TomHanksiswellknowntomanypeople.HeonceactedinthefilmsForrestGumpandDaVinciCode.Butdoyouknowthathewasnotpopularwithhisclassmatesandteacherswhenhewasveryyoung?TomHankswasborninConcordCalifornia.Heonc

TomHanksiswellknowntomanypeople.HeonceactedinthefilmsForrestGumpandDaVinciCode.Butdoyouknowthathewasnotpopularwithhisclassmatesandteacherswhenhewasveryyoung?

TomHankswasborninConcordCalifornia.Heoncesaidtoareporter“WhenIwasyoungmaybeothersthoughtofmeasastupidboy.ButIwasacompleteoptimist(乐观主义者).IneverkeptthesebadthingsinmymindandIdidn’tcareaboutothers’thoughtssoIdidn’tgetintotrouble.LaterItookactingclasses.Ithoughttheclasseswerethebestplacesforboyswholikedmakingnoise.Ioftenwenttothemovies.Iwouldnevergotherewithothers.Iwouldjustdrivetoatheatrealoneandspendalotoftimelearninghowtoact.”

TomHankshasplayedmanydifferentcharacters.HeactedwellinSleeplessinSeattle.ItbecametheturningpointofTomHanks’career(事业).ThenhismoviePhiladelphiamadehimwinthesixty-sixthOscarasthebestactor.

TomHanks’roadtosuccesshasn’tbeenverysmoothbuthehasworkedveryhardandnevergivenup.Finallyhehasfoundhisownplaceintheworldofmovies.

( )1.WhatdidTomHanksdowhensomepeoplethoughthewasastupidboy?

A.Hekeptbadthingsinhismind.

B.Hegotintotroubleandstayedathome.

C.Hedecidedtobecomeanactor.

D.Hewasstillashappyasbefore.

( )2.WhatdidTomHanksusuallydotolearnhowtoact?

A.Heoftenwenttothemoviesalone.

B.HeoftenwatchedTVorVCDsathome.

C.Heoftenplayeddifferentpartsinsomemovies.

D.Heoftenwenttothemovieswithhisfriends.

( )3.WhichmoviebecametheturningpointofTomHanks’actingcareer?

A.SleeplessinSeattle.

B.DaVinciCode.

C.Philadelphia. D.ForrestGump.

( )4.Theunderlinedword“smooth”inthepassagemeans“　”inChinese.

A.曲折的 B.平坦的

C.漫长的 D.窄小的

( )5.Whatdoesthewritertrytotellus?

A.Talentisveryimportanttoaperson’ssuccess.

B.Teachers’orfriends’supportisveryimportant.

C.Nomatterwhatdifficultieswemeetweshouldstayoptimisticandnevergiveup.

D.Ifwewanttosucceedintheworldofmoviesweshouldattendmoreactingc