Have you got any wonderful plans for your coming winter vacation?  Here are some wonderful films for you to kill time.
Away We Go
Verona De Tessant (Maya Rudolph) and Burt Farlander (John Krasinski) are in their early thirties and struggling to meet daily needs and build fulfilling lives as an artist and a salesman.
When they learn they will soon become parents, they are faced with the challenge of how and where to raise a child and build a happy family. With a baby on his way, the young couple, look at their lives and are puzzled about what they really want.
Another Happy Day
Lynn was married to Pual, but they broke up and Lynn took their daughter Alice while Paul got their son Dylan.
Years later, now Dylan is getting married, and Lynn is attending the wedding, with her younger son Elliot and Ben. Elliot is a drug addict and Ben keeps everything to himself. Dylan hasn’t spoken to Lynn in years, and Lynn is fearful of Pual and his wife Patty. At last, all this has put Lynn in a depressed situation, and she’s not sure just how she’s going to get through the day.
La Vita e bella
Also named as Life is Beautiful, the film is a black comedy and also a best medicine that heals the scar left by war. This movie has some kind of characteristics as natural and active. On the 7th Oscar Award Ceremony , the movie won three great awards.
It is not a sad movie from the very beginning , but when the father uses a great way to hide his murder from his son, all people are impressed by this moving deed. Under the protection of the father, the son has lived a happy life.
The Shawshank Redemption
The film is an American film directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. The film tells the story of Andy, a banker who spends nearly two decades in Shawshank State Prison for the murder of his wife and his wife’s lover despite his claims of innocence. There he makes friends with Red. Andy manages to escape from the prison by digging a tunnel with the rock hammer over the years. When Red is later released , he remembers Andy’s advice. He then visits the place Andy mentions before he escapes. There, he finds money and a note left by Andy, telling him to get to Zihuatanejo.
小題1:This passage aims to _______________
A．make comments on films for a cinema
B．recommend several films for fun
C．introduce films for a film corporation
D．a(chǎn)dvertise several films for a website
小題2: Which film might best help a newly married couple to figure out their new roles in future life?
A．La Vita e bellaB．Another Happy Day
C．Away We GoD．The Shawshank Redemption.
小題3:What is the ending of The Shawshank Redemption?
A．Andy killed his wife and his wife’s lover.
B．Andy became famous for helping Red.
C．Red felt cheated by Andy in a way.
D．Red and Andy got reunited happily.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D

試題分析：文章介紹了幾個有趣的電影，包括電影的概括和人物，以及電影的吸引人的地方。
小題1:B主旨大意題。從文章第一段Here are some wonderful films for you to kill time.可知文章是介紹幾個有趣的電影。故B正確。
小題2:C細節(jié)理解題。從第一個電影的介紹When they learn they will soon become parents, they are faced with the challenge of how and where to raise a child and build a happy family.故C正確。
小題3:D推測題。根據(jù)最后一個電影的介紹There, he finds money and a note left by Andy, telling him to get to Zihuatanejo.可以推測到最終Red和Andy幸福的團聚了。故D正確。
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D．wants to provide a list different from other lists
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