大学英语二级词汇7

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1、9IstheresuchathingasatypicalAmericanfilm?TherearemanyfeaturesthatmarkamovieasAmerican,butperhapsthemostessentialisthethemeoftheloner-hero.Fromtheearliestdaysofsilentfilmsuntiltherecentsciencefictionones,theAmericanmoviehasconcentratedontheroleofoneindividualwhospendshisorherlifecombiningtheforce

2、sofevil–andthegoodguy,thehero,usuallywins.Inthewesternmovie,whichcomesoutofmanylegendsoftheAmericanWest,atypicalfigureisthelonesomecowboy.Hewandersintoatownandstraightensouthistroubles.Thenthestrongandindependentheroridesoffintothesunsetalone.Americanslikethisimageintheirfilmsbecausetheyarehighl

3、yindependent,andindividualismcountsagreatdealwiththem.Anindividualwhoisabletocorrecttheevilsoftheworld,orofasmalltown,issomeonetoadmire.Eventhegangster(匪徒)movie,averypopularformofthetypicalAmericanfilm,usuallyhasahero.Eitherheisalawmanouttocatchthecriminalsoragangsterwhosuddenlyseesthelightandtr

4、iestogostraight.Thesefilmskeptthesametoneasthewestern---thebadcannottriumph!Onegoodpersoncansavetheinnocent.Recentsciencefictionfilmsdealwiththesamethemes.Againsttheforcesofalienpowers,peoplewillfighttoprotecttheirideals.Here,too,theactioncentersaroundasingleindividual,butnowheprshemustsavethewo

5、rld.Theherobattlestheunknown,trustingininnercapabilitiesandinthepowerofgoodoverevil.Fearless,theheroofatypicalAmericanmoviedoesnothesitatetojumpintotheaction.ThisdominantthemeoftheAmericanmovieisfamiliartopeoplearoundtheworld.1.WhatisthemostessentialfeatureofAmericanfilms?A)Thegoodguy.B)Theloner

6、-hero.C)Thecowboy.D)Thegangster.2.Americansliketheimageofthelonesomecowboybecausethey__________.A)feelaslonelyasthecowboyB)likethelegendsoftheAmericanWestC)valueindependenceandindividualismD)needsuchaherotohelpthemstraightenouttheirtroubles3.Theheroofthegangstermoviesometimesisagangsterwho______

7、____.A)isbeingchasesbythepoliceB)wantstobecomeagoodpersonC)helpsalawmantocatchthecriminalsD)hasgoodeyesightandcanrunveryfast4.Theheroesofsciencefictionmovies__________.A)arealiensfromanotherworldwhohavegreatinnercapabilities