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    There are several ways of retelling “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. In 2005 Hollywood focused on Willy Wonka, the factory’s owner, portraying him as a purple-gloved man-child. A new musical production of Roald Dahl’s children’s story at the Theatre Royal in London concentrates on the up-from-poverty fortune of Charlie Bucket, the boy who finds the golden ticket.

Tales of upward social mobility attempted or achieved are crowding the London stage. “Billy Elliott”, the story of a miner’s son who strives with the death of family strikes to make it as a ballet dancer, recently celebrated its four-millionth visitor. “Port”, an account of a Stockport girl’s attempts to escape her depressing origins, was a success at the National Theatre this spring. Last year “In Basildon” described strivers in the typical upwardly-mobile Essex town.

It is a respectable theatrical (and literary) theme, but it is being handled in a different way. John Osborne’s 1956 play “Look Back in Anger” showed a working-class man’s anger at the middle class he had married into. By the 1970s and 1980s writers were looking down their noses at social climbers, in plays like “Top Girls” and “Abigail’s Party”, in which a middle-class arriviste (暴发户) serves inferior snacks and the wrong kind of wine.

Social mobility moved away as a topic for a while, as playwrights like David Hare turned to examine carefully the state of the nation. Now it has returned—and is described much more sympathetically. Dominic Cooke, who directed “In Basildon” at the Royal Court Theatre, says this may be a delayed reaction to the collapse of state socialism in Europe.

A possible reason for the sympathetic tone is that upward mobility can no longer be taken for granted. In 2011 researchers at the London School of Economics concluded that intergenerational social mobility, assessed by income for children born between 1970 and 2000, had suspended. Another study, by Essex University academics, found matters had not improved during the crisis.

So it is fantastic fun to see people make it. Charlie Bucket does so spectacularly(壮观地). At the end of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” he is a pint-size entrepreneur(企业家), with an immigrant workforce of Oompa-Loompas to ensure he does not fall back down the social ladder.

1.What are the versions of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” mentioned in the passage?

A.Magic and ballet. B.Movie and musical.

C.Drama and painting. D.Novel and documentary.

2.What does “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.The story of a miner's son.

B.The topic of upward social mobility.

C.An account of a Stockport girl's attempts.

D.A striver in the upwardly-mobile Essex town.

3.According to the author, ______ may attribute to(归因于) being classified as middle-class.

A.gaining by dishonest means

B.serving others what they like

C.being involved in social climbing

D.marrying the one sharing your background

4.How does the author feel about social mobility in reality?

A.Curious. B.Optimistic.

C.Pessimistic. D.Concerned.

 

1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C 【解析】 这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍不同的戏剧以不同的方式展现现社会流动性这个主题。 1. 细节理解题。由第一段的第一句“In 2005 Hollywood focused on Willy Wonka, the factory’s owner, portraying him as a purple-gloved man-child.”和最后一句“A new musical production of Roald Dahl’s children’s story at the Theatre Royal in London concentrates on the up-from-poverty fortune of Charlie Bucket, the boy who finds the golden ticket.”可知,2005年的好莱坞电影版从工厂主威利·王卡下手,剧中把他描绘为一位带着紫色手套,充满孩子气的男子。伦敦皇家剧院新上演的罗尔德·达尔儿童故事音乐剧则侧重于表现穷苦孩子查理发现金券脱离贫苦的经历。由此可见,查理和巧克力工厂在文中提到的有电影版本和音乐版本。结合选项可知,选项B正确。 2. 词义猜测题。由第二段的第一句“Tales of upward social mobility attempted or achieved are crowding the London stage.”可知,伦敦舞台上充斥着各种尝试或成功转为上流社会的故事。由此可见,it指代的是社会向上流动的话题,是一个可敬的戏剧和文学主题。结合选项可知,选项B正确。 3. 推理判断题。由第三段的最后一句“By the 1970s and 1980s writers were looking down their noses at social climbers, in plays like “Top Girls” and “Abigail’s Party”, in which a middle-class arriviste (暴发户) serves inferior snacks and the wrong kind of wine.”到20世纪70年代和80年代作者看不起那些攀附上流社会人,比如《优异女子》和《阿比盖尔的政党》中产阶级暴发户就像低劣的老鼠,不合时宜的红酒。由此判断出,根据作者的说法,通过不诚实的手段获得可以归因于被划分为中产阶级,选项A正确。 4. 推理判断题。由第五段的第二句“In 2011 researchers at the London School of Economics concluded that intergenerational social mobility, assessed by income for children born between 1970 and 2000, had suspended.”和最后一句“Another study, by Essex University academics, found matters had not improved during the crisis.”可知,2011年,伦敦经济学院的调查人员通过评估1970至2000年为孩子存储的收入,总结道:两代人的社会流动性停滞不前。另一项由埃塞克斯大学学者进行的研究发现各项问题并没有在经济衰退期得到改善。由此判断出,在现实生活中社会流动性已经停滞不前,处于不好的状态,表达了作者对社会流动性悲观同情的态度。结合选项可知,选项C正确。
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