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【題目】

Hi Sam! Sorry I haven’t emailed recently— I’ve been revising for my exams. I have finished them now and I have got some time to relax and some money to spend on going out. Last weekend, I went to see a great film called Yes Man. If you haven’t seen it, you must go! Jim Carrey plays the main character and it’s very funny--and also quite encouraging. It’s based on a book by Danny Wallace which is also called Yes Man. I read the book a few months ago and that’s hilarious, too – I really laughed out loud!

The book is a true story about what happens to the writer, Danny. Basically, he found that he was doing nothing all the time, just worrying about things and complaining about his life. He wasn’t seeing his friends much, so he was lonely and bored. Then one day, he was on a bus in London when he sat down next to a man. The man was a stranger, but they started talking. Danny told him about his boring life and the man just gave him three words: “Say ‘yes’more”. And for Danny this was a turning point in his life. Those three words influenced everything he did. At that moment, he made a decision: ‘I will say “yes” to everything!’ And he wrote a book about what happened to him in the next year or so. Three years later, the book was made into a hit film.

The film is based on the book although there are some differences. First, it’s set in the US instead of England. Secondly, the main character is based on Danny, but he called Carl in the film. And what’s more, he doesn’t meet a man on a bus. His turning point comes when he goes to a self-help class and they advise him to say “yes” more.

In the film, Carl succeeds in changing his life and doing lots of crazy things: he has flying lessons, he learns to speak Korean and he rides a motorbike with no clothes on! The storyline isn’t very strong. It’s quite weak, I suppose, but all Carl’s stories are very interesting— especially because Jim Carrey is a very funny actor.

I’m really interested in the film because there’s a serious message, too. I believe in making the most of life and I’ve decided I’m going to be more positive. I’ve decided I’m not going to stay at home so much. I’m going to do more things, see my friends more and everything. Actually, that’s why I’m emailing you! It would be great if we could meet up soon. Let me know when you are free.

All the best, Adam

【1】The underlined word hilarious in Paragraph1 most probably means _____.

A. simpleB. helpfulC. humorousD. meaningful

【2】 In Paragraph 3, there are_____ differences mentioned between the book and the film.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

【3】Adam wrote this email mainly _____.

A. to talk about what he was doing recently

B. to introduce the book Yes Manwritten by Danny to Sam

C. to advise Sam to watch the film Yes Man made in US

D. to talk about why and how he wants to change his life

【4】From the email we can infer (推斷) that _____.

A. Sam will love Yes Man as much as Adam does

B. Yes Man must be the most popular book in the US

C. Adam used to stay at home a lot before seeing Yes Man

D. Jim Carrey is now a very funny actor because of Yes Man

Answer 1

【答案】

【小題1】C

【小題2】B

【小題3】D

【小題4】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了作者看了電影YES MAN而受到啟發(fā)從而想改變自己的生活。

【小題1】C詞義猜測題。根據(jù)前文的it’s very funny 和下文的I really laughed out loud!可知這部電影以及它的書都是滑稽有趣的，故猜測Hilarious是令人捧腹的;非�；�稽的;喜不自禁的意思，故選C。

【小題2】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The film is based on the book although there are some differences，提到了三點不同，故選B。

【小題3】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I believe in making the most of life and I’ve decided I’m going to be more positive. I’ve decided I’m not going to stay at home so much. I’m going to do more things, see my friends more and everything. Actually, that’s why I’m emailing you!故選D。

【小題4】C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I’ve decided I’m not going to stay at home so much.故選C。