Ang Lee and his film,

  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

  The 73rd Annual Academy Awards was held in Los Angeles on 25th March 2001. Awards were given to many good films that night. Over one billion people watched this charming event live on TV. Producers and many superstars all came together to celebrate it that night.

  One of the most popular films of the year was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, directed by Ang Lee. Ang Lee is Chinese. He received his education in film-making in New York. He chose actors and actresses with talent from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China to star in this film. Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi are three of them. The film is in Mandarin but it has both Chinese and English subtitles. It shows beautiful views of the desert, the forest and the Chinese style buildings. When Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was announced the Best Foreign Language Film, the whole group of producers and stars from the film jumped up from their chairs. Ang Lee said that many people from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China worked together on the film. Their hard work played an important part in the success of the film.

  The programme lasted for three hours that evening. It was a very wonderful night with beautiful people. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won four Oscars. Its success was recognized. In an interview at the Oscar party, Ang Lee told us that the film took them two years to finish. But the hard work paid off.

 Choose the right answer according to the article above.

1. Daniel: Who is the director of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?

   Millie:…

   A. Ang Lee.

   B. Chow Yun Fat.

   C. Michelle Yeoh.

2. Daniel: Does the film have subtitles?

   Millie:…

   A. Yes. It has both Chinese and English subtitles.

   B. Yes. It has only English subtitles.

   C. No, not any.

3. Daniel: How many Oscars did the film win?

   Millie:…

   A. Two.

   B. Four.

   C. Six.

4. Daniel: How long did the film take to finish?

  Millie:…

   A. Two months.

   B. One year.

   C. Two years.



Ang Lee won the Best Director Oscar for his adventure film Life of Pi at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 24, 2013.
  Life of Pi shows a young Indian named Pi, who finds the world he knows swept away when his family sells their zoo and sets sail for Canada with a few animals. Only Pi escapes from the storm and floats in a lifeboat with a giant Bengal tiger.
  “I really want to thank you for believing this story and sharing this unbelievablejourney with me,” Lee said in his speech. The film also won three other Oscars, for best original music, best cinematography(电影艺术) and best visual(视觉) effects. It won more awards than Lincoln and Argo which were also among the hottest nominees.
  Coming from China's Taiwan, the 58-year-old Lee won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and another for Best Director in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain. He is the only person of Asian to win the directing award and one of the rare people who won that award more than once.
In an after-ceremony interview, Lee said he believed Asian films would come to the main stage of the world sooner or later. "I was born in Asia and grew up with Chinese education. It is natural for me to put Asian thinking into Western things." The film, which cost 120 million U.S. dollars, has earned nearly 600 million dollars worldwide. Lee said most of the earnings came from outside China. Lee said he felt warm that he won the award on the day of the Lantern Festival, a Chinese traditional festival on which families get together to solve puzzles on lanterns and eat Tang Yuan. He wished everyone a happy new year of the snake and everybody gets lucky.
【小题1】What kind of film does Life of Pi belong to?

A.Comedies.B.Tragedies.
C.Detective films.D.Adventure films.
【小题2】So far, how many Oscar directing awards has Ang Lee won?
A.One.B.Two.
C.Three.D.Four.
【小题3】How do Chinese people celebrate the Lantern Festival?
A.Families get together and have rice dumplings.
B.Children make lanterns out of big orange pumpkins.
C.People solve puzzles on lanterns and enjoy Tang Yuan.
D.Children go to the display of lanterns and receive red packets.
【小题4】What can we know from the passage?
A.The 85th Academy Awards was held in Hollywood, California this year.
B.Pi was a young American who had an adventure trip with a tiger in India.
C.Lincoln and Argo won more awards than Life of Pi.
D.Asian films have come to the main stage of the world.
【小题5】Which of the following about Life of Pi is true?
A.It was a great success as it won four Oscars.
B.It earned nearly 600 million dollars in China.
C.It describes Pi’s escape from a terrible earthquake.
D.It is the only successful film Ang Lee has ever made.

Ang Lee won the Best Director Oscar for his adventure film Life of Pi at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 24, 2013.

  Life of Pi shows a young Indian named Pi, who finds the world he knows swept away when his family sells their zoo and sets sail for Canada with a few animals. Only Pi escapes from the storm and floats in a lifeboat with a giant Bengal tiger.

  “I really want to thank you for believing this story and sharing this unbelievablejourney with me,” Lee said in his speech. The film also won three other Oscars, for best original music, best cinematography(电影艺术) and best visual(视觉) effects. It won more awards than Lincoln and Argo which were also among the hottest nominees.

  Coming from China's Taiwan, the 58-year-old Lee won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and another for Best Director in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain. He is the only person of Asian to win the directing award and one of the rare people who won that award more than once.

