Zhao Wenxuan，a film star from Taiwan，has been fond of seeing films since his childhood. He would sometimes go to the cinema for the same film four or five times. He also enjoys literature and art. Before he took the film acting as his career，he had worked in an airline in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan Province. His change of job to acting was quite by chance.
One day，he came across in the paper an advertisement for a leading actor to appear in the film named “Wedding Feast.” Full of excitement，he answered the job ad by telephoning the director of the film — Mr. Li An. It was this telephone call that had changed all his life. At last the director decided him to be the very person for the role. That he could be chosen owed much to his good command of English，natural manners and low pay for his work in the film.
The film “Wedding Feast” proved to be a hit. It won the German Golden Bear Award and entered the competition for one of the Oscar Academy Awards. Also, it was the first Taiwan film that was permitted to be shown in the U. S. Thanks to the film，Zhao Wenxuan became popular in Taiwan, Hong Kong and southeast Asia.
In 1994，Mr. Zhao acted as a leading role in the Hong Kong film，“Red Rose and White Rose”，in which many film stars like Ms Chen Chong from U. S. and Ms Ye Yuqing from the local area participated. This film was named for 10 prizes of the Taiwan Golden Horse Prize and at last it was awarded five prizes for the best play，actress and music. Zhao has regarded the film as one of his favorite films since he stepped into the acting circle.
Since 1993，Mr. Zhao has taken part in the shootings of 13 films， most of which are thought highly of.
Mr. Zhao said the that Taiwan should think to cooperate much with the mainland in the film producing industry and it would benefit each other. In recent years he often came to the mainland for film shooting. He has just completed his performance in the film “Love Affairs” directed by Mr. LiXin，a director from Shanghai Film Studio.
小題1:Why could Zhao Wenxuan play the leading role in the movie “Wedding Feast”？
A．Because he liked to see films very much.
B．Because he was a famous actor at that time.
C．Because he could speak English very well，acted naturally and gave no thought to the pay for his work in the movie.
D．Because the director of the movie knew him very well.
小題2:The text suggests that _____.
A．“Wedding Feast” is just an ordinary film
B．the film “Wedding Feast” disappointed people greatly
C．Zhao Wenxuan became a famous movie star because of the film “Wedding Feast”
D．A lot of the Taiwan films are shown in the U. S. every year
小題3:Which of the following is the right order for Mr. Zhao Wenxuan‘s experience？
a. He joined in the film “Red Rose and White Rose” in Hong Kong.
b. He worked in an airline in Taipei.
c. He suggested Taiwan and the mainland should film more together.
d. When he was a boy，he often went to the cinema.
e. He has just finished the film “Love Affairs” in Shanghai.
f. He acted an important role in the film “Wedding Feast”.
A．d，b，f，a，e，cB．a(chǎn)，b，d，f，e，c
C．b，e，f，a，d，cD．c，b，e，a，f，d
小題4:From the text it can be inferred that _____.
A．one’s success is frequently (often) closely connected with a favorable chance
B．it is never too late to learn
C．know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of
defeat
D．there is no limit to knowledge

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:A
文章講述了趙文瑄的從藝歷程，以及個人的一些成就。
小題1:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第四行That he could be chosen owed much to his good command of English，natural manners and low pay for his work in the film.
小題2:推理題。根據(jù)文章第四段內(nèi)容可知，Wedding Feast出名以后，他也隨著出名。
小題3:排序題�？梢岳门懦�，d講述小時候的事情排在第一。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知A正確。
小題4:推斷題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句. His change of job to acting was quite by chance.可以推斷出有些人的成功是與有利的機會聯(lián)系在一起的。
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