东大大学英语（统考）在线练习题15(客观题)答案满分答案
1. 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 school. 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 (剧团), 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!
1). 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
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2). 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
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3). 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
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4). 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
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5). 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
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2. In the last 500 years, nothing about people—not their clothes, ideas, or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the new world. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “potato famine” of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to leave their motherland and move to America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South American to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world’s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia, a country in Africa. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400’s.
According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berried on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the wide-awake feeling that one–third of the world’s population now starts the day with. 1). According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?
A. Food
B. Clothing
C. Ideas
D. Languages
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2). In the last sentence of the first paragraph “some” refers to ______.
A. some cocoa trees
B. some chocolate drinks
C. some shops
D. some South American Indians
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3). Thousands of Irish people starved during the “potato famine” because _______.
A. they were so dependent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything else
B. they were forced to leave their motherland and move to America
C. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing potatoes
D. the potato harvest was bad
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4). Which country is the largest coffee producer?
A. Brazil
B. Colombia
C. Ethiopia
D. Egypt
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5). Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. One–third of the world’s population drinks coffee.
B. Coffee is native to Colombia.
C. Coffee can keep one awake.
D. Coffee drinks were first made by Arabs.
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