Question

Perhaps you have heard of Peter Dinklage from the roles he has played in popular TV series such as Game of Thrones (《权利的游戏》). But few know of the man behind the character and his story. His life _______ that a little body can have huge energy.

The famous actor, who earned three Emmy awards and a Golden Globe award, is just 135 cm tall. His father, mother and brother look like _______ people. But Dinklage has been different from the others since his childhood. The boy was born with a common form of dwarfism (侏儒症). As a result, Peter’s legs and arms stopped growing, while his head continued becoming bigger.

There’s no doubt that Dinklage’s look was a source of trouble at first. The boy was _______and bullied (欺负) by other kids. He felt lonely but he didn’t look down upon himself. When he was in the sixth grade, he played his first role in a school play. He was pleased by the audience’s _______ to the show. So he decided to become an actor in the future.

After he graduated from high school, Dinklage entered Bennington College, where he studied performing arts. He _______ met several special teachers and friends who managed to help him turn his unusual look into advantage there, which made him unique (独特的). Since then, he has acted in lots of famous films and TV series.

Dinktlage has been looked as a rote model for people with dwarfism. When Dinktage was asked in 2012 whether he saw himself as a spokesman (代言人) for the _______ of little people, he said, “Everyone’s different. Every person’s size has a different life, a different history, and different ways of dealing with it. My size doesn’t define (下定义) me. It’s just part of who I am.”

1.A.notices B.discovers C.reports D.proves

2.A.unusual B.ordinary C.rich D.stupid

3.A.laughed at B.showed off C.picked out D.looked after

4.A.duty B.response C.excuse D.stress

5.A.luckily B.seriously C.quietly D.rarely

6.A.disadvantages B.hobbies C.rights D.challenges

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.C

【解析】

文章讲述的是一位从小就患有侏儒症的演员，从小受到其他孩子的歧视，但是他没有放弃自己，通过努力最终成为了一名演员，他的生活证明了一个人的身材不能定义一个人，一个小小的身体也可以拥有巨大的能量。

1.句意：他的生活证明了一个小小的身体可以拥有巨大的能量。

notices通知；discovers发现；reports报告；proves证明；根据句意理解及后句The famous actor, who earned three Emmy awards and a Golden Globe award, is just 135 cm tall.以及下文的描述可知，这里表达的是“证明”，故选D。

2.句意：他的父亲、母亲和兄弟长得像普通人。

unusual不同寻常的；ordinary普通的；rich富有的；stupid愚蠢的；根据句意理解及后句But Dinklage has been different from the others since his childhood. The boy was born with a common form of dwarfism (侏儒症). 但丁克拉格从小就不同于其他人。这个男孩生来就有一种常见的侏儒症。可知这里表达的是“普通的”，故选B。

3.句意：这个男孩被其他孩子取笑和欺负。

laughed at嘲笑；showed off炫耀；picked out挑选；looked after照顾；根据句意理解及后句and bullied (欺负) by other kids可知，这里表达的是“嘲笑”，故选A。

4.句意：观众对演出的反应使他很高兴。

duty职责；response反应；excuse借口；stress压力；根据句意理解及句中的to the show以及后句So he decided to become an actor in the future. 所以他决定将来当演员。可知这里表达的是“观众的反应”，故选B。

5.句意：他很幸运地遇到了几位特别的老师和朋友。

luckily幸运地；seriously严重地；quietly安静地；rarely很少地；根据句意理解及后句several special teachers and friends who managed to help him turn his unusual look into advantage there, which made him unique (独特的). Since then, he has acted in lots of famous films and TV series. 他们帮助他把自己与众不同的外表变成了优势，这使他与众不同。从那时起，他在许多著名的电影和电视连续剧中演出。可知这里表达的是“幸运地”，故选A。

6.句意：当2012年Dinktage被问及他是否认为自己是小人物权利的代言人时，……。

disadvantages劣势；hobbies兴趣；rights权利；challenges挑战；根据句意理解及后句he said, “Everyone’s different. Every person’s size has a different life, a different history, and different ways of dealing with it. My size doesn’t define (下定义) me. It’s just part of who I am.” 他说：“每个人都不一样。每个人的大小都有不同的生活，不同的历史，以及不同的处理方式。我的身材不能定义我。这只是我的一部分。”可知这里说的是“权利”，故选C。