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Movies that have had a great influence on society and awareness tend to force us to care about topics outside of our comfort zone. While the characters in the following two classic stories suffer from medical issues, they have an effect on our understanding of illness and the human spirit.

●My Left Foot (*)

Health issue: cerebral palsy (大脑*麻痹)

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker

Plot summary: It is a true story of Irish writer and cerebral palsy victim Christy Brown. He is a young Irish man suffering from cerebral palsy, which make most of his body motionless except for his left foot. Because of his disorder, Brown is considered mentally useless by most people who know him, including his own father. However, with support from his mother, Brown learns to write and paint with his left foot and eventually becomes a famous artist and author.

Influence: Although Brown’s 1970 novel Down All the Days was quite popular, by the 1980s, many still associated cerebral palsy with his complete mental and physical disability. The film helped to change people’s wrong ideas by stressing Brown’s literary and artistic contriBution, his sense of humor and struggles with depression.

●The King’s Speech (2010)

Health issue: the stutter (口吃)

Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter

Plot summary: GeorgeⅥ, King of the United Kingdom, suffers from a stuttering disorder, so most people think he is unfit to lead the country. But with the help of a speech expert, King George Ⅵ overcomes his disorder and becomes a capable leader.

Influence: The King’s Speech has been praised for its accurate description of the challenges commonly faced by GeorgeⅥ who had a speech disorder. “This movie raised awareness of the complexities of the stutter and also of the help that is available to those in need,” Jane Fraser, President of The Stuttering Foundation, tells Yahoo Health.

21. What do the two movies have in common?

A. They describe doctor’s life            B. They give advice on health

C. They make us comfortable            D. They affect the audience a lot

22. From the text, we know that Brown

A. wrote many popular novels            B. wrote his experience in the novel

C. had no sense of humor at all           D. was full of energy all the time

23. Which of the following is TRUE about GeorgeⅥ?

A. He was upset about having stuttering     B. He finally became a speech expert

C. He was thought unfit to be a king        D. He was unwilling to be a king

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