单选题 Acting is such an overcrowded (过度拥挤的) profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is "Don"t!". But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, although the chances of his becoming famous are small. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted, and the course lasts two years. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a theatrical company, usually as assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theater: painting scenery, looking after the furniture, taking care of the clothes, and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed, the hours are long and the salary is tiny. But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy, waiting for the chance of working with a better company, or perhaps in movies or television.
Of course, some people have unusual chances, which lead to fame and success without this long and dull training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A movie producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his luxury car. He told the driver to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked her if she would like to go to the movie company to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took the producer twenty minutes to tell Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was made for her to go to the company the next day. The test was successful. They gave her some necessary lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part in a movie, which made her well-known overnight throughout the country. Of course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world famous. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!

单选题 Why are young people advised not to become actors?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 首段第2句提到，尽管出名的机会十分渺茫，仍有人不听劝阻，感觉自己一定要当演员，由此可知D与此意相符，故为答案。A中表述的内容不是劝阻的原因；文中提到两年的学习时间，但并没说这很长，故B错误；文中提到做舞台经理助理是一项辛苦的工作，并未说表演也如此，故C可排除。

单选题 What does the author say about the assistant stage managers?

单选题 What does the author refer to by saying that "young actors with the stage in their blood are happy"?

单选题 What makes Connie Pratt soon become a famous actress?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 第2段倒数三句提到，公司给康妮·普拉特上了一些必修的课程，几个星期后她就在一部电影里担当了主角，而这部影片使她在全国一夜成名。由此可知答案为D，同时排除A。前面提到康妮·普拉特是由一名普通女工偶然成为演员的，并未在演艺公司当过助理，故C错误；文中的once in a blue moon是指康妮·普拉特未经专业训练一夜成名的机遇很罕见，文中的blue moon不是电影名，故B错误。