December has already arrived, and here is a list of films recommended by Nicholas Barber, from BBC News.

Don’t Look Up

People are often slow to react to a disaster, whether it’s a climate emergency or a global pandemic—and it was this tendency that prompted Adam McKay (The Big Short, Vice) to make his new film, Don’t Look Up. Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio play two astronomers who have calculated that a “planet killer” comet is going to crash into the Earth, killing everyone. But the US president (Meryl Streep) is just one of the many people who refuse to face the facts. “It’s the idea of a disaster movie in which people don’t necessarily believe that the disaster is coming. I call it a dark comedy,” McKay told The New York Times.

West Side Story

The original 1961 film of West Side Story, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, is honoured as one of the finest Hollywood musicals ever made. A New York-set movie version of Romeo and Juliet, it was the biggest box-office hit of the year, and went on to win 10 Oscars, including best picture. Why, then, should anyone watch a new take on the same material? Well, one answer is that this West Side Story is directed by Steven Spielberg. Another answer is that Stephen Sondheim has given it his approval. “It’s really terrific,” he said. “And for those of you who know the show, there are going to be some real surprises in it...”

Flee

In this heart-breaking Danish documentary, Jonas Poher Rasmussen interviews his friend Amin about his miserable experiences as an Afghan refugee. Amin remembers his years as a child in Kabul(the capital of Afghan), his family’s flight from the Taliban, his deeply painful life in Moscow... It’s hard to imagine a more important film, but Flee doesn’t just do the vital job of humanising(使人性化) refugees, it also breaks new ground as a documentary.

Other recommended films include: The Matrix Resurrections, Being The Ricardos, Red Rocket, The Lost Daughter, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Nightmare Alley, and Spider-Man: No Way Home. Just choose one or several to enjoy with your friends!

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1.What does the underlined part “this tendency” refer to?

A A global pandemic.

B A climate emergency.

C Adam McKay’s new film.

D People’s slow reaction to disasters.

解析：选D。D 词意指代题。根据this tendency定位到第二段首句：人们对灾难(无论是气候紧急状况还是全球大流行病)的反应往往很慢——正是这种倾向促使亚当·麦凯(《大空头》、《副总统》)拍摄了他的新电影(《千万别抬头》)。可知这种倾向指的是人们对灾难的反应很慢，故选D。

2.Which of the following is a work of Steven Spielberg?

A Don’t Look Up.

B West Side Story.

C Romeo and Juliet.

D Flee.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据Steven Spielberg定位到第三段，根据“Well, one answer is that this West Side Story is directed by Steven Spielberg.”可知斯蒂芬·斯皮尔伯格导演的是West Side Story《西区故事》，故选B。

3.What’s the film Flee based on?

A A dark comedy.

B A true story.

C A natural disaster.

D A Hollywood musical.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据Flee定位到第四段，可知该电影是一个纪录片(documentary)，讲述的是Amin作为阿富汗难民的悲惨经历，是真人真事，故选B。

4.In which section of a newspaper can you probably find this text?

A Music.

B Literature.

C Travel.

D Culture.

解析：选D。D 文章出处题。根据全文可知，文章围绕BBC推荐的几部12月必看电影展开，应该是属于“文化”版块，故选D。