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.

School of Athens 

This wall painting,located in the Vati?can,contains pictures of many famous phi?losophers. Plato and Aristotle are the two in the middle. As an inside joke,Raphael based Plato's face on his fellow artist Leonardo da Vinci. He also included Michelangelo and himself elsewhere in the painting.

The Night Watch 

Rembrandt is one of the most famous Dutch painters. This painting is huge (11 ft X 14 ft) and shows a group of soldiers leaving for a battle. Unlike earlier paintings which show people looking stiff (僵硬的) ,this picture captures their movement. Also,the way he painted the light em?phasizes the three men in the front as well as a young girl. The girl has a dead chicken hanging frdm her belt―a sym?bol that they will defeat their enemy.

American Gothic 

This is likely the most famous American painting of all time. "Gothic" refers to the top window of the house in the background. During the Great Depression,this paint?ing became a symbol of the hardworking and determined American people. Note that the pitchfork (干草叉) is mirrored on the man's overalls (夕卜套) .

The Son of Man 

This painting is an example of surrealism (超现实主义) ,a style that captures strange dreamlike feelings. Magritte explained this painting as follows, "Everything we see hides another thing,so we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. There is an interest be?cause which is hidden does not show us."

20. Raphael played a joke in his painting School of Athens by       .

   A. painting philosophers of different times in one painting

   B. painting himself in this painting

   C. basing Plato's face on the artist Leonardo da Vin?ci

   D. putting Plato and Aristotle in the middle

21. What do we know about Rembrandt's The Night Watch?

   A. It is a wall painting located in the Vatican.

   B. It contains pictures of many philosophers.

   C. It is one of Rembrandt's early paintings.

   D. It shows some soldiers leaving for a battle.

22. The painting American Gothic most probably shows      

   A. philosophers   B. farmers

   C. artists   D. soldiers

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网