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Are you waiting for a sequel (续集) to your favourite films or a new movie adapted from your favourite video game? Read on to find out what to expect in movie theatres in 2018.
★Tomb Raider
Release date: 16 March
This year will see the longawaited movie Tomb Raider, starring wellknown video game heroine Lara Croft. In the film, she seems like many other inhabitants (居民) of this poor but fashionable district in east London. She earns a living as a courier (快递员), and she is confused by her father’s mysterious death. So she first starts to search for the cause of his father’s death. It takes her to a wild island where she has to use her fierce fighting skills to survive.
★Pacific Rim : Uprising
Release date: 24 March
The film is about Jake Pentecost, the son of the legendary (传奇的) pilot Stacker Pentecost, who saved the human race in a previous fight with the monstrous Kaiju. But Jake isn’t the man his father was. He gives up his pilot training and falls in with some criminals. However, when the monsters rise again to threaten the human race, Jake is persuaded to take responsibility for fighting them by his sister. It is not known if they can succeed in their fight against the Kaiju.
★Dead pool 2
Release date: 1 June
Dead pool (2016) was part of the XMen series by Marvel. It was a movie for people who wanted to laugh a little more at the kind of humour that adults enjoy. Now, there is a new Dead pool in which Ryan Reynolds will again play the mercenary (唯利是图的) Wade Wilson, who likes to tell jokes as many as he can.
1. If you are interested in humourous style, which would be your best choice?
A. Tomb Raider.
B. Pacific Rim: Uprising.
C. Dead pool 2.
D. None of them.
2. Which is NOT true about Tomb Raider?
A. Lara lives in east London.
B. She has to survive on a wild island.
C. It is a video game.
D. She wants to know the cause of his father’s death.
3. What can you learn about the character Kaiju in the film Pacific Rim: Uprising?
A. He is a hero.
B. He saved the human race in a previous fight.
C. He is a monster.
D. He is a friend of Jake’s father.
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了2018年电影院即将上映的三部电影以及其部分内容。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章“Dead pool 2 (《死侍2》)”部分中的“It was a movie for people who wanted to laugh a little more at the kind of humour that adults enjoy. (这部电影适合那些想对成年人喜欢的那种幽默多笑一点的人)”可知，如果对幽默感兴趣，可以选择观看《死侍2》。故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章“Tomb Raider (《古墓丽影》)”部分中的“This year will see the longawaited movie Tomb Raider, starring wellknown video game heroine Lara Croft. (今年我们将看到万众期待的电影《古墓丽影》，由著名电子游戏女主角Lara Croft主演)”可知，电影《古墓丽影》要在2018年上映了，由此可知，它是一部电影，而不是一个电子游戏，C项不符合事实。故选C项。
3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章“Pacific Rim : Uprising (《环太平洋：雷霆再起》)”部分中的“who saved the human race in a previous fight with the monstrous Kaiju (在之前与怪兽Kaiju的战斗中拯救了人类)”可知，《环太平洋：雷霆再起》中的Kaiju是个怪兽。故选C项。
