江苏省郑集高级中学城区校区2020届高三年级网络教学英语必刷题第2组

江苏省郑集高级中学城区校区2020届高三年级网络教学英语必刷题第2组 江苏省郑集高级中学城区校区2020届高三年级网络教学 英 语 必 刷 题 第 2 组 Ⅰ.阅读理解 (2019·苏州质检)J.K. Rowling is the author of the most successful book series in history, but her attempt to take on a new career as a screenwriter hasn t been as smooth as she may have thought it would be. The sequel(续篇), “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”， shows that even the most successful author in the world is in need of checks and balances when making the transition to cinema. Following the sale of half a billion copies of the Harry Potter series, Rowling is working hard to extend and enrich the mythology she created around the child wizard. In contrast to the eight Harry Potter movies, which were based on the seven books and most of which were written by experienced screenwriter Steve Kloves, the “Fantastic Beasts” series is scripted only by Rowling. This time she skipped the bookstores and went straight to the movie theater. The “Fantastic Beasts” series takes its title from one of Harry Potter s textbooks. The leap backward in time, a new set of adult heroes and a globe-spanning background show that Rowling is in tune with her fans and the spirit of the times. Harry Potter and his friends started out as a typical product of 1990s naivety, but since then the loyal veteran audience has experienced the shocks of the 21st century and grown mature and discouraged. The “Fantastic Beasts” series feels less like children s fare; it deals with adults and frightening events that occurred in Europe at the end of the 1920s. It s 1927, and the criminal Grindelwald has escaped from prison to Europe. The hero, Newt Scamander, a zoologist of fantastic beasts, prefers to distance himself from politics and maintain his improvised nature reserve in London. But the young Prof. Dumbledore reminds him that neutrality is not an option in hard times. Dumbledore urges him to cross the Channel to Paris and stop Grindelwald, who is trying to plot a war to ensure the purity of the wizard race. The rough outline of the plot constitutes only part of the movie. There are many other characters who appear in the mystery. I will mention the boy Credence who continues to have a central role in the struggle between the hero and the villain, even as his background remains a mystery. Similarly, Newt s brother and partner, the snake-woman Nagini, and other new and old characters hint at an obscure past and future. Rowling populates her world with characters—large and small, odd beasts and simplifies its story to lay the foundation work of the universe. The film lays strong foundations of mystery, but forgets to build any sort of structure above them. It s like a construction site where the budget runs out too fast. With movie screens full of superheroes and fantasy frames, and every studio trying to float a fictional universe, Rowling is today s most creative builder of cinema worlds, but there s still a 5 / 1