学 海 无 涯 高考阅读理解训练 01 2019.01.06 阅读理解(一） Despite an advertisement campaign suggesting wall-to-wall special effects, “Bridge of Terabithia” is grounded in reality far more than in fantasy. Adapting Katherine Patersons award-winning novel, the screenwriters David Paterson and Jeff Stockwell have produced a thoughtful and extremely affecting story of a transformative friendship between two unusually gifted children. The result is a movie whose emotional depth could appeal more to adults than to their children. Jess Aarons (Josh Hutcherson) is a sixth grader with four sisters, financially tensed parents and a talent for drawing. An introverted(内向的) kid who is regularly picked on by the school buses, Jess forms a bond with a new student named Leslie (Anna Sophia Robb), a free spirit whose parents, both writers, are fondly neglectful. An attraction between outsiders, their friendship feeds on her words and his pictures; together they create an imaginary kingdom in the woods behind their homes, a world they can control and where their minds can wander free. Beautifully capturing a time when a bully in school can occur as large as a monster in a nightmare and the encouragement of a teacher can alter the course of a life, “Bridge to Terabithia” keeps the fantasy in the background to find magic in the everyday. Gabor Csupo directs this, his first feature, like someone close to the pain of being different, fascinated in tiny, perfect details. With strong performances from all the leads, “Bridge to Terabithia” is able to handle adult topics with sensitivity. As the emotional landscape darkens, those who havent read the book may be surprised at the sorrow the filmmakers cause without ever resorting to horror or terror. In other words, your children may cry, but they wont be traumatized so badly. Consistently smart and delicate as a spider web, “Bridge to Terabithia” is the kind of childrens movie rarely seen nowadays. At a time when many public schools are being forced to cut music and art from the curriculum, the storys insistence on the healing power of a cultivated imagination is both welcome and essential. ( )1The second paragraph indicates that Jess and Leslie . lost their control over the imaginary kingdom. looked down on their individual realities. formed a good friendship despite their different talents.,1,学 海 无 涯 Dwrote a book about a magical land called Terabithia. ()2Which of the following words is most likely to replace “traumatized” (paragraph 4)? Acriticized.Bignored.Cdelighted .Dshocked. ()3The two children most likely . skipped school to play in the woods behind their campus. created an imaginary world as an escape from reality. Cdisappointed their parents with their over-active imaginations. Dwon against the bullies at school with strong performances. ()4Which of the following statements will the author most probably agree with? The fantasy components of the movie were too over-done. The movie is motional but not much too dramatic. “Bridge to Terabithia” has a negative impact on public school education. Children shouldnt watch the film as they are too young to understand the topics. （二） Few of us havent read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyones heartwe all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity or neglect.Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world changes completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears. Joey is everything that the rest of the boys in her class are not kind, handsome and desirable. Mary and Joeys paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams. Of course, there is a wicked(邪恶的) stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesnt get into the top dance school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her. The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks,2,3,学 海 无 涯 although the actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.“The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point,” writes the movie critic Amber Wilkinson. “The focus is firmly on following your dream.” ()5In the movie, Mary Santiago . Ais brave in expressing her loveBhas a dream of meeting a prince C