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Real Hotels Featured in Movies
Timberline Lodge
Featured in: The Shining
Located on the south side of Mount Hood, Oregon, Timberline Lodge was used for some shots of the fictional Overlook Hotel in this 1980 horror film, based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel. Hotel management asked director Stanley Kubrick not to show room 217 (featured clearly in the book), concerned that future guests would avoid slaying there. A nonexistent room number 237 was used instead. Surprisingly, room 217 is now requested more than any other room.
Park Hyatt Tokyo
Featured in: Lost in Translation
Located in the lively Shinjuku district, Park Hyatt Tokyo is a primary setting for Sofia Coppola’s film Lost in Translation. Take a drink at the New York Bar on the hotel’s top floor (where Bill Murray’s Bob Harris spends most of his evenings) and enjoy wonderful 360-degree views of the city and Mount Fuji.
Juvet Landscape Hotel
Featured in: Ex Machina
This sci-fi thriller takes place at the remote, ultra-modem home of lech company CEO Nathan Bateman, the inventor of a highly advanced humanoid robot. His amazing house is actually the Juvet Landscape Hotel in Valldalen, Norway. Designed to blend in with (與......協(xié)調) the environment, the hotel’s rooms feature natural materials and floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
The Plaza Hotel
Featured in: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
After accidentally boarding a flight to New York while the rest of his family heads to Florida, 10-year-old Kevin McCallister checks into the Plaza Hotel. For the 25th anniversary of Home Alone 2, the hotel is offering a special “Live Like Kevin” package, which includes an over-the-top ice cream sundae delivered to your room. The Plaza Hotel has been featured in several other films, including North by Northwest, Sleepless in Seattle and The Great Gatsby.
1. Why was Stanley Kubrick required to use room number 237?
A. For safety concerns. B. For political concerns.
C. For a cultural reason. D. For an economic reason.
2. Which hotel should you choose if you want to enjoy a mountain view?
A. The Plaza Hotel. B. Park Hyatt Tokyo.
C. Timberline Lodge. D. Juvet Landscape Hotel.
3. How is the Plaza Hotel different from the other three hotels?
A. It charges people most for its service. B. It has branches all over the world.
C. It has appeared in more than one film. D. It is designed in harmony with nature.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【分析】這是一篇應用文。文章向讀者介紹了在電影中出現(xiàn)的現(xiàn)實中的真實酒店。
【1題詳解】
細節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的“Hotel management asked director Stanley Kubrick not to show room 217 (featured clearly in the book), concerned that future guests would avoid staying there. A nonexistent room number 237 was used instead.(酒店管理層要求主管Stanley Kubrick(不要展示217號房間(書中有明確說明),擔心未來的客人會避免住在那里。取而代之的是不存在的237號房間)”可知,因為217號房間在小說中有明確說明,酒店管理層害怕未來的客人不住,不住就賺不到錢。由此可知,Stanley Kubrick用237號房間代替是因為經(jīng)濟原因。故選D項。
【2題詳解】
細節(jié)理解題。由Park Hyatt Tokyo中的“Take a drink at the New York Bar on the hotel's top floor (where Bill Murray’s Bob Harris spends most of his evenings) and enjoy wonderful 360-degree views of the city and Mount Fuji.(在酒店頂層的紐約酒吧(Bill Murray的Bob Harris晚上大部分時間都在這里度過)喝上一杯,欣賞城市和富士山的360度美景)”可知,在Park Hyatt Tokyo可以欣賞到山景。故選B項。
【3題詳解】
細節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的“Located on the south side of Mount Hood, Oregon, Timberline Lodge was used for some shots of the fictional Overlook Hotel in this 1980 horror film, based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel.(坐落在俄勒岡州胡德山南邊的“Timberline Lodge”在這部1980年根據(jù)斯蒂芬·金的暢銷小說改編的恐怖片中被用來拍攝虛構的Overlook Hotel)”,第二段中的“Located in the lively Shinjuku district (地區(qū)), Park Hyatt Tokyo is a primary setting for Sofia Coppola's film Lost in Translation.(位于熱鬧的新宿區(qū),Park Hyatt Tokyo是Sofia Coppola電影《迷失在翻譯》的主要拍攝地)”,第三段中的“This sci-fi thriller takes place at the remote, ultra-modern home of tech company CEO Nathan Bateman, the inventor of a highly advanced humanoid robot. His amazing house is actually the Juvet Landscape Hotel in Valldalen, Norway.(這部科幻驚悚片發(fā)生在科技公司首席執(zhí)行官Nathan Bateman的一個偏僻、超現(xiàn)代的家中,他發(fā)明了一種高度先進的人形機器人。他令人驚嘆的房子實際上是位于挪威的Juvet Landscape Hotel)”和最后一段中的“The Plaza Hotel has been featured in several other films, including North by Northwest, Sleepless in Seattle and The Great Gatsby.(The Plaza Hotel也曾在其他幾部電影中出現(xiàn)過,包括《西北偏北》、《西雅圖不眠之夜》和《了不起的蓋茨比》)”可知,The Plaza Hotel和其他三家酒店的不同之處在于它出現(xiàn)在不止一部電影中,其它三家酒店只出現(xiàn)在一部電影中。故選C項。