题目内容
14.When it comes to film,people usually favor good over evil,focus on the hero and ignore the supporting characters.(36)F
Originally comedic background characters in the film Despicable Me (卑鄙的我),these yellow pill-shaped nuts,have totally stolen the show and turned into a popular figure.
This summer the characters debuted (首演) in their own self-titled movie in theaters abroad,having the second biggest opening weekend of all time for a cartoon film according to USA Today.Recently,McDonald's has been including Minion toys with kids'meals in some areas,causing loyal fans to flock to the restaurant to collect them all.(37)D
The movie's huge popularity even surprised its writers."We never knew the Minions were going to be so popular.It just became a force of nature,"the film's co-writer Cinco Paul told the Los Angeles Times.
(38)A For many,the appeal is obviously their cuteness.Their simple nature can easily surpass cultures and age groups.Even children can draw them.Thousands of examples of fan-made Minion art from fingernails to Halloween clothes are visible on global social media platforms.
But there's more to the phenomenon than just cuteness.US entertainment website Hit Fix explains that their way of communicating makes the creatures influential as well.(39)G But it seems everyone can understand them through their exaggerated(夸张的) movements and expressions.
More importantly,their childlike mannerisms is a brand of humor that wins hearts."Clumsy,foolish Minions are recognized as the ultimate B personalities,"wrote Peter Debruge of US entertainment magazine Variety.
They desire nothing more than to serve their most despicable master.(40)C"Perhaps we love Minions because they remind us of ourselves,"Huffington Post associate Web editor Sara Boboltz wrote,"or an evil version of ourselves."
A.So what makes the banana-loving Minions a big hit?
B.Besides,their childlike manner entertains fans more.
C.And this evil characteristic arouses sympathy among humans.
D.Related video games,toys and other goods are sweeping the world.
E.Minions is a 2015American 3D computer-animated family comedy film.
F.But when it comes to the Minions,these conventions (惯例) go right out the window.
G.The largely speak in nonsense words with the occasional recognizable terms like"potato".
分析 本文属于文化类的文章阅读.主要揭示了一个核心话题:小黄人大火的奥秘:简单就是成功.观众一般都会喜欢好人,厌恶坏人;关注主角,忽视配角.而会卖萌,尤其是有着有较强感染力的沟通方式使得小黄人这个配角大受欢迎.
解答 FDAGC
36.F.前面一句提到电影观众一般都会喜欢好人,厌恶坏人;关注主角,忽视配角.而后面又说原本只是背景人物的小黄人已经成为了流行文化元素,由此可知,中间为转折关系的过渡句,故选FBut when it comes to the Minions,these conventions (惯例) go right out the window(但是小黄人的出现,把这一定律抛到了九霄云外.)本句中注意go right out the window的用法,意为不在考虑范围之内.
37.D.本段主要描述了小黄人在大银幕逆袭成为主角.所以D项Related video games,toys and other goods are sweeping the world.(其他周边产品电子游戏、衣服、玩具等也风靡全球.)也在影响范围之内.故选D.
38.A.这一段主要介绍了小黄人受欢迎的原因,所以开头一句缺少一个承上启下的句子,即A.So what makes the banana-loving Minions a big hit?(那么,是什么让这些热爱香蕉的小黄人们成为大明星呢?)符合本段的语境.
39.G.这里进一步挖掘小黄人受欢迎的原因绝不仅仅是卖萌,而是颇有感染力的沟通方式,所以G项(他们通常讲得都是一些没有意义的词汇,偶尔可以识别出"potato"这样的字眼.)是其中的一个方面;故选G.
40.C.前一句说小黄人们别无他求,只是为了服务于他们最卑鄙的主人格鲁.那么接下来就是总结:而这个反面角色却引人共鸣.故选C.
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