In an after-ceremony interview, Lee said he believed Asian films would come to the main stage of the world sooner or later. "I was born in Asia and grew up with Chinese education. It is natural for me to put Asian thinking into Western things." The film, which cost 120 million U.S. dollars, has earned nearly 600 million dollars worldwide. Lee said most of the earnings came from outside China. Lee said he felt warm that he won the award on the day of the Lantern Festival, a Chinese traditional festival on which families get together to solve puzzles on lanterns and eat Tang Yuan. He wished everyone a happy new year of the snake and everybody gets lucky.

1.What kind of film does Life of Pi belong to?

A.Comedies.                             B.Tragedies.

C.Detective films.                         D.Adventure films.

2.So far, how many Oscar directing awards has Ang Lee won?

A.One.                                 B.Two.

C.Three.                                D.Four.

3.How do Chinese people celebrate the Lantern Festival?

A.Families get together and have rice dumplings.

B.Children make lanterns out of big orange pumpkins.

C.People solve puzzles on lanterns and enjoy Tang Yuan.

D.Children go to the display of lanterns and receive red packets.

4.What can we know from the passage?

A.The 85th Academy Awards was held in Hollywood, California this year.

B.Pi was a young American who had an adventure trip with a tiger in India.

C.Lincoln and Argo won more awards than Life of Pi.

D.Asian films have come to the main stage of the world.

5.Which of the following about Life of Pi is true?

A.It was a great success as it won four Oscars.

B.It earned nearly 600 million dollars in China.

C.It describes Pi’s escape from a terrible earthquake.

D.It is the only successful film Ang Lee has ever made.

 

完形填空。

     The red star over China is shining brightly on its sixtieth birthday. And  1  is that? There are many reasons.
First of all, there is peace and prosperity (繁荣) in the land. The country isn't at war and a  2  number of
Chinese are living better and more comfortable lives than at  3  in history. And things will get even better in
the  4 .
     The Chinese economy (经济) is a world wonder-so much growth, so many buildings and so many new
businesses. China is now the  5  biggest economic country in the world behind America and Japan. Some
believe that China will be number one  6  the year 2030. What amazing  7 ! and what does that mean for you?
It means that there will be lots of chances for you to do good  8  and to use all of your talents.
      The rest of the world has started to take a closer  9  at China and they like what they see. In a recent
worldwide survey, almost seventy per cent of the people said they had a "positive image" of China. They
thought China is beautiful and they are  10  in what is happening in China.
     And it is not only because of economy,  11  Chinese culture. Zhang Ziyi and Gongli are famous all over
the world, as well as the movie  12  Ang Lee. Writers such as Gao Xingjian and Ha jin have won international
awards. And painters 13  Wu Zuoren are selling their works for record high prices. This  14  China seem
pretty cool and it really is!
     So happy  15 . China! We are proud of you!
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LOS ANGELES - China has become the world's second-largest market for films, after North America, and China's box office earnings are growing by 30 percent a year. The country is changing the way Hollywood does business.

Films made or shown in China are reviewed by a board of censors(审查署), and the film Skyfall had some parts cut. The science fiction film Cloud Atlas lost 40 minutes, mostly parts showing violence(暴力). Films are also cut if they harm China image(形象).

Some big action films have a direct China connection. The adventure Iron Man 3 was partly filmed in China, so it has also been examined by Chinese officials. "Chinese opinions also influence other films, like 2012", said Stanley Rosen at the University of Southern California. He studies China's film industry. "Even if you're not .making in China, a film like 2012 will be very careful. A film including something that hurts Chinese feelings will simply kill the market."

Chinese audiences love big movies with special effects. Half of Hollywood's box is from Chinese theaters, and Chinese officials last year raised the yearly percentage of film imports(进口) from 20 t0 34. Life of Pi was well received from Taiwan-born director Ang Lee, who has won his second Oscar Award for Best Director at the 85th Academy Awards Ceremony.

"More Hollywood studios(制片公司) are finding Chinese partners for co-productions, and Disney and DreamWorks Animation(梦工厂) are putting money in tourist attractions in Shanghai." Stanley Rosen said, "It's a developing relationship, and Hollywood needs China, as the North American market has been flat. But China needs Hollywood, as well, as you see with DreamWorks and Disney going in." 

And China is coming to Hollywood. The Chinese company TCL has bought the right to rename the historic Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. And Dalian Wanda Group has bought a key American theater chain(连锁影院), AMC. The ties between China and Hollywood are expected to grow further in the future.

54. __________is the largest market for films in the world.

A. China                       B. North America                 C. The United States                    D. India

55. From the passage, we can infer that __________.

A. Chinese audiences develop Hollywood films

B. Hollywood starts to do business in a Chinese way

C. Chinese film market has an influence on Hollywood  

D. Hollywood films are shown in most of Chinese theaters

56. The writer uses Disney, DreamWorks Animation and TCL as examples to__________.

A. show the connections between China and Hollywood

B. introduce the movie studios in China and Hollywood

C. show how China and Hollywood help each other

D. explain why more movie studios go into China

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