08 历史和文化-2022-2023 高中高三英语阅读理解专项训练(含答案).docxVIP

08历史和文化

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Despiteanadvertisementcampaignsuggestingwall-to-wallspecialeffects,“BridgetoTerabithia”isgroundedinrealityfarmorethaninfantasy.AdaptingKatherinePaterson’saward-winningnovel,thescreenwritersDavidPatersonandJeffStockwellhaveproducedathoughtfulandextremelyaffectingstoryofatransformativefriendshipbetweentwounusuallygiftedchildren.Theresultisamoviewhoseemotionaldepthcouldappealmoretoadultsthantotheirchildren.

JessAarons(JoshHutcherson)isasixthgraderwithfoursisters,financiallytensedparentsandatalentfordrawing.Anintroverted(内向的)kidwhoisregularlypickedonbytheschoolbuses,JessformsabondwithanewstudentnamedLeslie(AnnaSophiaRobb),afreespiritwhoseparents,bothwriters,arefondlyneglectful.Anattraction

betweenoutsiders,theirfriendshipfeedsonherwordsandhispictures;togethertheycreateanimaginarykingdominthewoodsbehindtheirhomes,aworldtheycancontrolandwheretheirmindscanwanderfree.

Beautifullycapturingatimewhenabullyinschoolcanoccuraslargeasamonsterinanightmareandtheencouragementofateachercanalterthecourseofalife,“BridgetoTerabithia”keepsthefantasyinthebackgroundtofindmagicintheeveryday.GaborCsupodirectsthis,hisfirstfeature,likesomeoneclosetothepainofbeingdifferent,fascinatedintiny,perfectdetails.

Withstrongperformancesfromalltheleads,“BridgetoTerabithia”isabletohandleadulttopicswithsensitivity.Astheemotionallandscapedarkens,thosewhohaven’treadthebookmaybesurprisedatthesorrowthefilmmakerscausewithouteverresortingtohorrororterror.Inotherwords,yourchildrenmaycry,buttheywon’tbetraumatizedsobadly.

Consistentlysmartanddelicateasaspiderweb,“BridgetoTerabithia”isthekindofchildren’smovierarelyseennowadays.Atatimewhenmanypublicschoolsarebeingforcedtocutmusicand