Question

Hayao Miyazaki, the 72-year-old Japanese master of fantasy animation (奇幻动画), one of the most respected animation directors in the world, announced his retirement on September 6, after the recent release of his new film The Wind Rises.

Miyazaki’s vision(视野) has remained unique throughout his many films over the past thirty years. The worlds he creates—the valley of the wind, the castle in the sky, and so many—are so special, so attractive. Here are some key words about his films.

Good and evil (邪恶) Miyazaki rarely tells stories in simple good and evil. The worlds he creates tend to be complex (复杂的) and unclear. The bad figures often don’t seem so bad once you get to know them. Miyazaki has explained that the lack of clear good and evil is because he sees the 21st century as complex time, in which old ideas need to be re-examined, even in children’s films.

Children The heroes in Miyazaki’s films are usually children or teens, more often young girls. Sometimes they can see the spirit world; they are curious and friendly, even to strange creatures. The stories often deal with growing up.

Sky and water Two of Miyazaki’s great loves are the sky and water, and he uses them in related ways. Flight is a forever theme—Miyazaki has never done a film without flying of some kind. His imagination seems to fly and leave behind the pull of gravity (重力), a force and control that he feels a bound (束缚) from setting him free. Water is another way for Miyazaki to fight gravity. In his films he likes the unexpected floods with crystal-clear water, and objects floating on the surface seem to be supported by magic.

Peace Miyazaki’s negative view of the war goes far more than surface deep. Violence is usually seen as wrong and painful, and Miyazaki’s heroes are often peacemakers.

1. What can we know about good and evil from Miyazaki’s films?

A. The complex time tends to turn good into evil.

B. He uses his films to show good finally defeats evil.

C. The figures cannot be simply judged as good or evil.

D. Children should learn to clearly tell good from evil.

2.Miyazaki’s love for flight may come from ______.

A. the relation between sky and water

B. his hate for gravity since his childhood

C. his desire to be free from gravity

D. his love for water that can flood the world

3.In Miyazaki’s films we may NOT see ______.

A. the attractive castle in the sky

B. a world left in ruins in the end

C. objects magically floating on the water

D. children with the problems of growing up

4.The purpose of writing the article is to ______.

A. show the writer’s sadness for Miyazaki’s retirement from the animation industry

B. help readers to know about Miyazaki’s life and his great achievements

C. praise Miyazaki’s contribution to the development of the film industry

D. introduce Miyazaki’s retirement and the features (特点) of his animation films

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇人物传记类的文章，介绍了Miyazaki的退休生活以及他的那些充满生机的影片的特点。

1.C细节理解题。根据文中The worlds he creates tend to be complex (复杂的) and unclear，可知任务很难简单的分先是好的或者不好的。故选C。

2.C细节理解题。根据文中His imagination seems to fly and leave behind the pull of gravity (重力), a force and control that he feels a bound (束缚) from setting him free，可知选项C正确。故选C。

3.B推理判断题。根据上下文分析可知，他的电影是充满和平的有生机的，不会出现场面一片废墟的场景，只有B选项不符合，故选B。

4.Miyazaki的退休生活以及他的那些充满生机的影片的特点。故选D。

考点：人物传记类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】

做阅读题，学生应该学会先带着问题去看文章，然后根据选项进行筛选。如：小题2，题干问的是Miyazaki对飞行的热爱来自什么？带着这个问题去阅读文章，在文中找到His imagination seems to fly and leave behind the pull of gravity (重力), a force and control that he feels a bound (束缚) from setting him free，可知选项C正确，故选C。

当然学生对于这类题目平时的阅读速度的锻炼也是需要的，这就要求学生平时多阅读，多做题，来积累自己的质量和效率。

看到问中有小标题的，可以加以利用。如：小题1.根据题干中提及的good and evil，可以直接到小标题good and evil这里去寻找，根据文中The worlds he creates tend to be complex (复杂的) and unclear，可知任务很难简单的分先是好的或者不好的。故选C。