Try It a Different Way

Bobby Moresco grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen, a tough working－class neighborhood on Manhattan's West Side. By tradition he __1__ have been, like his father or like most of his childhood pals, a construction worker or a policeman. But he wanted __2__. Attracted by the bright lights from the time Bobby was a teen, he tried to act. “I wasn't a __3__ actor,  but I had a driving need to do something __4__ with my life，” he says.

He moved to Hollywood, promising to find his __5__. But he didn't make __6__. For almost 10 years, he drove a taxi and worked as a waiter, __7__ at an actors' workshop that he opened in Hollywood. But Moresco kept working at his __8__ career.

In 1983 his younger brother was murdered in a mob－linked killing. Moresco moved back to his __9__ neighborhood. In 1988 he finally wrote a play that was __10__ to his life. Called Half－Deserted Streets, it was based on his brother's __11__ and staged at a small theater. A Hollywood producer __12__ to see it and asked him to work on a screenplay.

His __13__ grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. However, it was never easy. By 2003, he was __14__ out of work and out of cash __15__ he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. The two worked on the script but every studio __16__  it down. Moresco believed so __17__ in the script that he borrowed money, and sold his house. At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance.

The movie, Crash, __18__ into the theaters in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a critical success. It won three Academy Awards—Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing.

At the age of 54, Bobby Moresco became an __19__ success. “If you have something you want to do in life, don't think about the problems，” he says, “think about the __20__ to get it done. ”

1. A. must            B. should               C. can          D. need

2. A. over             B. far                    C. out                 D. up

3. A. simple       B. strict          C. firm      D. good

4. A. different     B. impressive      C. effective   D. special

5. A. occasion     B. treasure        C. fortune    D. possibility

6. A. it           B. one           C. this       D. that

7. A. communicating          B. entertaining

C. practicing               D. volunteering

8. A. afforded     B. chosen        C. respected   D. offered

9. A. early        B. worn          C. old       D. passed

10. A. turned     B. pointed         C. belonged  D. related

11. A. arresting    B. injuring        C. killing    D. shooting

12. A. advised    B. happened       C. intended  D. planned

13. A. influence  B. ambition         C. success  D. reputation

14. A. again     B. even           C. finally     D. still

15. A. before    B. when          C. since       D. while

16. A. let       B. looked         C. took       D. turned

17. A. strongly   B. hardly         C. deeply      D. bravely

18. A. moved    B. slipped        C. fell        D. put

19. A. effortless        B. enjoyable

C. overnight        D. optimistic

20. A. ways      B. lines    C. manners        D. actions

. 1. 解析：選B。因為他出身普通工人家庭，按照父親和周邊伙伴們的發(fā)展軌跡，他也應(yīng)該只能當(dāng)建筑工人或警察。should表示推測，可意為“按理說應(yīng)該”；must太肯定；can表示可能性時一般不用于肯定句或表示 “客觀的可能”；need 意為“需要”。故選B。

2. 解析：選C。他想擺脫自己的宿命。out表示“從……中出來”。

3. 解析：選D。Bobby從少年時期就開始演戲，但如同后來所知，他的演藝生涯一直不成功，因此選D表示，“不是一個好演員”。

4. 解析：選A。雖然不是一個好的演員，但他還是希望能為改變自己的人生做一些使生活變得“不同的”事情。

5. 解析：選C。為了實現(xiàn)自己的夙愿，他去了好萊塢碰運(yùn)氣。碰運(yùn)氣可用meet(find)one's fortune表示。

6. 解析：選A。make it意為“成功；做成”。

7. 解析：選D。因為太想當(dāng)一名演員，所以他“自愿”在自己開辦的一個表演單位做出租司機(jī)和服務(wù)員的工作。

8. 解析：選B。根據(jù)上下文的意思可知，盡管他目前做的工作很辛苦，但他仍然執(zhí)著于自己選擇的事業(yè)，故chosen符合句意。afforded給予，提供；respected受尊敬的；offered提供，含義均與句意不符。

9. 解析：選C。由于弟弟被謀殺，他放棄了自己的工作(失業(yè)了)，回到老地方。

10. 解析：選D。句意表示他寫了一部與他自己生活有關(guān)的戲劇。與……有關(guān)可用be related to表示。

11. 解析：選C。上文已經(jīng)談到他的弟弟被謀殺。killing代指此事。

12. 解析：選B。好萊塢的一個制片人碰巧(happen)看到了這部戲。

13. 解析：選D。他漸漸有了名氣。reputation名氣，名望，符合句意。influence影響；ambition雄心；success成功，均不符合句意。

14. 解析：選A。上文談到他在1983年失業(yè)過一次，因此這次是再一次失業(yè)。

15. 解析：選B。正在他窮困潦倒時，一個導(dǎo)演跟他交上了朋友。when表示“正當(dāng)……時”。

16. 解析：選D。他們二人合作創(chuàng)作了劇本但被攝影室給拒絕了。turn down這里意為“拒絕，駁回”。

17. 解析：選A。盡管劇本被一次次駁回，但他對自己的作品有著強(qiáng)烈的信心。strongly反映他堅強(qiáng)的意志力。

18. 解析：選B。由于在此之前一直沒有人賞識，因此他的電影是“悄悄地”被放映的，同時根據(jù)后面的quietly的排比手法也可推測出答案。

19. 解析：選C。become an overnight success一舉成名。

20. 解析：選A。句意表示“考慮能使工作做好的方法”。way表示“方法”；manner使用單數(shù)時表示“方法，方式”，但C選項是復(fù)數(shù)形式；manners意為“禮貌，規(guī)矩”；action意為“行動”。

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