(45) Japanese animation

　　Japanese animation, known as anime, blossomed after World War II ended in 1945 and today is immensely popular both within Japan and worldwide.

　　Current trends

　　Two trends in the animation industry are likely to have a profound influence on its future: a significant increase in production and exhibition opportunities, and the growing importance of new technologies.

　　[A] Some early live-action films, known as trick films, used the animation technique of stop action, whereby the camera is stopped and an object is removed or added to a shot before filming is resumed.

　　[B] Disney (with his then-partner Iwerks) created a character that was to become the most famous animated figure in history: Mickey Mouse.

　　[C] Aside from television, perhaps the largest influence on the style of recent animation worldwide has come from computer technologies. Experiments with electronic animation began in the 1930s, but it was not until the late 1970s that computer animation became viable beyond scientific and government applications, particularly for use by the entertainment industry.

　　[D] In each case, an animator must keep in mind the basic principle of frames per second (the number of images needed to produce one second of film). Because sound film runs at twenty�瞗our frames per second, a film animator must make twenty-four images for each second of animation that he or she wishes to create.

　　[E] The most important figure in Japanese animation, Osamu Tezuka, created in 1963 the first animated made-for-television series in Japan, "Tetsuwan Atom" (Astro Boy).

　　[F] For instance, if an animator decides on an action that will take 3 seconds of animation to complete, the animator will have to create images to fill 72 frames of film (3 seconds of movement multiplied by a running speed of 24 frames per second).

　　正確答案： D;F;A;B;E

　　答案解析：41. 選D。因為41題所在段落提出“制作動畫的方法取決于材料是平面的還是立體的兩種情況”，D段首句的“In each case”從詞匯上對“平面和立體兩種情況”加以銜接，是典型的提示語。A段因為有“technique”一詞和標題詞匯重復，是一個干擾項，但仔細閱讀就能發(fā)現(xiàn)，A段所講的只是某一歷史時期的一種“止動動畫技術(shù)”，是特指而不是泛指，應(yīng)排除掉。

　　42. 選F。F段除了詞匯上有“animator”和“action”與原文照應(yīng)，在意思上也與原文相連貫，舉例說明制作人如何考慮每一個畫面。

　　43. 選A。A段講的是早期電影制作使用的一種“止動動畫技術(shù)”，其首句中“Some early films”及全段過去時態(tài)的使用，幫助我們確定該段是有關(guān)動畫的發(fā)展歷史的。c段中因為出現(xiàn)了幾處過去時間，如“l(fā)930s”，“1970s”，容易被誤選。其實，C段講的是電腦科技對現(xiàn)代動畫制作的影響，主要是在講“現(xiàn)在”而不是“歷史發(fā)展”;而且，C段首句的“Aside from television”顯得比較突兀，因為原文根本沒有提及“television”，由此判斷，也不應(yīng)選C。

　　44. 選B。這一題比較簡單，B段首句的“Disney”就是明白的提示。

　　45. 選E。E段中明確出現(xiàn)了“Japanese animation”和“Japan”等詞匯提示。

　　四、翻譯

　　1. If sustainable competitive advantage depends on work force skills, American firms have a problem. Human resource management is not traditionally seen as central to the competitive survival of the firm the United States. (46) Skill acquisition is considered as an individual responsibility. Labor is simply another factor of production to be hired—rented at the lowest possible cost—much as one buys raw materials or equipment.

　　The lack of importance attached to human-resource management call be seen in the corporation hierarchy. In an American firm the chief officer is almost always second in command. (47) The post of head of human-resource management is usually a specialized job, off at the edge of the corporate hierarchy. The executive who holds it is never consulted on major strategic decisions and has no chances to move up to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). By way of contrast, in Japan the head of human-resource management is central—usually the second most important executive, after the CEO, in the firm hierarchy.

　　(48) While American firms often talk about the vast amounts spent on training their work forces, in fact they invest less in the skills of their employees than do the Japanese or German firms. The money they do invest is also more highly concentrated on professional and managerial employees. And the limited investments that are made in training workers are also much more narrowly focused on the specific skills necessary to do the next job rather than on the basic background skills that make it possible to absorb new technologies.

　　As a result, problems emerge when new breakthrough technologies arrive. (49) If American workers, for example, take much longer to learn how to operate new flexible manufacturing stations than workers in Germany (as they do), the effective cost of those is lower in Germany than it is the United States. (50) More time is required before equipment is up and running at capacity, and the need for extensive retraining generates costs and creates bottlenecks that limit the speed with which new equipment can be employed. The result is slower pace of technological change. And in the end the skills of the bottom half of the population affect the wages of the top half. If the bottom half can't effectively staff the processes that have to be operated, the management and professional jobs that go with these processes will disappear.

