Question

Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burned down or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which two trains crashed or a ship      into the ocean? If    , you may have wondered how these things could happen without        the actors and actresses in the film.

The man who knows the         is the “special-effects” man. He has one of the most important      in the film industry. He may be ordered to         a flood or to make a battlefield explode. But he may also be told to create a         effect which is much less exciting,     just as important to the success of the film.

In a         for one movie there was a big glass bowl filled with water in which small fish were swimming. The director of the movie          the fish to stop swimming suddenly       they seemed to stare at (盯着看) an actor. Then the director wanted the fish to         staring and swim. But fish can’t be ordered to do anything. It was quite a       .

The special-effects man thought about the problem for a long time. The result was an idea for         the fish with a harmless use of electricity.       he applied electricity to the fish bowl causing the fish to be absolutely      . Then he rapidly reduced the amount of        , allowing the fish to be free. Thus he got the humourous effect the        wanted.

In other parts of movie making there are also special-effects men who have developed        skills in creating certain kinds of effects. Jim White, who has been a special- effects man for thirty-two years, is best known for his          with ships and airplanes.

1.A. buried      B. sank      C. fell       D. dropped

2.A. so          B. such      C. possible        D. necessary

3.A. telling       B. harming C. protecting   D. organizing

4.A. news          B. question   C. message    D. secret

5.A. films    B. jobs       C. factories  D. companies

6.A. prevent        B. fight      C. pour          D. create

7.A. terrible      B. peaceful   C. funny     D. special

8.A. or         B. as        C. though      D. only

9.A. scene       B. step       C. stage       D. room

10.A. ordered      B. wanted  C. decided   D. doubted

11.A. while       B. since     C. so that      D. even if

12.A. return   B. continue C. stop         D. start

13.A. success        B. failure      C. problem      D. disappointment

14.A. controlling    B. operating    C. driving       D. lighting

15.A. As a result    B. Above all     C. First        D. Immediately

16.A. pure      B. interesting  C. still         D. quiet

17.A. fish        B. water    C. electricity D. bowl

18.A. actor          B. actress       C. director     D. special-effects man

19.A. fast        B. particular C. humorous      D. careful

20.A. imagination     B. work   C. repair       D. design

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.C

13.C

14.A

15.C

16.C

17.C

18.C

19.B

20.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述的是电影特效是如何做出来的以达到导演的要求；

1.B考查动词辨析A. buried埋葬；B. sank下沉；C. fell摔倒；D. dropped落下；句意：你是否看过电影中两列火车相撞或船沉没。根据语境可知选B项。

2.2】A考查连词辨析A. so 因此；B. such如此；C. possible可能的；D. necessary必要的；句意：如果是这样，你可能想知道这些事情在不伤害演员的情况下怎么发生的。If so 如果这样，故选A项。

3.3】B考查动词辨析A. telling告诉；B. harming伤害；C. protecting保护；D. organizing组织；句意：如果是这样，你可能想知道这些事情在不伤害演员的情况下怎么发生的，根据语境可知选B项。

4.4】D考查名词辨析A. news新闻；B. question问题；C. message信息；D. secret秘密；句意：了解这个秘密的人就是特效人员。根据语境可知选D项。

5.5】B考查名词辨析A. films电影 ；B. jobs工作；C. factories 工厂；D. companies公司；句意：他是电影产业中最重要的工作之一，故选B项。

6.6】D考查动词辨析A. prevent 阻止；B. fight打仗；C. pour倾倒；D. create创造；句意：他可能被命令创造一次洪灾或爆炸。根据make可知选D项。

7.7】D考查形容词辨析A. terrible可怕的；B. peaceful 和平的；C. funny有趣的；D. special特别的；句意：但他也可能被告知来创造一次特别的效果，不是那么令人兴奋的，故选D项。

8.8】C考查连词辨析A. or否则；B. as因为；C. though虽然；D. only只有；句意：虽然对于电影的成功是非常重要的，故选C项。

9.9】A考查名词辨析A. scene场景；B. step脚步；C. stage舞台；D. room房间；句意：在电影的一个场景里，有一个大玻璃缸装满水和鱼。根据语境可知选A项。

10.0】B考查动词辨析A. ordered命令；B. wanted想；C. decided 决定；D. doubted怀疑；句意：电影的导演命令鱼突然停止游动为的是让他们看着演员。Order sb to do 命令某人做某事，故选B项。

11.1】C考查连词辨析A. while 虽然；B. since自从；C. so that因此；D. even if即使；句意：电影的导演命令鱼突然停止游动为的是让他们看着演员。两个句子是因果关系，故选C项。

12.2】C考查动词辨析A. return 返回；B. continue继续；C. stop停止；D. start开始；句意：然后导演想让鱼停止盯着。根据语境可知选C项。

13.3】C考查名词辨析A. success成功；B. failure失败；C. problem问题；D. disappointment失望；句意：这确实是一个难题。根据语境可知选C项。

14.4】A考查动词辨析A. controlling 控制；B. operating操作；C. driving 开车；D. lighting点燃；句意：结果是一个用电来控制鱼。根据语境可知选A项。

15.5】C考查短语辨析A. As a result结果；B. Above all毕竟 ；C. First开始；D. Immediately 立刻；句意：开始他用电应用于鱼缸，导致鱼是静止的。根据语境可知选C项。

16.6】C考查形容词辨析A. pure 纯的；B. interesting有趣的；C. still静止的；D. quiet安静的；句意：开始他用电应用于鱼缸，导致鱼是静止的，故选C项。

17.7】C考查名词辨析A. fish鱼；B. water 水；C. electricity电；D. bowl碗；句意：然后他很快地减少电量，允许鱼能自由活动。根据语境可知选C项。

18.8】C考查名词辨析A. actor演员；B. actress 好演员；C. director导演；D. special-effects man特技制作的人；句意：因此，他达到导演想要的幽默效果。根据语境可知是导演的要求，故选C项。

19.9】B考查形容词辨析A. fast 快的；B. particular特殊的；C. humorous幽默的；D. careful小心的；句意：在电影的其它部分中，也有特效人员来进行特殊的技巧来创造各种效果，故选B项。

20.20】B考查名词辨析A. imagination想像；B. work工作；C. repair 修理；D. design设计；句意：Jim White从事电影特效三十二年，因为他的工作而非常的出名。根据语境可知是因为特效这份工作，故选B项。

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