Question

    Partway through Wonder, Fifth-grader Auggie Pullman finds himself seated across from a new friend in the school cafeteria. “Have you ever thought about having plastic surgery?” the friend asks.

“Dude, this is after plastic surgery. It takes a lot of work to look this good,” Auggie says, running a hand through his hair. In other words, what could be painfully depressing turns out to hold lurking(潜藏的) reserves of humour, which is pretty much the story of Wonder.

Auggie, played by Jacob Tremblay, was born with a facial difference, and even after multiple operations, his looks shock his classmates. As he adapts from homeschooling to a new school community, he encounters far worse than that lunchtime scene－one nasty bully(横行霸道者) says he’d kill himself if he looked like Auggie－but he never fully loses heart.

The movie is an adaptation of the 2012 novel by R.J.Palacio, which has sold 6 million copies in North America and launched an antibullying campaign, Choose Kind. Palacio has said she got the idea for the story when her young son began crying at the sight of a girl with a facial difference in an ice cream shop. She took her kids out of the shop, but later regretted her reaction. “What I should have done is simply turned to the little girl and started up a conversation and shown my kids that there was nothing to be afraid of,” she said.

Tremblay, 11, who broke out opposite Brie Larson in the 2015 drama Room, has more than a few things in common with Auggie. “We both love Star Wars, we have awesome families, and we love our dogs.” But Tremblay thinks we all can find something in common with the boy. “Everyone’s like Auggie in one very important way: we want to be accepted and treated equally and with kindness.”

Julia Roberts, who plays Auggie’s mother, became interested in the part because of her own children, “I read it with my kids and fell so in love with it,” she says of the novel. “This book is such a beautiful and gentle introduction into all kinds of topics, including bullying and intolerance and fear, and what fear makes young people do sometimes.”

Both actors have some familiarity with the subject. “I was picked on quite a bit as a young person,” Roberts says, though she won’t say what for. “Even as a 50-year-old mother of three, it’s not a path I like to go up and down.” Tremblay reveals a bit more. “I have been picked on,” he says, “because I’m kind of short for me age. I told my parents, and that’s one of the best things you can do, because my mom said would never want me to carry negative thoughts on my shoulders alone.”

The most challenging parts of filming, says Tremblay, were moments in which he had to cry. Tenderhearted audience members will likely shed tears of their own－especially during scenes between Auggie and his mom, who repeatedly reassures her son that he is worthy of love. But the movie also has its fair share of hijinks(喧闹): for every tear-filled moment, there is a lightsaber battle or silly science project to lighten the mood. This mixture of pity and humor, says Roberts, “was intrinsic(固有的) in the writing in the novel.” But she credits writer-director Stephen Chbosky with translating that balance into visual terms.

As much as the movie impresses the viewer with compassion for the underdogs, it also finds a way to sympathize with the bullies. “I would say to try to take a moment to be conscious of why a person that is bullying somebody is behaving that way,” says Roberts, “After all”, she adds, “There’s no child that’s born bully.”

1.How did Auggie respond to his friend’s question?

A. He felt so embarrassed that he kept reserved.

B. He flew off the handle the moment he heard it.

C. He answered in a calm but humourous way.

D. He spent quite a while finding the right words.

2.What inspired the story of Wonder?

A. A campaign against bullying in North America.

B. Palacio’s kids being picked on by their classmates.

C. Palacio’s conversation with a girl in an ice cream shop.

D. The way Palacio treated a girl with a facial difference.

3.According to the passage, the theme of the movie Wonder is ________.

A. similar to that of the drama Room

B. focused on the safety of plastic surgery

C. diverse and closely relevant to personal growth

D. a reflection of minority groups’ fate in America

4.What does paragraph 7 mainly talk about?

A. How Julia Roberts got to know Jacob Tremblay.

B. Leading actors’ recalling similar experiences to those in Wonder.

C. Jacob Tremblay’s breakthrough in his acting career.

D. What influence Jacob Tremblay’s mother has on his growth.

5.According to Julia Roberts, Stephen Chbosky _______.

