六、阅读理解。（每小题2.5分，共10分）
新素材 社会百科 You may have seen some great computer-animated(电脑动画的) films, like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, or Frozen. Computer animation is common in today's world. But animation has been around for over 100 years. It has changed a lot over time.
Early animations were created by hand. At the beginning of the 1900s, Winsor McCay, who is considered the father of animation, worked alone and animated his films by himself. He drew every picture separately and had them photographed one at a time. Hundreds of photographs were needed to make a one-minute film. It took him more than a year and 10,000 drawings to create a five-minute animation called Gertie the Dinosaur. It was shown in theatres in 1914.
After celluloid(a special material) was developed, animation became easier. Instead of drawing each picture separately, the animator could make a drawing of the background. However, the background remained motionless, and only the characters moved.
Walt Disney took animation to a new level. In 1928, he introduced the first Mickey Mouse cartoon. It was the first talking cartoon. Later, he added sound and music to his films and produced the first full-length animated film in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Toy Story, which came out in 1995, was the first computer-animated film. Computer animation was also used for special effects in films such as Star Wars and Avatar. If you've seen Life of Pi, you may be surprised to learn that the tiger was done by animation. To create the illusion(错觉) of movement in these films, a picture was put on the computer and then quickly replaced(取代) by a similar picture with a small change. While this technique is similar to hand-drawn animation, the work can be done much faster on the computer.
These days, more and more interesting films are being created by computers. With the fast development of computer technology, what will animated films be like in the near future? Let's wait and see!
()1. 新考法 句子回填 Which of the following can be put in “”?
A. Why is computer animation so popular?
B. How was it done before computers appeared?
C. What was it like after the arrival of computers?
D. Which computer-animated film do you like best?
()2. What does the underlined word “motionless” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?
A. 无声的 B. 漂亮的 C. 复杂的 D. 静止的
()3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Avatar came out in 1994.
B. The tiger in Life of Pi was done by animation.
C. Walt Disney is considered to be the father of animation.
D. Winsor McCay spent over two years making Gertie the Dinosaur.
()4. What's the passage mainly about?
A. Special effects in films.
B. Popular computer-animated films.
C. The history of animation.
D. The future of hand-drawn animation.

1. B 【解析】根据空前的“It has changed a lot over time.”和下一段首句“Early animations were created by hand.”可知，空处应起到承上启下的作用，引出过去的动画片是如何制作的，B项符合语境。
2. D 【解析】根据画线单词后的“only the characters moved”可知，此处应与“moved”意思相反，因此画线词“motionless”意为“静止的”。
3. B 【解析】根据倒数第二段中“If you've seen Life of Pi... to learn that the tiger was done by animation.”可知，这部电影中的老虎是由电脑动画制作而成的，故B项表述正确。
4. C

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含句子回填、词义猜测、细节理解、主旨大意四类题型。解题思路如下：
1. 第1题（句子回填）：需结合上下文逻辑，空前提到动画随时间变化很大，下文讲早期动画的制作方式，因此空处应承上启下，引出电脑出现前的动画制作情况，匹配选项。
2. 第2题（词义猜测）：根据画线词后的“only the characters moved”，可知背景是不动的，故找“moved”的反义词即可得出词义。
3. 第3题（细节理解）：需回原文定位各选项对应的信息，逐一核对排除错误选项，找到与原文一致的正确表述。
4. 第4题（主旨大意）：梳理全文脉络，从早期手工动画到电脑动画的发展历程，总结核心内容。
【解析】
1. 第1题：空前句“It has changed a lot over time.”强调动画随时间变化大，下文“Early animations were created by hand.”讲早期动画的制作方式，空处需承上启下引出电脑出现前的动画制作情况，B项符合语境，故选B。
2. 第2题：画线词“motionless”后提到“only the characters moved”，说明背景是不移动的，“motionless”意为“静止的”，故选D。
3. 第3题：A项Avatar的相关信息未提及1994年，错误；B项根据倒数第二段可知《少年派的奇幻漂流》里的老虎由动画制作，正确；C项Winsor McCay是动画之父，错误；D项制作Gertie the Dinosaur花了一年多，错误，故选B。
4. 第4题：全文围绕动画从早期到电脑时代的发展历程展开，核心是动画的历史，故选C。
【答案】
1.B 2.D 3.B 4.C
【知识点】
阅读理解解题技巧，词义猜测，主旨大意
【点评】
本题围绕动画电影的发展展开，涵盖英语阅读理解核心题型，注重考查学生的语篇逻辑衔接、词义推断、细节定位及主旨概括能力，是典型的基础英语阅读理解练习题。
【难度系数】
0.6