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阅读理解 　　Animation means making things which are lifeless come alive and move．Since earliest times, people have always been astonished by movement．But not until this century have we managed to take control of movement, to record it, and in the case of animation, to retranslate it and recreate it．To do all this, we use a movie camera and a projector(放映机)．In the world of cartoon animation, nothing is impossible．You can make the characters do exactly what you want them to do． 　　A famous early cartoon character was Felix the Cat, created by Pat Sullivan in America in the early nineteen twenties．Felix was a wonderful cat．He could do all sorts of things no natural cat could do like taking off his tail, using it as a handle and then putting it back．Most of the great early animators lived and worked in America, the home of the moving picture industry．The famous Walt Disney cartoon characters came to life after 1928．Popeye the Sailor and his girl friend Olive Oyo were born at Max Ficischer in 1933． 　　But to be an animator, you don’t have to be a professional(专业人士)．It is possible for anyone to make a simple animated film without using a camera at all．All you have to do is to draw directly on to an empty film and then run the film through a projector． (1) What does the passage mainly discuss? [　　] A． Animal world． B． Movie camera． C． Cartoon making． D． Movement． (2) Which of the following statements is TRUE? [　　] A． People were unable to cause the movement to last or record it in the last century． B． Pat Sullivan was a famous early cartoon character． C． It is impossible to make cartoon characters do what they are designed to do． D． In ancient times people were surprised by movement． (3) It can be inferred from the passage that ________． [　　] A． Walt Disney’s cartoon characters were born earlier than Pat Sullivan’s B． only professionals can create cartoon characters C． Popeye the Sailor and Olive Oyo were famous cartoonists D． the cartoon industry started in the United States (4) Which of the following statements best describes the author’s attitude towards cartoon making? [　　] A． Cartoon making is an easy job．Anyone can do it． B． Only trained people can be employed in cartoon making industry． C． Anyone can make cartoons under the instructions of professionals． D． Cartoon making is no easy job．You have to spend much time drawing onto the empty film．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．D;4．A;
解析：

(1)	本文一开始就点出主题animation，也就是动画制作。
(2)	第一段中这句话“But not until this century have we managed to take control of movement，to record it，and in the case of animation，to retranslate it and recreate it．”意思是“直到这个世纪我们才能……”，可见A项是正确的。
(3)	第二段中有这样一句话“Most of the great early animators lived and worked in America，the home of the moving picture industry．”这里的moving picture industry指的就是cartoon industry。由此可见，它最早是从美国开始的。
(4)	最后一段中作者说“It is possible for anyone to make a simple animated film without using a camera at all．”可见作者认为卡通的制作不是一件困难的事。