Alexander Richard Pettyfer (born on April 10, 1990) is an English actor. The son of an actor and a former fashion model, he began his career as a child fashion model at the age of seven, modeling for labels such as GAP, after meeting Ralph Lauren in a toy store in New York City. He attended Twickenham Preparatory School in Hampton and later the Mall, a small private school in Twickenham and as a schoolboy, performed in plays, including Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.

“When you go through such a long process of auditioning you kind of forget about getting it. It’s more like you keep going up and having a little bit of fun,” Pettyfer said.
The film became a hot topic for film critics. One review of Pettyfer’s performance described him as playing the role with an “earnest seriousness”, although another noted that he “isn’t quite at ease as an actor”. Media reports have specified that the film is expected to make Pettyfer a “teen idol”.
After Pettyfer completed filming on Stormbreaker, he did not discuss the film with anyone at his school, and decided to leave school and concentrate on his film career, as well as study drama full time at college. Now he is studying at Shiplake College boarding school. Pettyfer likes skiing, dancing, and hockey when not working.
【小题1】What’s the CORRECT time order of these events in Pettyfer’s career?
① He made his first appearance in a film.
② He made his first appearance in a play.
③ He made his first appearance on television.
④ He made his first appearance as a model.

A．①②③④

B．①②④③

C．④③①②

D．④②③①

【小题2】Anthony Horowitz chose Pettyfer as the main character in Stormbreaker because ____.

A．Pettyfer was born in a family of actors and models

B．Pettyfer made his first public appearance at an early age

C．Pettyfer performed well in Tom Brown’s Schooldays

D．Pettyfer performed best among the 500 boys who auditioned

【小题3】What can be inferred about the film version of Stormbreaker?

A．It was a hit film.

B．All the reviews of this film are positive.

C．Pettyfer didn’t want to play in the film.

D．Pettyfer wasn’t satisfied with his performance in it.

【小题4】Which of the following statements best describes Pettyfer?

A．He’s always ready to help others.

B．He’s too confident of his ability.

C．He prefers drama to films.

D．He likes doing sports in spare time.

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　　It was the one-and-a-half weeks since Sonya and I began our“silence marathon”.

　　Sonya had a huge effect on clothes my friends and I wore. We'd always have to __1__ with her to see how we looked. Her cruel words often __2__ all my self-confidence（自信心）for the day-- and then she would then tell me that she should be my __3__ consultant（顾问）.

　　Well, on this particular day I made one single, __4__ comment about her clothes,“I like those shoes, but they don't __5__ your sweater.”I said. Her eyes started to burn __6__ they were on fire.

　　After that, every time I walked past her, I could smell her perfume-- it was the __7__ I had given her for her birthday. It drove me mad, but I managed to __8__ my angry feelings towards her and kept walking on by.

　　I developed some very useful __9__ to make her think about me. One time __10__ still sticks in my mind. It was during the break and I was trying to ignore（忽略）my deskmate's bad __11__ when he told me about the onion chips he had for lunch. The story wasn't at all humorous __12__ I giggled（哈哈地笑）just so she could see me laughing.

　　Then, one maths lesson, the room was so __13__ I could hear my heart beating in my chest. And my nose __14__ the perfume again. I really don't __15__ feeling anything. I looked down at my hand and wondered why it was __16__. I looked up and she was sitting there, beautiful as ever.

　　I__17__ my courage to say“I'm sorry.”But all that came out was a trembling voice and something like,“Hi.”And I guess she was __18__ too, because when she said“Hi”back, it sounded just like __19__ And this was the start of our new fashion and feeling-conscious __20__.

(1)A．check	B．deal		C．play	D．connect
(2)A．developed	B．destroyed		C．doubled	D．provided
(3)A．career	B．family		C．study	D．fashion
(4)A．useless	B．valueless		C．harmless	D．helpless
(5)A．fit	B．match		C．fix	D．serve
(6)A．as 　　 if	B．even 　　 though		C．as 　　 far as	D．so 　　 that
(7)A．product	B．pattern		C．kind	D．brand
(8)A．control	B．relax		C．cure	D．forget
(9)A．techniques	B．steps		C．factors	D．solutions
(10)A．at 　　least	B．in 　　 fact		C．for 　　 ever	D．in 　　 particular
(11)A．purpose	B．breath		C．clothes	D．teeth
(12)A．and	B．until		C．but	D．when
(13)A．noisy	B．messy		C．quiet	D．empty
(14)A．was 　　 filled with			B．was 　　 fed up with
C．was 　　 amazed at			D．was 　　 pleased with
(15)A．care		B．remember	C．consider		D．admit
(16)A．moving		B．sinking	C．shaking		D．waving
(17)A．gathered		B．held	C．increased		D．collected
(18)A．delighted		B．frightened	C．disappointed		D．excited
(19)A．hers		B．ours	C．yours		D．mine
(20)A.satisfaction		B.organization	C．membership		D．relationship