6.Hearing Voices
Would you like to be an actor,but aren't the right age or physical type for the part?Don't give up:there may be a place for you in the world of voice-acting.
Twenty-year-old Rickey Collins brings Tucker Foley to like in the cartoon Danny Phantom.In addition to many appearances on television and in movies,Rickey is a voice-over actor,someone we hear but don't see.Rickey has acted since he was 6,both on and off camera.After school,his grandmother-a manager and acting coach-helped his develop his skills by doing voice exercises and reading aloud.
Voice-over actors do many kinds of acting.They are the voices of cartoon characters on television,in movies and video games,and for communicating toys.In films,they replace the foreign language conversation with English version.They create crowd noises,make commercials,act in radio plays,and record telephone instructions and public announcements.They read books on tape and even record museum tours.
Like other actors,voice-over actors need to understand scripts,interpret characters,and breathe correctly.They have to master voice techniques,such as pacing,volume,and range.Sometimes they use their normal voices; other times they change their voices to create different characters or noises.Rickey receives his Danny Phantom scripts only a few days before he tapes each episode(集).He rites helpful notes on the script to guide himself on speaking his part.
Rickey practices,then tapes at the recording studio.He and the other cast members sit in a soundproof booth,acting out their characters as they read their lines into the microphones."The cartoon gets created after we record the words,so we have to imagine everything in our mind,"days Rickey.Later,the recorded words,music,and sound effects are combined with the cartoon art to create the cartoon we enjoy on TV.Sound interesting?Maybe you can have a"voice"in acting after all!
60.The sentence underlined in paragraph 2meansC.
A.Rickey draws the character
B.Rickey names Tucker Foley
C.Rickey makes the character seem real
D.Rickey decides the future of Tucker Foley
61.From the passage we can infer thatB.
A.it's very complex to become a cartoon film voice-over actor
B.Rickey has been involved with acting most of his life
C.Rickey was an actor when he was six
D.many people have nice voices
62.Paragraph 4mainly tells us thatC.
A.a voice-over actor works very hard
B.being a voice-over actor needs talents
C.being a voice-over actor requires skills
D.a voice-over actor has many techniques
63.The information in this article would be most valuable to peopleA.
A.who want to build a career around their voices
B.who need to develop their stage-acting skills
C.who want to understand scriptwriting
D.who need to practice voice exercises.
分析 文章通过Rickey Collins自六岁时就开始练习配音,对于配音演员这一角色钻研很深,造诣颇高的这一个故事,阐述了作为一名配音演员所需要具备的素质以及需要具备的基本技能等因素.
解答 CBCA
60.C 句意理解题.本句意思是说二十岁的Rickey Collins将人物Tucker Foley带到了卡通电影幻影丹尼(Danny Phantom)中;结合本段对Rickey Collins职业的描述及Rickey is a voice-over actor,someone we hear but don't see可知,他是一个配音演员,所以此句的意思是将人物表演的形象逼真;故选C.
61.B 推理判断题.文中第二段提到Rickey has acted since he was 6,both on and off camera,他在奶奶的帮助下专注于配音表演,文中第三段voice-over actors need to understand scripts,interpret characters,and breathe correctly是说作为配音演员要具备很多技能,没说是很复杂的事,排除A;Rickey从6岁开始配音表演,而不是当演员,C错误;最后一句Maybe you can have a"voice"in acting after all!是说读者或许有着不错的声音天赋,和D项描述不相吻合;故选B.
62.C 归纳总结题.根据开头一句Like other actors,voice-over actors need to understand scripts,interpret characters,and breathe correctly.可知本段叙述的是作为配音演员需要具备的基本技能,后面进一步描述需要什么素质,工作勤奋、有天赋和技巧都不是其本段描述的核心因素;所以C项正确.
63.A 推理判断题.根据开头一段Would you like to be an actor,but aren't the right age or physical type for the part?Don't give up:there may be a place for you in the world of voice-acting所描述的内容可知,本文的信息对于那些想在屏幕上留下自己的声音的人是很有价值的.故选A.
点评 做阅读理解题时要培养自己快速阅读的习惯,切不可在一些难懂的句式或者词语上耽误过多的时间,可通篇理解,掌握其大意,有针对性的研究题目的要求,对症下药,果断作出决定.最后再检查选择答案是否符合文意.