The Arctic has long fascinated people across the world, so it isn’t surprising that stories of the Arctic have inspired movies and TV shows. Here are 4 of our favorite Arctic shows and movies.
Nanook of the North (1922)
It’s man against nature in this classic silent film from 1922, which tells the story of an Inuit hunter named Nanook and his family as they struggle to survive in the harsh environment of Canada’s Hudson Bay region. Although some of the scenes were staged, we see how the Inuit people live. We see how Nanook uses a harpoon (鱼叉) to hunt seals on the ice. We also see how they construct an igloo (冰屋) one block at a time into the famous icy, domed (穹顶的) structure.
Arctic (2019)
What better place for a survival story than the Arctic? In the film Arctic, noted by The New York Times as “madness in a frozen wasteland”, one man must survive in the icy landscape after his plane crashes. He must fish, find water, send distress (危难) signals and build a makeshift (简易的) camp to stay alive. The film, which was shot in the cold wilderness of Iceland, shows just how tough life can be in the Arctic.
Klaus (2019)
Klaus is a family holiday film about the origins of Santa Claus, the favorite old man at Christmas. Santa is said to live in the North Pole, but in Klaus, he lives in Smeerensburg, a Norwegian settlement on the island of Svalbard. There, a young postman convinces the town’s kids to send letters to the loner woodsman named Klaus, and in return he will reward them with toys. The local Arctic culture of the Sami is also present in the film.
High Arctic Haulers (2020)
This documentary series describes a Canadian shipping firm, Groupe -Desgagnes, which supplies the isolated communities in Canada’s Arctic Archipelago. The shipping crew must be faced with sea ice and cruel weather to get to their remote destinations. The show gives an important glimpse into the difficulties of transporting goods in the far north.
1. Who survives in the Arctic after an air crash?| A．An unknown man. | B．Nanook. |
| C．Klaus. | D．A shipping man. |
| A．the North Pole. | B．Iceland. | C．Svalbard. | D．Canada. |
| A．Nanook of the North. | B．Arctic. |
| C．Klaus. | D．High Arctic Haulers. |
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【推荐1】Good news for all Wes Anderson fans — the US director is back with the film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar which hit Netflix, an online film provider, on Sept 27. It is a film adaptation of UK novelist Roald Dahl’s novel under the same name.
The film stars UK actor Benedict Cumberbatch as a wealthy man named Henry Sugar, who develops the ability to see through objects. At the very beginning he uses this power to cheat at cards and win big while gambling (赌博), and later turns his fortune into a global network of orphanages (孤儿院).
Dialogue style
Running for just 40 minutes, the film features Anderson’s quick-paced dialogue style. He also asked the actors to recite lines directly to the audience by looking at the camera, creating “the effect of listening to a podcast (播客) while turning the pages of a lovely picture book quickly”, commented CNN.
Visual style
Anderson’s work is immediately recognizable for his visual style as well. The “Anderson aesthetic (美学)” often uses bright color palettes (调色板) to both add visual appeal and make various ideas known to the audience, reported Yahoo News. In The Grand Budapest Hotel for example, Anderson uses a color palette of deep blues, rich greens and warm pinks to recreate an old-world European feel. In The Royal Tenenhaums the red tracksuits worn by Chaz, one of the main characters, show deep-seated anger resulting from parental trauma (创伤).
Symmetrical style
Another style is his use of symmetry (对称). Many of the shots involve (涉及) a person facing the camera, with the elements around the character set up in a sense of order and balance. Anderson explained to the media that it is out of his nature to “arrange things in a frame”, which he compares to how people can’t change the individuality of their handwriting. “You might try to write very well, but really, you have something your brain tends to do”, he said.
However, his obsessive repetition of these stylistic choices in his films has led some to question his ability to innovate (创新). In response to this, Anderson stated, “It’s not something I make any effort to do. I just want to make films that are personal but interesting to an audience.”
