Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burnt down or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which a train crashed or a ship 21_ into the ocean? If so, you may have wondered how these things could happen without 22_the people in the film.
The man who knows the 23 is the “special-effects” man. He has one of the most important jobs in the film 24__. He may be 25 to create a flood or to make a battlefield explode. But he may also be told to create a __26_ effect which is much less exciting, though just as important to the success of the film. In a 27__ for one movie there was a big glass bowl __28__with water in which small fish __29 swimming. The director of the movie 30 the fish to stop swimming suddenly __31_ they seemed to stare at(盯着) an actor. Then the director wanted the fish to stop staring and swim away. But fish suddenly 32 be ordered to do anything. It was quite a 33_.
The special-effects man 34_ about this problem for a long time. The result was an idea for __35_ the fish with a harmless use of electricity. __36__he applied electricity to the fish bowl causing the fish to be totally still(静止的). Then he rapidly reduced the __37__ of electricity allowing the fish to be free. 38_ he got the humorous effect the director wanted.
39_in other parts of movie making there are those who have developed 40 skill in creating certain kinds of effects. Jim White, who has been a special-effects man for thirty-two years, is best known for work with ships and airplanes.
【小题1】A．burnedB．sankC．fellD．dropped【小题2】A．tellingB．harming C．protectingD．organizing【小题3】A．replyB．questionC．messageD．secret【小题4】A．factory B．makingC．fieldD．pany【小题5】A．forcedB．orderedC．allowedD．chosen【小题6】A．terribleB．illC．goodD．special【小题7】A．sceneB．stepC．stageD．room【小题8】A．coveredB．askedC．filledD．fitted【小题9】A．likedB．enjoyedC．wasD．were【小题10】A．hopedB．wantedC．decidedD．designed【小题11】A．whileB．sinceC．so thatD．as long as【小题12】A．mustn’tB．may notC．shouldn’tD．can’t【小题13】A．questionB．failureC．problemD．disappointment【小题14】A．talkedB．setC．quarreledD．thought【小题15】A．controllingB．operatingC．drivingD．lighting【小题16】A．As a resultB．ImmediatelyC．FirstD．Above all【小题17】A．priceB．numberC．amountD．speed【小题18】A．EvenB．ThusC．FinallyD．Actually【小题19】A．LikeB．SoC．AsD．Yet【小题20】A．certainB．particularC．advanced D．carefulB
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(答案→)B
解析：
【小题1】考查动词。火车不会沉没，fall off是出轨。
【小题2】考查动词。为什么没有伤害电影中的人们。harm伤害。
【小题3】考查名词。知晓“为什么没有伤害电影中的人们”这个秘密的事特效演员。
【小题4】考查名词。in the film making电影拍摄中。
【小题5】考查动词。结合下文he may also be told to create可知the “special-effects” man是按照别人的吩咐或命令进行工作。
【小题6】考查形容词。special effect 特殊效果。
【小题7】考查名词。scene (电影、电视的)一个镜头，场面。
【小题8】考查动词。bowl filled with water盛满水的碗。
【小题9】考查动词。结合后面的stop swimming可知鱼正在游泳。结合后面的they可知fish是复数形式。
【小题10】考查动词。只有wanted在此处可以表示导演希望鱼能够做出动作。hope不能用在hope sb to do 结构中。
【小题11】考查连词。后面是延续的动作，用while。
【小题12】考查情态动词。但是鱼不可能按照导演的想法做。can’t不可能。
【小题13】考查名词。这是一个需要解决的问题。
【小题14】考查动词。经过长期思考以后才找到办法。
【小题15】考查动词。通过使用一定的电能控制鱼从而达到导演的要求。
【小题16】考查副词。与下文的then对应， 先……再……。
【小题17】考查名词。降低用电的量。
【小题18】考查副词。通过使用一定的电能控制鱼从而达到导演的要求。
【小题19】考查介词。as in 和在……中一样。
【小题20】考查形容词。结合creating certain kinds of effects（创造特定的特技）就应有特殊的技巧。