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【題目】 US writer Margaret Lee Runbeck once wrote, Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of travelling. But travelling is not always happy, at least for the buddies in the movie green Book. The popular film won Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards on Feb 25.

The movie was adapted from the true story of a road trip through the southern US in the early 1960s. In the film, the black pianist Don Shirley hires Italian-American Tony Vallelonga to drive him to performances, but they face problems because of Shirley's skin color. These problems lead them to form a special friendship.

“There's something so deeply right about this movie, so true to the time,” wrote US film critic Mick LaSalle. The time La Salle is talking about was between late 1870s and 1960s, a very different period in US history. Many parts of the country had Jim Crow laws, which allowed racial segregation(種族隔離).

These laws made life and travel dangerous for African-Americans. They couldn't use certain hotels, restaurants, or even gas stations. They had to be indoors after sunset or they might go to jail. Even black celebrities had to follow the laws.

But in 1936, a black postman named Victor H. Green made a list of friendly businesses in New York City. He published the list as a small book with a green cover. The Green Book helped African-Americans travel more safely. Then, in 1964 ,Jim Crow laws went away. The book went away, too.

Today many US people still remember the time of Jim Crow. But they probably don’t know about The Green Book. It's a forgotten part of the story. Thanks to this movie,maybe people can remember it again.

【1】The story in the movie happened_________in the US.

A.in1936B.in the early 1960sC.In1964D.in the late 1870s

【2】According to the Jim Crow laws, African-Americans_________.

A.could stay in any hotel they like

B.needn't follow the laws if they are famous people

C.could not hang out with friends at midnight

D.couldn't work with the white people

【3】To help African-Americans travel more safely,_________made the Green Book.

A.a black celebrityB.a black pianist

C.a black postmanD.an Italian-American driver

【4】The film is mainly about_________.

A.a dangerous and terrible trip of a pianist

B.a special friendship between a pianist and a driver

C.how to travel more safely in the southern US

D.a different period in American history

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了第91屆奧斯卡最佳影片《綠書皮》。這個影片講述了一位黑人主和白人司機一路向南的旅行故事。

【1】細節(jié)理解。in1936在1936年； in the early 1960s在早期20世紀60年代； in1964在1964年； in the late 1870s在19世紀70年代晚期。根據(jù)文中“The movie was adapted from the true story of a road trip through the southern US in the early 1960s.” 這部電影改編自20世紀60年代初穿越美國南部的真實故事。故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“These laws made life and travel dangerous for African-Americans. They couldn't use certain hotels, restaurants, or even gas stations. They had to be indoors after sunset or they might go to jail. Even black celebrities had to follow the laws.”可知，根據(jù)吉姆·克勞定律，非裔美國人不能在午夜和朋友們在一起。故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解。a black celebrity黑人名人；a black pianist黑人鋼琴家；a black postman黑人郵遞員；. an Italian-American driver意大利裔美國人的司機。根據(jù)文中“But in 1936, a black postman named Victor H. Green made a list of friendly businesses in New York City. He published the list as a small book with a green cover. The Green Book helped African-Americans travel more safely.” 但在1936年，一位名叫維克多H.格林的黑人郵遞員在紐約市列出了一份友好企業(yè)名單。他把名單作為一本綠色封面的小書出版了。綠皮書幫助非裔美國人更安全地旅行�？芍�，為了幫助非裔美國人更安全地旅行，一位黑人郵遞員寫了綠皮書。故選C。

【4】主旨大意。a dangerous and terrible trip of a pianist鋼琴家危險而可怕的旅行；a special friendship between a pianist and a driver鋼琴家和司機之間的特殊友誼；. how to travel more safely in the southern US如何在美國南部更安全地旅行；a different period in American history美國歷史上不同的時期。通讀整篇短文可知，這篇短文主要講述了鋼琴家和司機之間的特殊友誼。故選B。