D

It’s easy to be a bit jealous of Sean Anderson’s adventures —— even if he is a fictional character in a movie.

We first saw Anderson explore the depths of our planet in the 2008 hit movie Journey to the Center of the Earth. The 17-year-old returned in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island on February 10. The film is based on French writer Jules Verne’s fantasy novel，The Mysterious Island，but it also uses elements from Treasure Island，Gulliver’s Travels and 20，000 Leagues Under the Sea.

It begins when Sean receives a distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. Sean’s stepfather，Hank，is unable to stop his stepson from setting out on a voyage to discover the island，and so joins him instead. Together with Gabato，the only helicopter pilot willing to risk the trip，and Gabato’s beautiful，strong-willed daughter Kailani，they set out to find the island，rescue its lone human inhabitant and escape before a huge earthquake forces the island underwater and buries its treasures forever.

The movie was filmed on the Hawaiian island of Oahu，also the location of the hit TV drama Lost. The island’s jungles and beautiful mountains grow up out of the screen thanks to the movie’s 3D technology.

The island setting is key to many works about mystery and adventure，such as Utopia，Robinson Crusoe，Lord of the Flies，and Shakespeare’s play about a magical island，The Tempest. Guardian writer David Cox believes that islands enjoy a special place in the human imagination. Unlike deserts or forests，islands have boundaries. “This makes them theaters in which alternative worlds，paradises or hells，can readily take the stage，” Cox writes. According to Cox，islands may seem different，but “they have the same obvious but distinct features of isolation”.

　　Life forms evolve on islands and may adapt to their island’s specific conditions. In Journey 2，the hero rides a giant bee. However，according to Cox，human character is also forced to evolve in many stories about islands. Cox argues that islands provide distance from familiar ways of thinking and invite or require us to rethink who we are and how we behave. They enable us “to know ourselves as distinct from those around us，and，in so doing，forge a more close relationship with the world”，Cox writes.

41. According to the passage，the movie The Mysterious Island is ___________.

   A. about a boy exploring the depths of the Earth

   B. adapted from Jules Verne’s fantasy novel 

   C. filmed in France on February 10，2008  

D. a true story of Sean Anderson’s adventures

42. How many characters set out to discover the mystery island in The Mysterious Island? 

   A. Two.　　 B. Three.　　C. Four.　　D. Five.

43. According to the passage，which of the following statements is false?

   A. Lost is filmed on the Hawaiian island of Qahu.

   B. 3D technology contributes to the success of The Mysterious Island.

   C. Guardian writer David Cox likes to write stories about island.

   D. Islands，to some extent，are more mysteries than deserts or forests.

44. What does the underlined word “they” (in para.5) refer to?

   A. islands    B. deserts and forests      C. movies about adventures    D. paradises or hells

45. What is Cox’s opinion about the movie The Mysterious Island?

   A. He believes it is certain to be a hit. 

B. He thinks it develops a totally new concept.

   C. He thinks it is hard for audience to understand.

D. He seems to appreciate the movie.
英语学习  http://www.yggk.net/english/