Question

Michael Scofield has won fans all over the world. The star of the hit show Prison Break is kind, clever and good-looking. But what about the man      the character?

   Wentworth Miller, the 35-year-old actor who plays Scofield, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a traditional background and doesn’t      a traditional path.

   Miller didn’t take a      road to fame. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a degree in English, not a degree in      or film. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only      experience was in his university’s well-known singing group. Yet, at graduation, Miller still decided to make the      to Hollywood.

   Miller has always been     . Although he is American, he was born in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is a      of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be      one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.

   Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films when he got to Hollywood.     , he worked as a production assistant. Working on production side, he learned a lot about what makes a good     .

   In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia. He starred as a shy man. The producers        his performance when they were making Prison Break two years later.

1.A. beside                 B. behind                    C. outside          D. after

2.A. share                   B. know                       C. follow                      D. find

3.A. direct                            B. special                     C. wide                        D. correct

4.A. engineering        B. communication     C. literature                D. theatre

5.A. graduation          B. performance         C. production            D. education

6.A. move                   B. role                          C. decision                  D. movie

7.A. strange                B. outstanding            C. different                 D. successful

8.A. mixture               B. result                       C. mystery                   D. representative

9.A. each                     B. either                      C. another                   D. every

10.A. Moreover                  B. Therefore               C. Instead           D. Finally

11.A. film                    B. actor                        C. drama                      D. director

12.A. denied                        B. made                       C. recorded                D. remembered

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.D

【解析】

试题分析： 本文叙述了扮演《越狱》的男主角Michael Scofield的演员Wentworth Miller的家庭背景以及他不同于他人的成名之路，。

1.B 介词辨析。A在…旁边B在…后面C在..外面D在…之后；句意：在Michael Scofield背后的那个人怎么样？也就是询问扮演Michael Scofield的演员的情况。

2.C 动词辨析。A分享B知道C跟随，采纳D发现；根据询问可知Wentworth Miller并没有走和其他演员一样的道路，他是一名英语系的毕业生，成名指路完全不一样。故C正确。

3.A 形容词辨析。A直接的B特别的C宽阔的D正确的；根据本文描述可知Wentworth Miller并不是直接去表演的，而是走了一条迂回的道路，他是英语专业，后来学了表演，所以说他不是直接去表演的。

4.D 上下文串联。根据横线后面的film可知所填之词应该是和film表示类似的意思的词，故theatre是正确的。都是指影视专业。

5.B 名词辨析。A毕业B表演C生产D教育；他唯一的表演经历只是在自己的乐队里表演过。

6.A 名词辨析。A移动，转变B作用C决定D电影；Wentworth Miller在大学里几乎没有表演的经历，但是在毕业以后他却想要转变为表演专业。故A正确。

7.C 形容词辨析。A奇怪的B杰出的C不同的D成功的；根据下文描述，他的生活和个人出生都不同于别人，包括他的成名之路也与别人完全不同。故C正确。

8.A 名词辨析。A混合物B结果C谜D代表；他的家庭背景是多种文化的混合物。父亲是黑人，妈妈是白人。他可能是这两种文化中的任意一种。

9.B 语法分析。Either指两者中的某一个；上文提及爸爸妈妈的两种种族，他可能是其中的一个。Each指二者或者三者以上的任何一个；every每一个；another另外一个。

10..C 副词辨析。A而且B因此C代替，而不是D最后；当他开始来到好莱坞的时候，并没有去主演电影，而是选择做了制片人助手。以这样的身份熟悉与电影有关的事情。

11.B 名词辨析。A电影B演员C戏剧D导演；作为制片人助手，他学习了很多关于如何做一名好的演员的事情。后来他也的确成为了一名优秀的演员。这样的经历很有帮助。

12.D 动词辨析。A否认B生产C记录D记得；当两年已经导演要拍摄《越狱》的时候，导演记起来他的表演，最终选择了他来做男主角。

考点：考察人物传记类短文