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Fiction or reality? The following two classic movies are worth watching — each explores the themes of cinema, fiction and reality.
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
One reason to go to the movies is to take a break from everyday life and lose yourself in the magic of the silver screen.In The Purple Rose of Cairo, Woody Allen turns this idea on its head.
Mia Farrow plays Cecilia, a New Jersey waitress, who goes to the local movie theater to escape from her boring life.Jeff Daniels is Tom Baxter, the handsome archaeologist (考古学家) hero in a movie called The Purple Rose of Cairo, which Cecilia has already seen several times. One day, Baxter decided he has had enough of being a character in a movie, and he walks out of the screen to join Cecilia in the theater.Can Hollywood find Tom and get him back into the movie or will he manage to stay in the real world forever?
EDtv (1999)
A television studio manager (Ellen DeGeneres) has an idea about how to save a failing TV station — film and broadcast a normal person's life 24 hours a day.EDtv is born the moment her eye falls on Ed Pekurny, a friendly video store clerk played by Mattew McConaughey.
After the show's first week on air, Ed's fame grows and grows, but then conflicts start up, particularly with Ed's girlfriend and his family.After a while, Ed decides he wants to stop being part of the show, but he finds out his contract (合同) can't be reversed (撤销)．But in a country that turns the TV set on at breakfast and off at bedtime, anything can happen ...Ron Howard's comedy is well worth watching.
语篇解读：本文是应用文。作者在文中推荐了两部电影《开罗的紫玫瑰》和《艾德私人频道》。
29.Why does Cecilia go to the movies in The Purple Rose of Cairo?
A．To date Tom Baxter.
B．To learn some acting skills.
C．To run away from boredom.
D．To experience the real world.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)介绍内容第二段中的“goes to the local movie theater to escape from her boring life”可知，Cecilia去电影院是想逃避她枯燥乏味的生活。
30．What happens to Ed after the show is broadcast?
A．He ends his contract.
B．He faces some trouble.
C．He loses his best friends.
D．He gets involved in a fight.
解析：选B 细节理解题。由最后一段中的“Ed's fame grows and grows, but then conflicts start up, particularly with Ed's girlfriend and his family ...but he finds out his contract can't be reversed”可知，在Ed的节目播出之后，他的名气大涨，但随之而来的也有他与女友以及家人之间的冲突，Ed想把节目停掉，却发现他的合同不能撤销。
31．What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A．To suggest two movies.
B．To introduce new actors.
C．To show his taste in movies.
D．To share his thoughts about fiction.
解析：选A 写作目的题。由文章第一段中的“Let us help you.”和第二段中的“The following two classic movies are worth watching”以及文中对两部电影的介绍可知，作者的主要目的是为读者推荐电影。
