“Who is that?” When watching the movie, Silver Linings Playbook, at the Toronto International Film Festival in early September, the woman sitting next asked me.
It seemed to be a strange question. I wanted to ask if she ever saw a little movie called The Hunger Games, or the Oscar-nominated movie Winter’s Bone. Instead, I just answered, “Jennifer Lawrence.” But I wondered how a moviegoer does not recognize Lawrence! As Silver Linings Playbook continued to unfold and Lawrence revealed herself as a wonderful comic actress, it hit me: this woman probably has never seen Jennifer Lawrence smile before. That is the thing throwing her.
Audiences will have the opportunity to watch Lawrence’s performance in Silver Linings Playbook when the film opens in limited release before a Thanksgiving weekend blowout expansion. The 22-year-old actress heads this year’s lead actress Oscar race by a country mile. Here’s an early main list of some competitors in this category.
1. Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook
2. Quvenzhane Wallis in Beasts of the Southern Wild
3. Marion Cotillard in Rust and Bone
3. Helen Mirren in Hitchcock
5. Emmanuelle Riva in Amour
6. Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty
Chastain, playing a CIA agent in Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty, is the wild card here and, quite possibly, the only candidate capable of replacing Lawrence from the top spot. The cruelty in Rust and Bone will put off sensitive academy members, making Cotillard lose chances for a second Oscar. Wallis makes for a wonderful story, but it is too early for her to be awarded a lead actress. Riva will need a push to win the nomination of lead actress.
Mirren, as the Alfred Hitchcock’s wife and unsung partner, Alma Reville, might pose the biggest threat to Lawrence. Older academy members will love the historical Hollywood seen in Hitchcock, and Mirren’s role as the unsung wind beneath Hitch’s wings should find appreciation within creative circles. It’s not “The Queen”. but this year, it might be enough.
小题1: What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?
A．To introduce Silver Linings Playbook
B．To get us out of the topic.
C．To tell us a specific story
D．To bring out the topic of the passage小题2: The underlined sentence implies that ?
A．Jennifer Lawrence doesn’t like smile.
B．Jennifer Lawrence’s smile can impress you all greatly.
C．The woman has never seen comic films featured by Jennifer Lawrence.
D．The woman hates to see Jennifer Lawrence’s films.小题3: Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?
A．Cotillard once won the best actress Oscar.
B．Jennifer Lawrence was nominated because of The Hunger Games.
C．Mirren is the only one who can take the place of Jennifer Lawrence.
D．We cannot see the film Silver Linings Playbook before Thanksgiving.小题4:According to the last two paragraphs, who are likely to replace Jennifer Lawrence to become the best actress?
a.Quvenzhane Wallis b.Marion Cotillard c.Helen Mirren
d.Emmanuelle Riva e. Jessica Chastain f. Alma Reville
A．c, e
B．a ,c ,f
C．d, f
D．c, e, f小题5:The most suitable title of the passage is ?
A．Silver Linings Playbook, the best movie
B．A 22-year-old actress
C．My favorite movie
D．Jennifer Lawrence takes the lead
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:D
题目分析：本文讨论的是在奥斯卡的最佳女主角的竞争中Chastain和Mirren是Lawrence的强劲对手，但是Jennifer Lawrence还是排在第一位的。
小题1:D 推理题。本文通过第一段的话题转而进入了文章要讨论的内容，故第一段属于导入的一段，故D项正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据本句this woman probably has never seen Jennifer Lawrence smile before.说明她没有看过Jennifer Lawrence的电影，故C正确。
小题3:A 推理题。根据The cruelty in Rust and Bone will put off sensitive academy members, making Cotillard lose chances for a second Oscar.让他失去了又一次获得奥斯卡奖的机会，说明他曾经获得过奥斯卡奖，故A正确。
小题4:A 细节题。根据最后两段的第一句Chastain, playing a CIA agent in Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty, is the wild card here and, quite possibly, the only candidate capable of replacing Lawrence from the top spot. 和Mirren, as the Alfred Hitchcock’s wife and unsung partner, Alma Reville, might pose the biggest threat to Lawrence.可知这Chastain和Mirren是Lawrence的强劲对手。故她们可能获得奥斯卡奖，故A正确。
小题5:D 主旨大意题。本文讨论的是在奥斯卡的最佳女主角的竞争中Chastain和Mirren是Lawrence的强劲对手，但是Jennifer Lawrence还是排在第一位的，故D正确。
点评：本文讨论的是在奥斯卡的最佳女主角的竞争中Chastain和Mirren是Lawrence的强劲对手，但是Jennifer Lawrence还是排在第一位的，本文主要考查推理题。在解题时要立足已知，推断未知。立足现在，猜测未来。不能主观臆想，凭空想象，随意揣测，更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点;要把握句、段之间的逻辑关系，了解语篇的结构。要体会文章的基调，揣摸作者的态度，摸准逻辑发展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音。