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Bernardo Bertolucci, whose epic The Last Emperor won nine Oscars and who influenced generations of filmmakers with other groundbreaking works such as The Conformist and Last Tango in Paris has died. He was 77.

His publicist, Flavia Schiavi, said Bertolucci died at his home in Rome at 7 am on Monday. He had been suffering from cancer.

Italy’s greatest auteur of his generation, Bertolucci managed to work both in Europe and Hollywood, though his relationship with the studios had its ups and downs. But even when he operated within the studio system, Bertolucci always managed to make films that were thought of as projections of his inner world.

The Last Emperor, an adaptation of the autobiography of China’s last imperial ruler, Pu Yi, swept the 1987 Oscars, winning every category in which it had been nominated, including Best Picture and Best Director. With it, Bertolucci became the first and only Italian to win the Oscar for Best Director. The Last Emperor is among the movies that have won the most Academy Awards and was also the first Western epic about China made with the Chinese government’s cooperation.

Born on March 16, 1941 into a wealthy family in the northern Italian city of Parma, Bertolucci was a talent from a young age. The son of well-known poet and writer Attilio Bertolucci, he himself won an award for poetry at age 21, then decided to become a filmmaker.

He is survived by his third wife, screenwriter and director Clare Peploe, whom he married in 1979.

1.Which of the following is not the work of Bertolucci?

A The Last Emperor.

B The Conformist.

C Last Tango in Paris.

D La La Land.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Bernardo Bertolucci, whose epic The Last Emperor won nine Oscars and who influenced generations of filmmakers with other groundbreaking works such as The Conformist and Last Tango in Paris has died.可知The Last Emperor, The Conformist和Last Tango in Paris都是Bertolucci的作品，故选D。

2.What does the underlined word “swept” mean?

A Cleaned.

B Got.

C Required.

D Lost.

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据第一段第一句可知获得了很多奥斯卡奖项，根据其后的winning every category in which it had been nominated, including Best picture and Best director.可知是赢得了每一项被提名的奖项，因此这里的swept的可意为“得到”，故选B。

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A Bertolucci was a great Italian director working in Hollywood.

B Bertolucci didn’t keep a stable relationship with the studios.

C Bertolucci got all the Oscars of 1987.

D The Chinese government invited Bertolucci to make The Last Emperor.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第三段第一句Italy’s greatest auteur of his generation, Bertolucci managed to work both in Europe and Hollywood, though his relationship with the studios had its ups and downs.可知Bertolucci与工作室的关系时好时坏，并不稳定，故选B。

4.In which column of a newspaper can you see this passage?

A Entertainment.

B Sports.

C Education.

D Technology.

解析：选A。推理判断题。本文主要围绕电影制作人Bertolucci的逝世展开，介绍了Bertolucci获得的荣誉，其早年经历及其家人可知本文主要是在介绍Bertolucci，电影业属于娱乐行业，因此本文应该出现在报纸上的娱乐版块，故选A。