Beer and fried chicken — Thanks to a South Korean drama currently on air, Man From the Stars, this new mix-and-match junk food trend has become popular among young audiences, despite its unhealthy nature. Indeed, South Korean TV dramas, or K-drama for short, have been a major force in the South Korean pop-culture wave that has captured the hearts of young Chinese audiences. According to iQiyi, a video website that features Man From the Stars, by Feb 15, the number of views for the TV drama hit 370 million in China.
“It is interesting to explore what elements of those dramas appeal to audiences. It’s obviously more than just pretty faces,” says Yan Feng, a professor of Chinese literature at Fudan University. Reflected by audiences, culture critics and insiders of the industry, youth fantasy, creative storylines, cultural proximity, and well-organized production all add up to K-drama’s success, along with, of course, those handsome and cute faces dressed in the latest fashion trends.
“Everyone fancies a perfect partner, handsome or beautiful,” says Zhou Ying, a professor at Chongqing Technology and Business University. “The South Korean TV industry is feeding this need.” After Lee Min-ho appeared on CCTV’s annual Spring Festival gala, he became the most famous South Korean in China. Only weeks later, Kim Soo-hyun, lead actor in Man From the Stars, swept the country. Apart from pretty faces, fashion is another highlight of the series. Each time actors from the series wear a new set of outfits, similar clothes experience a sales boom online, according to Xiao Yi, a Taobao store owner.
As is known, with love triangles, incurable diseases, and Cinderella tales, storylines in South Korean dramas may seem a bit commonplace. While The Man From the Stars challenges this by putting aliens and time travel into these existing stories, Peng Sanyuan, a screenwriter, says a focus on detail is a key factor in the success of these dramas. “In order to accurately target audiences and find emotional reflections with them, more and more female writers are working in the industry,” says Peng about her experience of exchanging ideas with South Korean colleagues. According the experts, South Korean writers somehow make sense of these plots, no matter how unlikely it seems.
小題1:Why has beer and fried chicken become so popular among Chinese young people at present?
A．Because the food tastes very great.
B．Because they want to change the trend.
C．Because the food is good for their health.
D．Because they are deeply affected by the Korean TV drama.
小題2:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “proximity” in paragraph 2?
A．similarityB．differenceC．conflictD．curiosity
小題3:According to the whole passage, how many elements can lead to the appeal of Korean dramas?
A．TwoB．FourC．SixD．Seven
小題4:After reading the third paragraph, which of the following is right?
A．Lee Min-ho is the lead actor in Man From the Stars.
B．Kim Soo-hyun appeared on CCTV’s annual Spring Festival gala
C．The similar clothes worn by the Korean actors become very hot online.
D．Everyone has a perfect partner, who is handsome or beautiful.
小題5:What makes Man From the Stars different from other K-dramas according to the last paragraph?
A．Female writersB．Creative storiesC．Pretty facesD．Fashionable clothes

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：文章大意：文章主要講述韓劇《來自星星的你》“叫獸”為什么這么火。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的Indeed, South Korean TV dramas, or K-drama for short, have been a major force in the South Korean pop-culture wave that has captured the hearts of young Chinese audiences.可知中國的年輕人受到韓劇深深的影響。故D正確。
小題2:詞義推測題。根據(jù)文章第二段Reflected by audiences, culture critics and insiders of the industry, youth fantasy, creative storylines, cultural proximity, and well-organized production all add up to K-drama’s success, along with, of course, those handsome and cute faces dressed in the latest fashion trends.可以推測出proximity為“相似的”之意。故A正確。
小題3:推理題。根據(jù)文章第五段"China is still not a constant feature or subject on the front page and prime time in the news media in Nigeria unless there are disasters and alleged human rights abuses to be reported," said Martins Oloja, Editor of The Guardian.可知一些非洲媒體對于中國的報道仍然不夠客觀，只會報道一些災難以及人權的問題。故C正確。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段Reflected by audiences, culture critics and insiders of the industry, youth fantasy, creative storylines, cultural proximity, and well-organized production all add up to K-drama’s success, along with, of course, those handsome and cute faces dressed in the latest fashion trends.可以得出數(shù)據(jù)。故B正確。
小題5:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Only weeks later, Kim Soo-hyun, lead actor in Man From the Stars, swept the country. Apart from pretty faces, fashion is another highlight of the series.可知是《來自星星的你》漂亮的臉蛋使得與其它韓劇不同。故C正確。
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