Question

    Talent shows are common on Chinese television, but instead of casting starry-eyed(幻想的) hopefuls, a new series pairs young famous actors with big-name veterans who are ready to teach them a lesson.

The Birth of Performer first appeared on Zhejiang Satellite TV in October and has already received 330 million online views for just its first two episodes. The show has caused debate on social media about the acting skills of some stars.

A flood of investment in China’s TV and film industry has driven up paychecks for popular young attractive persons and soap opera sweethearts, but some stars have been slammed by critics and the public for lacking professionalism and acting skills.

＂People wonder why some actors don’t take acting seriously with more and more money pouring in,＂Wu Tong wrote. However, he said that he had met many devoted young actors through the show, whose A-list cast of mentors(导师) includes Zhang Ziyi, who starred in the Oscar-winning kung fu epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; and comedy queen Song Dandan.

One highlight from the first episode saw Zhang appear to become angry when she disagreed with her fellow judge-mentor Liu Ye over the performance of contestant Zheng Shuang.

＂Do you know what acting is?＂Zhang questioned Liu. In response, Liu slammed his phone on the table — and then his shoe.

As the audience and contestants were left stunned(震惊的), Zhang turned to Liu and warmly said, ＂Give me a hug.＂The two mentors explained that their quarrel was intended to show how to act out a scene of conflict — but later, online commentators speculated(推测) that Zhang was concealing her genuine irritation.

1.What can we learn about The Birth of Performer according to Paragraph 2?

A.Only the young love it. B.It proves popular.

C.The performers are excellent. D.There are fewer stars present.

2.What does the underlined word ＂slammed＂in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Praised. B.Employed.

C.Criticized. D.Applied.

3.By mentioning Zhang Ziyi, Wu Tong wants to show _______.

A.she is famous worldwide

B.she earned a lot of money

C.she is devoted to performance

D.she has drawn public attention

4.How did Liu react when Zhang Ziyi questioned Zheng Shuang’s performance?

A.He consulted with her patiently.

B.He behaved rather rudely.

C.He had words with her.

D.He fought against her.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

本文为夹叙夹议文。描述了在浙江卫视的一档节目《演员的诞生》中，导师对演员的要求非常严格，当面指出其缺点和不足。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The Birth of Performer first appeared on Zhejiang Satellite TV in October and has already received 330 million online views for just its first two episodes”可知“《演员的诞生》于10月首次出现在浙江卫视上，仅前两集就已收到3.3亿在线观流量。”，因此《演员的诞生》非常流行。故选B。

2.词句猜测题。根据第三段该划线词后的“by critics and the public for lacking professionalism and acting skills”意为“因缺乏专业性和演技而受到批评家和公众的….”可判断出该词意思是“批评”，故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段中的“he said that he had met many devoted young actors through the show, whose A-list cast of mentors(导师) includes Zhang Ziyi”，此句意为“他说，他通过这场演出结识了许多敬业的年轻演员，其中包括章子怡”，由此可判断，吴彤提章子怡的目的是想说，章子怡是个敬业的演员，即她专注于表演。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据第六段中的“‘Do you know what acting is?’ Zhang questioned Liu. In response, Liu slammed his phone on the table — and then his shoe”当被问道“你知道表演是什么吗？”时，刘“先是把手机摔到桌子上，接着是他的鞋子”由此可判断，他行为很粗鲁。故选B。