Question

    He creates fantasy worlds with witches (女巫), floating castles and flying pigs. He is Hayao Miyazaki, also known as “Japan’s Walt Disney”.

In 2016, the 75-year-old returned to make Boro the Caterpillar (《毛毛虫菠萝》), a computer-generated (CG) short movie, into a feature film.

“Miyazaki … will keep making films until he dies”, Toshio Suzuki, an experienced producer at Studio Ghibli, told Variety magazine. For Boro, Miyazaki, who has always used hand-drawn 2D animation, will work with computer technology.

The animation may be different, but Miyazaki’s movies always have something in common.

Many themes are seen again and again in his films.

Two of these themes are the sky and water. From his early film Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (《风之谷》, 1984) to his popular 2004 movie Howl’s Moving Castle (《哈尔的移动城堡》), Miyazaki’s films are full of flight. The water is another place where gravity doesn’t work. Miyazaki loves quickly filling spaces with clear water, leaving things to float.

Another repeated idea in Miyazaki’s work is the Earth’s fragility (脆弱性). He often criticizes (批评) development and pollution. Princess Mononoke (《幽灵公主》) shows villagers cutting down a forest to provide fuel for their iron factory, while natural forces fight against them.

In his movies, there is often no clear good or evil. Miyazaki has explained that he sees the 21st century as a complex time. Simple stereotypes cannot be accepted, he said, even in children’s films.

1.Hayao Miyazaki was born ________.

A.in 1940 B.in 1941 C.in 1942 D.in 1943

2.In which film did Miyazaki show his attitude?

A.Boro the Caterpillar

B.Howl’s Moving Castle

C.Princess Mononoke

D.Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

3.What does the underlined word “complex” in the last paragraph mean?

A.easy B.modern

C.standard D.difficult to understand

4.What do we know from the passage?

A.Miyazaki learnt to draw from his mother.

B.Miyazaki has given up drawing animation by hand.

C.Miyazaki is starting to focus on protecting the environment

D.Miyazaki doesn’t like using simple stereotypes in his films.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

【解析】

本文主要介绍了宫崎骏的电影，以及电影中的主题和他的态度。

1.

推理判断题。根据“In 2016, the 75-year-old returned to …”可知，宫崎骏出生于2016-75=1941年，故选B。

2.

细节理解题。根据“ He often criticizes (批评) development and pollution. Princess Mononoke (《幽灵公主》) shows villagers cutting down a forest to provide fuel for their iron factory, while natural forces fight against them.”（他经常批评发展和污染。《幽灵公主》展示了村民们砍伐森林为他们的铁厂提供燃料，而自然力量与他们战斗）可知，他在《幽灵公主》中表现了他的态度。故选C。

3.

词义猜测题。easy容易的；modern现代的；standard标准的；difficult to understand难以理解。根据“In his movies, there is often no clear good or evil. .. Simple stereotypes cannot be accepted, he said, even in children’s films.”（他的电影里没有明确的善与恶，即使在儿童电影里，简单刻板的印象也不能被接受）可判断，他认为21世纪是复杂的，难以接受的时代。故选D。

4.

细节理解题。根据“Simple stereotypes cannot be accepted, he said, even in children’s films.” （即使在儿童电影里，简单刻板的印象也不能被接受。）可知，宫崎骏不喜欢在他的电影中使用简单的刻板印象。故选D。