真题呈现
When “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” was first shown to the public last month, a group of excited animal activists gathered on Hollywood Boulevard. But they weren’t there to throw red paint on fur-coat-wearing film stars. Instead, one activist, dressed in a full-body monkey suit, had arrived with a sign praising the filmmakers: “Thanks for not using real apes (猿)!”
The creative team behind “Apes” used motion-capture (动作捕捉) technology to create digitalizedanimals, spending tens of millions of dollars on technology that I records an actor’s performance and later processes it with computer graphics to create a final image (图像). In this case, one of a realistic-looking ape.
Yet “Apes” is more exception than the rule. In fact, Hollywood has been hot on live animals lately. One nonprofit organization, which monitors the treatment or animals in filmed entertainment, is keeping tabs onmore than 2,000 productions this year. Already, a number of films, including “Water for Elephants,” “The Hangover Part Ⅱ” and “Zookeeper,” have drawn the anger of activists who say the creatures acting in them haven’t been treated properly.
In some cases, it’s not so much the treatment of the animals on set in the studio that has activists worried; it’s the off-set training and living conditions that are raising concerns. And there are questions about the films made outside the States, which sometimes are not monitored as closely as productions filmed in the Sates.
24. Why did the animal activists gather on Hollywood Boulevard?
A. To see famous film stars.
B. To oppose wearing fur coats.
C. To raise money for animal protection.
D. To express thanks to some filmmakers.
25. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A. The cost of making “Apes.”
B. The creation of digitalized apes.
C. The publicity about “Apes.”
D. The performance of real apes.
26. What does the underlined phrase “keeping tabs on” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Listing completely.
B. Directing professionally.
C. Promoting successfully.
D. Watching carefully.
27. What can we infer from the last paragraph about animal actors?
A. They may be badly treated.
B. They should take further training.
C. They could be traded illegally
D. They would lose popularity.
答案及解析
24. D 25. B 26. D 27. A
这是一篇新闻报道。短文以人与自然主题，报道了电影“猩球崛起”上个月首次与公众见面。介绍了动物权益保护者对《猩猿崛起》电影制片人在电影中没有使用真正的猿表示感谢。但这只是一个例外，多部电影中的动物并没有得到好的对待。通过动物保护者的角度，表达对这一现象的担忧。
24.细节理解题。运用定位法，根据第一段“Instead, one activist ,dressed in a full -body monkey suit ,had arrived with a sign praising the filmmakers:“Thanks for not using real apes”可知，动物保护者聚集在好莱坞大道是为了向电影制作者表示感谢。故选D。
25.主旨大意题。找中心句，对应第二段“The creative team behind "Apes" used motion-capture (动作捕捉) technology to create digitalized animals, spending tens of millions of dollars on technology that I records an actor’s performance and later processes it with computer graphics to create a final image (图像). ”可知，第二段主要是关于数字化人猿的创造。故选B项。
26.词句猜测题。“词不离句”根据第三段划线前的句子“One nonprofit organization, which monitors the treatment or animals in filmed entertainment”（一个非营利组织，监控动物在电影娱乐中的待遇）以及下文Already, a number of films, including "Water for Elephants," "The Hangover Part Ⅱ" and "Zookeeper," have drawn the anger of activists who say the creatures acting in them haven’t been treated properly.（许多电影,包括“大象的眼泪”,“宿醉Ⅱ”和“管理员”,引起了动物保护人士的愤怒，他们说影片中的动物没有遭到很好的对待。）由此可知，其中一家监控动物待遇的非营利组织，今年正密切关注着2000多部影片。由此判断出，划线词的意思是“密切关注”。故选D项。
27.推理判断题。找对应句In some cases, it’s not so much the treatment of the animals on set in the studio that has activists worried; it’s the off-set training and living conditions that are raising concerns. And there are questions about the films made outside the States, which sometimes are not monitored as closely as productions filmed in the Sates.”（在某些情况下，让活动人士担心的并不是电影棚里对动物的待遇;让人担忧的是训练和生活条件。还有一些关于在美国以外拍摄的电影的问题，这些电影有时不像在美国拍摄的电影那样受到严密的监控。）可推断出动物演员可能受到虐待。故选A。
参考译文
上个月，《人猿星球的崛起》首次向公众放映时，一群兴奋的动物活动家聚集在好莱坞大道上。但他们并不是来给穿着皮衣的电影明星泼红漆的。相反，一位身穿全身猴子服的活动家，带着一块标语来赞扬电影制作人：“感谢你没有使用真正的猿类动物（猿）！”
“人猿”背后的创意团队利用动作捕捉（workerscapture）技术制作数字化动物，花费数千万美元在技术上，我记录演员的表演，然后用电脑图形处理，产生最后的影像（图像）。在这个例子中，一个看起来很逼真的猿类。
然而“猿类”比规则更为例外。事实上，好莱坞最近对活生生的动物很感兴趣。一个非盈利组织，负责监控电影娱乐中的动物治疗，今年正在关注2000多部作品。已经有很多电影，包括《大象的水》、《宿醉第二部分》和《动物园管理员》，已经引起了活动人士的愤怒，他们说在大象身上活动的动物没有得到适当的治疗。
在某些情况下，让活动人士担心的与其说是在摄影棚里对动物的待遇，不如说是偏移的训练和生活条件引起了人们的担忧。还有一些关于在美国以外拍摄的电影的问题，这些电影有时没有像在美国拍摄的电影那样受到密切的监控。
