高二英語 Unit 7 Live with disease 知識精講教案

“ well, sir, ” one of the men answered. “ we’re on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. we can get you a sunrise over the sea if necessary, but not a sunset.”
“but i want a sunset!” the director shouted. “go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”
but then a young secretary had an idea. “why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? then it’ll look like a sunset.”
the camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay（海灣）. then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “here it is, sir!” they said, and gave it to him. he was very pleased.
they all went into the studio. “all right,” the director explained. “ now our hero and heroine are going to say good-bye. run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset behind them. ”
the “sunset ” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.
the birds in the film were flying backwards and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach（海灘）.
1. one evening, the director sent his camera crew out _____.
a. to watch a beautiful sunset        b. to find an actor and an actress
c. to film a scene on the sea          d. to meet the audience
2. why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?
a. because he changed his mind about getting a sunset .
b. because he was angry with his crew.
c. because it was his secretary’s suggestion.
d. because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.
3. which of the following is not true?
a. the crew had to follow the secretary’s advice.
b. if you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is the place to go to.
c. the camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.
d. the director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset”.
4. the director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because______.
a. it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroine
b. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
c. it was more moving than a sunrise
d. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset
5. after the “ sunset ” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands ______.
a. because he was moved to tears.
b. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards.
c. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
d. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine