“NOW I just don't believe that." Surely all of us, at some point, have watc

“NOW I just don't believe that." Surelyall of us, at some point, have watched a movie and thought: It's simply badlyresearched, or, the makers must think we're idiots (白痴).

  Recently, the British newspaper TheDaily Telegraph ran a humorous piece on unconvincing(不让人信服的) tech moments fromsome top movies. Let's see what all the fuss (激动) isabout.

  Telegraph writer Tom Chiver'sfirst example is from the end-of-the-world movie Independence Day, in which acharacter comes up with a virus capable of destroying Windows, the computersystem the alien spacecraft uses. “It's a good thing they didn't have NortonAntivirus,” jokes Chivers.

  It's just one case of a movie thattakes a lot of license with its science. Another one Chivers mentions is fromStar Wars, where glowing beams (闪亮的光束) of light traveling through space look veryimpressive. The problem is that in space there are no air particles (粒子) for the light to reflect off. In reality, they'd be invisible,which wouldn't look so cool on the big screen.

  Chiver's second piece of Star Warsnonsense is the sound the fighters make in the movies: “the bellow (咆哮) of an elephant mixedwith a car driving on a wet road”. But sound needs a medium (介质) to travel through, like air. In space, there wouldn't actually beany sound at all.

  Few people would deny that themind-bending Matrix films make for great viewing, but for Chivers, thescience in the movies is a little silly.    

  He comments “…the film is based onthe idea that humans are kept alive as electricity generator (发电机). This is not justunlikely – it's fundamentally impossible. They would need more energy to stayalive than they would produce. It's like saying you'll power your car withbatteries, and keep the batteries charged by running a dynamo (发电机) from the wheels.”

  And finally: as Chivers points out,DNA is not replaceable. But this bit of elementary genetics (遗传学) passed the makers ofthe 2002 Bond film Die Another Day by. In the film the villain (坏人) has “gene therapy (疗法)” to change hisappearance and his DNA, which is completely impossible.

1.Thefollowing are all movies mentioned in the article except _______.

A. Die Another Day.  B. Matrix           C.Star War   D. Norton Antivirus

2.Chiversuses the car as an example to show that _______.   

A. cars can’t be powered by batteries

B. humans consume more power that they couldhave made

C. the villain has “gene therapy” to changehis appearance and his DNA

D. it would take so much power tokeep humans alive by electricity generator that it’s hardly possible

3.Whichof the following is a scientific fact?

  A. No virus can destroy Windows.

  B. Light can be reflected with the help of air particles.

  C. DNA is replaceable as long as there is enough energy.  

   D. We can design acar powered with batteries which are charged from the wheels.

4.Whatkind of people Chivers may be?

A.Humorous.       B.Brave.        C.Sensitive.    D. Careless.

5.Chiversprobably writes the article in order to _______.

A. persuade people not to watch some sillymovies

B. criticize movie makers’ carelessness

C. provide readers with something to readfor fun

D. educate the public on some basicscientific knowledge 

试题答案

【答案】

1.D

2.B或D

3.B

4.A

5.C