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1、 Composer germson1Life as a Movie Extra Ordinary people have always been attracted to the world of movies and movie stars. One way to get closer to this world is to become a movie extra. Although you have seen movie extras,you may not have paid attention to them. Extras are the people seated at tabl
2、es in a restaurant while the two main actors are in conversation. They are the guests at the wedding of the main characters. They are the people crossing the street while“ the bad guy” is being chased by the police. Extras dont normally speak any lines,but they help make the scenes look real1. Being
3、 a movie extra might seem like a lot of fun. You get to see what life is like behind the scenes. But dont forget that being an extra is really a job, and its mostly about doing nothing. First-time extras are often shocked to learn how slow the process of movie making is. In a finished movie,the acti
4、on may move quickly. But it can sometimes take a whole day to shoot a scene that appears for just a few minutes on the screen. The main requirement for being an extra is the ability to wait. You may report to work at 5 or 6 a. m. , and then you wait until the director is ready for your scene. This c
5、ould take several hours. Then there may be technical problems, and you have to wait some more. After the director says “action” and you do the first “take” , you may have to do it again if he or she is not satisfied with the scene. In fact, you may have to do the same scene over and over again. You
6、could be on the set for hours,sometimes waiting outdoors in very hot or cold weather2. You may not be nnished until 11 p. m. or midnight. The pay isnt good,either - often only a little bit above minimum wage. And you must pay the agent who gets you the job a commission of about 10 percent. So who wo
7、uld want to be a movie extra? In spite of the long hours and low pay, many people still apply for the job. Some people truly enjoy the work. They like being on a movie set, and they enjoy the companionship of their fellow extras. Most of them have flexible schedules, which allow them to be available
8、3. They may be students, waiters, homemakers, retired people, or unemployed actors. Some unemployed actors hope the work will help them get real acting jobs, but it doesnt happen often. Most people in the movie industry make a sharp distinction between extras and actors, so extras are not usually co
9、nsidered for large parts. The next time you see a movie , dont just watch the stars. Take a closer look at the people in the background, and ask Composer germson2yourself ： Who are they? Why are they there? What else do they do in life? Maybe there is someone in the crowd who is just like you. 练习： l
10、. What is true about movie extras? A） Only agents get them jobs in movies. B） They often have to wait around on movie sets and do nothing. C） Its a good way to get a real acting job. D） They can have drinks in a restaurant. 2. What might surprise movie extras the first time they do the job? A） It ca
11、n take hours to do a scene that is only a few minutes long in the movie. B） They always do the same scene many times. C ） The actors are interested in talking to them. D） The action moves very quickly. 3. Why do most people work as movie extras? A） They like meeting famous movie stars. B） They think
12、 they will become famous. C） They want to be on a movie set. D） They will get real acting jobs. 4. What are the job requirements for being a movie extra? A） You have to have a part-time job. B） You must be attractive.C） You must be willing to repeat a scene many times. D） You must start working very
13、 early. 5. It can be inferred from the passage that . A） being a movie extra can be boring B） movie extras need acting experience C） movie extras can play larger parts D） movie actors are quite different from actors 答案与题解： 1. B 本文的第三段详细叙述了群众 演员的主要工作要求是在拍摄现场等， 不用做事，所以答案为 B；第一段中描 述了群众演员的工作；他们是演员的陪 衬，不
14、用讲话。虽然提到他们是在餐馆 里，但并没有提是硒可以喝饮料，所以 D 可以排除；A 中的 only 一词太笼统， 所以 A 不对；从第四段可以看出，从 群众演员到演员的转型是相当困难的， 所以 C 也不对。 2 A 第二段中说明了令初做群众演 员感到吃惊的是：拍一个场景需要一整 天，而播放时只有几分钟。虽然 B、D 都有所提及，但不是令他们吃惊的事情。3 C 虽然做群众演员耗时长而薪酬 低，但他们为什么还选择这一工作呢？ 答案在第四段：他们喜欢这份工作，愿 意与别的群众演员交流，他们自己的工 作时间有弹性。A 没有提到，B、D 不 太可能。 4 C 做群众演员的条件是什么？在Composer
15、germson3第三段和第四段，我们可知：要有耐心 （长时间等待，一个场景有时要拍好多 次） ，要肯吃苦（在恶劣的户外环境中 拍戏） ，报酬低，工作时间有弹性。 A、B 没有提到；在第三段的第二句提 到：You may report to work at 5 or 6 a. m.，表明只是有时会很早开始工作，不 是每日必须的，所以 D 不对。 5 A 从本文对群众演员的工作描述 我们可以看出，群众演员只是演员的道 具，所以是乏味的。B 没有提到；据第 四段的最后一句，C 不对；第四段的最 后一句清楚表明，群众演员和真正的演 员差别很大，所以不是得出的推论，推 论是通过字里行间推出来的，不是给出 的陈述。参考译文： 群众演员的人生 人们常常被电影和电影演员吸引，接近 他们的方式之一就是当群众演员。虽然 你见过群演员，但可能从没注意过他们。 群众演员就是主角在餐厅对话时在后面 坐着的人，是主角举行婚礼时在现场的 客人，是“坏人”被警察追捕的时候过马 路的行人。虽然群众演员通常没有台词， 但他们的存在使整个场景更真实。 当群众演员看上去很有意思，你可以看 到电影背后的情景。但是不要忘记群众 演员是一个职业，而这个职业常常意味 着无事可做。第一次当群众演员的人常 常会感到震惊：原来拍电影这么缓慢。电影成品中的场景会
