struggle with eating disorders at some point in their lives.
Director Marti Noxon based the film on her own battle with anorexia. She was aware of the film's potential to trigger harmful effects and then tried to be really careful in the way she showed how Ellen looked."You want to help other people understand something that they've never experienced, but you also want people who have experienced it to feel understood and seen and to give people hope," she added. "We were balancing a lot. I wanted to avoid the idea that the perfectionist quality of anorexics is their most obvious character."
The film caught the attention of Liana Rosenman, who founded Project Heal, an organization that helps eating disorder sufferers afford treatment. "I thought it was very powerful," Rosenman said. "There is a sense of humor and wittiness in it as well as just understanding what it's like to have an eating disorder." Project Heal recently played To the Bone in New York and Los Angeles, but it has faced sharp criticism from members of their community on social media.
语篇解读:2017年上映的一部描述厌食症的电影《骨瘦如柴》引发争议,有些人认为它能帮助人们了解厌食症,有些人害怕它会产生诱发作用。
1.What do we know about the film To the Bone from Paragraph 1?
A.It tells the growth story about a girl.
B.It has received mixed comments.
C.It is popular among young people.
D.Twitter users have no interest in it.
解析:选B 细节理解题。根据第一段"Though the film already got generally positive reviews ... whether it could be harmful for those with eating disorders."可知,人们对这部电影褒贬不一。
2.What does the underlined word "trigger" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Fight. B.Avoid.
C.Cause. D.Remove.
解析:选C 词义猜测题。根据第三段"She was aware of the film's potential to ... tried to be really careful in the way she showed how Ellen looked."可知,她意识到了这部电影有可能带来不良影响,所以很谨慎,可推测trigger意为"诱发,引起"。
3.What do Noxon's words suggest?
A.She admitted the film is harmful to people.
B.She tried hard to make the film benefit people.
C.All those suffering from anorexia want to be perfect.