse, he is left with a huge tiger for company. But he manages to survive after 227 days of fighting against all the hardships of the sea.
Pi, the lead character in Oscar-winning Ang Lee’s new movie Life of Pi, went through an inspiring journey of growth and self-discovery. So did 19-year-old Suraj Sharma, the Indian actor who plays him.
But it was a lucky chance that opened up the opportunity for the new star. Sharma was a regular student who lived with his mathematician parents in Delhi, India. As the director traveled to Mumbai to find his Pi, the teenager went along with his younger brother, who had acted in a couple of movies, to audition(試鏡). But little did Sharma know that he would end up winning the role from 3, 000 hopefuls.
Lee said he saw Pi in Sharma: “Not only does he have a compelling and wise look. He has this rare talent.” The director said that in the final round, Sharma gave one of the “most compelling readings we had. In the end, he was in tears.” Understandably, Sharma didn’t want to let Lee down. “He (Lee) had given me this opportunity. I had to give it my best,” Sharma told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Sharma swam for four or five hours a day until he was completely comfortable with the water. He also worked on his body because he had to first gain weight and then quickly lose weight as the story developed. He even had rats run all over him to prepare for his role. Lee was impressed by the teenager, especially his endurance and patience in staying in a water tank for many hours each day. Sharma was only 16 when Lee signed him. After three years of shooting, Sharma said he had matured with Pi’s journey.
小題1:What is the function of the first paragraph?
A．To introduce the topic of the passage.
B．To appeal to readers to watch a movie.
C．To attract readers to continue reading.
D．To suggest the theme of this passage.
小題2:We can know from the passage that ________.
A．Sharma wanted to become a mathematician
B．Sharma had acted in a couple of movies
C．Sharma was sure to win in the audition
D．Many teenagers wanted to act the role Pi
小題3:What does the phrase “to let somebody down” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．To make somebody disappointed.
B．To seat somebody down.
C．To reject somebody’s requirement.
D．To take down somebody’s information.
小題4:Which of the following words can be used to describe Sharma?
A．Confident and passionate.
B．Talented and diligent.
C．Strong and courageous.
D．Endurable and easily-excited.
小題5:The passage is intended to introduce ________.
A．the thrilling escape from a shipwreck
B．how an Oscar-winning movie attracts audience
C．a(chǎn) young actor became matured when acting in a movie
D．the difficulty in winning a role in a movie

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：本文主要介紹的是李安的新電影《少年派的奇幻漂流》中男主演Sharma的故事，介紹了他被李安選中以及他在電影里的努力和表現(xiàn)。
小題1:C 推理題。根據(jù)本段A 16-year-old boy finds himself on a boat in the Pacific Ocean after escaping a shipwreck(海難). Even worse, he is left with a huge tiger for company. But he manages to survive after 227 days of fighting against all the hardships of the sea.可知本段主要是引起人們對(duì)于要討論的這個(gè)故事的興趣，用這個(gè)來引起話題。故C正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章第3段最后一句But little did Sharma know that he would end up winning the role from 3, 000 hopefuls.可知有3000多人都希望得到這個(gè)角色，可知李安的電影很受人歡迎。故D正確。
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)本句Understandably, Sharma didn’t want to let Lee down. “He (Lee) had given me this opportunity. I had to give it my best,可知男孩很高興李安能夠給他這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)，所以他全力以赴，不想讓李安失望。故該詞是指A項(xiàng)含義。
小題4:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第4段Lee said he saw Pi in Sharma: “Not only does he have a compelling and wise look. He has this rare talent.” The director said that in the final round, Sharma gave one of the “most compelling readings we had. In the end, he was in tears.”可知他很有表演才干。根據(jù)文章第5段Lee was impressed by the teenager, especially his endurance and patience in staying in a water tank for many hours each day. Sharma was only 16 when Lee signed him. After three years of shooting, Sharma said he had matured with Pi’s journey.可知他很努力。故B正確。
小題5:C 推理題。本文主要介紹的是李安的新電影《少年派的奇幻漂流》中男主演Sharma的故事，介紹了他被李安選中以及他在電影里的努力和表現(xiàn)。故C項(xiàng)正確。
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B．a(chǎn)pplied green building techniques to the construction
C．built the Olympic Stadium mostly with recycled materials
D．removed 99 percent of the debris from the city
小題2:The underlined word“minimized”in the fourth paragraph probably means ________．
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C．Public transport is made good use of in London during the Olympic Games．
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B．In terms of holding the greenest Games, the London Olympics was a success．
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A．They were the only two child stars in the movie, Slum dog Millionaire.
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C．They were interviewed before they went back home.
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D．They will leave school to learn acting.
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D．American researchers are developing the ability to grow stem cells into tissues and organs.
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But the 27-year-old claims she was refused an ambulance and told to walk the 100m from her house in Leicester to the city’s nearby Royal Infirmary(醫(yī)院).
Her daughter Mariah was delivered on a pavement outside the hospital by a passer-by, just before ambulance crews arrived.
Ms Blake said she started going into labor at about 7:15 am on Sunday, August 2. She said, “I phoned up the Royal Infirmary, it’s just across the road.
“I went into the bath and realized she was gong to come quickly. I didn’t think I’d be able to make it out of the bath, so I phoned the maternity(婦產(chǎn)科的) ward back and told them to get an ambulance out.”
They said they were not sending an ambulance and told me I had had nine months to sort out a lift.
Experienced mother MS Blake today said she knew she had to get herself out of the bath and try to get to the hospital.
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Ms Blake said despite the happy ending she was upset she was told to make her own way to the hospital as, being an experienced mum, she knew she did not have the time.
Today a government spokeswoman said, “We are disappointed that Ms Blake was not happy with the advice and care she received and will of course investigate any complaint. We are pleased that both Ms Blake and her daughter are well and healthy.”
小題1: Carmen Blake, the 27-year-old mother, gave girth to her new child Mariah           .
A．in the city’s Royal Infirmary
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A．felt worriedB．felt tiredC．gave birth toD．went to sleep
小題3:It can be inferred that           .
A．there were not enough ambulance in the Royal Infirmary
B．the story ended with a sad ending
C．the maternity ward said Ms Blake only needed a lift
D．the maternity ward said Ms Blake ought to call earlier
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A．failing to send an ambulance to help her
B．having killed her newly-born baby
C．not taking good care of her and her baby
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