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My People, My Country, an epic seven-part anthology(选集) to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, records the nation's greatest technological and cultural achievements.
Each part focuses not on the heroes of the hour, but on everyday people and how their lives connect personally with China's advancement.
The opening part by Guan Hu, The Eve, sees an engineer, played by Huang Bo, race against time to perfect an automatic flag-raising mechanism before the ceremony in 1949 to mark the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The second story, directed by Zhang Yibai, is about a scientist working on China's first atomic bomb who had to bid farewell forever to his lover in the 1960s.
In Xu Zheng's lighthearted offering, The Champion, a young boy must secure a TV aerial(天线) to the roof of his home so his neighbours can watch the Chinese women's volleyball team play in the 1984 Olympic final.
Going Home is about Hong Kong's return to China in 1997. It focuses on a Chinese soldier tasked with hoisting the national flag on the stroke of midnight.
Hello, Beijing, is about a taxi driver who gets a ticket of the opening ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympics. Though he planned to give it as a birthday gift to his son, who had been away from him for a long time, the good-hearted man gives the ticket to another child suffering from Wenchuan Earthquake.
One for All, directed by Wen Muye, focuses on a top female fighter jet pilot who helps her fellow pilots complete a smooth aerial performance, part of the military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in 2015.
1. What does the underlined word “hoisting” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?
A. mending B. buying
C. raising D. making
2. What do we know according to the passage?
A. The engineer finally got the mechanism working successfully.
B. The young boy watched the national volleyball team play.
C. The taxi driver didn’t give the ticket to his son because of lack of love.
D. The male fighter jet pilot finished the performance with team members.
3. Where does the passage probably come from?
A. a book review B. a film review
C. an ad D. a magazine
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B
【解析】
本文是一篇应用文。本文主要介绍了《我和我的祖国》是一部纪念中华人民共和国成立70年周年的电影，电影中的故事选自七个见证中华人民共和国成长的最令人难忘的瞬间，并简述了这七个故事的内容梗概。
【1题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第六段的内容（《回家》讲述的是1997年香港回归祖国的故事。影片讲述的是一名中国士兵在午夜钟声敲响的时候升国旗的故事。）和常识可知，在1997年7月1日零点，中华人民共和国国旗和香港特别行政区区旗在香港升起，中国政府开始对香港恢复行使主权，由此可知hoist在此处意为“升起”，与raise同义，故选C。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段的an engineer, played by Huang Bo, race against time to perfect an automatic flag-raising mechanism before the ceremony in 1949 to mark the founding of the People's Republic of China.（由黄渤饰演的一名工程师在1949年中华人民共和国成立庆典开始前，与时间赛跑，完善自动升旗装置。）可知，工程师终于使机器成功地工作了。故选A。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文可知，《我和我的祖国》是一部纪念中华人民共和国成立70年周年的电影，电影中的故事选自七个见证中华人民共和国成长的最令人难忘的瞬间，并简述了这七个故事的内容梗概。由此可知，本文可能来自于一个电影影评，故选B。
