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【题目】Based on Sue Monk Kidd’s best-selling novel, The Secret Life of Bees is a movie of hope and faith for even the unloved and oppressed(受压迫的). Just as in the book, young Lily’s thoughts sound and read like poetry, from the first moment when her room fills with bees.

The movie tells the story of the young white girl who runs away from her cruel father. Lily convinces Rosaleen, the black housekeeper to escape with her, after Rosaleen is beaten when she attempts to vote. When Lily asks Rosaleen why she risked her life standing up to the angry men who wanted to kill her, she hears“Giving in to them would be just another way of dying”.

That’s Lily’s story, too. She finally stands up to her father. They come to Tiburon, a town whose name is written on a label(标签)from a jar belonging to her mother before her death.

In Tiburon, there is no place where Rosaleen can eat or stay, despite the fact that President Johnson just signed the Civil Rights act in 1964. (It’s still just a piece of paper, Rosaleen says. )So Lily goes in to buy food for them, and sees the jar on sale. When Lily finds out it’s made right there in a farmhouse, they go there and ask for help.

The goodhearted August who runs a successful company, offers them the honey house to live in. From August, Lily learns honey business and a life lesson from the bees. She sees a world where intelligence, independence and culture are honored and rewarded. She watches Rosaleen begin to understand that the dream of freedom from oppression she gave up when she was beaten is now possible for her. It is August who helps Lily see that love is all around her and all the others.

【1】 The story of the Lily is mainly developed by _______.

A. time

B. space

C. examples

D. comparison

【2】 Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The movie is adapted from a novel.

B. Lily’s father treats Rosaleen cruelly.

C. Lily’s mother writes the label for her.

D. In fact, Lily’s mother is August.

【3】What does Rosaleen really want to get?

A. Better pay and honey business.

B. Equal rights and freedom.

C. The right to be voted as president.

D. Enough food and houses.

【4】 We can conclude that the story of Lily happened _______.

A. in modern America

B. in the 1960s in North America

C. when the black owned equal rights in America

D. before the independence of America

【5】 The passage is written to _______.

A. advertise a book

B. explain the secret of bees’ life

C. introduce a movie

D. tell about American politics

Answer 1

【答案】【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】【1】推理判断题。文章中叙述的故事是按照故事发展的先后顺序展开描述的，即：Lily对父亲的反叛出走 → 在Tiburon遇见August → 最终解决问题。

【2】细节理解题。文章第一段第一句叙述了这部电影以小说为基础，然后谈到内容时又提及Just as in the book,由此推断这是改编自小说的电影，所以A项正确。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章叙述的有关Rosaleen挨打的事以及她的观点“Giving in to them would be just another way of dying”可以推断她代表的是美国的黑人，她所要求的是自由和平等的权利。

【4】推理判断题。根据文章信息，尤其是第二段叙述的黑人Rosaleen要求选举却被打以及第四段中的“the fact that President Johnson just signed the Civil Rights act in 1964. (It’s still just a piece of paper, Rosaleen says.)”等判断，故事发生在美国南北战争之后，即总统Present Johnson签署the Givil Rights act 之后，也就是in the 1960s in North America。

【5】主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了电影The Secret Life of Bees,提到的书名只是本电影改编的出处。电影的名字是The Secret Life of Bees，但内容不是讲述蜜蜂的生活秘密。电影反映了美国当时的政治背景，但这不是本文的主题。