AYou are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead!Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast-moving trains, who crash cars or even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform tricks.There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress. Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman's success depends on careful timing. For example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just a the right moment.Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff a thousand feet high. His parachute（降落伞） failed to open, and he was killed.In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous actions. For nowadays there are stuntwomen, too!Stuntmen earn their living by .A.playing their dirty tricksB.selling their special skillsC.jumping out of high windowsD.jumping from fast-moving trainsWhen a stuntman falls from a high building,A.he needs little protectionB.he will be covered with a mattressC.his life is endangeredD.his safety is generally all rightWhich of the following is the main factor of a successful performance?A.Strength.B.Exactness.C.Speed.D.Carefulness.What can be inferred from the author's example of the Norwegian stuntman?A.Sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman.B.The percentage of serious accidents is high.C.Parachutes must be of good quality.D.The cliff is too high.
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You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead!
Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast-moving trains, who crash cars or even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform tricks.
There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress. Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!
But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman's success depends on careful timing. For example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just a the right moment.
Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff a thousand feet high. His parachute（降落伞） failed to open, and he was killed.
In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous actions. For nowadays there are stuntwomen, too!
Stuntmen earn their living by .
A.playing their dirty tricks
B.selling their special skills
C.jumping out of high windows
D.jumping from fast-moving trains
When a stuntman falls from a high building,
A.he needs little protection
B.he will be covered with a mattress
C.his life is endangered
D.his safety is generally all right
Which of the following is the main factor of a successful performance?
A.Strength.
B.Exactness.
C.Speed.
D.Carefulness.
What can be inferred from the author's example of the Norwegian stuntman?
A.Sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman.
B.The percentage of serious accidents is high.
C.Parachutes must be of good quality.
D.The cliff is too high.
题目解答
答案
- (1)B
- (2)D
- (3)B
- (4)A
解析
文章讲述了电影中的特技演员（stuntmen）的工作，他们通过表演各种危险动作来模拟电影中的场景。这些特技演员需要使用一些技巧和道具来确保安全，同时他们的工作需要高度的技能和训练。
步骤 2：分析问题
问题要求我们根据文章内容选择正确答案。我们需要仔细阅读文章，理解每个问题的背景和要求，然后根据文章内容选择最合适的答案。
步骤 3：回答问题
1. 特技演员通过什么方式谋生？
文章中提到特技演员是“professionals”，他们“do this for a living”，即他们通过表演特技来谋生。因此，他们是在“selling their special skills”。
2. 当特技演员从高楼上跳下时，他的安全如何？
文章中提到特技演员在跳下时会落在“empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress”，即他们会有一定的保护措施，因此他们的安全一般是安全的。
3. 成功表演的主要因素是什么？
文章中提到特技演员的“success depends on careful timing”，即成功表演的主要因素是精确度。
4. 从挪威特技演员的例子中可以推断出什么？
文章中提到挪威特技演员的降落伞没有打开，导致他死亡。因此，可以推断出有时特技演员会发生事故。