Question

The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew (攝影組) out one evening to film the sunset for him.

The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”

“No, sir,” the men answered.

The director was angry, “Why not?” he asked.

“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”

“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one”

But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise?” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”

“That’s a good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

The camera crew were out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay(海灣)。 Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir.” They said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

They all went into the studio(攝影棚)。 “ All right,” the director explained, “ now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”

The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of minute, the director suddenly put his face in the hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

1.One evening, the director sent his camera crew out ______________.

A. to watch a beautiful sunset

B. to find an actor and an actress

C. to film a scene on the sea

D. to meet the audience

2.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?

Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset

Because he was angry with his crew

Because it was his secretary’s suggestion

Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset

3.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because___________.

A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine

B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C. it was more moving than a sunrise

D. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

4.After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands __________.

A. because he was moved to tears

B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine.

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講了一位著名的導演在一部鴻篇巨制的電影中要求錄制海上夕陽西下的鏡頭，這樣觀眾們就可以看到，當男女主角在電影結尾互道永別時的背景就是這種形式。于是，一天傍晚導演派攝影組去錄制這組鏡頭。

1.1】細節(jié)理解題。根據The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.故一位著名的導演在一部鴻篇巨制的電影中要求錄制海上夕陽西下的鏡頭，這樣觀眾們就可以看到，當男女主角在電影結尾互道永別時的背景就是這種形式。于是，一天傍晚導演派攝影組去錄制這組鏡頭。故選C。

2.2】細節(jié)理解題。根據“we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”我們在東海岸，日落在西部，如果需要的話，我們可以得到一個日出大海的鏡頭，但不是日落。“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one”“但我想要日落”！導演喊道�！叭ワw機場，坐下一航班去西海岸拍日落”。故選D。

3.3】細節(jié)理解題。根據so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him. 這樣觀眾們就可以看到，當男女主角在電影結尾互道永別時的背景就是這種形式。于是，一天傍晚導演派攝影組去錄制這組鏡頭。故選A。

4.4】細節(jié)理解題。根據The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach. 膠片里的鳥都倒著飛。海浪也從海灘邊逆拍到海里。故選B。

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