With its budget of $80 million , John Woo as director, and an all-star cast(明星云集的演員陣容), Red Cliff is the most expensive and ambitious Asian-financed film ever. Last week I saw the release of the second part, and boy oh boy does it shows.
But watching the film as a foreigner I felt I was missing out on something. Not knowing my Cao Cao’s from my Zhou Yu’s, I was not even sure whom I wanted to win. Certainly after the opening scene, in which Cao Cao is seen watching a game of Cuju, an ancient Chinese variation of football, I knew who had my support. After all, any man who enjoys his football is someone after my own heart. But after Cao Cao resorted to some evil strategies against his enemies in the south, I wasn’t so sure he was the man I should be rooting for.
And there is a lot more to Red Cliff 2 than just extravagant battle scenes. The film does not take itself too seriously. Conversations between leaders are littered with one-liners, many of which had the audience in laughter. There is even enough to keep fans of more romantic entertainment happy too. This includes a charming relationship between a southern spy(偵探)and an innocent northern soldier. The characters’ interaction provides some genuinely heart-warming moments in the middle of the battle.
Clocking in at(結(jié)束于)around two hours, the film certainly does justice to the history story. When I walked out the cinema, I felt as drained(精疲力竭) as Cao Cao’s soldiers must have 1,800 years ago.
小題1:By expressing “boy oh boy” in the first paragraph, the author seems to show that _______.
A.the film characters are like boys who are childish.
B.the film provides amazing and surprising scenes for audience.
C.the film is suitable for younger boys to watch.
D.the film scene is so bloody that boys shouldn’t watch it.
小題2:When did the author change his attitude toward Cao Cao?
A.When he read the history story about Cao Cao.
B.When he saw Cao Cao was watching a game of Cuju,
C.When he realized that Cao Cao took some bad measures to beat his enemies.
D.When he saw the romantic love story of Cao Cao and a southern spy.
小題3:The following factors of the film are all mentioned in the passage except_______.
A.high budgetB.leading rolesC.a(chǎn)ctors and actressD.conversations
小題4:From the passage we can infer that_______.
A.the author is a football fan in a foreign country.
B.Cuju is the name of an ancient Chinese variation of football.
C.the film Red Cliff 2 lasts about two hours.
D.the author was very tired after about two hours’ battle.

小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:A

小題1:猜詞題:從第一段的描寫(xiě)Red Cliff is the most expensive and ambitious Asian-financed film ever.可知:《赤壁下-決戰(zhàn)天下》給觀眾展示了驚人的場(chǎng)景。選B
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題:從第二段的句子:But after Cao Cao resorted to some evil strategies against his enemies in the south, I wasn’t so sure he was the man I should be rooting for. 可知作者在知道曹操用奸計(jì)之后對(duì)他改變了看法。選C
小題1:文章第一段提到預(yù)算,主演,第三段提到電影的對(duì)話(huà),C沒(méi)有提到。
小題1:推理題;從第二段的句子:But watching the film as a foreigner 可知作者是外國(guó)人,從這句話(huà)I knew who had my support.可知作者看完蹴鞠比賽后就支持曹操了,說(shuō)明他是足球愛(ài)好者。選A
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