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 (摄影组) 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(海湾)。 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(摄影棚)。 “ 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】

试题分析：本文主要讲了一位著名的导演在一部鸿篇巨制的电影中要求录制海上夕阳西下的镜头，这样观众们就可以看到，当男女主角在电影结尾互道永别时的背景就是这种形式。于是，一天傍晚导演派摄影组去录制这组镜头。

1.1】细节理解题。根据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.故一位著名的导演在一部鸿篇巨制的电影中要求录制海上夕阳西下的镜头，这样观众们就可以看到，当男女主角在电影结尾互道永别时的背景就是这种形式。于是，一天傍晚导演派摄影组去录制这组镜头。故选C。

2.2】细节理解题。根据“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.”我们在东海岸，日落在西部，如果需要的话，我们可以得到一个日出大海的镜头，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”！导演喊道。“去飞机场，坐下一航班去西海岸拍日落”。故选D。

3.3】细节理解题。根据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. 这样观众们就可以看到，当男女主角在电影结尾互道永别时的背景就是这种形式。于是，一天傍晚导演派摄影组去录制这组镜头。故选A。

4.4】细节理解题。根据The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach. 胶片里的鸟都倒着飞。海浪也从海滩边逆拍到海里。故选B。

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