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Though we might think of film as an essentially visual experience, we really cannot afford to underestimate the importance of fi

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问题     Though we might think of film as an essentially visual experience, we really cannot afford to underestimate the importance of film sound. A meaningful sound track is often as complicated as the image on the screen, and is ultimately just as much the responsibility of the director. The entire sound track consists of three essential ingredients: the human voice, sound effects and music. These three tracks must be mixed and balanced so as to produce the necessary emphases which in turn create desired effects. Topics which essentially refer to the three previously mentioned tracks are discussed below. They include dialogue, synchronous and asynchronous sound effects, and music.
    Let us start with dialogue. As is the case with stage drama, dialogue serves to tell the story and expresses feelings and motivations of characters as well. Often with film characterization the audience perceives little or no difference between the character and the actor. Thus, for example, the actor Humphrey Bogart is the character Sam Spade; Film personality and life personality seem to merge. Perhaps this is because the very texture of a performer’s voice supplies an element of character.
    When voice textures fit the performer’s physiognomy and gestures, a whole and very realistic persona emerges. The viewer sees not an actor working at his craft, but another human being struggling with life. It is interesting to note that how dialogue is used and the very amount of dialogue used varies widely among films. For example, in the highly successful science-fiction film 2001, little dialogue was evident, and most of it was banal and of little intrinsic interest. In this way the film-maker was able to portray what Thomas Sobochack and Vivian Sobochack call, in An Introduction to Film, the "inadequacy of human responses when compared with the magnificent technology created by man and the visual beauties of the universe."
    The comedy Bringing Up Baby, on the other hand, presents practically non-stop dialogue delivered at breakneck speed. This use of dialogue underscores not only the dizzy quality of the character played by Katherine Hepburn, but also the absurdity of the film itself and thus its humor. The audience is bounced from gag to gag and conversation to conversation; there is no time for audience reflection. The audience is caught up in a whirlwind of activity in simply managing to follow the plot. This film presents pure escapism—largely due to its frenetic dialogue.
    Synchronous sound effects are those sounds which are synchronized or matched with what is viewed. For example, if the film portrays a character playing the piano, the sounds of the piano are projected. Synchronous sounds contribute to the realism of film and also help to create a particular atmosphere. For example, the "click" of a door being opened may simply serve to convince the audience that the image portrayed is real, and the audience may only subconsciously note the expected sound. However, if the "click" of an opening door is part of a threatening action such as a burglary, the sound mixer may call attention to the click, with an increase in volume. This helps to engage the audience in a moment of suspense.
In the first paragraph, the writer makes a point that________.
选项 A、the director should plan the sound track at an early stage in filming
B、it would be wrong to overlook the contribution of sound to the artistry of films
C、the music industry can have a beneficial influence on film sound
D、it is important for the director to have sole responsibility for the image on the screen
答案B
解析 本题题干没有具体的关键词，定位于第一段。根据第一段第一句，我们着实不能低估电影声音的重要作用(Wig really cannot afford to underestimate the importance of film sound)，即“低估电影声音对电影艺术的作用是错误的”，因此选项B与原文属于相同含义，为正确选项。选项A在第一段并未提及，属于无中生有。选项C中的music industry只与第一段提到的sound track的三个要素——人声、音效和音乐——中的一个要素“音乐”相关，因此属于以偏概全。选项D中的sole responsibility与第二句有意义的电影原声常常和银幕上的画面同样复杂深刻，并且最终也是影片导演需要肩负的重要职责不符，该选项属于过分绝对。第一段：电影声音的重要作用不容低估，它包括人声、音效和音乐三个核心元素。
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