A
With TV shows like ''Sex and The City” and "Baywatch" making the leap to the big screen, fans of 90s sitcom "Friends" had been hoping and praying that a movie would be on the way.
Sadly, Jennifer Aniston - who played Rachel Green throughout the sitcom's 10 seasons - has now flattened hopes of a restart. In an interview with Variety, the 50-year-old actress said that although there was some interest in a movie, producers wouldn't allow it.
Asked if her former castmates Courteney Cox (Monica Geller), Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay), Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani), Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing) and David Schwimmer (Ross Geller) would be open to repeating their roles, she continued, "It depends. I mean, we haven't all sat in a room. But would we have loved to have done something together? Yeah. It would have been fun. We could have redesigned it for a couple of episodes. But whatever. Maybe it's better this way, but we'll never know.”
Aniston said she was surprised that fans are still watching reruns of the show on Netflix, 25 years after it first premiered. “It's a phenomenon that I am amazed by. To have a whole new generation of children adoring the show as much as they did back in the day when it was airing for the first time is incredible.”
Aniston's comments come just months after Adam Sandler, her co-star in the new Netflix comedy “Murder Mystery,” called on her and the cast of “Friends” to “make a movie”. “‘Friends' was a powerhouse,” he told People in June.
Marta Kauffman- who co-created the show with David Crane - has said in the past that a restart ran the risk of ruining the show's heart. “One, the show is about a time in your life when your friends are your family. It's not that time anymore,” she told Rolling Stone magazine in 2013. “All we'd be doing is putting those six actors back together, but the heart of the show would be gone. Two, I don't know what good it does us. The show is doing just fine, people love it. A reunion could only disappoint.”
1. Jennifer Aniston was amazed mainly because_____ .
A. "Friends” are still being shown on Netflix
B. producers wouldn't allow the reunion of "Friends”
C. even today's young people like "Friends" so much
D. fans of 90s “Friends” expect its movie to be on the way
2. “The heart” of “Friends” mentioned by Marta Kauffman may indicate_____ .
A. the happy time of the old generation
B. the important roles of friends in modem times
C. the value of friendship in young adults’ life back then
D. the balance between friends and families 25 years ago
3. We can conclude from the passage that .
A. a "Friends" movie may never happen
B. Variety is pushing "Friends" to be filmed
C. actors of "Friends" all hope to see a reunion
D. Jennifer shows high expectation on filming "Friends"
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文。随着《欲望都市》和《海滩救护队》等电视剧跃上大银幕，90年代情景喜剧《老友记》的粉丝们一直希望并祈祷一部电影即将上映。文章提到了剧中演员对《老友记》被拍成电影的看法，但是制片人表示并不会拍摄电影，并说明了原因。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“It's a phenomenon that I am amazed by. To have a whole new generation of children adoring the show as much as they did back in the day when it was airing for the first time is incredible.”可知“这是一个让我感到惊讶的现象。新一代的孩子们都像第一次播出时那样热爱这部剧，这太不可思议了。”由此可知，Jennifer Aniston之所以感到惊讶，主要是因为即使是今天的年轻人也非常喜欢《老友记》。故选C。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“One, the show is about a time in your life when your friends are your family. It's not that time anymore,” she told Rolling Stone magazine in 2013.可知“首先，这部剧讲述的是你生命中朋友就是家人的一段时光。”2013年，她在接受《滚石》杂志采访时表示。由此可推知，Marta Kauffman提到的《老友记》的“核心”可能表明了友谊在当时年轻人生活中的价值。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段Sadly, Jennifer Aniston - who played Rachel Green throughout the sitcom's 10 seasons - has now flattened hopes of a restart. In an interview with Variety, the 50-year-old actress said that although there was some interest in a movie, producers wouldn't allow it.可知令人悲伤的是，在这部情景喜剧的10季中一直扮演Rachel Green的Jennifer Aniston现在对该剧的重新开始不抱希望了。在接受《综艺》杂志采访时，这位50岁的女演员表示，尽管有人对一部电影感兴趣，但制片人不允许。以及最后一段中Two, I don't know what good it does us. The show is doing just fine, people love it. A reunion could only disappoint.可知第二，我不知道这对我们有什么好处。这个节目做得很好，人们喜欢它。重聚只会让人失望。由此可推知，《老友记》被拍成电影可能永远不会发生。故选A。
【点睛】易错分析
1. Jennifer Aniston was amazed mainly because .
A. "Friends” are still being shown on Netflix
B. producers wouldn't allow the reunion of "Friends”
C. even today's young people like "Friends" so much
D. fans of 90s “Friends” expect its movie to be on the way
本题学生易受到第四段中Aniston said she was surprised that fans are still watching reruns of the show on Netflix, 25 years after it first premiered.( Aniston说，这部剧首播25年后，粉丝们仍然在Netflix上观看重播，这让她很惊讶)的影响而错选A选项，认为“Jennifer Aniston之所以感到惊讶，主要是因为《老友记》还在Netflix上播放”，这属于断章取义错误，答案在第四段最后一句“It's a phenomenon that I am amazed by. To have a whole new generation of children adoring the show as much as they did back in the day when it was airing for the first time is incredible.”可知“这是一个让我感到惊讶的现象。新一代的孩子们都像第一次播出时那样热爱这部剧，这太不可思议了。”由此可知，Jennifer Aniston之所以感到惊讶，主要是因为即使是今天的年轻人也非常喜欢《老友记》。故选C。
