A
Here are some of the movies that inspire you to travel.
The Lord of the Rings
The story is about Frodo, his friends and their adventurous journey through Middle-earth. Filmed in about 150 locations all over New Zealand, this travel movie shows its beauty. From the rolling hills of Matamata to the volcanic region of Mt Ruapehu, this is the best movie to see New Zealand. Also, this travel movie might have the only distinction of being inspired by travel. The director of the movie Peter Jackson first read the novel on a train going from Wellington to Auckland when he was just seventeen.
Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventure Collection
Indiana Jones and travel are inseparable. Everyone remembers the red line on the world map that shows up on screen when he flies. The Egypt scenes in Raiders of the Lost Ark were filmed in Tunisia. Temple of Doom was filmed mostly in Sri Lanka and Macau. Last Crusade was filmed in Italy, Spain and Jordan including an excellent view of Petra. Unlike the other films, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was filmed almost entirely in the United States. However, their shots of Iguazu Falls are amazing.
Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile
This movie series focuses on a romantic writer Joan and her adventures with a soldier of fortune named Jack. In Romancing the Stone Joan goes to Colombia to save her sister who is kidnapped. In the sequel (续集) Joan goes to the fictional kingdom of Kadir in the Middle East. Romancing the Stone’s scenes were shot mostly in Mexico. For The Jewel of the Nile, the scenes were mostly shot in France and Morocco.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Tom Ripley is a working class young man. Through a case of mistaken identity, he is asked to go to Italy to convince a wealthy businessman’s son to come home. This travel movie starts in New York and heads to the fictional resort of Monticello. The last section of the movie is filmed mostly in Rome and Naples. The locations are beautiful. They also do a good job of showing Italy as it looked in the 1960s.
1. If you are interested in Europe, you probably watch the film ______.
A. Temple of Doom
B. Last Crusade
C. Raiders of the Lost Ark
D. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2. What can we learn by reading the paragraph of The Lord of the Rings?
A. It is the best movie made in New Zealand.
B. It was shot from Wellington to Auckland.
C. It has increased tourism in New Zealand.
D. The novel about it caught the director’s attention long ago.
3. The movie The Talented Mr. Ripley tells us a story of a man who ______.
A. owns a large amount of fortune.
B. helps a father persuade his son to come home.
C. goes sightseeing in Rome and Naples.
D. becomes wealthy by always working hard.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是应用文阅读。作者通过这篇文章介绍鼓励你旅游的四部电影。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventure Collection中“Last Crusade was filmed in Italy, Spain and Jordan including an excellent view of Petra.”（Last Crusade是在意大利、西班牙和约旦拍摄的，其中包括佩特拉的绝佳视角。）可知，如果你对欧洲感兴趣，你可能会看Last Crusade这部电影。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Lord of the Rings中“The director of the movie Peter Jackson first read the novel on a train going from Wellington to Auckland when he was just seventeen.”（电影导演彼得·杰克逊17岁时在从惠灵顿到奥克兰的火车上第一次读到这本小说。）可知，通过阅读《指环王》这一段，我们能了解到这部关于它的小说很久以前就引起了导演的注意。故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Talented Mr. Ripley中“Tom Ripley is a working class young man. Through a case of mistaken identity, he is asked to go to Italy to convince a wealthy businessman’s son to come home.”（汤姆·雷普利是工人阶级的年轻人。在一桩身份认错的案件中，他被要求去意大利说服一位富商的儿子回家。）可知，这部电影向我们介绍了他帮助一位父亲说服他的儿子回家的故事。故选B。
