Question

【题目】 La La Land is a 2016 American musical romantic drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a musician and an aspiring (有抱负的) actress who meet and fall in love in Los Angeles. The film’s title refers both to the city of Los Angeles and to the idiom for being out of touch with reality.

Chazelle wrote the screenplay in 2010 but did not find a studio willing to finance the production without changes to his design. Following the success of his 2014 film Whiplash, the project was picked up by Summit Entertainment. La La Land was first showed at the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2016, and was released in the United States on December 9, 2016. It has gained over $432 million worldwide on a production budget of $30 million. La La Land took more than 6 million in its first weekend in UK cinemas, nearly 5 million more than any other film.

La La Land received great acclaim from critics and was regarded as one of the best films of 2016. Critics thought highly of Chazelle’s screenplay and direction, Gosling and Stone’s performances, and Justin Hurwitz’s score (配乐). It won in every category it was nominated (提名) for at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, with a record-breaking seven wins, and received 11 nominations at the 70th British Academy Film Awards, winning five. It received 14 nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, tying the record for most nominations with Titanic (1997) and All About Eve (1950), and won the awards for Best Comedy, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song.

【1】Who plays the role of a musician in La La Land?

A.Damien Chazelle.B.Emma Stone.

C.Ryan Gosling.D.Justin Hurwitz.

【2】The underlined word in Paragraph 3 most probably means “_______”.

A.criticismB.praise

C.refusalD.doubt

【3】According to the passage, Titanic (1997) was nominated for _______ Academy Awards.

A.14B.11

C.7D.5

【4】Which of the following is TRUE about the film La La Land?

A.Its title stands for the city of Los Angeles and a dreamland.

B.So far it has gained a profit of at least $432 million worldwide.

C.It was changed greatly from Chazelle’s original screenplay design.

D.It was first released at the Venice Film Festival on December 9, 2016.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了La La Land 这部电影的内容，发行过程，所获奖项和获奖原因。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中的La La Land is a 2016 American musical romantic drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a musician and an aspiring (有抱负的) actress who meet and fall in love in Los Angeles. (La La Land是2016年上映的一部美国音乐爱情电影，由达米安·查泽勒编剧和导演。瑞恩·高斯林和艾玛·斯通主演，他们分别饰演一名音乐家和一名有抱负的女演员，两人在洛杉矶相遇并相爱)可知， Ryan Gosling在电影La La Land中扮演一个音乐家。故选C。

【2】词句猜测题。根据划线词汇后面内容was regarded as one of the best films of 2016(它被认为是2016年最好的电影之一)以及下文具体陈述了获奖的原因及其奖项。由此推知，划线词汇应是褒义词“表扬”。A. criticism批评；B. praise表扬；C. refusal拒绝；D. doubt怀疑。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的(It received 14 nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, tying the record for most nominations with Titanic (1997) and All About Eve (1950)(它在第89届奥斯卡金像奖上获得了14项提名，与1997年的《泰坦尼克号》和1950年的《彗星撞岸》持平)可知，1997年的《泰坦尼克号》获得了14项奥斯卡提名。故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据第一段中的The film’s title refers both to the city of Los Angeles and to the idiom for being out of touch with reality. (电影的片名既指洛杉矶城，也指一个脱离现实的习语)可知，电影La La Land的名字代表洛杉矶城和一个梦幻之地。故选A。

依据逻辑推理猜测词义：运用逻辑推理猜测词义是使用最广考查最多也最易失分的猜词方式。要求考生具备整合分散、复杂信息的能力，充分利用上下文中相关的词汇并结合具体的语境，从形式和内容上把握语言之间的内在联系，理顺语言之间的逻辑关系，进而达到猜词的目的。在第2小题中，可以根据该划线词所在的上下文语境来推测其意义。根据划线词汇后面内容was regarded as one of the best films of 2016(它被认为是2016年最好的电影之一)以及下文具体陈述了获奖的原因及其奖项。由此推知，划线词汇应是褒义词“表扬”。A. criticism批评；B. praise表扬；C. refusal拒绝；D. doubt怀疑。故选B。