Personally,I like Chinese New Year's moviesvery much.Because they are filled with joyousthemes.and this kind ofmovie is a good choice for people who finally finish a year'shard work and wish to add some refreshment to their new year.
And it proved to be true that Chinese New Year's movies are in need,for they were well received by common people inthe late 1990s.However,after less than 10.years of flourishing,they are now facing a great decline in box office income.
I think the failure of Chinese New Year's movies is for two main reasons:lack of creation and low quality of produetion.
Audiences are not fools.They watch movies in order to get satisfaction,bappiness and enlightenment(启发)not to be tricked by meaningless,same stories.If a movie tell aboring story,how can filmakers expect applause(鼓掌)fromthe audience.
And at the same time we hope that directors choose actors and actresses carefully.The success of a movie is mostlydetermined by a fine story and good performances.If performers aren't able to communicate a character's emotions exactlv,no matter how wonderful a story is,the movie may be afailure.So a popular New Year's movie ought to be creativeand elaborately(精心地)produced.
My favoufite Chinese New Year's movie is“Be There orBe Square”(Bu Jian Bu San),directed by Feng Xiaogang.It's a story about love and life.The hero is a Chinese man who struggles hard in the US.One day,he meets a girl from Beijing.The two share the same goal:making their fortunes in America.After a series of ups and downs,they fail to realizetheir dreams.But,they finally fall in love with each other and decide to go back to China to make a brand new start.
Feng is good at providing humorous and simple lines with deep and strongly felt meaning.As far as the andience is concerned,it was acceptable and interesting.And the leading ac-tor and actress showed superior performances.They coopera-ted so well and acted so naturally that it seemed they were truly a pair of lovers.
From the simple but moving story,I got a lot.Besides money and fame,there are many other beautiful things worth pursuing(追求)and loving.
Good stories and actors are what the audience desire.Whether Chinese New Year's movies will last in the New Year's film market depends mostly on the filmmakers'attitude towards movie production.I hope that in the coming new year.I can spend several hours in a cinema enjoying a good movie instead of just chatting with my friends to escape a boring movie.
(1)
Form the passage we know________
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A.
the author thinks highly of the present New Year's movies
B.
the author are complaining of some New Year's movies
C.
people don't need New Year's movies now
D.
none of New Year's movies are well produced
(2)
In the opinion of the author,New Year's movie should solve the following problems except ________
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A.
lack of creation
B.
low quality of production
C.
directors'careful choices of actors and actresses
D.
simplicity
(3)
One of the things that make the author like the moie“Be There or Be Square”(Bu jian Bu San)is ________
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A.
humor,simplicity and satisfactory end
B.
nature,enlightenment and sad background
C.
good theme,good performances and a brand new start
D.
creation,good production and natural performances
(4)
Film-makers'attitude to movie production will ________
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A.
mostly determine whether the New Year's film ma-ket will last
B.
determine the success of the future New Year's movies
C.
mostly determine whether Chinese New Year's movieswill last in the New Year's film market
Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the fligt to Paris.He was Wearing three shirts,a jackt,two pairs of socks,a pair of shorts,and two pairs of jeans.He wascarrying one.small backpack,which was very full,but he didn`t have any other luggage.Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight.He found Tony near the Air France counter.Tony gave him a round-trip tockct and a smaii package.
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Give tis package to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris.He will have a sign with your name on it.I tjink you can find him easily,”Tony said.“You don’t have any luggage,right?”
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Only tjis backpack,”Brian answered.“You said I could bring one carry-on bag.”
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That’s right,One carry-on bag is fine, Have a good trip.”
Thanks.”
Is Brian a criminal(犯罪)?Not at all.He is an air courier.And he paid only $110 for the round-trip ticket to Paris.Air couries get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers tio foreign countries.Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day.Often,the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier company.It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air courier, but it is quick.
Every year about 80,000 people worldside travel as air couriers.The number of tickets for courier travel is growing bu about 10 percent a year.However,air-courier travel isn’t for everyone,But if you have very little money,can be flexible(灵活的)about your travel plans,and don’t mind wearing the same clothes for a week,it can be a great way to take a vacation!
(1)
Why was Brian wearing so meny clothes for his travrl?
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A.
Because they were the uniforme for air couriers,
B.
Because that made him easier to be recognized.
C.
Because his backpack had no room for his clothers.
D.
because he did not have any luggage with him.
(2)
An air courier is a person who ________
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A.
mamages a business company in foreign countries
B.
organizes international flights for tourists
C.
travels around the world with cheap tickets
D.
delivers papers and packages to foreign countries
(3)
Businesses choose the air-courier service because ________
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A.
it costs less
B.
it is flexible
C.
it saves time
D.
it grows fast
(4)
One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that he ________