送：《英语(二)》考前密押试卷

1《英语（二）》考前密押试卷课程代码：00015一、阅读判断(共1题，合计10分)回答题ComingSoontoaTheaterNearYou!Whatarespecialeffects?DoyouenjoymoviesthatusealotofspeciaieffectsDinosaursfromthedistantpast!Spacebattlesfromthedistantfuture!Therehasbeenarevolutioninspecialeffects,andithastransformedthemovieswesee.Therevolutionbeganinthemid1970swithGeorgeLucas'sStarWars,afilmthatstunnedaudiences.Thatrevolutioncontinuestothepresent,withdramaticchangesinspecial-effectstechnology.ThecompanybehindthesechangesisLucas'sIndustrialLight&-Magic(ILM).AndthemanbehindthecompanyisDennisMuren,whohasworkedwithLucassinceStarWars.Muren'sinterestinspecialeffectsbeganveryearly.Attheageof6,hewasphotographingtoydinosaursandspaceships.At10,hehadan8millimetermoviecameraandwasmakingthesethingsmovethroughstop-motion.(Stop-motionisaprocessinwhichobjectsareshotwithacamera,movedslightly,shotagain,andsoon.Whentheshotsareputtogether,theobjectsappeartomove)TalktoMurenandyou'llunderstandwhatILMisallabout:tak-ingonnewchallenges.By1989,Murendecidedhehadpushedtheoldtechnologyasfarasitwouldgo.Hesawcomputergraphics(图像)(CG)technologyasthewaveofthefutureandtookayearofftomasterit.WithCGtechnology,imagescanbescannedintoacomputerforprocessing,forexample,andmanyseparateshotscanbecombinedin-toasingleimage.CGtechnologyhasnowreachedthepoint,Murensays,wherespecialeffectscanbeusedtodojustaboutanythingsothatmoviescantellstoriesbetterthaneverbefore.ThehugesuccessofJurassicParkanditssequel(续集),TheLostWorld,thestarsofwhichwerecomputer-generateddinosaurs.1Thespecial-effectsrevolutionbeganinthemid1980swithStarWars.（）A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned[正确答案]B本题分值：1分试题解析:文章第二段开始是Therevolutionbeganinthemidl970swithGeorgeLucas’SStarWars，表明这场革命始于20世纪70年代，不是20世纪80年代，所以，该判断错误。答案为B。2DennisMuren,onegoodfriendsofLucas,workedforILM.（）A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned2[正确答案]C本题分值：1分试题解析:根据本文第二段可以知道，姆仁从拍摄《星球大战》以来就一直在卢卡斯的公司工作。但他们是不是好朋友，文章并没有提及。所以题千内容没有涉及。答案为C。3ILMisthecompanyresponsibleformanyofthechangesinspecialeffectstechnology．（）A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned[正确答案]A本题分值：1分试题解析:第二段第二句提到“withdramaticchangesinspecial-effectstechno—logy…behindthesechangesis…ILM”，由此推断结论正确。答案为A。4Murendedicatedhimselftotheimprovementofoldtechnology．（）A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned[正确答案]A本题分值：1分试题解析:题干意思是，姆仁致力于技术的提高。本文第四段说，工业光魔(电影)公司的工作是迎接新的挑战。1989年底，姆仁决定把古老的技术尽可能地向前推进。由此可知题干说法正确。答案为A。5DennisMurenstartedhisschoolingataveryearlyage．（）A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned[正确答案]C本题分值：1分试题解析:第三段虽然提到了姆仁很小就对电影产生了兴趣，但文章并没有涉及他是否很早就上学了。答案为C。6Attheageof10，Murenwasabletousecomputergraphicstechnologytomakethingsmove．（）A．Right3B．WrongC．Notmentioned[正确答案]B本题分值：1分试题解析:第三段中间有“Atl0，hehadan8millimetermoviecamera…movethroughstop—motion”，stop-motion与computergraphicstechnology表达的意义不同，所以该判断错误。答案为B。7Bythestop—motionprocess，manyseparateshotscanbecombinedintoasingleimage．（）A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned[正确答案]B本题分值：1分试题解析:文章第六段提到，利用“CGtechnology”可以使不同的镜头组合成一个图像。第三段提到“Whentheshotsareputtogether，theobjectsappeartomove”，当不同的特写组合到一起时，物体似乎在移动。答案为B。8MurenfeelsthatwithCGtechnology，speeialeffectscanbeusedtomakemoviesmoreexpressive．（）A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned[正确答案]C本题分值：1分试题解析:文章最后一段“specialeffectscanbeusedtodo…thatmoviescantellstoriesbetterthaneverbefore”，即特效可以更好地用来讲故事，但没有提及是否使得电影的造价提高，因此选C。答案为c。9Today’Sfilmmakersemphasizespecialeffectsattheexpenseofthestory．（）A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned[正确答案]C本题分值：1分试题解析:最后一段说到特效可以“tellstoriesbetterthaneverbefore”，后面还有“thismayverywellbetrue”，我们无从判断今天的电影人是否为了特效而特效，而不关心电影的故事。答案为C。410Computer-generatedimageshavebeenusedinmanyfilms．（）A．RightB．WrnngC．Notmentionpcl[正确答案]A本题分值：1分试题解析:题干意思是，用计算机生成的形象已经在许多电影中出现。根据最后一段最后一句可知，电影《侏罗纪公园》及其续集、《迷失的世界》都使用了由计算机tl动生成的恐龙，由此可知题干是正确的。答案为A。二、阅读理解(共1题，合计10分)回答题GoalofAmericanEducationEducationisanenormousandexpensivepartofAmericanLfieItssizeismatchedbyitsvariety.DifferencesinAmericanschoolscomparedwiththosefoundinthemajorityofothercomuntrieslieinthefactthateducationherehaslongbeenintendedforeveryone--notjustforaprivilegedelite.Schoolsareexpectedtomeettheneedsofeverychild,regardlessofability,andalsotheneedsofsocietyitself.Thismeansthatpublicschoolsoffermorethanacademicsubjects.Itsurprisesmanypeoplewhentheycomeheretofindhighschoolsofferingsuchcoursesastyping,sewing,radiorepair,computerprogrammingordrivertraining,alongwithtraditionalacademicsubjectssuchasmathematics,history,andlanguages.Studentschoosetheircurriculadependingontheirinterests,futuregoals,andlevelofability.TheunderlyinggoalofAmericaneducationistodevelopeverychildtotheutmostofhisorherownpossibilities,andtogiveeachoneasenseofcivicandcommunityconsciousness.SchoolshavetraditionallyplayedanimportantroleincreatingnationalunityandAmericanizingthemillionsofimmigrantswhohavepouredintothiscountryfrommanydifferentbackgroundsandorigins.Schoolsstillplayalargeroleinthecommunity,especiallyinthesmalltowns.Theapproachtoteachingmayseemunfamiliartomany,notonlybecauseitisinformal,butalsobecausethereisnotmuchemphasisonlearningfacts.Instead,Americanstrytoteachtheirchildrentothinkforthemselvesandtodeveloptheirownintellectualandcreativeabili-ties.Studentsspendmuchtime,learninghowtouseresourcemate