7．New TV Star
Caroline Benson talks about her first TV role
I never expected to spend some of my first year at university filming The Finnegans．I'd only ever acted at school，but I'd loved the book since I was eleven．My grandmother used to say I was just like Polly Finnegan and I always imagined myself playing her．
I'd taken a year off to go travelling before university．While I was in Chile（智利），my mother emailed me to say there were plans to turn the book into a TV drama．I knew I had to go for the part．She was surprised at first，but sent my photo to the director and asked him to meet me．I flew back and got the part．
The outdoor filming started a week into term，so I got permission（同意）from the university to be away for three weeks．Once I was back at university，I got up at 6.00a．m．to write essays（论文）I'd missed．I didn't tell my university friends，but they found out and thought it was great．
It was an amazing experience-I'm so lucky．After university，I surely want to make acting my work．I'm not from an acting family，though my grandfather was an opera singer．I've tried for other TV parts but haven't received any offers yet．
I don't know how I managed it all，because I had a full social life too．When filming finished，I hardly knew what to do．I've since appeared in two college plays．Sadly，I haven't been home much and now my first year at university is over，I'm off to Germany for the summer with friends．
30．Caroline Benson wrote this article toC．
A．advise students to finish studying before taking up acting
B．warn other young people not to take acting as a job
C．describe how pleased she was about this chance to act
D．explain why she has always wanted to be an actress
31．Why did Caroline decide to try for a part in The Finnegans？B
A．She was nervous about starting her university life
B．She felt she was perfect for playing the part of Polly
C．She thought the book would make a great TV drama．
D．She agreed with her grandmother that she should try．
32．How did Caroline manage to find time to do the filming？C
A．She asked her friends to help with her essays．
B．She missed lessons and hoped nobody would notice．
C．She took time off and did her college work later．
D．She put off going to university until filming was over．
33．Which of the following would Caroline write to her penfriend？A
A．I'm going to continue with mystudies，but hope to have the chance to do another TV programme soon．
B．Now I've finished both the filming and my first year at university，I plan to spend more time with my family．
C．I enjoyed filming the TV drama butI've missed having a social life-Idon't know what to do at weekends．
D．Acting is more difficult than I'd expected，but I've learned a lot from other membersof my family who work in the business．
分析 该文是Caroline Benson以第一人称的形式叙述自己第一次做演员的经历．
作者从七岁开始喜欢The Finnegans这本书，从没想过自己会参演这部电影．当作者得知这本书要改编成电视剧的时候，他将自己的照片寄给导演，结果就被选为参演演员，学校给了他三周假．拍完回来之后，同学们并不知道发生了什么，而且作者每天六点起床来完成自己错过的论文，最后同学们还是知道了．
之后作者还想从事演艺行业，但是并没有得到任何相关的工作．大一结束后，作者和自己的同学去了德国度假．
解答 30．C．文章主旨题．根据文章的内容，这篇文章主要描述的就是作者自己想拍这部电影的原由并如愿以偿，后文还介绍了一些现状，因此作者写这篇文章是为了描绘自己的这项经历以及感受，即C．describe how pleased she was about this chance to act
31．B．判断推理题．根据文章要改编成电视剧的小说是The Finnegans，根据I'd only ever acted at school，but I'd loved the book since I was eleven．My grandmother used to say I was just like Polly Finnegan and I always imagined myself playing her．可知，作者从七岁开始就超级喜欢这本书，而且她的奶奶和他说自己非常喜欢这个角色，并且经常自己扮演这个角色，而后文提到I knew I had to go for the part．即作者知道自己必须去参演，因此作者决定去试一试的原因是B．She felt she was perfect for playing the part of Polly，即作者认为自己已经准备充分了．
32．C．细节理解题．根据The outdoor filming started a week into term，so I got permission（同意）from the university to be away for three weeks．Once I was back at university，I got up at 6.00a．m．to write essays（论文）I'd missed．可知，作者从学校请了三周的假期完成电视剧的拍摄，而且拍摄完成回学校之后，每天六点起床来完成自己在错过的论文，因此可知该题的答案为C．She took time off and did her college work later．
33．A．细节理解题．根据It was an amazing experience-I'm so lucky．After university，I surely want to make acting my work．可知，这次拍摄体验是非常刺激的，大学毕业后，作者真的希望自己从事演艺行业，而且根据I've tried for other TV parts but haven't received any offers yet．可知，作者仍然想参演另一部戏，但是还没有收到任何要求，因此正确答案为A．I'm going to continue with mystudies，but hope to have the chance to do another TV programme soon．
点评 本文是一篇记叙文．做题时要在理解好文意的基础上，与题目有机的结合，从文章中找到相关细节性的句子与选项细细比对，进行选择或推理判断，选出符合文章内容的正确选项．做题注意灵活，有时可采用排除法或直选法确定出最终答案．
