Question

In January, 2016, a three-episode TV documentary, Masters in Forbidden City, was broadcast on China Central Television. It soon became popular – the first episode alone has been watched nearly 1 million times so far on the video website bilibili.com.

Now the documentary has been made into a film, and came out on Dec 16, 2016. It is about how professional antiquity restorers (文物修复者) in the Forbidden City repair ancient paintings, calligraphy, clocks and bronze pieces. It may not sound exciting, but the restorers’ patience and their 100 percent focus on even the smallest things is enough to impress people.

In fact, many of the restorers are young people. It has also made the documentary popular among their peers(同龄人), as it has shown them possibility of a different lifestyle. After Masters in Forbidden City was broadcast, about 20,000 people applied to work in the Forbidden City. Most of them were new college graduates.

The job has become popular. So have the restorers. But was it difficult to be part of a documentary? “It was only supposed to be difficult for the director, not for us. We simply did our jobs, paying no attention to anyone else around.” said Shi Liancang, one of the restorers, when asked during the film’s premiere(首映) in Shanghai. To make the documentary, the production team also did five years of pre-research and four months of uninterrupted(连续的) filming in the Forbidden City.

Indeed, these restorers keep this peaceful state of mind and devote themselves to doing the same thing they deeply love day after day. As the poster for the documentary says, “Choose a career and do it for a lifetime.”

1.What does the documentary Masters in Forbidden City mainly talk about?

A.Detailed introductions of things in the Forbidden City.

B.How restorers in the Forbidden City repair things.

C.Life of professional antiquity restorers in the Forbidden City.

D.Different kinds of workers working in the Forbidden City.

2.From what Shi Liancang said in paragraph 4, the most important quality of the restorers should be _______.

A.curiosity B.creativity C.imagination D.attention

3.What does the documentary want to tell people?

A.Choose a job you love and do it well.

B.Working as an antiquity restorer is great.

C.Young people should live a different life.

D.Shooting a film in the Forbidden City requires hard work.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

【解析】

本文介绍了纪录片《我在故宫修文物》讲述了文物修复者如何专心地修复文物。从中告诉我们选择一个你喜欢的职业，终生做好它。

1.推理判断题。根据Now the documentary has been made into a film, and came out on Dec 16, 2016. It is about how professional antiquity restorers (文物修复者) in the Forbidden City repair ancient paintings, calligraphy, clocks and bronze pieces.可知，纪录片《我在故宫修文物》讲述了文物修复者如何在故宫修复文物的。故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据“It was only supposed to be difficult for the director, not for us. We simply did our jobs, paying no attention to anyone else around.” said Shi Liancang, one of the restorers, when asked during the film’s premiere(首映) in Shanghai.可知，文物修复者最重要的品质是要专心，故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据As the poster for the documentary says, “Choose a career and do it for a lifetime.”可知，这个纪录片想要告诉我们，选择一个你喜欢的职业，终生做好它。故选A。