Question

Joey is loyal, encouraging and self-sacrificing, always putting others’ interests ahead of his own. He is a hard worker, who also loves to run and play. In short, he’s an ideal friend and a heroic character.

Here is the thing: Joey is a horse, who appears as the main character in Steven Spielberg’s new film War Horse.

It is based on Michael Morpurgo’s 1982 novel, which also caused the same-titled Tony Awards winning play.

The film follows the saga of Joey, a racehorse that’s trained for farm work under the loving care of Albert (Jeremy Irvine )after Albert’s drunk father Ted(Peter Mullan ) overpays for the animal at auction(拍卖会).

Then the World War I tears Albert and Joey apart. Joey is sold into the war effort for the British and starts his episodic adventures in Europe.

Splendidly staged, the battle plots in the film are visually astounding and impressive.

And with Spielberg’s unique, top-notch direction and storytelling skills, War Horse cannot escape its episodic nature, calling to mind another Spielberg film about the horrors of war and its effects upon soldiers and civilians—Saving Private Ryan.

While that film shocked with horrific scenes of bleeding, it relied on a company of easily-described characters and a focused storyline to present heroic themes.

Like Saving Private Ryan, War Horse clings to a series of characters, not only Albert, but also British officers, French civilians and German soldiers, who display courage in the face of danger. Everyone who comes in contact with Joey is either already in touch with their inner angel or is quickly moved to become more humane.

Although none of this covers the fact that we’ve seen this stuff elsewhere before, the lovely sentiment will steal your heart.

And the emotional signature of Spielberg can be felt as he establishes the relationship between the boy and the horse and the mood of the piece – there will be tears.

Therefore, calling this beautiful, dramatically incomplete film “ Saving Private Joey”, is entirely justifiable.

1.In common with “ Saving Private Ryan”, the film War Horse _________ .

A．is full of terrifying scenes of bleeding and killing

B．received the title of Tony Awards Winning Play

C．covers a lot of characters

D．tells the story happening in the Second World War

2.Which statement is true according to the passage?

A．War Horse is based on the same-titled novel by Steven Spielberg.

B．Joey is a heroic character because he saved many people’s lives.

C．Albert sold Joey into the war effort for Europe.

D．Joey came to Albert’s care after Ted paid a lot of money for it.

3.According to the passage, what does the underlined word astounding mean?

A．astonishing

B．confusing

C．satisfying

D．disappointing

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A．Joey ─ a heroic race horse	B．Albert and Joey
C．Saving Private Joey	D．Spielberg’s Joey

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】本文介绍了大导演斯皮尔伯格携战史诗大片《战马》。该片以一匹战马(war horse)在第一次世界大战中的经历展开，展现了一场混合着欢喜与悲伤、战火与友情的冒险之旅。

1.细节理解题。根据Like Saving Private Ryan, War Horse clings to a series of characters, not only Albert, but also British officers,…可知答案为C。

2.细节理解题。根据It is based on Michael Morpurgo’s 1982 novel, which also caused the same-titled Tony Awards winning play.可知，该片改编自迈克尔?莫波格创作于1982年的小说《战马》，其同名话剧也获得了托尼奖。A项错误；文章没有提及战马救了人的性命，故B项错误；C项根据Joey is sold into the war effort for the British and starts his episodic adventures in Europe. 可知Joey被卖给英国部队，为战争效力。所以错误。根据第四段可知，D项正确。

3.考查猜词题。根据the battle plots in the film are visually astounding and impressive.中impressive印象响深刻的，可知，astounding不可能是令人迷惑的(confusing)，或者是令人失望的(disappointing)。由于是战争场面，视觉上不可能只是令人满意的(satisfying)， 而应是令人震惊的(astonishing).

4.主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段，可知本文最好的题目是C。