You may love to see tigers at the zoo. But what if you had to stay with one on a boat on the open sea for over 200 days? Life of Pi (《少年派的奇幻漂流》), the movie from American Chinese director (导演), Li An, tells an amazing story. Pi is a boy. He lives happily with his family in a beautiful Indian town. His father has a zoo, so Pi knows a lot about animals. But one day, his father decides to move to Canada. He will sell all his animals there. The family begin to sail on the Pacific with all the zoo animals. But a big storm (暴风雨) hits their ship at night. Finally, Pi finds the only survivors (幸存者) are himself and a large tiger called Parker on an 8-meter boat. To keep himself alive, Pi has to keep feeding the tiger so that he himself does not get eaten. He tries to get on well with the tiger during a 227-day journey on the sea. The movie is from a Canadian writer Yann Martel’s book of the same name. The book has sold 7 million copies worldwide. It discusses not only hope but also relationship (关系) between humans and nature. It took Li An four years to make the movie. He also used 3D for his first time. He hopes the movie will “make the people think”. Life of Pi opened in Chinese theaters on November 22, 2012.

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37.What will Pi’s father do?

A.Build a zoo. B.Sell the zoo.

C.Move to Canada. D.Live in an Indian town

38.What happens when they sail on the Pacific at night?

A.There is a heavy rain.

B.There is a big storm that hit their ship.

C.The animals run away.

D.The tiger hurts Pi’s family.

39.Why does Pi have to keep feeding the tiger?

A.In order to keep himself alive.

B.Because he doesn’t want to stay there alone.

C.Because he likes the tiger very much.

D.Because the tiger helps him.

40.What does the movie discuss?

A.Hope.

B.Relationship.

C.Not only hope but also relationship between humans and nature.

D.Nature.

41.How long did it take Li An to make the movie?

A.200 days. B.220 days. C.a 227-day sail. D.Four years.

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51. Where does Pi’s father decide to move? ____________________________________________________________________

52. What happens when they sail on the Pacific at night? _____________________________________________________________________

53. Why does Pi have to keep feeding the tiger? _____________________________________________________________________

54. What does the movie discuss? _____________________________________________________________________

55. How long did it take Li An to make the movie? _____________________________________________________________________

答案:

51. Canada. / He decides to move to Canada.

52. A big storm hits their ship.

53. To keep himself alive. / Because he wants to keep himself alive. /

Pi has to keep feeding the tiger so that he himself does not get eaten.

54. It discusses not only hope but also relationship between humans and nature.

55. Four years. / It took Li An four years to make the movie.