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One of England’s greatest movie directors was a man by the name of Alfred Hitchcock, born in 1899. He made many famo
The Master of Suspense(悬念)
One of England’s greatest movie directors was a man by the name of Alfred Hitchcock, born in 1899. He made many famous black and white movies that were scary and full of suspense, therefore his nickname as the “Master of Suspense”. His most famous films include The Birds and Psycho. Most of his films were murder mysteries, with clever dialogues, interesting plots and talented actors and actresses. He was also a revolutionary filmmaker and introduced many new techniques to the movie-making industry. Hitchcock had a roundish belly and a big nose, which made his profile very recognizable. He was not an actor but he loved to make cameo appearances in his own films.
Hitchcock was an unusual man. For example, he produced frightening movies about mysterious murders, and yet once he said his own greatest fear was the fear of small children!
Hitchcock also had a very clever imagination, which is especially clear in his movie The Birds. In this terrifying movie, a town is attacked by a large flock of black birds. The angry birds break into people’s homes to take revenge.
This man’s great imagination is also reflected in Psycho, which is one of the most famous British movies of all time. In Psycho, a young man claims to run a small motel with his elderly mother. But it turns out that the mother is fictional; she exists only in the young man’s head. At night, he dresses up like his mother and sits near the window for people to see. But after midnight he breaks into his guests’ bedrooms and murders them.
In Hitchcock’s time and era, murder mysteries were not gruesome(可怕的), like many of today’s horror films with lots of blood. They thrilled audiences with their focus on plot and suspense.
4. Which of the following is NOT true about Hitchcock’s movies?
A. They were all murder mysteries. B. They have clever dialogues and interesting plots.
C. They have talented actors and actresses. D. They are black and white movies.
5. Why was Hitchcock an unusual man in the writer’s opinion?
A. He was a large man with a big nose.
B. His movies are horrible movies.
C. He produced frightening movies, but he thought small children frightened him the most.
D. His mysterious movies scared children the most.
6. What does the phrase “make cameo appearances” in the first paragraph most probably mean?
A. Appear with a camera. B. Play an unimportant part.
C. Make a short appearance. D. Play in a funny way.
7. About Alfred Hitchcock, which is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. His contribution. B. His career. C. His nickname. D. His weakness.
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