Question

【題目】 If you could choose, would you rather be a genius (天才) or a common person? This was the question our teacher asked us after we watched a movie called Gifted. In the movie, a girl named Mary shows amazing mathematical talent at the age of 7 and feels bored school. Her uncle Frank thinks that she should stay in her normal school. However, Mary's grandmother Evelyn believes that Mary is a genius who should be taught specially in mathematics.

The reason for their argument comes from Frank's sister. She too was a promising mathematician, but killed herself when Mary was six months old. She suffered from Evelyn's push throughout her life. Frank doesn't want the same thing to happen to Mary. After many talks and fights, Mary goes to stay with Frank and takes college-level courses while playing with kids her own age.

The story of this movie is simple, but the theme it ties to express is very controversial (有爭議的). We can't say that Evelyn-style education is wrong. It can help gifted children to show their potential (潛力) the most. But a natural gift can sometimes be a kind of stress, as it can make children feel too different from kids their own age. Too much attention to their talent can make them feel lonely in the society and lead to mental health problems. Many historical geniuses, including English mathematician Sir Isaac Newton and English writer Virginia Woolf, had similar problems. I'm glad that by the end of the movie, Mary finds a way to balance her talent and her childhood.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。

【1】What was the name of the movie?

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【2】How old was Mary when her aunt killed herself?

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【3】How may Mary feel under the stress of being a genius according to the passage?

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【4】Who are the geniuses mentioned(提到) in the passage?

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【5】Did the movie have a happy ending?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Gifted.

【2】She was six months old.

【3】She may feel different and lonely.

【4】English mathematician Sir Isaac Newton and English writer Virginia Woolf.

【5】Yes./Yes, it did.

【解析】

本文主要向我們介紹了一部名為Gifted的電影，里面的女孩瑪麗雖然有天賦但也承受了壓力。

【1】

根據(jù)第一段中“This was the question our teacher asked us after we watched a movie called Gifted.”可知，電影名叫Gifted。故填Gifted.

【2】

根據(jù)第二段中“She too was a promising mathematician, but killed herself when Mary was six months old.”可知，瑪麗的阿姨自殺時她六個月大。故填She was six months old.

【3】

根據(jù)第三段中“But a natural gift can sometimes be a kind of stress, as it can make children feel too different from kids their own age. Too much attention to their talent can make them feel lonely in the society and lead to mental health problems.”可知，根據(jù)文章，瑪麗在作為天才的壓力下會感到不同和孤獨。故填She may feel different and lonely.

【4】

根據(jù)第三段中“Many historical geniuses, including English mathematician Sir Isaac Newton and English writer Virginia Woolf, had similar problems.”可知，文中還提到了英國數(shù)學家艾薩克·牛頓和英國作家弗吉尼亞·伍爾夫兩位天才。故填English mathematician Sir Isaac Newton and English writer Virginia Woolf.

【5】

根據(jù)文章最后一句話“I'm glad that by the end of the movie, Mary finds a way to balance her talent and her childhood.”可知，電影的結(jié)尾，瑪麗找到了一種方法來平衡她的才華和她的童年，所以電影有個好的結(jié)局。故填Yes./Yes, it did.