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1、WhenitwasfirstreleasedintheUS20yearsago,TheShawshankRedemption(肖申克的救赎)onlyopenedatNo9attheboxoffice.ThoughitwasnominatedforsevenAcademyAwards,themoviefailedtowinany.Butthatwasthen.Since20()&TheShawshankRedemptionhasbeenatthetopofIMDb,sTop250filmsasvotedonbyusers.So,howdidthe
2、moviebecomesuchalastingclassic(经典)?IttellsthestoryofAndyDufresne,abankerwhoissentencedtolifeinShawshankStatePrisonformurderingtwopeopledespitehisclaimsthatheisinnocent(无辜的).Duringhistimeattheprison,hebefriendsfellowinmateEllisRedding.Buttheuglyrealitiesofprisonlifearequickly
3、introducedtoDufresne.“MostviewersaregoingtoidentifyverywellwithAndy/'saidtheExaminerwebsite."Intodaysmodernworld,asthingsgetmoreandmoreunfeelingthanever,wefaceourownbattlesofisolation(隔离)•••andmisplacedblameonadailybasis?5ButthegoalofTheShawshankRedemptionisnottofocusontheho
4、pelessnessoftheworldwelivein,buttoshowtheviewersthatwithstrengthandpatience,"hope,andthepreservation(维护)ofthathope,isagoodthing,maybethebestofthings”,asDufresnetoldRedding.Themovieis"likeafriendinthesitting・room,whotalkedtoyouandpickedyouupwhenyouweredown”,wroteTheGuardian.F
5、orAmericanactorTimRobbinswhoplayedDufresne,thetruemagicofTheShawshankRedemptionliesinthefactthat"it,safilminwhichyouactuallyseearelationshipbetweentwomenwhichisiftbasedoncarchases,orscoringsomewomen,butasortoflovewhichgoesdeeperthanjustfriendshipJRobbins,56,toldTheGuardian.1
6、>WhatcanwelearnaboutthemovieTheShawshankRedemptionfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.ThemoviewonsevenAcademyAwards.B.ThemoviewasagreathitattheboxofficewhenitfirstcameoutC.ThemoviepresentsthestrugglesofmanyordinaryAmericanpeople.D.Themovieisconsideredasoneofthebesteverbymoviefanstod
7、ay.2.Accordingtothearticle,thesuccessofTheShawshankRedemptionmainlyliesinA.itsfocusonthehopelessnessofhumanlifeB.itsdisplayofthepowerofwillandpatienceC.itsbreathtakingmurderplotsD.itshonestdescriptionoftheuglyrealitiesofprisonlife2.Whichofthefollowingtopicsarecoveredinthemov
8、ieTheShawshankRedemptionaccordingtothearticle?a.thetruemeaningoffriendshipb