16.If you never read the classic F.Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby,now is your chance to catch up-by watching the latest film adaptation.Because if there's one sentence to sum up the film,it would be,as Fox News says in its review,"It's just like the book".
Director Baz Luhrmann's main challenge was"either to find a visual equivalent(相等物) for Fitzgerald's elegant essay--the open secret of the book's staying power--or to bend the material to his own exotic(異國的) strengths,"a Time magazine review says.He tries it both ways,with varying degrees of success.
Considered to be Fitzgerald's representative work,The Great Gatsby explores themes of idealism,resistance to change,social change,and excess,creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream.
Nick,the narrator,moves to New York for the summer to visit his cousin Daisy.His next-door neighbor is Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio),who rarely contacts with others and is rumored to be a hero of the Great War.Gatsby claims to have attended Oxford University,but the evidence is suspect.As Nick learns more about Gatsby,every detail about him seems questionable,except his love for Daisy.Though Daisy is married,Gatsby still adores her as his"golden girl."They first met when she was a young lady from a wealthy family and he was a working-class military officer.Daisy promised to wait for his return from the war.However,she married Tom,a classmate of Nick.Having obtained a great fortune,Gatsby sets out to win her back again.
"All of Fitzgerald's original creation finds its way into this film,even going as far as to include quite a bit of the original dialogue,"US film critic Justin Taroli writes in his review."The cast is beautiful as is the script,and the scenes are a visual feast,"Taroli adds.
DiCaprio does a good and professional job as the socialite by recreating Fitzgerald's description of Gatsby's charm."He can look at someone for an instant and understand how perfectly he or she wants to be seen,"David Denby,a film critic for The New Yorker,says in his review.
The use of music is almost reason enough to see the film."Luhrmann is at his best mixing visual and musical styles together to create something wholly original,"the Fox News review says.
For example,in one of the most outstanding scenes in the film,the first party scene,Nick walks quickly from one party guest to another party guest trying to explain all the gossip about Gatsby until he is finally introduced to the man himself,while the most stirring version of Rhapsody in Blue (composed by American musician George Gershwin in 1924)is played in the background.
28.What did Baz Luhrmann do to make the film a success?C
A.He adapted the story in the novel as he wished.
B.He made the film more powerful than the book.
C.He mixed his style with the elegance of the essay.
D.He showed the elegance of the pictures in the film.
29.What is Taroli's attitude towards the film?A
A.Favorable.B.Sceptical.C.Amazed.D.Unconcerned.
30.What are the characteristics of Gatsby?D
A.Faithful and warm-hearted.
B.Charming and professional.
C.Selfish and stubborn.
D.Mysterious and devoted.
31.Why does the author give the example of the first party scene in the last paragraph?C
A.Unfold the fact that Nick wants to know more about Gatsby.
B.Show the version of Rhapsody in Blue matches the film well.
C.Prove that the director is good at combining visual and music.
D.Convince us that the first scene is perfectly shot by the director.
分析 本文講述了由F.Scott Fitzgerald的成名小說《了不起的蓋茨比》改編而來的電影,以及影評人的一些評論.
解答 28-31 CADC
28.C 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中either to find a visual equivalent(相等物) for Fitzgerald's elegant essay--the open secret of the book's staying power--or to bend the material to his own exotic(異國的) strengths,可知他是通過將自己的風格和文學的優(yōu)雅結(jié)合在一起了,故選C.
29.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中The cast is beautiful as is the script,and the scenes are a visual feast.‖Taroli adds,可知他是很喜歡的,故選A.
30.D 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第四段可知Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio),who rarely contacts with others and is rumored to be a hero of the Great War.Gatsby claims to have attended Oxford University,but the evidence is suspect,蓋茨比幾乎不與人交往,還有很多關于他的謠言,關于他的很多事都讓人置疑,可見他是神秘的.而他對Daisy的愛又是忠貞不渝的.故選D.
31.C 寫作意圖題.根據(jù)本文倒數(shù)第二段可知,導演善于結(jié)合視覺與音樂風格創(chuàng)造情境,為了支持這一論點作者舉了the first party scene in the last paragraph這一部分為例.
點評 做閱讀時經(jīng)常犯錯的主要原因是,僅憑讀過文章后殘留在腦海中的一絲印象來勾選答案,這樣便很容易掉入出題人故意設布下的題目陷阱.所謂閱讀理解,對于題目的理解一定要忠實于原文,因此,每一道題都應該與原文作全面的對比與核查,再得出答案.也就是說,閱讀理解的每一道題目,在原文都應該有明確的出處,我們把這一出處叫做原文相關句,(1)排除與原文相關句主題不一致的選項(2)排除與原文相關句態(tài)度相反的選項 (3)排除用于過于極端或負面的選項(4)注意結(jié)合文章主旨和主題去排除.