阅读理解。
Five years ago, Wang Baoqiang was a nobody to most Chinese people. However, he is now a household
film star in China.
Wang is the youngest child of a poor family in Hebei province. Dreaming of becoming an actor, he left
home at the age of 8 to study kung fu at Shaolin Temple, since kung-fu actors seemed to appear most often
on the big screen.
At 14, he moved to Beijing for his acting career for the first time, with little money in his pocket. He
worked at a construction site (建筑工地) for 20 to 25 yuan per day, and spent his free time standing in front
of the Beijing Film Studio, eager to be chosen as temporary (临时的) actors. This was the most difficult time
for the boy. His opportunity finally came one day after he went for a role in the movie"Blind Shaft". He was
chosen to play a young coal miner. The movie won him three prizes in Thailand, France and Taiwan. But his
success didn't make any difference to his life.
That year, he went home for the Spring Festival. He gave his family his earnings from the movie, around
US$250 and then returned to Beijing with 500 yuan, the same amount he had when he first set foot in the city.
His life was as simple as before.
Thanks to his natural performance in"Blind Shaft," he was invited by the famous director Feng Xiaogang
to act in the film"A World Without Thieves" in 2004, which made him famous immediately. People called him
"Shagen," the name of his character in the movie.
Wang's latest work,"Soldiers' Sortie" has made him the most popular actor on the Chinese mainland. For
the actor, it's a dream coming true.
"Dreams come true. I think my life is exactly a course of pursuing (追求) dreams. No matter how tough
one thing is, I can make it as long as I put great effort into it," he said.
1. Why does Wang Baoqiang leave for Shaolin Temple at his early age?
A. To study kungfu to build up his strength.
B. He has seen through the human society.
C. To realize his childhood dream to be an actor.
D. To make money in support of his family.
2. Which of the following films made him win three prizes?
A. A World Without Thieves
B. Soldiers' Sortie.
C. Plot Against
D. Blind Shaft
3. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. The Movies about Wang Baoqiang
B. Pursuing Dreams
C. How to Become Famous
D. Overnight Well-known
