单选题
Sofia Coppola"s "Lost in Translation" is a funny, bittersweet movie that uses cultural dislocation as a metaphor for people who have gotten lost in their own lives. The movie contains priceless
slapstick
from Bill Murray, finely tuned performances by Murray and the beautiful Scarlett Johansson and a visual and aural design that cultivates a romantic though melancholy mood. In only her second feature, Coppola has made a poised, intelligent film that nicely balances laughs with a poignancy rarely seen in American movies. If Focus Features markets "Lost in Translation" carefully, this most original comedy could win audiences well beyond art houses.
Bob Harris (Murray) is a
grumpy
movie star in town to shoot a whiskey commercial. He is not only plagued by jet lag and gloom over a deteriorating marriage of many years, he is also in the midst of a midlife crisis that dampens his spirits but not his wit.
Charlotte(Johansson), the neglected wife of a photographer, experiences a similar air-conditioned nightmare. Married two years, she already feels lost in the relationship, unable to participate in her husband"s career or
pinpoint
what she wants out of life. When she ventures into the city, she is confronted by a distorted version of Western modernity.
These two people discover each other late at night at the bar. Neither one can sleep. A friendship evolves in their mutual isolation.
Coppola sees in Tokyo"s crowded, neon-lit urban landscape a society estranged from its own culture. The night is filled with pleasure-seekers obsessed by games, toys and American pop culture. Only when Charlotte takes a train to Kyoto is she able to experience the old Japan of ancient temples and gardens, tea houses and kimono-clad figures. This role fits Murray like his own skin. A middle-aged burnout who sees no challenges on his horizon gradually changes into a man revitalized by another alienated soul. His comic touch enriches the character with a self-deprecating wit and. in a few sequences, a rubbery physicality that earns sustained laughs. Johansson makes Charlotte"s loneliness and disillusionment palpable as the woman is cut off from life in ways she never imagined.
Using high-speed film stock, cinematographer Lance Acord gives the glaring neon and numbingly sleek interiors a kind of romantic sheen. The score produced by Brian Reitzell created out of Japanese musical themes and "Tokyo dream-pop" adds to the sense of an Eastern city that has
succumbed
in large measure to Western culture.
单选题
The word "slapstick" underlined in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文中第一段段的内容“The movie contains priceless slapstick from Bill Murray”可知，电影包括毫无价值的闹剧。选项中的A项为“闹剧”符合文意。B项“肥皂剧”，C项“偶像剧”，D项“科幻剧”，这三项均不符合题意。
单选题
"Lost in translation" is a movie about ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第一段的内容“"Lost in Translation" is a funny, bittersweet movie that uses cultural dislocation as a metaphor for people who have gotten lost in their own lives.”可知，《迷失东京》中，文化错位只是一个暗喻，这里指的是人在他们自己生活中的迷失，所以D项“在异域文化中人们自己的生活混乱了”符合题意。A项“一对夫妇在国外寻求幸福”，B项“一些西方人热衷于学习东方文化”，C项“一些电影工作人员在日本的有趣经历”，这三项和文中第一段内容不符合。
单选题
The boldfaced word "poignancy" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] poignancy的本意是“辛辣；强烈；尖锐；辛酸事”，在文中第一段“In only her second feature, Coppola has made a poised, intelligent film that nicely balances laughs with a poignancy rarely seen in American movies.”中的意思是“辛酸事”，所以D项sadness“悲哀”和poignancy的意思比较相近。A项“幸福”，B项“清晰”，C项“聪明”，这三项显然和poignancy的意思不相近。
单选题
The word "grumpy" underlined in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文中第二段段的内容“Bob Harris(Murray)is a grumpy movie star”可知，他是一个坏脾气的电影明星。选项中的A项为“脾气坏的”符合文意。B项“急躁的”，C项“易怒的”，D项“古怪的”，这三项均不符合题意。
单选题
Which of the following is NOT true about Bob Harris?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第二段的内容“Bob Harris (Murray) is a grumpy movie star in town to shoot a whiskey commercial. He is not only plagued by jet lag and gloom over a deteriorating marriage of many years, he is also in the midst of a midlife crisis that dampens his spirits but not his wit.”可知，但这些糟糕的事情并没有减损他的才智，所以C项“因为他处在中年危机中，所以反应有点迟钝”不符合文意，本题选C。A项“他是一位坏脾气的电影明星”，B项“他因为不幸的婚姻比较悲伤”，D项“他是Charlotte的一个朋友”，这三项都符合文意。
单选题
The word "pinpoint" underlined in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文中第三段的内容“Bob Harris (Murray) is a grumpy movie star”可知，他是一个坏脾气的电影明星。选项中的A项为“脾气坏的”符合文意。B项“急躁的”，C项“易怒的”，D项“古怪的”，这三项均不符合题意。
单选题
Charlotte sees no hope in life because ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第三段的内容“Married two years, she already feels lost in the relationship, unable to participate in her husband"s career or pinpoint what she wants out of life.”可知，A项“Charlotte觉得她和忙碌丈夫之间的关系很疏远”是她感觉生活无望的原因，所以符合题意。B项“她觉得不能承受日本的艰辛生活”，文中没有提到；C项“她已经被她丈夫抛弃了”，文中说和丈夫关系疏远，并没说被丈夫抛弃；D项“她总是做关于她的死亡的恶梦”，这在文中没有涉及相关内容。
单选题
The two characters in the film can be described as ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] Bob Harris和Charlotte是电影中的两个角色，他们的婚姻状况都是不理想的，在糟糕的婚姻关系中感到身心疲惫，他们的内心深处是孤独的。所以D项符合题意。A项“疲惫但是幸福”，B项“精力充沛但是冷漠”，C项“热情浪漫”，这显然和文中对两个人物的描述不符。
单选题
The word "succumbed" underlined in the last Paragraph refers to ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文中最后一段的内容“has succumbed in large, measure to Western culture”可知，已经屈从了西方文化。选项中的A项为“遵从”符合文意。B项“遵守”，C项“辞职”，D项“讨好”，这三项均不符合题意。
单选题
It can be learned that "Tokyo dream-pop" ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文中最后一段的内容“The score produced by Brian Reitzell created out of Japanese musical themes and "Tokyo dream-pop" adds to the sense of an Eastern city that has succumbed in large measure to Western culture.”可知The score是在日本音乐主题和Tokyo dream-pop的基础上创立的音乐，为适应电影的需要，进行了改动。所以A符合题意。B项“是Brian Reitzell创作的”，Brian Reitzell创作的是The score，而不是“Tokyo dream-pop”；C项“一定是电影的主题曲”，D项“一定是关于东京的西方化”，C、D两项在文中没有提到。