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4.The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean,so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever.He sent his camera crew(员工) out one evening to film the sunset for him.
The next morning he said to the men,"Have you provided me with that sunset?"
"No,sir,"the men answered.
The director was angry."Why not?"he asked.
"Well,sir,"one of the men answered,"we're on the east coast here,and the sun sets in the west.We can get you a sunrise over the sea,if necessary,but not a sunset."
"But I want a sunset!"the director shouted."Go to the airport,take the next flight to the west coast,and get one."
But then a young secretary had an idea."Why don't you photograph a sunrise,"she suggested,"and then play it backwards?Then it'll look like a sunset."
"That's a very good idea!"the director said.Then he turned to the camera crew and said,"Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea."
The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay.Then at nine o'clock they took it to the director."Here it is,sir,"they said,and gave it to him.He was very pleased.
They all went into the studio."All right,"the director explained,"now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye.Run the film backwards so that we can see the‘sunset'behind them."
The"sunset"began,but after a qurter of a minute,the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.
The birds in the film were flying backwards,and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

28.One evening,the director sent his camera crew outA.
A.to film a scene on the sea
B.to find an actor and an actress
C.to watch a beautiful sunset
D.to meet the audience
29.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?C
A.Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.
B.Because he was angry with his crew.
C.Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.
D.Because it was his secretary's suggestion.
30.After the"sunset"began,the director suddenly put his face in his handsB.
A.because he was moved to tears
B.as he saw everything in the film moving backwards
C.as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D.because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine.

分析 本文讲述了一名导演派摄制组拍摄日落,结果摄制组为了完成任务,把日出倒过来放的故事.

解答 28.A.细节题.根据第一段最后一句.He sent his camera crew(摄制组)out one evening to film the sunset for him.他派摄像组为他拍摄一晚上海上的日落景象,可知A正确.
29.C.推理题.根据文章第六段But I want a sunset!"the director shouted."Go to the airport,take the next flight to the west coa可知他派员工去西海岸是为了拍日落.故选C.
30.B.细节题.根据文章最后一段The birds in the film were flying backwards,and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach,鸟在倒着飞,海浪从海上远离海滩,可知影片里的所有物品都倒过去了.故选B.

点评 本篇阅读较为简单.文章内容,所出题目以及选项也较短,因此考生只要阅读详略结合,细心理解,就能快速得出正确答案.

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