Question

Over three years ago, the French director Jean—Pierre Jeunet and actress Audery Tautou won people's hearts with their popular comedy "Amelie". The fairytale-like film tells the story of a single waitress who helps lonely people find love.

Now, the pair are back with another film. "A Very Long Engagement" is a film about World War I. It received 12 nominations（提名）from France's Cesar Awards last week, including best film, best director and best actress.

Mathilde （Audrey Tautou） is a young woman who becomes disabled after suffering from a disease as a chilD．She lives on a farm with her aunt Benedicte （Chantal Neuwith） and uncle Sylvain （Dominique Pinon）. She receives a regular income from the wealth left to her by parents. She has a fierce and loyal love for Manech （Gaspard Ulliel）, her childhood boyfriend and fiance‘（未婚夫）. He is the son of a lighthouse keeper. When he goes off to the battle fields of World War I, she is lonely, but confident he will return. Early on in the film, five French soldiers are sentenced to death because of intentionally hurting them??selves to escape duty. They are pushed into the German's line of fire. They are made to protect themselves without guns. One of them is Manech. Mathilde firmly believes that Manech is alive. She is determined to find him. She hires a private detective to find out what really happened to those French soldiers. Through letters, photographs, interviews with people who remain alive after the war, and wartime papers, Mathilde discovers how cruel the war is. She also sees the heroism of ordinary men, trying to stay alive on the battle field.

It's funny, sweet and sometimes sad to watch. Jeunet gives a realistic portrait of warfare. Tautou remains the emotional center of the film. She shines as Mathilde, a woman who suffers one failure after another, but refuses to give up her seek for her lover. It's a film for all romantic people who are in search of true love.

How many actors and actresses are mentioned in the passage?

       A．2      B．5       C．4       5．6

The underlined phrase “the pair” refers to ___________.

       A．Pierre Jeunet; Audery Tautou B．Pierre Jeunet; Dominique Pinon

       C．Audery Tautou; Chantal Neuwith   D．Audery Tautou; Gaspard Ulliel

What do we learn about Mathilde from the passage?

       A．She becomes disabled after a car accident.

       B．She was a strong-willed woman.

       C．She lives on a farm with her parents.

       D．She has a fierce and loyal love for Gaspard Ulliel.

According to the passage, why are the soldiers made to protect themselves without guns?

       A．Because they are very strong and needn’t call for guns.

       B．Because they don’t know how to use guns.

       C．Because their guns have been lost.

       D．Because they are punished for trying to escape duty.

Answer 1

【小题1】C

【小题2】A

【小题3】B

【小题4】D

解析:

【小题1】全文中出现了9个人名：Pierre Jeunet、 Audery Tautou、Chantal Neuwith、

Dominique Pinon、Gaspard Ulliel、Mathilde、Benedicte、Sylvain、Manech，其中Pierre Jeunet是a director，Mathilde、Benedicte、Sylvain、Manech是电影人物的名字。所以选项C是正确答案。）

【小题2】根据第一、二段第一句提供的信息可知，选项A是正确答案。）

【小题3】根据第三段第一、二句提供的信息可排除A、C。Gaspard Ulliel是扮演她男朋友Manech的演员的名字，所以D也是错误的。）

【小题4】根据第三段中的句子“……, five French soldiers are sentenced to death because of intentionally hurting them??selves to escape duty. They are pushed into the German's line of fire. They are made to protect themselves without guns”可知，选项D是正确答案。）