A. is a great lover of Star Wars and wild animals

B. was moved to tears by Jacob Tremblay’s acting

C. is qualified to adapt science fiction into movies

D. succeeded in mixing visual elements with emotion

6.What’s Julia Roberts’ attitude towards the bullies?

A. Uncaring. B. Negative.

C. Sympathetic. D. Cautious.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.C

【解析】

这是一篇新闻访谈。短文报道了由小说改编的电影Wonder的基本情节，作者写这部小说的灵感来源，电影所反映的主题，以及导演的创作手法，主演的感受等等。

1.推理判断题。由第二段“Dude, this is after plastic surgery. It takes a lot of work to look this good” Auggie says, running a hand through his hair. In other words, what could be painfully depressing turns out to hold lurking(潜藏的) reserves of humour”（伙计，这是整容手术后的样子了。要让自己看起来这么漂亮需要很多的努力”Auggie一边说，一边用手梳理着头发。）可知，所以通过Auggie所说的话以及他的语气可以判断出，Auggie平静而幽默地回答了他朋友的问题。故C选项正确。

2.细节理解题。由第四段“Palacio has said she got the idea for the story when her young son began crying at the sight of a girl with a facial difference in an ice cream shop. She took her kids out of the shop, but later regretted her reaction. ”可知，Palacio说，当她年幼的儿子在一家冰淇淋店看到一个长着不同脸型的女孩，他就开始大哭起来。她就有了写这个故事的想法。她把孩子们带出了商店，但后来后悔自己的反应。所以Palacio对待一个面部有差异的女孩的方式使Palacio有了写这个故事的想法。故D选项正确。

3.推理判断题。由第五段“Everyone’s like Auggie in one very important way: we want to be accepted and treated equally and with kindness.”第六段“This book is such a beautiful and gentle introduction into all kinds of topics, including bullying and intolerance and fear, and what fear makes young people do sometimes.”可知，每个人都像Auggie一样希望被接受，被平等对待，被善待。这本书是对各种话题的美丽而温和的介绍，包括欺凌、不容忍和恐惧，以及恐惧有时使年轻人做些什么。Wonder这部电影改编自Palacio 2012年的小说，所以小说的主题就是电影的主题。电影中对于主人公个人成长的总结，也是电影的主题。故判断出电影Wonder的主题是多样化的且与个人成长密切相关。故C选项正确。

4.主旨大意题。由第七段“Both actors have some familiarity with the subject. “I was picked on quite a bit as a young person,” Roberts says, Tremblay reveals a bit more. “I have been picked on,” he says, “because I’m kind of short for me age”可知，两个演员都对这个话题有些熟悉。“我年轻的时候经常被人欺负，”Roberts，Tremblay透露了更多。他说：“我被人欺负了，因为就我的年龄而言，我太矮了。”所以第7段主要是讲主演们回忆起与电影wonder的主人公具有相似的经历。故B选项正确。

5.细节理解题。由倒数第二段“This mixture of compassion and humor, Roberts says, "is inherent in the writing of fiction." But she thinks writer and director Stephen chabowski has translated this balance into visual terms.”可知，Roberts说，这种怜悯和幽默的混合，“在小说的写作中是固有的。”但她认为作家兼导演的Stephen chabowski将这种平衡转化成了视觉元素。所以根据 Julia Roberts所说的，Stephen Chbosky成功地将视觉元素与情感混合在一起。故D选项正确。

6.推理判断题。由最后一段“As much as the movie impresses the viewer with compassion for the underdogs, it also finds a way to sympathize with the bullies. ”可知，尽管这部电影给观众留下了同情弱者的印象，但它也找到了同情弱者的方法。所以通过关键词“sympathize with the bullies”可以判断出，Julia Roberts对仗势欺人者的态度是同情的。故C选项正确。