December21,2012marksthecompletionofthe5,125yearGreatCyc...
問題詳情:
December 21, 2012 marks the completion of the 5,125 year Great Cycle of the Ancient Maya Long Count Calendar.
Rather than being an end-point, this cycle that is closing is naturally I followed by the start of a new cycle. What this new cycle has in store for humanity is a mystery that has yet to unfold...
The recent 2012 movie serves to alert a targeted 140 million people, in case they too haven't already heard the news. Unfortunately, however, the movie does a disservice because it distorts the message of this ancient prophecy (預言) by associating it with fear and destruction, as described by the movie's global disaster scenario (場景), rather than the themes of transformation and renewal the prophecy is actually based on.
In other words, the global scenario of the 2012 movie is not based on any facts. As Emmerich clarifies,“We only used the fact that the Mayan calendar ends. That gave us the year.” Emmerich said after checking out the range of 2012 books on Amazon, he realized, “e are so many (theories) that, in a way, you can just create your own.” He shares that “2012” was tacked on as a title to his disaster movie because it is something “people believe” and it made the movie seem more “real.”
Interestingly, Emmerich's underlying motivation for the movie seems to be genuine concern about the course we are all on as modern society. As he states, “I hope we are not ruining our planet. I really believe that, if we keep going and doing what we are doing, we will not be leaving the planet how it should be, for our kids. That has been going on for generations. It just very sad to see and read the news, every day, and see what these people are fighting over. It's like they don't understand that the clock is ticking.”
6. According to the Ancient Maya Long Count Calendar, December 21,2012 is the day on which ________.
A. the world will end with many disasters
B. the old age will end and a new one will begin
C. there will be a world flood
D. the world can survive many disasters
7. Which of the following is TRUE about the movie 2012?
A. It is intended to explore what is in store in the new cycle.
B. It tells us about the Ancient Maya Long Count Calendar as it is.
C. It is just based on the director's ideas.
D. It describes the ancient prophecy vividly.
8. What Emmerich says suggests that ________.
A. he is quite concerned about the present situation on the earth
B. he is regretful that people have misunderstood his movie
C. he himself believes what is described in the movie
D. he just wants to attract viewers by the disaster scenario
9. By this passage, the author intends to ________.
A. tell us about what the movie 2012 is all about
B. help the director to promote his film
C. tell us what we should learn from the movie 2012
D. explain whether we can trust the ancient prophecy
10. The underlined word “distort” in the third paragraph probably means ________.
A. change something in a wrong way
B. convey the original meaning
C. describe something clearly
D. give more proof to something
【回答】
6. 解析:選B。細節理解題。從文章前兩段可知,根據瑪雅古日曆,2012年12月21日,僅僅是一個輪迴的結束,另一個輪迴的開始。
7. 解析:選C。細節理解題。從文章第四段可知,電影導演僅僅是根據自己對瑪雅日曆的理解來執導的電影,並沒有事實依據。
8. 解析:選A。推理判斷題。從文章最後一段可知,電影導演的話說明了他對當前現狀的擔憂和對地球的保護意識。
9. 解析:選C。推理判斷題。綜合分析文章信息,電影《2012》並沒有反映現實,但其中描述的災難場景對我們也有一定的啓示,我們應該好好保護地球,文章最後一段第一句反映了本文的寫作目的。
10. 解析:選A。詞義猜測題。綜合全文可知:電影並沒有真實反映古瑪雅日曆,而是扭曲了其中的信息。故可推測出,distort意爲“扭曲;曲解”。
知識點:歷史類
題型:閱讀理解
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