Question

【题目】Some of those who oppose smoking in movies have just seen the future, and they are not happy about it.

Having caught up with James Cameron’s3-D science fiction thriller, “Avatar,” over the holidays, Stanton A. Glantz, director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at the University of California, said his Smoke Free Movies initiative(倡议) would soon come out swinging with an informational campaign aimed at what he saw as the movie’s pro-smoking message.

“This is like someone just put a bunch of plutonium(钚) in the water supply,” Mr. Glantz said in a telephone interview last week. He was referring to scenes in which an environmental scientist played by Sigourney Weaverdrags lovingly on a cigarette as she works to save the moon Pandora sometime in the 22nd century.

Scenesmoking.org, which monitors tobacco mentions in films, gave “Avatar” a rating: A “black lung.” Still, this movie is not the only holiday picture to earn that distinction, which indicates unacceptable depictions(描绘) of tobacco.

“Sherlock Holmes” and “The Blind Side,” which were distributed by Warner Brothers; “Nine,” from the Weinstein Company; “Did You Hear About the Morgans?”from Sony Pictures; and “The Fantastic Mr. Fox,” also from Fox, were similarly rated with a “black lung” for tobacco use.

In a statement sent by e-mail over the weekend, Mr. Cameron said he had never intended Ms. Weaver’s character, Grace Augustine, to be “a role model” for teenagers. “She’s rude, she swears, she drinks, she smokes,” wrote Mr. Cameron. “Also, from a character perspective, we were showing that Grace doesn’t care about her human body, only her avatar body, which again is a negative comment about people in our real world living too much in their avatars, meaning online and in video games.”

Speaking as an artist, Mr. Cameron said: “I don’t believe in the dogmatic(教条的) idea that no one in a movie should smoke. Movies should reflect reality…I do agree that young role-model characters should not smoke in movies, especially in a way which suggests that it makes them cooler or more accepted by their peers.”

For the record, apart from the 3-D tobacco use, Mr. Glantz said he found “Avatar” to be “a great movie.”

【1】What would be the best title for the text?

A. “Avatar” Made by James Cameron Becomes the Latest Hit Again

B. A discussion about the Role-model for Young People

C. ‘Avatar’ Joins Holiday Movies That Fail an Antismoking Test

D. A Campaign against Smoking

【2】What is Warner Brothers?

A. A rating administration. B. A research center.

C. A film. D. A film company.

【3】What is the tone of the text?

A. Doubtful. B. Objective C. Subjective. D. Sensitive.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】文章介绍了禁烟电影刚刚收到一定效果，但随着电影《阿凡达》的假期上映，禁烟测试结果失败了。不过《阿凡达》仍是一部伟大的电影。

【1】C主旨大意题。文章介绍了禁烟电影刚刚收到一定效果，随着电影《阿凡达》的假期上映，禁烟测试结果失败了，故选C。

【2】D推理判断题。根据第五段“Sherlock Holmes” and “The Blind Side,” which were distributed by Warner Brothers; “Nine,” from the Weinstein Company; “Did You Hear About the Morgans? ” from Sony Pictures; and “The Fantastic Mr. Fox,” also from Fox, were similarly rated with a “black lung” for tobacco use.可知，电影“Sherlock Holmes” 和 “The Blind Side” Warner Brothers分开，只有生产这两部电影的电影公司可以做，故Warner Brothers是电影公司，故选D。

【3】B推理判断题。文章前两段讲述了一些人对《阿凡达》的负面批评，这部电影使禁烟测试失败；倒数第二、三段是电影导演为这部电影的辩护，最后一段是另外一个人对这部电影的评价，作者的立场是客观的，故选B。