1. What do we know about the film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar?| A．Watching this film is actually listening to a podcast. |
| B．It reflects the unique style of the director Wes Anderson. |
| C．It is based on a real story of a wealthy man named Henry Sugar. |
| D．Its main character gains nothing in gambling in the end. |
| A．They both use colors to get various ideas across to the audience. |
| B．They both reflect deep-seated anger. |
| C．They both present an old-world European feel. |
| D．They both have colorful costumes to add to their appeal. |
| A．Out of curiosity. | B．Out of innovation. |
| C．Out of habit. | D．Out of kindness. |
| A．A film script. | B．A film lecture. |
| C．A film survey. | D．A film review. |
【推荐2】A musical, School of Rock, which is played at the Winter Garden Theatre, is based on the 2003 hit movie starring Jack Black and opens on Broadway.
“The central message of the story,” the show’s composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, said recently, “is about the driving force of music.” Lloyd Webber, who is behind such Broadway hits as Phantom of the Opera and Cats, runs a music education foundation. He is allowing schools to license the musical while it’s still on Broadway.
School of Rock tells the story of Dewey Finn, an ambitious rock star played by Alex Brightman. When Finn’s musical career hits a dead end, he gets a job as a teacher. While in the classroom, he encourages his fifth graders to form a rock band.
All of the actors play their own instruments during the performance. “If you say that you can do it, and you work hard enough, then you can do it.” said Evie Dolan, who learned to play bass for the role of Katie.
While the musical is very similar to the movie, lyricist Glenn Slater added new songs, including You’re in the Band and Stick It to the Man.
“I really love You’re in the Band,” said the musical’s director, Laurence Connor, “I love that moment when the audience sees the children pick up their instruments for the first time and really play, and find rock music for the first time.”
Bobby Mackenzie, who plays Tomika, said that the experience of expressing herself through music has been a pleasing one. When asked what advice she has for ambitious musicians, she said, “If it is really what you want to do, go for it. Work as hard as you can.”
1. What does the underlined part “hits a dead end” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．Get started. | B．Looks to be over. |
| C．Goes further. | D．Makes a small change. |
| A．A rock star. | B．A teacher. |
| C．An actor of the musical. | D．Director of the film. |
| A．Attending a musical school. | B．Joining a band. |
| C．Working hard. | D．Watching the musical. |
| A．The characters of School of Rock. | B．An introduction to School of Rock. |
| C．The plot of School of Rock. | D．The songs in School of Rock. |
【推荐3】Dr charlotte Uhlenbroek recently returned to London after filming her second series, Jungle. It was difficult, 19-week trip, during which she explored the rainforests of Borneo, the Amazon and Congo, travelling around using variety of means of transport, including hot-air balloons and canoes. “I’m interested in the way animals communicate with each other. It was sometimes dangerous making the program -- I even went swimming with piranha(水虎鱼)fish. But the worst thing was insects. On one occasion I had 70 sand-fly bites on my arm. Luckily I didn’t get sick. I prefer not to take tablets every day, but if I get a fever, take some medicine immediately.”
Filming the series was exciting, but also frightening at times. Her most challenging experience was climbing a 100-meter tree in Borneo, as she has a great fear of heights. “I had to keep pulling myself further and further upwards. All I wanted to do was get down again. Suddenly the safety equipment didn’t look very strong and I thought that my ropes would break and I would crash to the ground.”
