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课时作业(十) UNIT 4 Stage and screen
一、阅读理解
(2020·全国Ⅲ卷)When “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” was first shown to the public last month, a group of excited animal activists gathered on Hollywood Boulevard. But they weren't there to throw red paint on furcoatwearing film stars. Instead,one activist,dressed in a fullbody monkey suit, had arrived with a sign praising the filmmakers: “Thanks for not using real apes(猿)!”
The creative team behind “Apes” used motioncapture(动作捕捉) technology to create digitalized animals, spending tens of millions of dollars on technology that records an actor's performance and later processes it with computer graphics to create a final image(图像). In this case, one of a realisticlooking ape.
Yet “Apes” is more exception than the rule. In fact, Hollywood has been hot on live animals lately. One nonprofit organisation, which monitors the treatment of animals in filmed entertainment, is keeping_tabs_on more than 2,000 productions this year. Already,a number of films, including “Water for Elephants”,“The Hangover Part Ⅱ”and “Zookeeper”, have drawn the anger of activists who say the creatures acting in them haven't been treated properly.
In some cases, it's not so much the treatment of the animals on set in the studio that has activists worried; it's the offset training and living conditions that are raising concerns. And there are questions about the films made outside the States, which sometimes are not monitored as closely as productions filmed in the States.
[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了电影《猩球崛起》中没有使用真的猿来拍摄,而是利用高科技来创造数字化的猿类,动物保护主义者对此表示感谢。但这只是个例外,事实上多部影片中的动物并没有得到很好的对待。
1.Why did the animal activists gather on Hollywood Boulevard?
A.To see famous film stars.
B.To oppose wearing fur coats.
C.To raise money for animal protection.
D.To express thanks to some filmmakers.
D 解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的“a group of excited animal activists gathered on Hollywood Boulevard”和“Thanks for not using real apes!”可知,动物保护主义者聚集到好莱坞大道是为了向一些电影制作人表示感谢,感谢他们在拍摄中没有使用真的猿。故选D项。
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