2012届高考考前冲刺精选英语阅读理解专题训练1TheblockbusterfilmTitanichasbroughtmillionsofdollarsandthousandsofpeopletothetheatersandcontinuestotouchpeopletodayintheirhomes.Whyisthisfilmsosuccessful?Itisacombinationofmanydifferentthings.Amongthesearemanydifferentelements.Lookingatsomeoftheseelementswillshowhowthedirectorandothersinvolvedwereabletocreateanemotionallychargedmoviethatappealedtomillions.Thefilmusesonethematic(主题的)elementcalledTheTruthofHumanNature.Thetwomaincharactersseemtorepresentnoblepeople.Mostoftheothercharactersinthefilmareshownasnon-tolerant,rudeandcold-heartedpeople.Theelementoffocusingonthetwomaincharacters'loveandemotionseemssymbolicofanidealstate.Therearealsosocialproblemsaddressed.Thisisdoneinafewdifferentways.Themostnoticeablewayisthatthelowerclasspeopleremainlockedinthebasementastheshipgoesdown.ThroughoutTitanic,thelightingisveryimportant.Thepoor,lowerclasspeoplearealwaysshowninverywarm-colouredlightthatgivesthemasenseoflifeandhappiness.Ontheotherhand,therich,upperclassarealwaysshowninaflatlightportrayingthefeelingofhardnessandcoldness.Byusingthesetechniques,theyshowtheissueofclasssegregation(种族隔离),andtheycreatestereotypes.Themaincharactersareabletobreakfreeofthesestereotypesandbetogether.Thisisthesolutiontothesegregationproblem.Asyoucansee,Titanictookalotofthinkingandpreparationtofilminamannerthatwouldcreateemotionandbringtothesurfacetheissuesandstoryofthegreatship.1.Theunderlinedword“blockbuster”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”．A.somethingverysuccessfulB.ahighlyexplosivebombC.somethingworthalotofmoneyD.atouchingstory2.InTitanic,thesceneofthelowerclasspeopleremaininglockedinthebasementastheshipgoesdownisusedto________.A.criticizenon-tolerantandcold-heartedrichpeopleB.enlargethespectacleofthefilmC.criticizetherealityofthesocietyD.emphasizetheconditionofthepooratthattime3.WhyweredifferentcoloursoflightusedinthefilmTitanic?A.Theywereusedtoshowthedifferencebetweentherichandthepoor.B.Thedirectorwasdeterminedtoachievegoodvisualeffect.C.Thesocialstatuswasrepresentedbythecoloroflightinthepast.D.Theuseoflightwasthemaintechniquethedirectormadeuseof.4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?用心爱心专心1A.Thesegregationprobleminthesocietycanbesolvedbyusingthelight.B.ThoughloveisthemainthemeofTitanic,italsoreflectssomesocialproblems.C.Becauseofthedirector'stalents,thefilmTitanicachievedgreatsuccess.D.InthefilmTitanictherearetwocharactersaltogether.5.Thewritermainlytalksabout________inthispassage.A.theprocessofshootingTitanicB.theleadingactorandactressinTitanicC.themaintechniquesusedinTitanicD.theoutlineofTitanic2Thegreatestrecentsocialchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherehasbeenaremarkableshorteningoftheproportionofawoman'slifespentincaringforchildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,duringwhichcustoms,opportunityandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman'syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandcanbeexpectedtoliveanotherthirty-fiveyearsandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehasthecareofchi...
