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The best travel movies of all time
Movie theaters around the world have closed during the coronavirus outbreak. Fortunately, there’s never been a better time to catch up on classic oldies and favorites. Below, read our picks for best travel movies:
Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
It’s one of the most satisfying films of director Wes Anderson’s works. Set in an imaginary country East European Republic of Zubrowka in the 1930s, the plot is anchored by a murder investigation peppered with stolen art, prison escapes and a secret concierge society.
Though the hotel doesn’t actually exist, much of the film was shot in the beautiful German town of Goerlitz, famous for its medieval streets.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
When Harry Potter runs through a column at King’s Cross railway station in London to get to Platform 9¾, we know it isn’t real. And yet we want to visit.
The movie’s locations are inspired by real places, as graduates of English private schools will tell you: black robe for formal hall dinners, rushing to narrow old streets to visit tea houses and sandwich shops, discovering books that are hundreds of years old.
Roman Holiday (1953)
Equal parts bittersweet and fascinating, 1953 fairy tale “Roman Holiday” features a doe-eyed princess (Audrey Hepburn) and a dashing newspaperman (Gregory Peck) in a romantic film that has them wandering the Spanish Steps and breaking into the streets of Rome on a Vespa.
In a time when those streets are quiet, the film might serve as a reminder that they will eventually spring to life again.
1. What’s the similarity between Grand Budapest Hotel and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone?
A. They were directed by Wes Anderson. B. They were set in an imaginary place.
C. They were shown on the screen in the same year. D. They were shot on medieval streets.
2. Which type does Roman Holiday belong to?
A. Action movie. B. Animated cartoon.
C. Romantic movie. D. Documentary.
3. What’s the passage written for?
A. Students. B. Film lovers. C. Directors. D. Doctors.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了三部旅行电影，介绍了电影的故事情节。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) 部分中“Set in an imaginary country East European Republic of Zubrowka in the 1930s, the plot is anchored by a murder investigation peppered with stolen art, prison escapes and a secret concierge society.(故事背景设定在20世纪30年代的一个虚构的国家——东欧的祖布罗卡共和国，情节围绕着一起谋杀案展开，充斥着失窃艺术品、越狱事件和一个秘密门房协会)”以及Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) 部分中“When Harry Potter runs through a column at King’s Cross railway station in London to get to Platform 9¾, we know it isn’t real.(当哈利·波特穿过伦敦国王十字车站到达9又3 / 4站台时，我们知道这不是真的)”可知，《布达佩斯大饭店》和《哈利波特与魔法石》的相似之处在于，故事都被设定在一个虚构的地方。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Equal parts bittersweet and fascinating, 1953 fairy tale “Roman Holiday” features a doe-eyed princess (Audrey Hepburn) and a dashing newspaperman (Gregory Peck) in a romantic film that has them wandering the Spanish Steps and breaking into the streets of Rome on a Vespa.( 1953年的童话《罗马假日》苦乐参半，引人入胜。在这部浪漫电影中，故事讲述了奥黛丽·赫本饰演的一个天真无邪的公主和格雷戈里·派克饰演的一个时髦新闻记者漫步Spanish Steps，开着一辆小摩托车闯入罗马的街道)”可知，罗马假日属于浪漫电影。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Movie theaters around the world have closed during the coronavirus outbreak. Fortunately, there’s never been a better time to catch up on classic oldies and favorites. Below, read our picks for best travel movies:(在冠状病毒爆发期间，世界各地的电影院都关闭了。幸运的是，现在是重温经典老歌和最爱歌曲的最佳时机。以下是我们挑选的最佳旅行电影)”结合文章主要介绍了三部旅行电影，介绍了电影的故事情节。可推知，文章是写给电影爱好者的。故选B。
