高三英語閱讀理解專題訓練1TheblockbusterfilmTitanichasbroughtmillionsofdollarsandthousandsofpeopletothetheatersandcontinuestotouchpeopletodayintheirhomes.Whyisthisfilmsosuccessful?Itisacombinationofmanydifferentthings.Amongthesearemanydifferentelements.Lookingatsomeoftheseelementswillshowhowthedirectorandothersinvolvedwereabletocreateanemotionallychargedmoviethatappealedtomillions.Thefilmusesonethematic（主題的）elementcalledTheTruthofHumanNature.Thetwomaincharactersseemtorepresentnoblepeople.Mostoftheothercharactersinthefilmareshownasnon-tolerant,rudeandcold-heartedpeople.Theelementoffocusingonthetwomaincharacters'loveandemotionseemssymbolicofanidealstate.Therearealsosocialproblemsaddressed.Thisisdoneinafewdifferentways.Themostnoticeablewayisthatthelowerclasspeopleremainlockedinthebasementastheshipgoesdown.ThroughoutTitanic,thelightingisveryimportant.Thepoor,lowerclasspeoplearealwaysshowninverywarm-colouredlightthatgivesthemasenseoflifeandhappiness.Ontheotherhand,therich,upperclassarealwaysshowninaflatlightportrayingthefeelingofhardnessandcoldness.Byusingthesetechniques,theyshowtheissueofclasssegregation（種族隔離）,andtheycreatestereotypes.Themaincharactersareabletobreakfreeofthesestereotypesandbetogether.Thisisthesolutiontothesegregationproblem.Asyoucansee,Titanictookalotofthinkingandpreparationtofilminamannerthatwouldcreateemotionandbringtothesurfacetheissuesandstoryofthegreatship.1.Theunderlinedword“blockbuster”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“ ”．somethingverysuccessfulahighlyexplosivebombsomethingworthalotofmoneyatouchingstory.InTitanic,thesceneofthelowerclasspeopleremaininglockedinthebasementastheshipgoesdownisusedto .criticizenon-tolerantandcold-heartedrichpeopleenlargethespectacleofthefilmcriticizetherealityofthesocietyemphasizetheconditionofthepooratthattimeWhyweredifferentcoloursoflightusedinthefilmTitanic?Theywereusedtoshowthedifferencebetweentherichandthepoor.Thedirectorwasdeterminedtoachievegoodvisualeffect.Thesocialstatuswasrepresentedbythecoloroflightinthepast.Theuseoflightwasthemaintechniquethedirectormadeuseof.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?Thesegregationprobleminthesocietycanbesolvedbyusingthelight.ThoughloveisthemainthemeofTitanic,italsoreflectssomesocialproblems.Becauseofthedirector'stalents,thefilmTitanicachievedgreatsuccess.InthefilmTitanictherearetwocharactersaltogether.Thewritermainlytalksabout inthispassage.theprocessofshootingTitanictheleadingactorandactressinTitanicthemaintechniquesusedinTitanictheoutlineofTitanic2Thegreatestrecentsocialchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherehasbeenaremarkableshorteningoftheproportionofawoman'slifespentincaringforchildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,duringwhichcustoms,opportunityandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman'syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandcanbeexpectedtoliveanotherthirty-fiveyearsandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehasthecareofchildren,herworkislightenedbyhouseholdappliancesandconveniencefoods.Thisimportantchangeinwomen'slife-patternhasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen'seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunity,andmostofthemtookafull-timejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Verymanymoreafterwardsreturntofull-or-part-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage:withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylife,andwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoney,andrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestsofeachofthem.Whichofthefollowingisthetopicofthispassage?Themarriageofwomen:pastandpresent.Womenandtheirjobs.Thesocialchangesinthelivesofwomen.Women'sroleinfamilylife.Atthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,theamountoftimethewomenspenttakingcareofchildren 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