题目内容
11.Movies that have had a great influence on society and awareness tend to force us to care about topics outside of our comfort zone.While the characters in the following two classic storied suffer from medical issues,they have an effect on our understanding of illness and the human spirit.●My Left Foot (1989)
Health issue:cerebral palsy (大脑性麻痹)
Starring:Daniel Day-Lewis,Brenda Fricker
Plot summary:It is a true story of Irish writer and cerebral palsy victim Christy Brown.He is a young Irish man suffering from cerebral palsy,which make most of his body motionless except for his left foot.Because of his disorder,Brown is considered mentally useless by most people who know him,including his own father.However,with support from his mother,Brown learns to write and paint with his left foot and eventually becomes a famous artist and author.
Influence:Although Brown's 1970novel Down All the Days was quite popular,by the 1980s,many still associated cerebral palsy with his complete mental and physical disability.The film helped to change people's wrong ideas by stressing Brown literary and artistic contribution,his sense of humor and struggles with depression.
●The King's Speech (2010)
Health issue:the stutter (口吃)
Starring:Colin Firth,Geoffrey Rush,Helena Bonham Carter
Plot summary:GeorgeⅥ,King of the United Kingdom,suffers from a stuttering disorder,so most people think he is unfit to lead the country.But with the help of a speech expert,King GeorgeⅥovercomes his disorder and becomes a capable leader.
Influence:The King's Speech has been praised for its accurate description of the challenges commonly faced by GeorgeⅥwho had a speech disorder."This movie raised awareness of the complexities of the stutter and also of the help that is available to those in need,"Jane Fraser,President of The Stuttering Foundation,tells Yahoo Health.
21.What do the two movies have in common?D
A.They describe doctor's life
B.They give advice on health
C.They make us comfortable
D.They affect the audience a lot
22.From the text,we know that BrownB
A.wrote many popular novels
B.wrote his experience in the novel
C.had no sense of humor at all
D.was full of energy all the time
23.Which of the following it TRUE about GeorgeⅥ?C
A.He was upset about having stuttering
B.He finally became a speech expert
C.He was thought unfit to be a king
D.He was unwilling to be a king.
分析 本文为广告应用文,介绍了两部对观众影响巨大的电影.
解答 21---23 DBC
21.答案D.细节理解题.根据文章第一段"Movies that have had a great influence on society and awareness tend to force us to care about topics outside of our comfort zone.While the characters in the following two classic storied suffer from medical issues,they have an effect on our understanding of illness and the human spirit."可知,本文要介绍对人们影响巨大的电影,故选D.
22.答案B.推理判断题.根据My Left Foot (1989)的第四段"Although Brown's 1970novel Down All the Days was quite popular,by the 1980s,many still associated cerebral palsy with his complete mental and physical disability."可知,Brown写的书与自己的疾病有关,故选B.
23.答案C.细节理解题.根据The King's Speech (2010)的第三段"so most people think he is unfit to lead the country"可知,很多人认为他不适合当国王,故选C.
点评 应试技巧和解题步骤:首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料. 其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读每篇材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息. 要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.
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A. | adaptation | B. | appointment | C. | reservation | D. | assumption |
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B.Making It up as I Go Along
C.Mog and Me and Other Stories
D.Map Stories
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A.Matthew Syed
B.Francisca Matteoli
C.Marian Keyes
D.Judith Kerr
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A.parents
B.children
C.businessmen
D.politician.
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