While watching movies, it’s getting hard to tell what is and isn’t real. Thanks to computers, movie makers can now use their full imaginations. There’s even a new type of character--made entirely by computers—which is getting more and more screen time.

   Making the impossible look easy has always been a part of movie magic. As far back as 1895, filmmakers used special effects in movies. Over the years, many few techniques（技术） were developed. Then, starting in the 1970s, computers took their place at the center of the process.

   One of the first movies to widely use 3D computer generated（生成的，产生的） imagery (CGI) was Tron(1982). In the following years, more CGI characters were brought to life, one by one. Then, Jurassic park (1993) brought us an island full of man-eating dinosaurs. Shortly afterwards, Toy Story (1995) became the first cartoon made entirely with 3D CGI effects. It was a big hit, and audiences loved the characters.

   By using “motion capture” technology, filmmakers can make the movements of CGI humans even more lifelike. With this technique, a real actor wears sensors（感受器，传感器） on his face and body. The sensors record the actor’s movements and send the information to a computer. Then the movements are given to a CGI character. This technique was used to make the creature（生物，有生命的东西） Gollum in the second and third The Lord of the Rings movies (2002,2003). Other films, like Beowulf (2007), have also used motion capture to help create CGI humans.

   It is still rather easy to tell that a CGI human is not real. But the technology is improving every year. Over time, many problems ( like the teeth and eyes looking fake) will be solved. We will certainly see more CGI animals, monsters, and people in movies and TV shows. The question is – in the future, how many real actors will be put out of work by computer actors?

1.What is the main idea?

A.Tron was important in the history of CGI films.

B. Many people go to the movies to see incredible special effects.

C. More and more film characters are being made by computers.

D. All the humans in Beowulf were CGI characters.

2.In what year was a film made with many CGI dinosaurs?

   A. 1895              B. 1982                 C. 1993             D. 2003

3.What was special about Gollum?

A.Motion capture was used to help make the charater.

B. Gollum had an important role in a CGI cartoon.

C. He was the only CGI character in the Lord of the Rings.

D. Little money was spent to bring the creature to life.

4.What does the world hit mean?

   A. attack            B. shot             C. success          D. try

The question is ________ more difficult than that one.

1. A.
   too
2. B.
   quite
3. C.
   very
4. D.
   a little

根据句意及所给汉语、单词或首字母提示写出单词。
【小题1】Our country is          (发展)faster and faster now.
【小题2】          (无论哪里) you go, I will follow you.
【小题3】What China has achieved in the past 30 years has   (使惊讶) the whole world a lot.
【小题4】Since no one is          (缺席). Let’s begin our class.
【小题5】This pair of jeans            (适合) me well. It is not too large or too small.
【小题6】Do you know if Sydney is the           (首都) city of Australia?
【小题7】Would you please              (答复) to my e-mail as soon as you receive it?
【小题8】Is there anything            (奇怪) in today’s newspaper?
【小题9】The food was good but the          (serve) was very slow.
【小题10】Let’s have a     (discuss) with your partners. The question is a little difficult.
【小题11】He is lying and there is not much             (true) in his words.
【小题12】Do you know what clothing styles are              (fashion) these days?
【小题13】I am very       (happy) these days because I have some problems with my Math.
【小题14】It’s hard to give up            (smoke),but you have to.
【小题15】We should be careful with fire for                (safe).

Students learn their lessons in class. In class teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of learning. Is this the only way for students to learn something? Of course not. There is another way to learn: students can teach themselves. For example, if you can’t remember something when you are doing your homework, you can look at your book to find the answer. This is a way to teach yourself. And it is not a difficult thing. We can do this at any place and at any time.
How do you teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something you are interested in. or you have to read. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. The question is something you don’t understand, or you want to know more about. You can write down these questions. A clever student is usually good at asking questions. The third is to answer the question yourself by thinking hard, by reading the passage or other books, and sometimes by asking other people. This is the way of teaching yourself. And you must do this all by yourself. If you keep doing like for a long time, you are sure to succeed in your study.
【小题1】Listening to the teacher is ______for students to learn something.