When people discover that I work as a film and TV extra (临时演员), they always ask me the same questions: Emily, is it easy to get work? Isn't it boring? Do you get to meet famous actors? Does it pay well? My answers are pretty standard as well: Yes, sometimes, once in a while, and… kind of. The life of an extra is both more interesting and more boring than you might imagine.
Extras, who play the people in crowds, on streets, or in the background of indoors scenes, can come from all walks of life. Unlike many extras, I'm a trained actor. I do get real speaking roles, but work can be hard to come by if you're not a popular star. I'm registered (注册) with an agency that deals only with extras, so I get calls all the time. The agency explains who I'll be someone in a crowd, a member of a jury, a clerk and tells me where to go. Call time is usually bright and early, so I try to get to bed at a reasonable hour.
Sometimes being an extra is a "hurry up and wait" job. In my first extra role, I was one of a group of office workers who come out of a building just as a car explodes (爆炸) in the street. We waited for hours for the scene to be shot, and then went in and out of the building about fifty times, trying to act terrified by an explosion which was not real. Then we had lunch, changed clothes, and spent the afternoons  as customers in a department store.
It may sound like I don’t enjoy the work, but I do. Being part of the background in a convincing (令人信服的) way is challenging, and being on a film or TV set is always fascinating. A lot of famous actors don't even notice the extras, but the ones who do make the job a lot of fun for everyone. As for the money, it's nothing compared to what the big actors make, but it pretty much pays the bills. And, as a bonus, I've beaten my high scores on all my phone games, thanks to all the time I spend sitting around, waiting for something to happen.
41. Emily gives standard answers because ______.
A. she is proud of her job B. she wants to hide her feelings
C. she thinks it's unnecessary to explain D. they are the exact answers to the questions
42. What does Emily think of her job?
A. Busy. B. Enjoyable. C. Fashionable. D. Easy.
43. In line 21, another way to say as a bonus would be ______.
A. above expectation B. as a result C. in general D. after all
44. According to the passage, _____.
A. the famous actors look down upon the extras
B. being an extra is always a "hurry up and wait" job
C. Emily tells the truth about being a film and TV extra
D. those who want to be film or TV extras must be trained
45. We can infer that Emily ______.
A. often pays the bills for others
B. sometimes has to get up very early
C. has beaten all the phone game players
D. was in face of danger in her first extra role
文章大意：本文作者Emily讲述了自己做临时演员的一些真实情况及感悟。
41.C【解析】推理判断题。根据上文they always ask me the same questions: Emily, is it easy to get work? Isn't it boring? Do you get to meet famous actors? Does it pay well? 他们总是问我同样的问题: Emily，找工作容易吗?是不是很无聊?你能见到著名的演员吗?薪水高吗?以及My answers are pretty standard as well: Yes, sometimes, once in a while, and… kind of. 我的回答也很标准:是的，有时候，偶尔，有点。由此可以推知，人们总是问作者同样的问题，所以作者感觉没有必要总是去解释，因此就给出了标准的回答，故答案选C。
42.B【解析】细节理解题。根据The life of an extra is both more interesting and more boring than you might imagine.以及It may sound like I don’ t enjoy the work, but I do.可知，Emily觉得她的工作很有趣，她很喜欢，故答案选B。
43.A【解析】词句猜测题。根据上文As for the money, it's nothing compared to what the big actors make, but it pretty much pays the bills. 至于钱，与大演员的收入相比，这算不了什么，但它几乎可以支付账单。以及下文I've beaten my high scores on all my phone games, thanks to all the time I spend sitting around, waiting for something to happen. 我在所有的手机游戏中都取得了高分，这多亏了我整天坐着等待着什么事情发生。可知这里as a bonus意思是说“额外的红利、额外令人高兴的事情”，结合选项，可知A选项above expectation“超出预期”与之意思相近，故答案选A。
44.C【解析】推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文作者Emily讲述了自己做临时演员的一些真实情况及感悟。结合选项，可知C选项“艾米丽讲述了她在电影和电视上做临时演员的真相。”符合题意，故答案选C。
45.B【解析】推理判断题。根据Call time is usually bright and early, so I try to get to bed at a reasonable hour. 打电话的时间通常是大清早，所以我尽量在合理的时间上床睡觉。由此可以推知，Emily有时不得不起得很早，所以B选项符合题意，故答案选B。