Question

The blockbuster film Titanic has brought millions of dollars and thousands of people to the theaters and continues to touch people today in their homes. Why is this film so successful? It is a combination of many different things. Among these are many different elements. Looking at some of these elements will show how the director and others involved were able to create an emotionally charged movie that appealed to millions.

The film uses one thematic（主題的）element called—The Truth of Human Nature. The two main characters seem to represent noble people. Most of the other characters in the film are shown as non-tolerant, rude and cold-hearted people. The element of focusing on the two main characters' love and emotion seems symbolic of an ideal state.

The film also addresses issues concerning different classes. This is done in a few different ways. The most noticeable way is that the lower class people remain locked in the basement as the ship goes down. Throughout Titanic, the lighting is very important. The poor, lower class people are always shown in very warm-coloured light that gives them a sense of life and happiness. On the other hand, the rich, upper class are always shown in a flat light portraying the feeling of hardness and coldness. By using these techniques, they show the issue of class segregation（種族隔離）, and they create stereotypes. The main characters are able to break free of these stereotypes and be together. This is the solution to the segregation problem.

As you can see, Titanic took a lot of thinking and preparation to film in a manner that would create emotion and bring to the surface the issues and story of the great ship.

41.        The underlined word “blockbuster” in the first paragraph probably means “_______”．

A. something very successful                        B. a highly explosive bomb

C. something worth a lot of money                 D. a very touching love story

42.        In Titanic, the scene of the lower class people remaining locked in the basement as the ship goes down is used to ________.

A. criticize cold-hearted rich people

B. enlarge the scene of the film

C. criticize the reality of the unfair society

D. emphasize the condition of the poor then

43.        Why were different colours of light used in the film Titanic? ________

A. They were used to show the difference between the rich and the poor.

B. The director was determined to achieve good visual effect.

C. The social status was represented by the color of light in the past.

D. The use of light was the main technique the director made use of.

44.        What can we learn from the passage? _________

A. The segregation problem in the society can be solved by using the light.

B. Though love is the main theme of Titanic, it also reflects some social problems.

C. Because of the director's talents, the film Titanic achieved great success.

D. In the film Titanic there are two characters altogether.

45.        The writer mainly talks about ________ in this passage.

A. the process of shooting Titanic

B. the techniques used in the movie Titanic

C. the reasons for the success of Titanic

D. the outline of the movie Titanic

Answer 1

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