Question

At present, animated (动画) films are popular with us. Most of them rely heavily on computer technology. But this magical world — where witches (魔法师) cast spells and castles float in the sky — is brought to life by hand, Nevertheless, Hayao Miyazaki is referred to as Japan’s Walt Disney and considered by many to be the world’s greatest living animator．

This month, the 72-year-old Miyazaki announced his retirement. The Japanese animator has directed 11 animated full-length films over the past four decades, including the Oscar-winning Spirited Away (《千与千寻》) and his latest release, The Wind Rises (《起风了》), which tells the life story of a man who designed Japanese World War II fighter planes．

Just as The Wind Rises shows, Miyazaki is well-known for his obsession with flight, especially human flight. Other attractive aspects of Miyazaki’s films include his themes of environmental protection and the horrors of war.

Miyazaki’s work is also famous for its lack of clearly defined good and evil characters. He sees the 21st century as a complex time when old standards need to be re-examined.

As a storyteller, he is an inventor of fairy tales full of mystery. In the Miyazakian universe, wizards (巫师) turn into birds of prey; young girls are transformed overnight into 90-year-old women; greedy parents are changed into pigs; and shooting stars become fire demons (恶魔).

People attribute Miyazaki’s success to his long pursuit of his hand-drawn technique, although in an interview with CNN he called himself an “extinct species” in the age of digital animation.

A recent television documentary on the making of The Wind Rises showed a disappointed Miyazaki throwing a pile of drawings into the trash. He is said to have redrawn thousands of frames of the much-praised Princess Mononoke (《幽灵公主》) when they did not meet his standards.

But his huge attention to detail has earned him the respect of the entire animated film world. Even John Lasseter — head of Pixar, the famous US computer animation studio — once called Miyazaki “one of the greatest filmmakers of our time”.

1.What can we know about Miyazaki’s film The Wind Rises?

A. It was put on a long time ago.

B. Miyaznki was once unsatisfied with some of the drawings.

C．It describes environmental protection.

D．It is an Oscar-winning film.

2.What does the underlined word “obsession” mean in paragraph 3?

A. Hatred.B. Enthusiasm.C. Envy.D. Sympathy.

3.What makes Miyazaki earn the respect of the entire animated film world?

A. His emphasis on detail.

B. His pursuit of the hand-drawn technique.

C. His dependence on computer technology.

D. His definition of good and evil characters.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了日本即将退役的著名动画制作人Miyazaki（宫崎骏）。

1. 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段内容A recent television documentary on the making of The Wind Rises showed a disappointed Miyazaki throwing a pile of drawings into the trash.（一个关于制作The Wind Rises的纪录片里，Miyazaki把一堆画扔在垃圾桶。）可推知，Miyaznki在制作电影《起风了》时曾经对一些画不满意，故选B。

2. 词义猜测题。A. Hatred讨厌的；B. Enthusiasm热情的；C. Envy嫉妒的；D. Sympathy同情的。根据上段The Wind Rises (《起风了》), which tells the life story of a man who designed Japanese World War II fighter planes．（《起风了》讲述的是一个在日本二战中设计战斗机的男人的生活故事。），故推知 Miyazaki因对飞行的热情而有名，故B正确。

3. 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句But his huge attention to detail has earned him the respect of the entire animated film world.可知，让他获得整个动画电影界尊重的是他对细节的关注。故选A。

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