Question

3-D cinema has been around since the early 20th century,but Hollywood brought the technology back in 2007. Many thought it was just a trick to make more money. But then came Avatar,the first mustsee movie in3-D.

But since Avatar,3-D cinema has struggled. In2010,several 3-D movies bombed at the box office. And by late 2010,some people said the technology was dead. Of course,this isn't the first time Hollywood has struggled with new tech?nology. Although sound was added to movies in the late 1920s,it took audience time to get used to the new technology. But in the end,sound and colour became the standard. James Cameron,director of Avatar,thinks we're going through the same process with 3-   D.

Some day cinemas are charging too much for 3-D movies. In the US,seeing a 3-D movie can cost up to $ 7. 5 more than seeing it in 2          D. Also,a recent study at the California State University has found audience don't actually enjoy movies in 3-D any more than in 2-   D. Walter Murch,a famous movie editor,wrote in 2011 that human beings have no ability to process 3-D images. Watching a 3-D movie confu?ses our brain and this is why some people get headaches.

But James Cameron disagrees. In fact,he recently predicted that in five years all movies will be in 3-   D. And there are signs that 3-D is fighting back. More 3-D movies were put on the market in 2012 than ever before. The Lion King3-D recently made over $ 150 million at the box office,and Cameron's Titanic3-D made even more.

Who knows what the future holds for 3-D? Steven Spielberg recently said, "I'm hoping 3-D gets to a point where people don't notice it because then it just be?comes another tool and helps tell a story."

5. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 probably means that in 2010,3-D movies         ,

   A. were not successful   B. became popular

   C. developed quickly   D. were of poor quality

6. The example of sound and colour is used mainly to show that         .

   A. Hollywood tends to absorb what is new

   B. 3-D technology takes time to be accepted

   C. Hollywood struggles with new technology

   D. high technology helps to make better movies

7. In Walter Murch's opinion,3-D movies         .

   A. bring movie makers great profits

   B. are more expensive than 2-D movies

   C. do great harm to people's health

   D. are unsuitable for people to watch

8. What can we learn from the text?

   A. Avatar was the first 3-D movie.

   B. 3-D cinema has existed for years.

   C. Titanic3-D has made the most money.

   D. 2012 witnessed the coming of 3-D's time.

Answer 1

本文是一篇议论文。早在20世纪初3-D电影就出现了，但是直到《阿凡达》的上映，人们才看到了一部值得看的3-D影片。但2010年的几部3-D电影票房收人都不好'。本文分析了 3-D影片不受欢迎的原因和人们对3-D影片的不同看法。

5. A推理判断题。结合本句前的struggled和本句后的and 和dead可判断该画线句子应为否定意义，再者对比前面提到的《阿凡达》的成功，可推知2010年的几部3-D电影票房收人都不好。故选A.

6. B推理判断题。结合文章第二段中的"…this isn't the first time Hollywood has struggled with new technology."和"…it took audience time to get used to the new technology."可知，作者用有声电影和彩色电影的例子来说明3-D电影目前遭受到的冷遇，并指出其要被大众接受还需要时间。故选   B.

7. D细节理解题。根据第三段中的"…human beings have no ability to process 3-D images."和"Watching a 3-D movie con?fuses our brain and this is why some people get headaches." 可知，Walter Murch认为3-D电影不适合人们观看。故答案为   D.

8. B细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的"3-D cinema has been around since the early 20th century -"可知，3-D电影早在20 世纪初就存在了。故选   B.