　　46). Skill acquisition is considered as an individual responsibility. Labor is simply another factor of production to be hired—rented at the lowest possible cost—much as one buys raw materials or equipment.

　　正確答案： 技能的獲得被認為是個人的責任。勞動力不過是為了生產(chǎn)而雇來的另一個因素—以盡可能低的成本租用—就像購買原材料或者設(shè)備。

　　47). The post of head of human-resource management is usually a specialized job, off at the edge of the corporate hierarchy. The executive who holds it is never consulted on major strategic decisions and has no chances to move up to Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

　　正確答案： 人力資源管理經(jīng)理的職位通常是一項專門的工作，被劃在公司等級邊緣之外。坐在這個位子上的經(jīng)理主管人員從來不會在主要戰(zhàn)略性決策下受到咨詢，并且沒有機會上升到執(zhí)行總裁的位子上。

　　48). While American firms often talk about the vast amounts spent on training their work forces, in fact they invest less in the skills of their employees than do the Japanese or German firms.

　　正確答案： 美國公司經(jīng)常談到他們在培訓他們的工作隊伍上所花費的大筆的錢，然而，事實上他們比日本或德國公司在公司員工的培訓上投資要少。

　　49). If American workers, for example, take much longer to learn how to operate new flexible manufacturing stations than workers in Germany (as they do), the effective cost of those is lower in Germany than it is the United States.

　　正確答案： 舉例說，如果美國的工人比德國工人(他們正是這樣做的)花費更多的時間學習如何操作新型靈活的生產(chǎn)設(shè)備，那么那些設(shè)備能夠產(chǎn)生效果的成本在德國就會比在美國低。

　　50). More time is required before equipment is up and running at capacity, and the need for extensive retraining generates costs and creates bottlenecks that limit the speed with which new equipment can be employed.

　　正確答案： (在美國)設(shè)備裝配完畢并以最大的生產(chǎn)能力運行需要更長的時間，大范圍的再度培訓的需要會增加成本并且形成瓶頸，這就限制了新設(shè)備可以達到的速度。

　　五、作文

　　1. You are going to write a letter to your university newspaper editor. And your letter should include the following points.

　　1) Introduce the activities of volunteers in your university，

　　2) State its importance，

　　3) Your own practice��

　　You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need to write the address.

　　正確答案：

　　Dear Editor,

　　As the growingly important role played by the Volunteers' Association in the university is concerned, I sincerely suggest that your newspaper should cover more on it.

　　The Volunteers’ Association has been organizing various activities, which provide opportunities for the students to know more about the society out of campus. For instance, it organizes some students to teach English in some village schools; it holds meetings and forums for students to talk about serious social problems, such as Aids and poverty. In short, the volunteer activities have become a part of the campus life.

　　However, the significance of the Volunteer activities lies more in enabling the college students to get accustomed to the real social life than just making their lives colorful. It has been commonly agreed that college students should get access to the society instead of studying inside the university only. As a result, the Volunteers' Association and its activities appear as a bridge between campus and the society.

　　As far as I am concerned, volunteer activities are just as important as study in my university life. I have joined the Volunteers' Association of my department and have taken part in various activities organized by it. What I have learnt during my work in these activities is not what I could learn in the textbooks. And I am sure I will benefit from these experiences.

　　Yours,

　　Li Ming

　　52. Directions:

　　Study the following charts carefully and write an article. In your article, you should cover the following points:

　　1) describe the phenomenon;

　　2) analyze the phenomenon and give your comment it.

　　You should write about 160-200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.

　　As is described in the picture, the boy and the girl who are in love are sitting on green ground or on long benches on campus. It is shown that love among college students has become increasingly common.

　　What has made campus romance so popular? There may be several possible reasons for the increasing popularity of campus love. First, with the development of society, young boys and girls become more independent than before. They believe that they are mature enough to pursue their own love. Second, stress from study and competition among peers make quite a number of students try to seek relief from love. Moreover, peer influence may also be a contributing factor. If a student sees his classmates or friends with girlfriends, he may want to try himself. If he is left alone, he may feel ashamed.

　　As far as I am concerned, there is nothing wrong with campus romance and no one can really ban it. What really counts is that college students should hold a reasonable attitude towards it. They should be aware that their personal relationships should not get in the way Of their study. They should keep their eyes wide open while trying to find a lifelong companion, otherwise the love will not last for long.

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