Question

There are many great movie directors of all time and the following are five of those who have largely impressed audience with their body of work.

As a member of the New Hollywood gang, Francis Coppola is best remembered for The God father series. His decision to cast Marlon Brando in the lead also met with fierce opposition from the studio bosses. Good sense became popular, and The God father went on to become one of the most memorable movies ever. Critics may point out that he has become less creative after his seventies, but try as one might, no one can possibly take the place of this great director’s work.

Stanley Kubrick’s movies focus on the themes like sci-fi, horror, dark humor and war. He used symbolism in most of his movies, giving us some wonderful screen visuals, as shown in 2001: A Space Odyssey. His actors in Hollywood complained about the endless number of retakes, but they appreciated the performance he milked out of them. People argue about films like Lolita, A Clockwork Orange and Paths of Glory, but these are now seen as classics.

Steven Spielberg is a great success at the box office, and he is one of the world’s most popular filmmakers today. As the creator of classics like Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, ET, Indiana Jones series, Jaws, Saving Private Ryan, no one can win his hold over the audience. His critics accuse him of being emotional and over the top, but the fact remains that his movies attract the audience, and set the cash registers ringing.

Woody Allen is a director who directs movies full of crime and hate. This comic genius has given us Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters and Midnight in Paris, which have also become classical. His movies constantly include characters who arouse the audience’s sympathy and laughter at the same time, as they set out on a journey of self-discovery. Hollywood star power has never fazed Allen. Thankfully, awards and honors do not interest him, which results in creativity that is original.

1.What do the directors mentioned in the passage have in common?

A．They are interested in awards for their works.

B．They are members of the New Hollywood gang.

C．They have created a lot of movies taken as classics.

D．They focus their themes on negative side of the society

2.The movie Indiana Jones series is directed by ______.

A．Francis Coppola                        B．Woody Allen

C．Stanley Kubrick                         D．Steven Spielberg

3.Stanley Kubrick’s works include the following except ______.

A．Midnight in Paris                        B．2001: A Space Odyssey

C．A Clockwork Orange                     D．Paths of Glory

4.It is implied in the underlined sentence Steven Spielberg ______.

A．was successful in amusing the audience

B．succeeded in making a great box office

C．became much better at creating classics

D．had set a cash register working for himself

5.What will be discussed in the paragraph that follows this passage?

A．Their contribution to the society

B．The difference between the directors

C．Another famous movie directors

D．More great movies from the directors

 

Answer 1

【答案】

C

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【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了五個(gè)著名的導(dǎo)演中的四名，以及這些導(dǎo)演的主要作品和作品的特點(diǎn)，還講述了人們對(duì)這些作品的看法。

1.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段1,2行There are many great movie directors of all time and the following are five of those who have largely impressed audience with their body of work.可知這五個(gè)導(dǎo)演都有自己的經(jīng)典作品，這些電影讓人們難以忘記，故C正確。

2.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Steven Spielberg is a great success at the box office, and he is one of the world’s most popular filmmakers today. As the creator of classics like Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, ET, Indiana Jones series, Jaws, Saving Private Ryan, no one can win his hold over the audience.說明Indiana Jones series也是Steven Spielberg的作品。故D正確。

3.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Woody Allen is a director who directs movies full of crime and hate. This comic genius has given us Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters and Midnight in Paris,說明Midnight in Paris的導(dǎo)演是Woody Allen，而不是Stanley Kubrick。故A符合要求。

4.B 推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后2行His critics accuse him of being emotional and over the top, but the fact remains that his movies attract the audience, and set the cash registers ringing.說明在票房方面沒有人比得過斯皮爾伯格。故B正確。

5.C 推理題。在文章一開始提及了五個(gè)著名的導(dǎo)演，文章中只是提及了四個(gè)，那么接下來就應(yīng)該講述第五個(gè)了，故Ｃ正確。

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