A Korean wave is sweeping across China, with many Chinese women worshipping South Korean actors Kim Soo Hyun and Lee Min Ho as demigods (半神半人). Chinese netizens have always been divided over South Korean TV dramas, but there is no doubt that programs from the neighboring country are now enjoying a new round of popularity in China. And a big part of the credit for that goes to You Who Came From The Star, the South Korean TV series which is on the air now.
Top South Korean actors Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Soo Hyun recently earned a popularity rating of 24.8 percent in their country, considered strong by Nielsen Korea. You Who Came From The Star and The Heirs have been subjects of hot online discussions throughout Asia. Besides, the book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, read by the hero in You Who Came From The Star was a hard-to-get item on Amazon for a while.
The two TV programs have several common elements: a tall, handsome, and rich hero who loves the heroine blindly and always protects her, and an equally handsome man madly in love with the same woman. Both programs portray the purity of love, which is expressed through a kiss or a warm hug. Perhaps that’s the secret of their success; perhaps people are still fascinated by Cinderella-type stories.
The growing wealth gap is a matter of social concern both in South Korea and China, and the challenges that young people face in their search for a better life might have prompted (激起) many ordinary girls to dream of marrying rich, caring men. This is precisely what the popular South Korean TV dramas portray. In fact, South Korean TV dramas are tailored to meet the market’s demands.
In contrast, Chinese TV screens are flooded by knock-off (山寨) or poorly made soap operas. There are too many Chinese TV dramas that are either of the stereotyped (刻板的) war theme or just blindly copy foreign programs. The lack of good stories has resulted in loads of TV series on time travel or fights in the harems (后宮) of Qing Dynastyemperors. These, in short, are the pain of Chinese TV productions.
The shooting for South Korean productions generally starts when the scripts (腳本) are just one-third ready. Many popular productions have their own websites, where scriptwriters post part of the finished scripts, inviting viewers to leave messages, discuss the plot and come up with suggestions for future events. This not only keeps viewers’ interest in the TV dramas alive, but also helps scriptwriters and directors make changes to the storylines to suit the audience’s demand.
Hopefully, the innovation-induced (創(chuàng)新引導的) success of South Korean TV programs will prompt Chinese TV drama makers to think up new ideas and abandon their bad practice of copying foreign productions in order to attract more viewers at home, and possibly abroad.
小題1:The main point the author emphasizes in this passage is ________.
A．why Korean actors are more popular than Chinese actors
B．how the three Korean actors became famous around East Asia
C．what modern TV dramas need is not copying foreign programs but innovation
D．the Cinderella-type stories are an ever-lasting theme people are fascinated with
小題2:Which of the following best explains people’s favor for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane?
A．The celebrity effect is powerful.
B．Drama stars are the best advertisements.
C．Rich and handsome heroes in dramas usually love reading.
D．A successful drama generally originates from a good novel.
小題3:According to the passage, the secret to Korean TV dramas’ being successful is that ________.
A．drama stars must be tall, rich and handsome or beautiful
B．scriptwriters should choose the appropriate themes for all viewers
C．drama producers have creative ideas to adapt to viewers’ interest and demand
D．people’s concerns such as wealth gap both in Korea and China are taken good care of
小題4:What does the last paragraph imply?
A．Abandoning copying foreign productions is the only way to attract viewers.
B．The Chinese TV drama makers should follow in the footsteps of the Koreans.
C．It’s hard to predict what the future TV dramas in China and Korea will be like.
D．A bright future of Chinese TV dramas can be expected prompted by the Koreans.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析:目前一股韓流正在席卷中國，尤其是《來自星星的你》和《繼承者們》在整個亞洲都是網(wǎng)上熱議的話題。然而相比之下有些中國大陸的電視劇卻粗制濫造，盲目抄襲。作者在本文中通過對比分析韓劇和大陸劇的特點提出了人們的希望。
小題1:C主旨大意題。文章用對比的方式比較了在大陸熱播的韓劇和大陸電視劇的不同，然后在文章末段提出作者的希望，也就是作者的寫作意圖Hopefully, the innovation-induced success of South Korean TV programs will prompt Chinese TV drama makers …..in order to attract more viewers at home, and possibly abroad.，故答案選C。
小題2:A推理判斷題。從文章第二段 the book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, read by the hero in You Who Came From The Star was a hard-to-get item on Amazon for a while可知主人公所在電視劇中所讀的書在亞馬遜上都一書難求，由此判斷這是受名人效應的影響，答案選A。
小題3:C細節(jié)理解題。從文章第二段Perhaps that’s the secret of their success; perhaps people are still fascinated by Cinderella-type stories.和第三段內(nèi)容和In fact, South Korean TV dramas are tailored to meet the market’s demands.可知韓劇之所以受到人們的歡迎是因為迎合了觀眾的心理，滿足人們的需求，故答案選C。
小題4:D推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段內(nèi)容可知作者希望韓劇這種創(chuàng)新的成功會激勵中國電視劇制作者摒棄以往抄襲外國作品的習性，做出新的思索，借此吸引國內(nèi)甚至國外更多觀眾，由此推斷中國的電視劇將有一個光明的未來。
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