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【题目】THE MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES OF 2020

Welcome to the year when your patience finally pays off. The movies 2020 is offering have us almost hyperventilating - mostly because it feels like we’ve been waiting forever for many of them to land in theaters.

The Grudge

Directed by: Nicolas Pesce

Opening on: January 3,2020

A remake of the American remake of the Japanese horror favorite, Grudge once again focuses on a vengeful ghost with a long memory. Critical darling Andrea Riseborough stars, and director Nicolas Pesce has some form: critics called his The Eyes of My Mother a haunting slasher.

Weathering with You

Directed by: Makoto Shinkai

Opening on: January 17,2020

The latest animated adventure from Makoto Shinkai, the acclaimed director of Your Name, centers on a pair of teens, one of whom can control the weather, who meet and form a bond with each other, before one of them reveals a secret that will change both of them forever.

The Gentlemen

Directed by: Guy Ritchie

Opening on: January 24,2020

After a bit of a departure with 2019’s live-action Aladdin remake, Guy Ritchie returns to his roots with this British gangster tale about an American expat ( Matthew McConaughey) with a weed empire in London whose imminent retirement from the business spawns a criminal free-for-all for his territory. Fans of Ritchie’s early work are excited to see him at the helm of another crime caper, and it’s hard to beat the sight of a slimy-looking Hugh Grant playing against type’

The Rhythm Section

Directed by: Reed Morano

Opening on: January 31,2020

Blake Lively stars in the latest troubled female assassin movie, based on the eponymous novel by Mark Burnell. She plays Stephanie Patrick, a plane crash survivor who wants to get to the bottom of the disaster that killed her family and discovers it was no accident, which sets her on a path of revenge.

1Who is a horror movie director?

A.Nicolas Pesce.B.Makoto Shinkai.

C.Guy Ritchie.D.Reed Morano.

2Which movie is adapted from a novel?

A.The Grudge.B.Weathering with You.

C.The Gentlemen.D.The Rhythm Section.

3What can we infer from the text?

A.The Grudge is the first remake of a Japanese movie.

B.Weathering with You may appeal to children.

C.The Gentlemen is based on a real story.

D.Blake Lively’s parents were murdered.

【答案】

1A

2D

3B

【解析】

本文为说明文。文章主要介绍了2020年最受期待的三部电影。

1

细节理解题。根据The Grudge Directed Directed by: Nicolas Pesce部分中的“A remake of the American remake of the Japanese horror favorite, Grudge once again focuses on a vengeful ghost with a long memory. … and director Nicolas Pesce … critics called his The Eyes of My Mother a haunting slasher”,《怀恨》是美国翻拍的日本恐怖片,《怀恨》再次聚焦于一个记性很好的复仇鬼魂。……导演尼古拉斯·佩塞,评论家称他的《我母亲的眼睛》是一部令人难忘的恐怖片。从“horror”“ghost”可以看出Nicolas Pesce拍电影是恐怖电影。由此可知Nicolas Pesce.是恐怖电影的导演。故选A

2

细节理解题。根据The Rhythm Section部分中的“Blake Lively stars in the latest troubled female assassin movie, based on the eponymous novel by Mark Burnell” 可知,布莱克·莱弗利主演的最新电影《麻烦女刺客》由马克·伯奈尔的同名小说改编。从novel(小说)一词可以看 出该电影改编自一本小说。故选D

3

推理判断题。根据Weathering with You部分中的“The latest animated adventure from Makoto Shinkai, the acclaimed director of Your Name, centers on a pair of teens,…” 《你的名字》的著名导演Shinkai最近的一部动画片以一对十几岁的孩子为中心。由此可推断出,这部分电影聚焦于青少年,可推断出这部电影会吸引孩子们。故选B

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