阅读试题

About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚) to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our "act" would last only for a short time, we could see quite a number of interesting things.

We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up trees at the edge of a winding path. Very soon, bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the studio, it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers down on him, and soon the trees were covered in "snow". Two more fans were turned on, and a "strong wind" blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.

The next scene was a complete contrast (对比). The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen (幕). An actor and actress stood in front of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the water's edge on an island. By a simple trick like this, palm trees, sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio!

Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film "stars"!

60. Who is the author?
A. A cameraman.
B. A film director.
C. A crowd-scene actor.
D. A workman for scene setting.

61. What made the author feel cold?
A. The heavy snowfall.
B. The man-made scene.
C. The low temperature.
D. The film being shown.

62. What would happen in the "three minutes" mentioned in the last paragraph?
A. A new scene would be filmed.
B. More stars would act in the film.
C. The author would leave the studio.
D. The next scene would be prepared.

参考译文

我们当中大约有20人曾经有幸接到一个影棚的邀请，去参加群演。虽然我们的表演可能仅仅持续了很短的一段时间，但是我们看见许多有趣的事。

当工作人员在准备布景，在蜿蜒的小路边“种”树的时候，我们所有人都远远地站在影棚的尽头。很快，明亮的灯光亮了，大的移动摄像机也在轮子的作用下滑进场地。导演对着摄影师喊着什么，接着又去给附近两个著名的演员讲解。因为影棚里很热，所以当我们看见一个演员穿着一件厚厚的外套，开始沿着小路行走时，我们都感到很吃惊。（这时）一台大风扇开始将小的白色羽毛向下吹，有的吹到了他身上，不久，树就被“雪”覆盖了。（接着）两台更大的风扇开启，“强风”吹着大树。这个画面看起来是如此的真实以至于我们都感觉到了寒冷。

下一个场景则是彻底的对比。拍摄的方法却是如此的不同寻常。在太平洋的一个小岛上所拍摄的画面展现在荧屏上，一个男演员和一个女演员站在荧屏前方，（这样）使他们看起来好像是在小岛的水边一样。用像这样的小秘诀，棕榈树、沙滩以及湛蓝的天空就已经进入影棚了。

因为下一场才轮到我们，所以我们还在猜想他们会为我们准备什么样的场景。（就这样）我们一生将会有整整三分钟的时间去体验成为电影“明星”的兴奋。

答案解析

60. C 考查推理判断。根据第一段第一句以及最后一段开头部分的内容可推测作者是"群众演员"。

61. B 考查细节理解。根据第二段后半部分的内容可知，人为营造的逼真场景让作者感到寒冷。

62. A 考查推理判断。作者在第二段中提到拍摄的是寒冬场面，第三段中拍摄的是沙滩场面，最后一段提到作者等人不知道在一生的三分钟内将有什么样的成为电影"明星"的兴奋经历，由此可推断将要拍摄新的场面。