About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚)to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our “act" would last only for a short time, we could see quite a number of interesting things.
We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up trees at the edge of a winding path. Very soon, bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the studio, it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers down on him, and soon the trees were covered in “snow". Two more fans were turned on, and a "strong wind" blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.
The next scene was a complete contrast (對比). The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures in front taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen (幕). An actor and actress stood of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the water’s edge on an island. By a simple trick like this, palm trees(棕櫚樹), sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio!
Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film "stars"!
小題1:Who is the author?
A．A cameraman.
B．A film director.
C．A crowd-scene actor.
D．A workman for scene setting.
小題2:What made the author feel cold?
A．The heavy snowfall.
B．The man-made scene.
C．The low temperature.
D．The film being shown.
小題3: What would happen in the "three minutes" mentioned in the last paragraph?
A．A new scene would be filmed.
B．More stars would act in the film.
C．The author would leave the studio.
D．The next scene would be prepared.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A

試題分析：
小題1:細節(jié)題，由第一段About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚)to take part in a crowd-scene.可知作者是一個群眾演員。
小題2:細節(jié)題，由第二段a "strong wind" blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.可知是人造雪景太逼真而使人感到冷。
小題3:推理題，we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us.由這句話可知接下來要為群眾演員這場戲部景。
點評：這篇文章講的是一名群眾演員在片場看到的拍攝電影的場景。問題主要涉及到的是文章的細節(jié)，這要求考生要認真閱讀，特別是提問所涉及到的細節(jié)問題要認真閱讀并理解。要求考生具有一定的閱讀理解能力。
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