Question

Avatar has become the most successful movie in 2009. It is about a soldier whose mind is set into the body of a giant blue alien. He was sent to a dangerous planet called Pandora. His mission（使命） is to find a rare mineral（矿物质）. The mineral is the key to solve the earth's energy crisis(危机).

According to the latest figures（数字）, Avatar has become the fastest film ever to make more than 1 billion dollars in ticket sales around the world. When it had been shown in cinemas for several days, it became the most popular film ever made.

Avatar knocked the movie Titanic off the international release top spot. But Titanic's director James Cameron probably won't be too upset, because Avatar is directed by him as well! Before Avatar was filmed, the best selling film ever was Titanic.

James Cameron decided to make Avatar in 1999. However, the means（方法）to realize his vision（影像画面） did not exist yet. In 2002, The Lord of the' Rings: The Two Towers made him believe that CGI (电脑影像合成) effects had progressed enough to make this film. After several years of production, the 3D spectacular Avatar successfully showed us a fully immersive experience.

1.The movie Avatar is about ________.

A. a soldierB. an officer

C. a womanD. a rare mineral

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Avatar was the most successful movie in 2009.

B. Avatar and Titanic are directed by the same person.

C. Avatar is a 3D movie.

D. The Lord of the' Rings: The Two Towers didn’t bring James Cameron any ideas about how to make Avatar.

3.Avatar became the most popular film ever made when it had been shown in cinemas for ________.

A. four weeksB. several days

C. two monthsD. half a year

4.The decision about making Avatar was in _________.

A. 1999B. 2002C. 2009D. 2010

5.The word “immersive” means ________in Chinese.

A. 索然无味的B. 身临其境的C. 血腥的D. 平静的

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了电影《阿凡达》的受欢迎程度、导演及制作采用的技术。

1.A 细节推理题。根据第一段It is about a soldier whose mind is set into the body of a giant blue alien.可知，电影《阿凡达》是有关一名士兵的，故选A。

2. 细节理解题。根据第一段Avatar has become the most successful movie in 2009.可知，A正确；根据第三段But Titanic's director James Cameron probably won't be too upset, because Avatar is directed by him as well!可知，B正确；根据最后一句the 3D spectacular Avatar successfully showed us a fully immersive experience. 可知，C正确；根据最后一段In 2002, The Lord of the' Rings: The Two Towers made him believe that CGI (电脑影像合成) effects had progressed enough to make this film.可知，D错误。故选D。

3.B 细节理解题。根据第二段When it had been shown in cinemas for several days, it became the most popular film ever made.可知，电影上映几天后就成了最受欢迎的电影，故选B。

4. 细节推理题。根据最后一段James Cameron decided to make Avatar in 1999.可知，产生制作《阿凡达》想法的时间是1999年，故选A。

5.B 猜测词意题。句意：壮观的3D电影《阿凡达》给了我们一次充分的身临其境的感受。根据本段描述电脑影像3D合成技术的效果，可想到画面的逼真性，“immersive”意为“身临其境的”，故选B。

考点：考查文化类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】

关于词义猜测题的答题技巧

做这种类型的题，要根据词、词组、句子所在的语境上下文来判断其意义。因此熟练掌握一些猜词技巧是做好这类题的关键。命题者在出这类题时惯用常规词义来麻痹考生，我们要特别注意熟词生义，切不可脱离语境主观臆断。

下面结合文本及近几年高考试题，对词义猜测的技巧加以解读。

1.根据定义或上下文解释进行猜测

有时短文中出现一个需要猜测其意义的词或短语，下面接着出现其定义或解释，这就是判断该词或短语意义的主要依据。例如：It will be very hard but also very brittle—that is, it will break easily.从后面that is(也就是说)的解释中我们可以了解到brittle 是“脆”的意思。

2.根据同位关系进行猜测

阅读中出现的难词有时后面紧跟一个同位语，对前面的词进行解释，这时可利用同位关系对前面或后面的词义或句意进行猜测。例如：The “Chunnel”, a tunnel(隧道) connecting England and France, is now complete.此句中a tunnel connecting England and France是Chunnel的同位语。因此，The “Chunnel”就是英法之间的海底隧道。

3.根据构词法(前缀、后缀、复合、派生等)进行猜测

在英语中，有很多词可以在前面加前缀，在后面加后缀，从而构成一个词，乍看起来，这个词可能是新词，但掌握了一定的构词知识，就不难猜出它的词义。例如：“Our parties are aimed for children 2 to 10,” Anaclerio said, “and they’re very interactive and creative in that they built a sense of drama based on a subject.”文中interactive是由前缀inter-(相互的)和active(活动的，活跃的)而构成的，同时根据上下文的意思可以判断，该词的含义应是“互动的”。

4.根据转折或对比关系进行猜测

根据上下句的连接词，如but, however, otherwise等就可以看到前后句在意义上的差别，从而依据某一句的含义，来确定另一句的含义。另外，分号也可以表示转折、对比或不相干的意义。例如：A child’s birthday party doesn’t have to be a hassle; it can be a basket of fun.从前后两句的意思可以看出，hassle和a basket of fun肯定是近乎相反的意义。所以不难判断hassle的意思是“困难，麻烦”。