Here are some of the movies that inspire you to travel.
The Lord of the Rings
The story is about Frodo, his friends and their adventurous journey through Middle
Earth. Filmed in about 150 locations all over New Zealand, this traveling movie shows its
beauty . From the rolling hills to the volcanic region, this is the best movie to see New
Zealand. The director of the movie Peter Jackson first read the novel on a train when he
was just seventeen.
Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventure Collection
Indiana Jones and travel are inseparable. Everyone remembers the red line on the
world map that shows up on screen when he flies. The Egypt scenes in Raiders of the Lost
Ark were filmed in Tunisia. Temple of Doom was filmed mostly in Sri Lanka and Macau.
The Last Crusade was filmed in Italy, Spain and Jordan including an excellent view of
Petra. Unlike the others, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was filmed almost entirely in the
United States. However, their shots of Iguazu Falls are amazing.
Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile
This movie series focuses on a romance writer Joan and her adventures with a soldier
named Jack. In Romancing the Stone Joan goes into Colombia to save her sister who was
kidnapped(绑架). Romancing the Stone’s scenes were shot mostly in Mexico. For Jewel
of the Nile, the scenes were mostly shot in France and Morocco.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Tom Ripley is a working class young man , who is asked to go to Italy to convince a
wealthy businessman’s son to come home because of a case of mistaken identity. This
travel movie starts in New York and heads to Monticello. The last section of the movie is
filmed mostly in Rome and Naples. The locations are beautiful. They also did a good job
of showing Italy as it looked in the 1960s.
28. What can we learn by reading the second paragraph?
A. The Lord of the Rings is the best movie made in New Zealand.
B. The Lord of the Rings was shot from Wellington to Auckland.
C. The Lord of the Rings has increased tourism in New Zealand.
D. The Lord of the Rings caught the director’s attention long ago.
29. If you are interested in Europe , you probably watch the film _______.
A. Temple of Doom B. The Last Crusade
C. Raiders of the Lost Ark D. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
30. What has happened to the writer Joan?
A. She was kidnapped to Colombia.
B. She travelled with a soldier named Jack.
C. She was so brave as to save her sister.
D. She was asked to write the movie series.
31. The movie The Talented Mr. Ripley tells us a story of a man who ________.
A．owns a large amount of money
B．contributes to helping a man out of trouble[Z-X-X-K]
C．goes sightseeing in Rome and Naples
D．becomes wealthy by always working hard