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【题目】It is a live celebration of the lasting power of letter writing!

Letters Live, which started in December 2013, was held at the Freemasons’ Hall in London from March 10 to 15. The show invited various great performers who read remarkable letters that had been written around the world over the centuries.

“Bringing letters alive through outstanding performances is one of the most powerful ways in which the joy and pain and humor and tragedy of being human can be shared,” Jamie Byng, managing director of Canongate Books publishing firm, told the Nowness video channel.

British actor Benedict Cumberbatch agreed. “Letters are windows into the love, beauty, pain and humor of their creators and receivers,” he told The Guardian. “Letters Live makes us stop and imagine the lives behind the letters read and where they came from. It’s a privilege to read this most ancient of communications live to an audience.”

This year, the movie Sherlock star treated the audience by playing the part of a 17-year Tom Hanks. He put on the young actor’s voice when he read his letter to the Hollywood director George Roy Hill, a letter that urged Hill to “discover” him. The letter revealed that two-time Oscar winner Hanks’ teenage dream was not to “be a big-time Hollywood superstar” but to one day own a Porsche car and call his favorite US actor Robert Red ford his nickname “Bob”.

Other famous faces at the event included Carey Mulligan, who played a fictional laundry worker, a female activist fighting for women’s rights in the 2015 movie Suffragette. The British actress once again played the role of a suffragette, when she read a very enthusiastic letter demanding the vote for women. The suffragette sent a precious 1913 note to The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

“Everyone seems to agree upon the necessity of putting a stop 10 Suffragist anger, but no one seems certain how to do so,” Mulligan read out. “There are two, and only two, ways in which this can be done. Both will be effectual. One, kill every woman in the UK. Two, give women the vote.”

【1】What was Cumberbatch’s attitude’ towards Jamie Byng’s opinion?

A. Doubtful. B. Positive.

C. Optimistic. D. Cautious.

【2】Which of the following was a dream of Tom Hanks as a child?

A. To become an actor. B. To call himself “Bob”.

C. To win Oscar Awards. D. To have a famous car.

【3】A “suffragette” is a woman who .

A. sends a valuable note to newspaper.

B. reads out a letter to the audience.

C. advocates women’s right to vote.

D. plays a famous role in a movie.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Famous People Gathering.

B. Letters of Great Performers.

C. Letters Brought to Life.

D. Rights Given to Women.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者通过对英国一个栏目Letters Live（见字如面）和人们对它的的态度的介绍，意在表明信件包涵着强大的寓意和情感。

【1】推理判断题。由第四段British actor Benedict Cumberbatch agreed. “Letters are windows into the love, beauty, pain and humor of their creators and receivers,” he told The Guardian. “Letters Live makes us stop and imagine the lives behind the letters read and where they came from. It’s a privilege to read this most ancient of communications live to an audience 可知Benedict Cumberbatch对Jamie Byng的观点持支持态度。故B选项正确。

【2】细节理解题。由第五段the letter revealed that two-time Oscar winner Hanks’ teenage dream was not to “be a big-time Hollywood superstar” but to one day own a Porsche car. 可知，Tom Hanks年少时的梦想之一是拥有一辆名车。故D选项正确。

【3】细节理解题。由第六段Other famous faces at the event included Carey Mulligan, who played a fictional laundry worker, a female activist fighting for women’s rights in the 2015 movie Suffragette. The British actress once again played the role of a suffragette, when she read a very enthusiastic letter demanding the vote for women.可知，“suffragette”是指提倡妇女参政论政的人。故C选项正确。

【4】标题归纳题。由第二段 The show invited various great performers who read remarkable letters that had been written around the world over the centuries第三段Bringing letters alive through outstanding performances is one of the most powerful ways in which the joy and pain and humor and tragedy of being human can be shared第四段it’s a privilege to read this most ancient of communications live to an audience 以及后几段很多名人都把以前的信件念给听众听。可知，通过现场读信的形式，把前人的情感，观点，态度等又重新展现在人们的面前，所以见到了信件如同见到了它们的主人。故C选项正确。