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J.K. Rowling is the author of the most successful book series in history, but her attempt to take on a new career as screenwriter hasn't been as smooth as she may have thought it would be. The sequel ( 续 集 ) , "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald", shows that even the most successful author in the world is in need of checks and balances when making the transition to cinema.
Following the sale of half a billion copies of the Harry Potter series, Rowling is working hard to extend and enrich the mythology she created around the child wizard. In contrast to the eight Harry Potter movies, which were based on the seven books and most of which were written by experienced screenwriter Steve Kloves, the "Fantastic Beasts" series is scripted only by Rowling. This time she skipped the bookstores and went straight to the movie theater.
The "Fantastic Beasts" series takes its title from one of Harry Potter's textbooks. The leap backward in time, a new set if adult heroes and a globe-spanning background show that Rowling is in tune with her fans and the spirit of the times. Harry Potter and his friends started out as a typical product of 1990s naivety, but since then the loyal veteran audience has experienced the shocks of the 21st century and grown mature and discouraged. The"Fantastic Beasts" series feel less like children's fare; they deal with adults and frightening events that occurred in Europe at the end of the 1920s.
It's 1927, and the criminal Grindelwald has escaped from prison to Europe. The hero, Newt Scamander, a zoologist of Fantastic Beasts, prefers to distance himself from politics and maintain his improvised nature reserve in London. But the young Prof. Dumbledore reminds
him that neutrality is not an option in hard times. Dumbledore urges him to across the Channel to Paris and stop Grindelwald, who is trying to plot a war to ensure the purity of the wizard race.
The rough outline of the plot constitutes only part of the movie. There are many other characters who appear in the mystery. I will mention the boy Credence who continues to have a central role in the struggle between the hero and the villain, even as his background remains a mystery. Similarly, Newt's brother and partner, the snake-woman Nagini, and other new and old characters hint at an obscure past and future. Rowling populates her world with characters large and small, odd beasts and simplifies its story to lay the foundation work to the universe. The film lays strong foundations of mystery, but forgets to build any sort of structure above them. It's like a construction site where the budget ran out too fast.
With movie screens full of superheroes and fantasy films, and every studio trying to float a fictional universe, Rowling is today's most creative builder of cinema worlds, but there's still a difference between her and a mega-corporation like Disney. Every character and beasts is there because Rowling said so, not because the marketing division thought it would promote sales of merchandise. Rowling clearly has a true passion to create a mythology, and just as clearly, she hasn't yet finished creating it.
The "Fantastic Beasts"series offers a world even fuller than that of Harry Potter. Once more she collaborates with David Yates, who directed the last four Harry Potter movies and now the two "Fantastic Beasts" pictures. Still, the world she's created would be even more wondrous if Rowling had only filled it out with a crystallized or at least coherent plot. In the Harry Potter series, she mostly succeeded in making the films into independent works. But without experienced screenwriters to mediate between her imagination and the screen, the two "Fantastic Beasts"episodes are more like a chess game in which the creator move characters from A to B as part of a boarder strategy-which remains unclear.
"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald"is a film made for existing fans and doesn't bother to appeal to a new audience. Not by chance dose it offer a more mature world for fans who have grown up at least as much as Daniel Radcliffe. For them, the movie delivers the goods, but little of the magic remains. If Rowling continues to put out films without a beginning and an end, her world will collapse, leaving only the middle. It may be entertainment with captivating characters and effects, but it's not a movie.
36.What change has J.K. Rowling made in her writing career?
A. She was forced to abandon her original writing career and start a new one.
B. She was determined to skip the bookstores and publish books on her own.
C.She started a new fantasy book having nothing to do with the Harry Potter series.
D.She tried to enrich the Harry Potter series as a screenwriter rather than a novelist.
37.Who are probably the target audience of the "Fantastic Beasts"series?
| A. Kids newly introduces to magic. | B. Teenage students with grand dreams. |
| C.Adults going through life changes. | D.Professional critics of fantasy books. |
| A.Complex story and exciting characters. | B. Simple story but abundant characters. |
| C. Childish story and strange characters. | D.Sad story but inspiring characters. |
| A. potential profitability of the movies | B.preference of their screenwriters |
| C. consultation with the author | D.investigation into successful films |
40.What does the author think of J.K. Rowling'performance as a screenwriter?
A. It is really a disappointment for movie goers.
B.It is widely acknowledged by her book fans.
C. There exists much more magic in her screenplay.
D.There is still much room for improvement.
36.D 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段"her attempt to take on a new career as a screenwriter hasn't been as smooth as she may have thought it would be”和 第 二 段 的 "Following the sale of half a billion copies of the Harry Potter series, Rowling is working hard to extend and enrich the mythology she created around the child wizard." 以 及 "the Fantastic Beasts series is scripted only by Rowling. This time she skipped the bookstores and went straight to the movie theater.”可知 JK.Rowling升始尝试从事做编剧而不是小说家来
丰富自己的哈利波特系列。故选D。
37.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段"The Fantastic Beasts series feel less like children s fare; they deal with adults and frightening events that occurred in Europe at the end of the 1920s."得知《神奇动物在哪里》系列不太像儿童电影，这个系列讨论成人事件，
涉及20世纪20年代未发生在欧洲的可怕事件。故选C。
38.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第五段“Rowling populates her world with characters large and small, odd beasts and simplifies its story to lay the foundation work of the universe." 《神奇动物在哪里》包括大大小小的、稀奇古怪的动物角色，并且 Rowling 简化了故事情节，可知此书故事简单，人物丰富。答案为B 选项。
39.A 【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第六段"With movie screens full of superheroes and fantasy films, and every studio trying to float a fictional universe,...but there's still a difference between her and a mega-corporation like Disney. Even character and beast is there because Rowling said so, not because the marketing division thought it would promote sales of merchandise.可知，如今的电影屏幕上充斥着超级英雄和奇幻电影，每家电影公司都 在努力营造一个虚构的世界，而她和迪斯尼这样的大公司还是有区别的，不是因为市场 部认为它会促进商品的销售。可知像迪士尼这样的大公司选择的电影角色和野兽都是基于电影的潜在盈利能力，故选 A。
40.D 【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句"If Rowling continues to put out flms
without a beginning and an end, her world will collapse, leaving only the middle. It may be
entertainment with captivating characters and effects, but it's not a movie. 可知，作者认为
J.K.罗琳作为一个编剧还有很大的提升空间。答案选 D。
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