The blockbuster film Titanic has brought millions of dollars and thousands of people to the theaters and continues to touch people today in their homes. Why is this film so successful? It is a combination of many different things. Among these are many different elements. Looking at some of these elements will show how the director and others involved were able to create an emotionally charged movie that appealed to millions.
The film uses one thematic(主题的) element called The Truth of Human Nature. The two main characters seem to represent noble people. Most of the other characters in the film are shown as non-tolerant, rude and cold-hearted people. The element of focusing on the two main characters' love and emotion seems symbolic of an ideal state.
There are also social problems addressed. This is done in a few different ways. The most noticeable way is that the lower class people remain locked in the basement as the ship goes down. Throughout Titanic, the lighting is very important. The poor, lower class people are always shown in very warm-colored light that gives them a sense of life and happiness. On the other hand, the rich, upper class are always shown in a flat light portraying the feeling of hardness and coldness. By using these techniques, they show the issue of class segregation(种族隔离), and they create stereotypes. The main characters are able to break free of these stereotypes and be together. This is the solution to the segregation problem.
As you can see, Titanic took a lot of thinking and preparation to film in a manner that would create emotion and bring to the surface the issues and story of the great ship.
6. The underlined word “blockbuster” in the first paragraph probably means “________”.
A. something very successful
B. a highly explosive bomb
C. something worth a lot of money
D. a touching story
7. In Titanic, the scene of the lower class people remaining locked in the basement as the ship goes down is used to ________.
A. criticize non-tolerant and cold-hearted rich people
B. enlarge the spectacle of the film
C. criticize the reality of the society
D. emphasize the condition of the poor at that time
8. Why were different colors of light used in the film Titanic?
A. They were used to show the difference between the rich and the poor.
B. The director was determined to achieve good visual effect.
C. The social status was represented by the color of light in the past.
D. The use of light was the main technique the director made use of.
9. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The segregation problem in the society can be solved by using the light.
B. Though love is the main theme of Titanic, it also reflects some social problems.
C. Because of the director's talents, the film Titanic achieved great success.
D. In the film Titanic there are two characters altogether.
10. The writer mainly talks about ________ in this passage.
A. the process of shooting Titanic
B. the leading actor and actress in Titanic
C. the main techniques used in Titanic
D. the outline of Titanic
6. 解析:选A。根据第一句的描述可知,《泰坦尼克》很受人们的欢迎,感动了很多的人,是一部很成功的电影。
7. 解析:选D。第三段开头指出“里面也反映了一些社会问题”。然后接着列举了船下沉的时候下层人民仍被困在地下室里的情节。故选D。
8. 解析:选A。根据文章第三段倒数第三句“By using these techniques, they show the issue of class segregation...”可知,选A。
9. 解析:选B。通读全文可知,《泰坦尼克》中爱情是主题,但也反映了一些社会问题。
10. 解析:选C。通读全文可知,文章主要讲述了电影《泰坦尼克》中运用的主要拍摄技巧。
什么是历史文化类阅读:
本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议,所以要把握其议才是主要方面。阅读这类文章,先弄清其引入的话题,再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法,然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。
历史文化类阅读技巧:
【题型说明】历史文化类阅读理解文章属高考常选材料之一。这类文章常涉及历史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文学艺术、发明创造、文化遗产保护、宗教与文化、风俗与习惯、道德与法制、中外文学名著节选、等等。这类材料的命题点往往落在主旨大意题、事实细节题上。
【答题方法】在做这类阅读理解题时,我们应注意以下几个方面:
1、采用先题后文:先读题目,再带着问题读文章。这类阅读理解文章相对来说事实细节题稍多一点,如果带着问题读文章,有利于我们抓细节。
2、先做细节题。因为做完了局部性的事实细节题后,自然会加深我们对文章的理解,这样更有利于做主旨大意题。
3、重点敲定主旨题。主旨大意题提问的形式主要有两大类:一类是Main idea型;一类是Topic或Title型。
在解答这类试题时应注意以下几点:
a.读首句抓大意。
文化教育类阅读理解文章多采用说明文、议论文体裁,而这类文章大都采用文章段落的中心,即主题句在文章开头。因此,要寻找这类文章的主旨大意就需要研究文章的首句。
b.读尾句抓大意。
有时这类文章的主题句安排在文章的结尾,作为对全篇的总结。
c.读首段抓大意。
有些文章或段落的开头和结尾部分都有主题句。这种结构是为了突出主题思想而使用两次点题的写作方法。这两个主题句在句子结构和用词上有所不同,而且在内容上前句和后句也不重复。
d.从段落中抓大意。
有些文章或段落的主题句在文章中,这种文章或段落往往以一句话或几句话引出要表达的主题,在主题句出现后,再举例子陈述细节或继续论证。
e.归纳要点抓大意。
有些文章或段落无明显的主题句,只是暗示性地体现主题。这就要求同学们在阅读过程中根据文中所叙述的事实或线索来概括总结主旨大意。
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