题目内容
The film “Avatar” has received great popularity around the world. It turned out to be a great success. The film got $1 billion in ticket sales in a very short time. The story in the film happens on an alien planet called Pandora where many strange species live. Among the planet’s inhabitants(居民,栖息动物),the one that has the most similarities with humans is the Na’vi, and it is the struggle between the Ma’vi and human invaders(入侵者) that forms the story of the film.
As to the factors(因素) leading to the film’s success, many think that the entertaining feast(盛宴) for the eyes and the wonderful story shouldn’t be forgotten, but the new language invented especially for the film which provides audiences with a new experience also plays an important part.
In order to increase the truthfulness of an alien race(外星人), the film’s director James Cameron asked an expert in languages from the University of Southern California to invent a language for the Na’vi. Professor Paul Frommer combined the languages spoken among Indians, Africans and mid-Asians and worked with James Caneron for four years to create the Na’vi language based on the original 30 words that the director had already come up with.
According to Professor Frommer, the most important characteristic of the Na’vi language is that it could be pronounced. “This is an alien language but obviously it has to be spoken by human actors and actresses,” Professor Frommer told the BBC, “it has to sound natural and it should make human beings comfortable when using it.”
The language has a vocabulary of around 1000 words but Professor Formmer hopes to enlarge the vocabulary in possible follow-ups to the film and in video games. The professor hopes that one day his creation will be as successful as the Klingon alien language from the “Star Trek”films. “There’s a translation of Hamlet into Klingon and it has received great popularity among the audiences,” says Professor Frommer,“if anything like this happens to the Na’vi language, I’d be very happy.”
【小题1】What do we know about“Avatar” from this passage?
A.The story in it is a moving love story. |
B.It brings the producer $1 billion in total. |
C.The story in it happens on an alien planet. |
D.It talks about humans and aliens’ friendship. |
A.make the film a whole mystery |
B.make the Na’vi more believable |
C.make the Na’vi different from humans |
D.make the film have specific characteristics |
A.Paul Frommer. | B.An Indian. | C.James Cameron | D.Hamlet. |
A.it can be spoken by humans |
B.it has just 30 original words |
C.it has a vocabulary of 1000 words. |
D.it is like the Klingon alien language |
A.James Cameron will produce follow-ups to “Avatar” |
B.the Na’vi language is another kind of the Klingon language |
C.the director believes the Na’vi language will be popular |
D.Paul Frommer hopes to add new words to the Na’vi language |
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
【小题5】D
解析试题分析:
【小题1】细节题:从文章第一段的句子:The story in the film happens on an alien planet called Pandora where many strange species live.说明C正确。
【小题2】推理题:从文章第三段的句子:In order to increase the truthfulness of an alien race(外星人), the film’s director James Cameron asked an expert in languages from the University of Southern California to invent a language for the Na’vi.可推断出发明这种语言是想让Na’vi可信。选B。
【小题3】推理题:从第三段的句子:to create the Na’vi language based on the original 30 words that the director had already come up with.可知这种语言先是导演James Cameron 想出来的。选C
【小题4】细节题:从最后一段的句子:According to Professor Frommer, the most important characteristic of the Na’vi language is that it could be pronounced. 可知答案是A,这种语言最重要的特点是可以说。
【小题5】推理题:从最后一段的句子:Professor Formmer hopes to enlarge the vocabulary in possible follow-ups to the film and in video games.可知Formmer 教授希望扩大词汇量。选D
考点; 考查影评类短文
点评:影评类短文是就某个电影的情节,人物,特点进行说明加以评论,这篇文章主要讲的是电影《阿凡达》的情节,并分析成功的原因,其中大篇幅介绍了电影中外星人说的语言,题目设置是以细节题为主,兼有推理题,所以考生不仅要关注细节,更要透过表面看到作者要表达的真正含义。
18.——would you like to go and see the film with me this evening?
——I am sorry, I can’t because I ________my homework.
A.does |
B.did |
C.am doing |
D.has done |