第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分；满分30分） Have you ever seen a movi

第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分；满分30分）
Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burnt down or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which a train crashed or a ship __36__ into the ocean? If so, you may have wondered how these things could happen without __37__the people in the film.
The man who knows the __38__ is the “special-effects” man. He has one of the most important jobs in the film __39__. He may be __40__ to create a flood or to make a battlefield explode. But he may also be told to create a __41__ effect which is much less exciting, though just as important to the success of the film. In a __42__ for one movie there was a big glass bowl __43__with water in which small fish __44__ swimming. The director of the movie__45__ the fish to stop swimming suddenly __46__ they seemed to stare at(盯着) an actor. Then the director wanted the fish to stop staring and swim away. But fish suddenly __47__ be ordered to do anything. It was quite a __48__.
The special-effects man __49__ about this problem for a long time. The result was an idea for __50__ the fish with a harmless use of electricity. __51__he applied electricity to the fish bowl causing the fish to be totally still(静止的). Then he rapidly reduced the __52__ of electricity allowing the fish to be free.  __53__ he got the humorous effect the director wanted.
__54__in other parts of movie making there are those who have developed __55__ skill in creating certain kinds of effects. Jim White, who has been a special-effects man for thirty-two years, is best known for work with ships and airplanes.
36. A. burned             B. sank               C. fell                 D. dropped
37. A. telling                 B. harming             C. protecting        D. organizing
38. A. reply                   B. question      C. message           D. secret
39. A. factory            B. making           C. field                       D. company
40. A. forced                 B. ordered           C. allowed           D. chosen
41. A. terrible            B. ill                  C. good               D. special
42. A. scene                   B. step            C. stage               D. room
43. A. covered                  B. asked              C. filled               D. fitted
44. A. liked                   B. enjoyed      C. was                 D. were
45. A. hoped                  B. wanted           C. decided            D. designed
46. A. while                   B. since              C. so that             D. as long as
47. A. mustn’t            B. may not      C. shouldn’t                D. can’t
48. A. question               B. failure            C. problem           D. disappointment
49. A. talked                  B. set                  C. quarreled                D. thought
50. A. controlling       B. operating           C. driving        D. lighting
51. A. As a result            B. Immediately   C. First               D. Above all
52. A. price                   B. number           C. amount                 D. speed
53. A. Even                   B. Thus               C. Finally                 D. Actually
54. A. Like                    B. So                  C. As                        D. Yet
55. A. certain             B. particular               C. advanced                     D. careful