B
THIS movie is
about an adventure on an island called Skull, where an oversize gorilla named
Kong falls in love with a blonde beauty. Nothing much to expect, you might say .
But you might
be wrong.
It has been
72 years since the story was first brought to the screen. But the latest movie
version, "King Kong", is a box office hit in the US. The film
opens in China
on January 14.
Kong himself
resonates through American culture: his name known to every 10-year-old boy,
his image used to sell everything from insurance to snacks.
So what is it
that makes the story attractive to generations of Americans?
Set in the
Great Depression of the 1930s, the film follows New York actress Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts),
who is kidnapped by movie makers. She was taken to the Skull Island,
where she was caught by the aboriginals, who want to sacrifice her to King
Kong, a gorilla.
But instead
of eating Ann, King Kong saves her. He is captured and dragged back to New York. There he
bursts free and climbs the Empire
State Building
in search of Ann.
Why did King
Kong appear in 1933? And why is he back now, in 2005?
In 1933 a worldwide economic depression
threw the future into doubt. "The monster represents American workers'
feelings at being caged by forces beyond their control," says Gerald Molyneaux, La Salle
University
film professor and biographer of Charlie Chaplin.
Now, once
again, Americans worry about their future in an age of terror, threatened by
the presence of "the other" this time by al-Qaida.
But some
people, on the other hand, see the movie just as what it is.
"I am confident the story is not any type of social or
political allegory," says artist Dave Dorman, creator of the cover
illustrations for the new King Kong comic books. "Sometimes an ape is just
an ape."
46. What is the best title for this passage?
A. King Kong
rules
B. A Film Named “King Kong”
C. An Ape Called
King Kong on an Island
D. Why King Kong is so popular in America now ?
47. According to the passage, which of the following is wrong ?
A. King Kong
falls in love with a beautiful girl with blonde hair whose name is Ann.
B. The story was
once made into a film 72 years ago.
C. Now Americans worry about their
future in an age of terror, because the new King Kong will be beyond their
control.
D. The story
referred to in the passage has been very popular in America.
48. When
the artist Dave Dorman ,creator of the cover illustrations for the new King Kong
comic books says “Sometimes an ape is just an ape.” , he probably
means________.
A. an ape is
not as clever as a human being though it is kind-hearted
B. an ape is
impossible to control human beings
C. King Kong
is a monster that will be under the control of Americans
D. the story
has nothing to do with social or political issues
49. We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. King Kong is
an adventure story
B. King Kong is
caught and brought back to New York,
but he escapes
C. American people like King Kong very much
D. the terror attack made by al-Qaida
today has brought great terror to American people
50. The main purpose for the writer to write this passage
is_________.
A. to
introduce something about the new American film “King Kong” to the Chinese
people
B. to
introduce something about the new Chinese film “King Kong” to the American
people
C. to make
some comments on the new film “King Kong”
D. to present
him review to the readers