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1、WhenitwasfirstreleasedintheUS20yearsago,TheShawshankRedemption(肖申克的救赎)onlyopenedatNo9attheboxoffice.ThoughitwasnominatedforsevenAcademyAwards,themoviefailedtowinany.Butthatwasthen.Since2008,TheShawshankRedemptionhasbeenatthetopofIMDb’sTop250filmsasvotedonb
2、yusers.So,howdidthemoviebecomesuchalastingclassic(经典)?IttellsthestoryofAndyDufresne,abankerwhoissentencedtolifeinShawshankStatePrisonformurderingtwopeopledespitehisclaimsthatheisinnocent(无辜的).Duringhistimeattheprison,hebefriendsfellowinmateEllisRedding.But
3、theuglyrealitiesofprisonlifearequicklyintroducedtoDufresne.“MostviewersaregoingtoidentifyverywellwithAndy,”saidtheExaminerwebsite.“Intoday’smodernworld,asthingsgetmoreandmoreunfeelingthanever,wefaceourownbattlesofisolation(隔离)…andmisplacedblameonadailybasi
4、s.”ButthegoalofTheShawshankRedemptionisnottofocusonthehopelessnessoftheworldwelivein,buttoshowtheviewersthatwithstrengthandpatience,“hope,andthepreservation(维护)ofthathope,isagoodthing,maybethebestofthings”,asDufresnetoldRedding.Themovieis“likeafriendinthes
5、itting-room,whotalkedtoyouandpickedyouupwhenyouweredown”,wroteTheGuardian.ForAmericanactorTimRobbinswhoplayedDufresne,thetruemagicofTheShawshankRedemptionliesinthefactthat“it’safilminwhichyouactuallyseearelationshipbetweentwomenwhichisn’tbasedoncarchases,o
6、rscoringsomewomen,butasortoflovewhichgoesdeeperthanjustfriendship,”Robbins,56,toldTheGuardian.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutthemovieTheShawshankRedemptionfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.ThemoviewonsevenAcademyAwards.B.Themoviewasagreathitattheboxofficewhenitfirstcameou
7、t.C.ThemoviepresentsthestrugglesofmanyordinaryAmericanpeople.D.Themovieisconsideredasoneofthebesteverbymoviefanstoday.2.Accordingtothearticle,thesuccessofTheShawshankRedemptionmainlyliesin______.A.itsfocusonthehopelessnessofhumanlifeB.itsdisplayofthepowero
8、fwillandpatienceC.itsbreathtakingmurderplotsD.itshonestdescriptionoftheuglyrealitiesofprisonlife3.WhichofthefollowingtopicsarecoveredinthemovieTheShawshankRedemptionaccordingtothearticle?a.thetruemeaningoffri
