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【題目】As a videogame producer, John Day has created popular games such as “Meet the Robinsons”, “Car 2” and “Toy Story 3”.

When he was young, Day spent lots of time playing videogames, but getting game ideas from his imagination to the screen required plenty of technical know-how, too. Luckily for Day, his father worked in the computer industry and shared his knowledge. However, Day says, “Each time he caught me playing games as a kid, his trademark phrase was, ‘You’re never going to amount to anything, wasting all that time on these videogames.’”

“I built my first PC when I was 11,” Day says, “and I never really stopped.”

While studying business management in college, Day also worked as a game tester. Both his education and job experience help him now as he comes up with new ideas, meets deadlines and solves problems.

A videogame producer is in charge of a game’s development from beginning to end. Day says, “All producers have to be designers, at least a little bit.” Another part of Day’s job is getting things done on time and within budget. “We have to create a product before a certain date, and it takes work to get there.” Sometimes that can be a challenge. Problems come up often when he’s working on a game, and in his fast-paced industry, missing a deadline is not allowed.

In his job, Day answers to many people who are expecting high-quality games. That’s a lot of responsibility, but Day believes these demands help him do his job better. Part of the excitement for him is not just playing a game, but also being able to share it with others.

“With a finished product, it’s really great to finally be able to sit down with my friends and family, and say, ‘Look, this is what I’ve been doing all this time. Let’s play it together.’”

【1】As a kid, John Day .

A. lacked imagination

B. didn’t do well in his lessons

C. was crazy about videogames

D. got his first PC as a birthday present

【2】What can we know about Day’s father according to the passage?

A. He was very strict with Day.

B. He had a big influence on Day.

C. He was in support of Day’s hobby.

D. He expected Day to be a businessman.

【3】What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about?

A. How to produce a videogame.

B. What a videogame producer does.

C. The importance of job experience.

D. The challenge of balancing the budget.

【4】What does Day think of his job?

A. Boring. B. Easy.

C. Well-paid. D. Enjoyable.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】 本文屬于興趣與愛好類文章。 約翰迪從小就是一個游戲迷，長大后成為一個游戲制作人，他喜歡自己的這份工作。

【1】C

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“When he was young, Day spent lots of time playing videogames,” 當(dāng)他小的時候，每天花很多時間玩游戲。When he was young，即就是對as a kid的一個解釋。分析句子可知是小的時候花好多時間玩游戲，也就是對玩游戲癡迷（crazy about）。故選C。

【2】B

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“When he was young, …Luckily for Day, his father worked in the computer industry and shared his knowledge.”當(dāng)他小的時候，每天花很多時間玩游戲，但游戲由想象到成為現(xiàn)實需要大量的技術(shù)訣竅，幸運的是，他的父親在計算機(jī)行業(yè)工作，能與他一起分享。分析本句可知當(dāng)他小的時候，遇到難題就求助于他父親，因此父親對他有很大的影響。

【3】B

主旨大意題。本段第一句“A videogame producer is in charge of a game’s development from beginning to end.” 游戲制作人負(fù)責(zé)游戲從從頭到尾的開發(fā)。本段接著具體介紹了游戲制作人既是設(shè)計者，還要負(fù)責(zé)游戲不超過預(yù)算，不能超時，而且制作游戲必須在規(guī)定的期限內(nèi)完成等。因此本段主要是關(guān)于游戲制作人所作的工作，分析選項可知B符合題意，故選B。

【4】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段最后一句“Part of the excitement for him is not just playing a game, but also being able to share it with others.” 讓他興奮的不僅僅是玩游戲，還可以與他人分享游戲。最后一段““With a finished product, it’s really great to finally be able to sit down with my friends and family, and say, ‘Look, this is what I’ve been doing all this time. Let’s play it together”完成了一個游戲后最終能和朋友及家人坐在一起來玩了。分析這兩處可知他在享受這個工作。D符合題意，故選D項。