（貴州省回龍中學2010屆高三10月月考）

Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burnt down or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which a train crashed or a ship __21_ into the ocean? If so, you may have wondered how these things could happen without __22_the people in the film.

The man who knows the __23__ is the “special-effects” man. He has one of the most important jobs in the film __24__. He may be __25__ to create a flood or to make a battlefield explode. But he may also be told to create a __26_ effect which is much less exciting, though just as important to the success of the film. In a __27__ for one movie there was a big glass bowl __28__with water in which small fish __29__ swimming. The director of the movie__30__ the fish to stop swimming suddenly __31_ they seemed to stare at（盯著）an actor. Then the director wanted the fish to stop staring and swim away. But fish suddenly __32__ be ordered to do anything. It was quite a __33_.

The special-effects man __34_ about this problem for a long time. The result was an idea for __35_ the fish with a harmless use of electricity. __36__he applied electricity to the fish bowl causing the fish to be totally still（靜止的）. Then he rapidly reduced the __37__ of electricity allowing the fish to be free.  __38_ he got the humorous effect the director wanted.

__39_in other parts of movie making there are those who have developed __40__ skill in creating certain kinds of effects. Jim White, who has been a special-effects man for thirty-two years, is best known for work with ships and airplanes.

21. A. burned                B. sank                  C. fell                       D. dropped

22. A. telling                 B. harming            C. protecting             D. organizing

23. A. reply                   B. question            C. message               D. secret

24. A. factory              B. making              C. field                     D. company

25. A. forced                B. ordered             C. allowed                D. chosen

26. A. terrible                B. ill               C. good                    D. special

27. A. scene                  B. step                  C. stage                    D. room

28. A. covered              B. asked                C. filled                        D. fitted

29. A. liked                   B. enjoyed             C. was                         D. were

30. A. hoped                 B. wanted              C. decided                    D. designed

31. A. while                  B. since                 C. so that                         D. as long as

32. A. mustn’t              B. may not             C. shouldn’t                  D. can’t

33. A. question              B. failure            C. problem                   D. disappointment

34. A. talked                 B. set                    C. quarreled                  D. thought

35. A. controlling           B. operating           C. driving                     D. lighting

36. A. As a result           B. Immediately       C. First                        D. Above all

37. A. price                   B. number             C. amount                    D. speed

38. A. Even                   B. Thus                 C. Finally               D. Actually

39. A. Like                    B. So                    C. As                           D. Yet

40. A. certain                B. particular           C. advanced                  D. careful

  

（貴州省回龍中學2010屆高三10月月考）

C

That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.

As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away any possible robbers（搶劫犯）. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.

About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.

Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.

Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck（垃圾車）pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.

It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.

50. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?

A. Cold and sick                              B. Lucky and hopeful

C. Satisfied and cheerful                      D. Disappointed and helpless

51. From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy_____.

A. solving her problem at the bank              B. taking part in various city activities

C. learning acting in an evening school  D. preparing for the first night show

52. On her way home the writer_____

A. lost her wallet unknowingly             B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver

C. was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife

D. found some homeless people following her

53. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?

A. Someone offered to take her back home

B. A. red-haired man came to see her.         C. She heard someone call her name

D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck

54. From the text, we can infer that the writer_____

A. would stop working at night                   B. would stay on in San Francisco

C. would make friends with cleaners. D. would give up her job at the bank