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Section 2 Lesson 1—Reading and Thinking
语篇理解读思练通
Step 1 Fast reading
快读文章,把握文章各部分大意
①Part 1(Paras. 1-2) a. Some successful films made from popular books.
②Part 2(Paras. 3-6) b. People are unsatisfied with the films adapted from books.
③Part 3(Para. 7) c. The reasons for some
adaptations getting lower ratings.
答案 ①—b ②—c ③—a
Step 2 Careful reading
细读文章,完成下面各题
1.Which one isnt the source material for a film according to the text?
A. Short stories. B. Stage plays.
C. News reports. D. Biographies.
答案 C
2.What should screenwriters do when they adapt films from books?
A. Choose something appropriate for the screen.
B. Copy the whole plot of the book.
C. Please the cinema audiences only.
D. Leave out nothing about the book.
答案 A
3.Why do many film adaptations fall down according to Paragraph 4?
A. The film audiences cant use imaginations.
B. The film audiences cant accept the actors.
C. The film audiences cant accept the changes to the plot.
D. The film audiences dont like the pictures.
答案 B
4.Which isnt a successful film made from popular books as for the author?
A. Jaws.
B. The Lord of the Rings.
C. Harry Potter.
D. A Catcher in the Rye.
答案 D
Step 3 Intensive reading
精读文章,理清文章脉络
Many people have been ①pessimistic or even disappointed by a film of a book they love. There are four reasons.
Reason 1
Screenwriters have difficulty in deciding what is ②appropriate for the screen and take ③creative liberty by changing the plot and making ④additions.
Reason 2
The ⑤cast may be the problem. Readers ⑥visualise characters and have definite ideas about ⑦how they should look and sound.
Reason 3
CGI (Computer ⑧Generated Image) technology has made it possible for the ⑨previously unfilmable to become a ⑩reality.
Reason 4
Writers have sometimes been very 11unsatisfied with the film 12versions of their books.
In spite of these 13challenges, some highly 14successful films have been made from 15popular books.
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