首页
登录
职称英语
Hollywood’s true heroes are losing their jobs. Stunt people (替身演员) who enter
Hollywood’s true heroes are losing their jobs. Stunt people (替身演员) who enter
游客
2024-07-04
64
管理
问题
Hollywood’s true heroes are losing their jobs. Stunt people (替身演员) who entertained cinema-goers by falling for the sky, swimming with sharks and driving fast cars have been replaced by technology. After generations of street fights, high falls, and setting fire to themselves, these people have had nearly all their work replaced by computers. The most dangerous and costly stunts can now be achieved by mixing computer picture with live action.
In the mid-1990s there were 12,000 registered stunt people, but more than half of them had difficulty finding work. Sometimes, six or seven teams would be working on a film. Then, after a few days, the producers would come in and say, "You can go home."
The reason was simple: cost. Computer technology made it possible to create stunts which would either be too expensive or too dangerous to attempt. With the rise of digital technology (数字技术), insurance companies became more reluctant to cover real stunts. "If they know it can be done safely with visual effects, the companies will not insure real stunts," said a stunt person.
Many in their industry believe stunt people should develop expertise in the new technology, acting as advisers on the virtual stunts. Some, however, think that stunt people can survive in their traditional careers. They believe that audiences won’t accept stunts produced by computers for too long. [br] The word "cover" (Line 3, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to ______.
选项
A、refuse
B、insure
C、sell
D、help
答案
B
解析
语义理解题。本题询问第三段第三行中的单词“cover”与下列哪一个单词意思最相近。根据第三段第四句话可知,用电脑可以完成的特技,如果还用真实特技来做,保险公司就不愿意为这些真实特技投保。这句话的意思与此段第二句话表达的意思有相同之处,两句话相比,可知“cover”与第四句话中的“insure”意义相近。故此题正确答案为选项B(给……保险)。由于cover之前为表示否定意义的reluctant(不愿),因此选项A(拒绝)在此处不合适.因为这与“保险公司不愿为一些特技投保”意思相反。选项C(出售)也不合适,因为保险公司不负责出售特技工作。选项 D(帮助)也不妥,因为我们可以结合上下文了解判保险公司不是为了帮助真实特技,此项也不符合题意。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3662067.html
相关试题推荐
Hollywood’strueheroesarelosingtheirjobs.Stuntpeople(替身演员)whoenter
Hollywood’strueheroesarelosingtheirjobs.Stuntpeople(替身演员)whoenter
Hollywood’strueheroesarelosingtheirjobs.Stuntpeople(替身演员)whoenter
Hollywood’strueheroesarelosingtheirjobs.Stuntpeople(替身演员)whoenter
Hollywood’strueheroesarelosingtheirjobs.Stuntpeople(替身演员)whoenter
Weliveinatimewhen,morethaneverbeforeinhistory,peoplearemovingabout.
Whydidmanypeoplefallill?______madealotofpeoplefallill.[br][origin
Whydidmanypeoplefallill?______madealotofpeoplefallill.[br][origin
Nowadaysquiteafewyoungpeoplewouldratherbuythe(cost)______consumergoo
WhendothepeoplecelebratetheValentine’sDay?PeoplecelebratetheValentin
随机试题
Mountingevidenceshowsthatbehavioral-activation(BA)therapyisjustasef
DesigntheProspectivePatientRoomA)There’sverylittlet
设函数f(x)在x=a的某个邻域内连续,且f(a)为其极大值,则存在δ>0,当x
下列()不属于施工项目经理部的工作内容。A.对进人项目的资源和生产要素进行优化配
坝址选择主要是根据地形、地质、施工、征地移民、建筑材料及综合效益等条件,初选几个
The____isageneraldescriptionofthe
患者,女,30岁。怕热、多汗、饮食量增加一月,自称体重显著下降,排便次数增加,夜
某运维人员在夜巡时发现干式电抗器出现突发性声音的异常现象,为了保证自己的安全赶紧
人脸识别是利用可见光________人脸图像信息,不同于指纹识别或虹膜识别,后两
根据《建筑工程工程量清单计价规范》(GBT50500-2013),下列关于压型钢
最新回复
(
0
)