While many people agree that The Sound of Music（音樂之聲）is one of the best films of all time, some are at a loss（困惑） to explain why. Well, I’ll tell you why it’s one of the best movies ever. The Sound of Music simply has everything one could want in a movie.
First of all, it has a real romance--one where you can watch the characters slowly fall in love.
Secondly, it has humor, clever and sarcastic（諷刺性的） humor. When Schraeder said, “ Bye, Maria, I’m sure you’ll make a fine nun（修女）.” You just want to slap（摑） her across the face after hearing that.
Thirdly, it’s got adventure. The Nazis are the worst “bad guys” in any movie, so it’s great to see Maria, the Captain and the kids outwit（智�。� them.
Fourthly, it’s got great music. The songs of the film are popular all over the world.
Fifthly, it’s got great scenery. The plot（情節(jié)） and dialogue are also amazing. I find new things to admire each time I watch.
Finally, is there a greater scene in any movie than the nuns showing the stolen Nazi car parts? In short, the film doesn’t just succeed because it cheers people up with a beautiful love story or songs. It also succeeds because it’s a wonderfully-constructed, wonderfully-written, and wonderfully-acted movie.
小題1:What’s the purpose of the passage?
A．To tell people what makes a good movie.
B．To tell people how to enjoy the humor in The Sound of Music.
C．To explain why The Sound of Music is one of the best movies.
D．To advise people to watch The Sound of Music
小題2:We can learn from the passage that _______.
A．in the author’s opinion, The Sound of Music succeeds mainly because of its songs
B．the author can find something new to enjoy every time he watches the movie
C．Maria just wants to slap Schraeder after hearing what she says to her.
D．The Sound of Music is a movie about how Maria outwits the Nazis with the nuns
小題3:About the The Sound of Music, the author mentioned all of the following things EXCEPT___
A．plotB．musicC．a(chǎn)ctingD．clothing
小題4:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “character” ?
A．特征B．性格C．人物D．漢字

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：，大多數(shù)人認為《音樂之聲》是最好看的幾部電影之一。為什么呢？從電影的情節(jié)，角色設定，人物表現(xiàn)等等來看，這都是有一定道理的。
小題1:主旨大意題。許多人都認為《音樂之聲》是最好的電影之一，本文就是解釋了原因。故選C。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。由“I find new things to admire each time I watch.”可知，觀眾每次看都會有新的感覺。故選B。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。關于《音樂之聲》作者沒有提到人物的衣著。 plot 情節(jié)；music 音樂 acting表演；clothing 服裝。故選D。
小題4:詞義猜測題。觀眾可以看著角色漸漸的陷入愛情中。characters意為“角色”故選C。
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