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6．The Cardboard Box Office is a project created by Lilly and Leon Mackie，who recently moved from New Zealand to Sydney，Australia．The transfer left them with a mountain of cardboard boxes，and the arrival of their baby son Orson 10 months ago meant their social lives were"completely altered （改变．"So the couple decided to try to make some fun of the situation．
"We started after creating a one-off photo where we wanted to portray the general mess and sleep-deprivation （睡眠） that comes with being new parents，"Lilly Mackie said in an email．"People seemed to really love it and asked for more．We had a lot of weekends at home and a stockpile of cardboard so we thought‘Why not？'It went from there．"
The Mackies took the first photos in September and have portrayed 14 movies so far，including their versions of"Cast Away"（or"Castababy"）and"Jurassic Park"（or"Goo-goo Gaa-gaa-rassic Park"）．Even"Star Wars"gets the Mackie treatment，with Orson holding a cardboard tube in place of a saber （军刀）and mom sporting impressive Princess Leia-like hair buns （HI made out of brown paper in the photo titled"Wah Wars．"
The family usually creates the sets on'Saturdays and posts the whimsical pictures on their blog and Facebook page，which have almost 3，000 fans．Besides cardboard boxes，the photos feature costumes，props （道具），and sets created out of everyday household items，toys，"and three individuals slowly losing their sense，"they joked on their blog．
Leon，a children's book designer at a large publishing company，and Lilly，a stay-at-home mom，are both film buffs and photography fans．The baby is also becoming a connoisseur（鉴赏家）of movies and cardboard boxes．
"Orson seems to find the photo shoots quite fascinating and enjoys exploring the sets-and tearing things apart．There's never a dull moment for him on Saturday nights，"Lilly said．"When he gets a little older，we'11 bring in a lot more of his input，asking for his ideas on films and sets．Make it a real family thing．I think he may come up with some quite funny things．"

28．The original reason why the Mackies create family movies is thatD．
A．they want to earn a great deal of money            
B．both of them are children's book designers
C．they have no friends in their new community
D．they want to make their family life interesting
29．What do we know about the Mackies'family movies？C
A．They are usually made on Sundays．
B．They are not popular on the Internet．
C．Some of them are made based on famous films．
D．They are mainly about early childhood education．
30．Which word is closest in meaning to the underlined word"whimsical"in Paragraph 4？A
A．Unusual．
B．Valuable．
C．Famous．
D．Disgusting．
31．What's the final purpose of the Mackies'making family movies？C
A．To teach audiences how to make films．
B．To prove their baby is very bright．
C．To develop Orson's skills in art．
D．To make themselves．famous．

分析 本文主要讲了为了营造有趣的家庭气氛，这个家庭创造了一些家庭拍摄同时在这个活动中也培养了孩子的能力．

解答 28．D 推理判断题．根据句子So the couple decided to try to make some fun of the situation．因此，这对夫妇决定针对家庭的状况试着找点乐子．可见他们是为了让家庭生活更有趣．
29．C 细节理解题．根据句子The Mackies took the first photos in September and have portrayed 14 movies so far．The Mackies 拍摄第一张照片是在九月到目前为止已经描绘了14部电影．可见有一些是以一些著名的电影为基础，所以答案选C．
30．A 猜测词义题．The family usually creates the sets on'Saturdays and posts the whimsical pictures on their blog and Facebook page，which have almost 3，000 fans．这个家庭通常在星期六创建系列节目，并在他们的博客和脸谱网页面上刊登whimsical图片，其中有将近3000个粉丝．从他们的粉丝数目可以看出，这些图片不同寻常的unusual，所以答案选A．
31．C 推理判断题．根据句子When he gets a little older，we'11 bring in a lot more of his input，asking for his ideas on films and sets．Make it a real family thing．I think he may come up with some quite funny things．"当他长大一点时，我们就把他很多的东西引进来，问他对电影和集的想法．我想他可能会提出一些很有趣的事情．"可见大人做这件事的另一个目的是培养孩子在艺术方面的技能．所以答案选C．

点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．

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62．What might"other things"in the last paragraph refer to？D
A．Bravery and curiosity．
B．Confidence and patience．
C．Honesty and humor．
D．Generosity and kindness．

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