题目内容
Ang Lee and his film,
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards was held in Los Angeles on 25th March 2001. Awards were given to many good films that night. Over one billion people watched this charming event live on TV. Producers and many superstars all came together to celebrate it that night.
One of the most popular films of the year was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, directed by Ang Lee. Ang Lee is Chinese. He received his education in film-making in New York. He chose actors and actresses with talent from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China to star in this film. Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi are three of them. The film is in Mandarin but it has both Chinese and English subtitles. It shows beautiful views of the desert, the forest and the Chinese style buildings. When Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was announced the Best Foreign Language Film, the whole group of producers and stars from the film jumped up from their chairs. Ang Lee said that many people from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China worked together on the film. Their hard work played an important part in the success of the film.
The programme lasted for three hours that evening. It was a very wonderful night with beautiful people. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won four Oscars. Its success was recognized. In an interview at the Oscar party, Ang Lee told us that the film took them two years to finish. But the hard work paid off.
Choose the right answer according to the article above.
1. Daniel: Who is the director of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?
Millie:…
A. Ang Lee.
B. Chow Yun Fat.
C. Michelle Yeoh.
2. Daniel: Does the film have subtitles?
A. Yes. It has both Chinese and English subtitles.
B. Yes. It has only English subtitles.
C. No, not any.
3. Daniel: How many Oscars did the film win?
A. Two.
B. Four.
C. Six.
4. Daniel: How long did the film take to finish?
A. Two months.
B. One year.
C. Two years.
LOS ANGELES - China has become the world's second-largest market for films, after North America, and China's box office earnings are growing by 30 percent a year. The country is changing the way Hollywood does business.
Films made or shown in China are reviewed by a board of censors（审查署）, and the film Skyfall had some parts cut. The science fiction film Cloud Atlas lost 40 minutes, mostly parts showing violence（暴力）． Films are also cut if they harm China image（形象）．
Some big action films have a direct China connection. The adventure Iron Man 3 was partly filmed in China, so it has also been examined by Chinese officials. "Chinese opinions also influence other films, like 2012", said Stanley Rosen at the University of Southern California. He studies China's film industry. "Even if you're not .making in China, a film like 2012 will be very careful. A film including something that hurts Chinese feelings will simply kill the market."
Chinese audiences love big movies with special effects. Half of Hollywood's box is from Chinese theaters, and Chinese officials last year raised the yearly percentage of film imports(进口) from 20 t0 34. Life of Pi was well received from Taiwan-born director Ang Lee, who has won his second Oscar Award for Best Director at the 85th Academy Awards Ceremony.
"More Hollywood studios（制片公司） are finding Chinese partners for co-productions, and Disney and DreamWorks Animation(梦工厂) are putting money in tourist attractions in Shanghai." Stanley Rosen said, "It's a developing relationship, and Hollywood needs China, as the North American market has been flat. But China needs Hollywood, as well, as you see with DreamWorks and Disney going in."
And China is coming to Hollywood. The Chinese company TCL has bought the right to rename the historic Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. And Dalian Wanda Group has bought a key American theater chain（连锁影院）, AMC. The ties between China and Hollywood are expected to grow further in the future.
54. __________is the largest market for films in the world.
A. China B. North America C. The United States D. India
55. From the passage, we can infer that __________.
A. Chinese audiences develop Hollywood films
B. Hollywood starts to do business in a Chinese way
C. Chinese film market has an influence on Hollywood
D. Hollywood films are shown in most of Chinese theaters
56. The writer uses Disney, DreamWorks Animation and TCL as examples to__________.
A. show the connections between China and Hollywood
B. introduce the movie studios in China and Hollywood
C. show how China and Hollywood help each other
D. explain why more movie studios go into China