What did she enjoy most about returning to London? “When I’ve been away in hot uncomfortable conditions for a long time I dream about an ice-cold drink and my bed at home! But the thing I look forward to the most is nice long showers. There wasn’t much water in some of the places we visited and I worried that I was using it all up and not leaving any for my colleagues on the camera team! ”
1. Charlotte found climbing the tree in Borneo so frightening because________.| A．she hates being in high places | B．she was unable to get down |
| C．her equipment suddenly broke | D．she slipped and fell to the ground |
| A．Air-conditioning. | B．An unlimited water supply. |
| C．A comfortable bed. | D．Iced drinks. |
| A．The forest floor has hundreds of different insects-let Charlotte be your guide to these fascinating creatures. |
| B．Making her first television appearance, Charlotte explores some of the wildest places on earth. |
| C．Charlotte looks at ways in which the animals of the rainforest manage to live beside their human neighbors. |
| D．Insects, piranha fish, hot-air balloons--it’s all in one day’s work for Charlotte in her latest series. |
【推荐1】Thirteen years ago, the Planet Earth wildlife documentary took us all on an amazing journey. We went from deep rainforests to the bottom of the ocean. Now a new one ,Our Planet, will let us see different animals and the influence of humans on the natural world. The documentary covers 50 countries and areas. It took more than four years to produce it.
With the latest 4K video technology, the show allows people a wonderful new look at nature. "People are given a chance to better get themselves into the lives of the animals” said Fothergill, one of the show s producers.
Besides showing Earth’s beauty, the documentary also talks about the planet's climate conditions. "Our Planet is here to say,' The planet is dying, and we're killing it.’" Fothergill said. In one sad scene, hundreds of walruses(海象)，half-blind when out of the water, fall down a rock and suffer a painful death on the beach below. It shows how the climate conditions have influenced their natural habitat and explains why they've been forced to find the safe place on the rocks.
But the documentary is not all about sadness. It also talks about success stories, such as the ones of tigers. These animals are saved and live happily thanks to international agreements on environmental protection.
Asking more people to take action in protecting our planet is the final goal of the new documentary. What we do in the next 20 years will decide the future of all life on Earth.
1. What's the documentary Our Planet about?| A．The relationship between the climate conditions human activities. |
| B．Different animals and the influence of humans on the natural world. |
| C．The living conditions of walruses and tigers. |
| D．The beauty and customs of 50 countries and areas. |
| A．To explain what our goal is in the future. |
| B．To call for more people to protect our planet. |
| C．To tell us how the climate conditions influence animals. |
| D．To introduce international agreements on environmental protection. |
| A．It took a lot of time and efforts to make the documentary. |
| B．The documentary is popular in many countries and areas. |
| C．We should have a new look at the environmental protection. |
| D．Our goal in the future is getting along well with animals. |
| A．A novel | B．A dictionary | C．A storybook | D．A newspaper. |
【推荐2】The following are some good shows on Netflix right now. Figuring out what to watch this month has never been easier.
New Girl
For a good show on Netflix that will put you in a great mood with every episode, turn to this comedy, which follows the girl as she moves in with three quirky(古怪的)men. Their seven seasons of dishonest activities will keep you entertained for hours— a close — to — perfect way to spend your time indoors.
Community
Finally available on Netflix, this beloved 2010s comedy about a group of students at a community college is one of the best TV shows to watch. It'll keep you entertained for days.
Queer Eye
This emotional, insightful reality series follows five men as they help people improve their lives. The five famous stars have become personalities in their own right and watching them on-screen together is one of the best parts of the show, but seeing how they help and encourage the people they work with is sure to warm even the coolest heart.
One Day at a Time
A remake o£ a TV classic, this family-first series follows a newly single mother as she raises her children. Her traditional Latina mother (played by Rita Moreno)takes a starring role as the family faces puberty(青春期)，young love, life milestones, and more together. With its own fan following, this three-season series is the perfect settle — in — together — and — watch show.
1. What do New Girl and Community have in common?| A．Both are comedies. | B．Both are inspiring. |
| C．Both are aimed at students. | D．Both are concerned with girls. |
| A．Confident. | B．Touched. | C．Excited. | D．Relaxed. |
| A．An actress. | B．A host. | C．A lawyer. | D．A player. |
【推荐3】Have you ever imagined what it would be like to see the world through an animal’s eyes? For example, what a chimpanzee sees as it sits at the top of a tree, or what a penguin sees as it dives into the sea to catch its dinner?
