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(duì)比).The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen. An actor and actress stood in front 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, 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 actorD．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

解析試題分析: 文章講述了作者作為一次群眾演員的經(jīng)歷。
【小題1】C細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第一句About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚)to take part in a crowd-scene.說明我們是群眾演員，故C正確。
【小題2】B細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段5,6行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.說明人造的雪景讓我們感覺寒冷，故B正確。
【小題3】A推理題。根據(jù)最后一句For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film "stars"!說明這里的three minutes指拍攝的電影中的這一新的場(chǎng)景，故A正確。
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