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(2020·惠州市高三第一次调研考试试题)The Environmental Film Festival has become one of the world's grandest supporters of the environmental film. To offer fresh views on global environmental issues, this year's festival will include a record of 190 films from 50 countries, including 110 premieres (首映). Here are just a few of the highlights.
1.Hot Water
Featured among the festival's opening night films is the highly expected Hot Water, a look at the depressing, destructive effects of uranium (铀) mining in the American West. Former US Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who ran for president in 2004 and 2008, is featured in the film, along with filmmakers Elizabeth Kucinich and Lizabeth Rogers. Directed by Kevin Flint and Rogers.
2.To the Wonder
To the Wonder is the latest film by well-known American Director Terrence Malick. The film, an exploration of love set against the power of nature, stars Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams and Javier Bardem. The film premiered in competition at the 2012 Venice Film Festival, and is making its Washington, D.C. premiere during the festival.
3.Revolution
This Washington, D.C. premiere presents the Canadian filmmaker and environmental activist, Rob Stewart's new work, Revolution—an urging appeal to today's youth to change the planet before it's too late. The award-winning documentary takes Stewart through 15 countries over four years, in an effort to find the secret to saving the ecosystems we rely on for survival.
4.The Fifth Season
Beautiful and mysterious, Jessica Woodworth's latest feature, The Fifth Season, is a poetic meditation (沉思) on nature in an battle against humans. The dramatic narrative takes place in Belgium's secret Ardennes, where the locals rely on the land, but nature takes a turn and seems to go on mysterious strike. In French and Flemish with English subtitles. Directed and produced by Woodworth and Peter Brosens.
篇章导读:本文是一篇应用文。环境电影节已经成为世界上有关环境的电影的最大支持者之一。本文介绍了环境电影节上的四部热门电影。
1.Revolution is intended to ________.
A.help Rob Stewart to be an activist
B.change the young generation
C.appeal to the young to save the earth
D.take Stewart through 15 countries
答案:C 细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词Revolution定位到原文第三个电影介绍,根据该段中的“Revolution—an urging appeal to today's youth to change the planet before it's too late”可知,这部电影旨在呼吁年轻人保护地球,故选C。
2.Which film will you go to see if you are a poem lover?
A.Hot Water. B.To the Wonder.
C.Revolution. D.The Fifth Season.
答案:D 细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词a poem lover定位到原文第四个电影介绍中的“The Fifth Season, is a poetic meditation (沉思) on nature in a battle against humans”,由此可知,如果你是一个诗歌爱好者,你可以去看The Fifth Season。
3.What do we know about the four films?
A.They tell something new about environmental problems.
B.The environmental film has become the grandest film.
C.They are all about humans' negative effects on the ecosystem.
D.They will be firstly shown at this year's festival.
答案:A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“To offer fresh views on global environmental issues, this year's festival will include a record of 190 films from 50 countries”可知,这四部电影提供了关于环境问题的新的视角,故选A。