Question

THIS movie is about an adventure on an island called Skull, where an oversize gorilla named Kong falls in love with a blonde beauty. Nothing much to expect, you might say .

But you might be wrong.

It has been 72 years since the story was first brought to the screen. But the latest movie version, "King Kong", is a box office hit in the US. The film opens in China on January 14.

Kong himself resonates through American culture: his name known to every 10-year-old boy, his image used to sell everything from insurance to snacks.

So what is it that makes the story attractive to generations of Americans?

Set in the Great Depression of the 1930s, the film follows New York actress Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts), who is kidnapped by movie makers. She was taken to the Skull Island, where she was caught by the aboriginals, who want to sacrifice her to King Kong, a gorilla.

But instead of eating Ann, King Kong saves her. He is captured and dragged back to New York. There he bursts free and climbs the Empire State Building in search of Ann.

Why did King Kong appear in 1933? And why is he back now, in 2005?

In 1933 a worldwide economic depression threw the future into doubt. "The monster represents American workers' feelings at being caged by forces beyond their control," says Gerald Molyneaux, La Salle University film professor and biographer of Charlie Chaplin.

Now, once again, Americans worry about their future in an age of terror, threatened by the presence of "the other" this time by al-Qaida.

But some people, on the other hand, see the movie just as what it is.

"I am confident the story is not any type of social or political allegory," says artist Dave Dorman, creator of the cover illustrations for the new King Kong comic books. "Sometimes an ape is just an ape."

 

63. What is the best title for this passage?

   A. King Kong rules                           

   B. A Film Named “King Kong”

   C. An Ape Called King Kong on an Island

  D. Why King Kong is so popular in America now ?

64. According to the passage, which of the following is wrong ?

   A. King Kong falls in love with a beautiful girl with blonde hair whose name is Ann.

   B. The story was once made into a film 72 years ago.

   C. Now Americans worry about their future in an age of terror, because the new King Kong will be beyond their control.

   D. The story referred to in the passage has been very popular in America.

65. When the artist Dave Dorman ,creator of the cover illustrations for the new King Kong comic books says “Sometimes an ape is just an ape.” , he probably means________.

A. an ape is not as clever as a human being though it is kind-hearted

B. an ape is impossible to control human beings

C. King Kong is a monster that will be under the control of Americans

D. the story has nothing to do with social or political issues

66. We can infer from the passage that ________.

     A. King Kong is an adventure story

     B. King Kong is caught and brought back to New York, but he escapes

C. American people like King Kong very much

D. the terror attack made by al-Qaida today has brought great terror to American people

67. The main purpose for the writer to write this passage is_________.

A. to introduce something about the new American film “King Kong” to the Chinese people

B. to introduce something about the new Chinese film “King Kong” to the American people

C. to make some comments on the new film “King Kong”

D. to present him review to the readers

Answer 1

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