These questions are answered in the nature documentary Animals with Cameras, produced by the BBC. The three-part series was first aired in the U.K.in 2018.To explore animals’ stories ”told“ by the animals themselves, the documentary’s filmmakers worked with scientists to develop cameras that wild animals could wear.
“Never before have we seen such high-quality footage(连续镜头)directly from the animals’ points of view,” BBC Nature executive producer Fred Kaufman told PBS. “This miniseries greatly expands our comprehension of animal behavior and this camera technology opens up new possibilities for discovering so much more.”
Indeed, the groundbreaking technology provides a new viewpoint of the animal kingdom. New cameras with enough battery life to shoot for hours at a time were designed to be comfortable enough for animals to wear, according to the documentary’s camera designer Chris Watts.
The technical challenges didn’t stop there. Some animals were very curious about the equipment, with some even fighting with each other for the chance to wear a camera. In the case of chimpanzees, “We had to create dummy(仿造的)cameras, so that every chimpanzee could get one,” the wildlife miniseries’ cameraman Gordon Buchanan told Live Science.
For animals that were comfortable enough to be with human beings, the cameras could be fitted and removed by hand. But for others, the cameras came off automatically using a timed release and were collected afterward. This meant that the cameras needed to be as tough as possible.
To avoid disturbing the animals, scientists who were good at dealing with wildlife came to help by putting the cameras on the animals. “The last thing we want to do is cause them distress,” the documentary’s producer Dan Rees told the BBC. “To follow an animal in the first place, there had to be a clear benefit in terms of knowledge about it that might be useful to protect a species in the future.”
Their efforts certainly paid off. “Footage that captures(捕捉)these rare and exciting glimpses of animals’ habits is important to scientists, but documentaries like Animals with Cameras also resonate with the audience, connecting them with the beauty and danger of wildlife in their natural environments,” Live Science noted.
1. What do we know about Animals with Cameras according to the passage?| A．It is a documentary made by wildlife experts. |
| B．It presents high-quality footage of animals for the first time. |
| C．It shows wildlife from the unique viewpoints of animals |
| D．It mainly records the life of chimpanzees and penguins. |
| A．Reflecting the weakness of the camera technology. |
| B．Presenting how filmmakers put cameras on chimpanzees. |
| C．Explaining why chimpanzees were attracted by the equipment. |
| D．Showing how filmmakers dealt with the challenges of shooting. |
| A．They set up a protected area for them to live in. |
| B．They invited scientists to help equip them with cameras. |
| C．They made the cameras look like animals in disguise. |
| D．They fitted and removed the cameras by hand. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Supportive. | C．Cautious. | D．Pessimistic. |
【推荐1】Do you want to entertain yourself at home with some old beach movies? Now I’d like to introduce some to you.
The Shallows (2016) Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Blake Lively plays a medical student enjoying a little beach fun after her mom’s passing. She surfs some waves before a shark appears and traps her on a tiny rock in the shallows. The two play a game of brains that’ll keep you anxious. In the end, the girl lives on and heads right back out to surf again.
Cast Away(2000) Directed by Robert Zemeckis
This is the film that made the beach volleyball character Wilson a household name. The volleyball ball becomes Chuck Noland’s best friend in this film about living, loneliness, and never losing hope. The man lives for years alone on a desert island after he survives a plane crash. Tom Hanks dropped some weight to play the character.
Point Break (2015) Directed by Ericson Core
Keanu Reeves is at his best as Johnny Utah, the ex-footballer turning FBI agent on the hunt for bank robbers. Patrick Swayze is amazing as Bodhi, the robber who wants to avoid getting caught just long enough to surf the biggest wave of all time. The best scene takes place on a stormy beach.
Teen Beach Movie (2013) Directed by Jeffrey Hornaday
Two surfing lovers, Brady and McKenzie, whose relationship is nearing to a close, find themselves swept into a violent(猛烈的) wave that sends them into a beach movie musical in the 60’s. As a TV Movie, TBM looks very Disney. Kids love it and so do the adults!
