AVATAR 2 GOES GREEN!
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Avatar 2, set in the turbulent waters of Pandora, an alien moon, won’t be ready in another four years. The tentative 2016 __ 01 __ means that all the blue paint you’ve been __ 02 __ for your Na’vi for the opening night will have to sit there just a little longer.
This March, the research for a sequel to Avatar took the director James Cameron to Mariana Trench, which could __ 03 __ Mount Everest and has been visited by man once only. He commissioned a high-tech submarine __ 04 __ with 3D cameras to capture unprecedented __ 05 __ that may be incorporated in Avatar 2.
After his record-breaking expedition, Mr. Cameron announces his next big step. He will __ 06 __ a massive solar array at Manhattan Beach Studios to make the filming of the Avatar sequels net zero. Beyond the green theme __ 07 __ both in production and Avatar 2’s plot lines, the prolific director also plans to donate some box office incomes to environmental causes that are at the __ 08 __ of the Avatar World.
| A. swallow | B. present | C. hoarding | D. heart | |
| F. fitted | G. footage | H. release | I. install |
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Avatar 2, set in the turbulent waters of Pandora, an alien moon, won’t be ready in another four years. The tentative 2016 release means that all the blue paint you’ve been hoarding for your Na’vi for the opening night will have to sit there just a little longer.
This March, the research for a sequel to Avatar took the director James Cameron to Mariana Trench, which could swallow Mount Everest and has been visited by man once only. He commissioned a high-tech submarine fitted with 3D cameras to capture unprecedented footage that may be incorporated in Avatar 2.
After his record-breaking expedition, Mr. Cameron announces his next big step. He will install a massive solar array at Manhattan Beach Studios to make the filming of the Avatar sequels net zero. Beyond the green theme present both in production and Avatar 2’s plot lines, the prolific director also plans to donate some box office incomes to environmental causes that are at the heart of the Avatar World.
Q：Which is not true about Avatar 2?
A. It took Cameron four years to shoot Avatar 2.
B. Avatar 2 has a greener set with solar arrays.
C. Avatar 2 may carry on the environmental message of the first.
D. Avatar 2 explores the underwater world.
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| 1. H | 2. C | 3. A | 4. F | |
| 5. G | 6. I | 7. B | 8. D |
| 1. | 從句子結構可知第 1 格為主詞，即「名詞」。從第一段第 1 句可知阿凡達第二集的拍攝仍需四年才可能完成，故 2016 年是可能的「上映」(release)時機。 |
| 2. | 主詞 you 會主動執行動作，故判斷這題應為「現在完成進行式」have been Ving。 |
| 3. | 第 3 格，助動詞 could 後搭配「動詞原形」。 從文意推斷，馬里亞納海溝的深度「裝得下」聖母峰，故用動詞「吞下」(swallow)。 |
| 4. | 第 4 格和名詞「潛水艇」(submarine) 有關，應為「形容詞」。又潛水艇不會自己做動作，應搭配具被動意思的p.p.形容詞。解說請見 大學堂文法講座 4 。 |
| 5. | 從文意可知攝影機(camera)是用來捕捉(capture)「影像」(footage)。 |
| 6. | 第 6 格，助動詞 will 後搭配「動詞原形」。從文意可知在製片廠裡「裝設」(install)太陽能裝置。 |
| 7. | 介係詞 beyond + 名詞 the green theme + 形容詞。第 7 格應為形容詞。從文意可知環保概念不但出現 (present) 在製片過程中，也成為影片的主軸。 |
| 8. | 從文章可推論「環保」是阿凡達系列電影的「核心」議題。 |
閱讀解答：A
阿凡達 2 的故事背景設定在陌生的潘多拉星球，湍急洶湧的水域裡。阿凡達2預估再四年仍無法完工，暫定2016上映。這意味你為開幕夜納美人所囤積的藍色顏料，必須再等一等才派得上用場。
今年3月，為研究阿凡達續集，導演James Cameron去了馬里亞納海溝。馬里亞納海溝的深度足以吞下聖母峰，且至今只被造訪一次。他委託製作一艘裝有3D攝影機的高科技潛水艇，以捕捉前所未見的鏡頭，這些罕見的鏡頭可能被融入阿凡達2。
破紀錄的遠征後，卡麥隆先生宣布他下一步大計畫。他將在曼哈頓海灘工作室安裝巨型太陽能電池陣列，好讓阿凡達續集的拍攝達到零耗能。除了阿凡達製片過程，和電影劇情中呈現的綠色環保主題外，導演也計劃捐贈一些票房收入做環保，而這也是阿凡達世界的核心主題。
問題：以下關於阿凡達2的敘述，何者為非？
A. 卡麥隆花了四年才拍完阿凡達2。
B. 有了太陽能電池陣列，阿凡達2拍片現場較環保。
C. 阿凡達2可能延續傳遞第一集的環保訊息。
D. 阿凡達探索了水底世界。
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