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第二篇:Jiufen, on a trail of treasures in the northern Taiwan, has experienced a gold rush and inspired more than one cinematicmasterpiece. 46 , just another small village nestled in the hills, it was the discovery of gold in the area in the 1890s whichstimulated an influx of folk keen to make a quick buck from that universally revered shiny metal. This coincided with thecolonization of Taiwan by Japan in 1895, 47 Jiufen’s industry further and resulting in it becoming a prosperous miningtown under Japanese influence. This golden age was not to last forever though. The climax of World War Two resulted inJapan being stripped of its colonies, and as a consequence the town’s gold mining industry went into 48 . When the mineeventually closed in the 1970s, Jiufen faded into obscurity. The treasure trove was lost. Fortunately, Jiufen’s legacy gets to liveon by serving as an inspiration for two cultural masterpieces. The first of 49 was A City of Sadness, a film by HouHsiao-hsien which touched on the tumultuous years after the cessation of the Japanese occupation, using Jiufen’s distinctivescenery as its setting. A hit in its homeland, this bolstered domestic tourism for Taiwanese keen to reconnect with their losthistory. A decade later, internationally 50 master filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki used downtown Jiufen as inspiration forthe awe-inspiringly beautiful and celebrated anime Spirited Away in 2001, encouraging Japanese and international tourists topartake in this newfound cultural gold rush.
46.
(A) For centuries
(B) For ever and ever
(C) For example
(D)For the time being

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答案:A
難度:適中0.5
統計:A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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