1. What do The Shallows and Point Break have in common?| A．They came out at the same time. |
| B．They include run-after and escape. |
| C．They make the audience lighthearted. |
| D．They focus on protecting the beaches. |
| A．Tom Hanks | B．Patrick Swayze |
| C．Blake Lively | D．Chuck Noland |
| A．It is shown on TV. | B．It is a cartoon movie. |
| C．It is set on a beach. | D．It is about friendship. |
【推荐2】Are you staying for the Summer Bank Holiday weekend? Or, are you making a week of it? We have one of the Best Beaches in Britain and the weather is set to be hot and sunny too!
Every summer in Woolacombe is special. Summer Bank Holidays are simply amazing. Come and join us!
Woolacombe Beach
All year long, £Parking charges or take our bus
Whether you favor coastal walks, extreme sports or just breathtaking views, we have it all. 3 miles of golden sands, rolling waves and salty spray. Not a bad way to spend your Bank Holiday. Try out the many water-sports that are available. Watch the sunset on our glorious beach, your Summer Bank Holiday is waiting.
Circus Wonderland, Barnstaple
21-27 Aug, Afternoon & Evening shows, From £7
The circus is in town for the Summer Bank Holiday!Fun for all the family, live entertainment that includes the best comedy and daredevil thrills.
Spellbinding excitement, laughter and colour. Thrills and spills and glitter and glamour; all under one tent, appealing to audiences of all ages.
Gin, Beer & Music Festival, Ilfracombe
24—26Aug, £Free—some ticketed
The Landmark theatre presents a Summer Bank Holiday weekend of local music, lively entertainment, good food and refreshing drinks.
Children's show, great alternative acts and fancy dress（optional!）, as well as ticketed 70's show!
Ilfracombe Carnival
25Aug, 6pm, £Free
The annual carnival procession in Ilfracombe, every Summer Bank Holiday. Fancy costume displays and floats（花车）, maybe the odd clown or comedian. Showing off everything from local businesses and North Devon talent.
Bring your pennies as they'll be raising money for local charities!
1. What can you do at Woolacombe Beach| A．Play water-sports. | B．Watch the sunrise. | C．Enjoy a circus show. | D．Listen to live music. |
| A．Woolacombe Beach. | B．Circus Wonderland, Barnstaple. |
| C．Gin. Beer &. Music Festival, Ilfracombe. | D．Ilfracombe Carnival. |
| A．To buy tickets. | B．To play games. | C．To purchase drinks. | D．To donate some money |
【推荐3】Do you want to be a volunteer on weekends or during the vacation? The voluntary work can help you make more friends and learn new skills. The most important thing is that you can get someuseful guides (指导) to your future job. Here are some places for you to do voluntary work.
Hospitals
Are you interested in medicine? Do you enjoy helping patients? The volunteering in the local hospital may be the right thing for you. There are many volunteer chances for children between 13 and 16 years old. They include (包括) transporting (运送) patients with a nurse, talking to them and reading to them.
Nursing homes
Are you interested in helping the old people? Then you can go to a nursing home. You can do the following work: pushing wheelchairs (轮椅), talking with the old people, helping them write letters and so on.
Garden centers
If you like gardening, pay attention to the notices (通知) of local garden centers. Chances may include planting trees, watering flowers and looking after plants. You're sure to improve your gardening skills by working as a volunteer in a garden centers.
Libraries
Do you enjoy working in the local libraries? Some volunteers in the libraries are between 12 and 18. The libraries offer some chances such as computer center helpers and children's program helpers.
1. The writer thinks the biggest advantage of doing voluntary work is ________.| A．making more friends | B．getting some useful guides to the future job |
| C．learning some new skills | D．meeting many interesting people |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．How to be a good volunteer. | B．Some places to do voluntary work. |
| C．How to do voluntary work. | D．Some places to get a good job. |
