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Period 2 课文整体阅读(Reading)
1.What is the main idea of the article “Behind the scenes”?
A.The importance of visual effects in film-making.
B.The significant role of sound effects in enhancing films.
C.The hard work and creativity behind the scenes in film-making.
D.The use of props to create realistic settings in films.
2.What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A.The surprising ways in which sound effects are created in films.
B.The essential role of sound effects in creating a realistic film experience.
C.The use of computers to enhance sound effects in modern film-making.
D.The challenges of incorporating sound effects into different film genres.
[答案] 1-2 CA
Read the text carefully and then choose the best answer.
1.Based on the information in the article,what can be inferred about the use of visual effects in film-making?
A.Visual effects are mainly used to create realistic settings in historical films.
B.CGI technology has completely replaced traditional visual effects in film-making.
C.Both technological and creative approaches are used to create visual effects in films.
D.Directors prefer to use CGI technology over practical effects when creating visual effects.
2.According to the passage,what can be inferred about the director,Peter Jackson?
A.He is known for using CGI technology exclusively in his films.
B.He prefers to rely on computer-generated effects rather than practical effects.
C.He is skilled at using camera angles creatively to achieve visual effects.
D.He has a strong preference for traditional special effects over modern technology.
3.How were the Quidditch scenes in the Harry Potter films created?
A.By filming the actors in front of a blue background.
B.By using CGI technology and green screens.
C.By incorporating computer-generated animal sounds.
D.By using practical effects and clever camera angles.
4.What did director James Cameron do to ensure the accuracy of the film Titanic?
A.He consulted with historians and experts.
B.He used CGI technology to recreate the ship.
C.He relied on sound effects to enhance the film.
D.He hired well-known actors for the film's cast.
[答案] 1-4 CCBA
1.What are the environmental impacts of creating realistic sets and props for films,especially when historical or foreign settings are required?
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2.How can film-makers balance the need for authenticity(真实性) with environmentally friendly production practices?
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[答案] 略
Introduction
Some aspects of film-making 1.behind the scenes require a lot of hard work.
Three aspects of film-making behind the scenes
Sound
effects.
These are often added after a scene has been 2.shot.
The sounds of different animals are usually 3.mixed by a computer later.
4.Visual
special
effects.
Actors can be easily 5.separated from the background as green doesn't match any natural hair or skin colour.
The aid of computers isn't always 6.preferred.
Props.
In order to make a film look real,7.great effort must be made to research,find and build objects.
In the film Titanic,it took 500 workers 100 days to build the fine model,8.not to mention a lot of props inside.
Conclusion
What we see on the cinema screen is just a small part of 9.film-making.
Next time you go to the cinema,you'll 10.spare a thought for all those talented people behind the scenes.
1.sheet n.一张(纸);床单,被单;工作表;薄片,薄板
①(教材原句)The sound of the doors opening in the Star Trek films was made simply by pulling a sheet of paper out of an envelope. 一张(纸)
②Once a week,a maid changes the sheets. 床单
③The machine punches a row of holes in the metal sheet. 薄板
2.lecture n.讲座,演讲;教训,训斥vi.开讲座,讲课vt.指责,训斥
①(教材原句)My lecture today may not be able to do justice to all the work people have done behind the scenes. n.讲座,演讲
②She then invited him to Atlanta to lecture on the history of art. vi.开讲座,讲课
③He used to lecture me about getting too much sun. vt.指责,训斥
④Our captain gave us a strict lecture on safety. n.教训,训斥
1.(学会断句) Peter Jackson,director of The Lord of the Rings films,took a creative approach —he used clever camera angles/to make characters seem bigger or smaller/than they really were.
[分析] 本句破折号前是一个简单句,破折号后是一个复合句。简单句主干为Peter Jackson took a creative approach;director of...films是 Peter Jackson的同位语。破折号后的句子作a creative approach的同位语,解释说明其内容,其中连词than引导比较状语从句。
[翻译] 《指环王》系列电影的导演彼得·杰克逊采用了一种创造性的方法——他巧妙地利用摄像机的角度让剧中角色看上去比实际大或小。
2.(学会断句) Just as the poor passengers on the real Titanic/saw the tip of the iceberg,what we see on the cinema screen/is just the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making.
[分析] 本句是一个复合句。主句中的主语是what引导的主语从句;as引导状语从句。
[翻译] 正如真正的“泰坦尼克号”上那些可怜的乘客们所看到的冰山一角一样,我们在影院银幕上看到的也只是电影制作这座巨大冰山的一角而已。
1.(续写佳句)
①Let me start by asking you a question: what's the first thing you notice about a film? The acting? The music? Maybe the amazing sets?
首先,我要问你们一个问题:关于电影,你首先注意到的是什么?表演?音乐?也许是令人惊叹的布景?
②The Quidditch scenes in the Harry Potter films were made in this way with the actors jumping up and down in front of a green screen.
电影《哈利·波特》中的魁地奇场景就是以这种方式制作的,演员们在绿屏前来回跳跃。
2.(应用文佳句)
①Today,I'll give you a brief introduction to some aspects of film-making you might not be familiar with.
今天,我将就电影制作中你们可能不太熟悉的一些方面做一个简单的介绍。
②To begin with,I'd like to draw your attention to an important factor of a film—sound effects.
首先,我想提醒你注意电影的一个重要因素——音响效果。
Director James Cameron spent six months looking at and revising plans of the Titanic in order to build a full-sized model for his 1997 film.He talked to historians to ensure that the details were correct and even went down to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean to see what was left of the ship for himself.
导演詹姆斯·卡梅隆花了六个月的时间研究和修改《泰坦尼克号》的图纸,以便为他1997年的电影制作一个原尺寸模型。为了确保细节正确,他与历史学家交谈,甚至下到大西洋底部,亲自去看那艘船的残留部分。
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