Here’s a movie-a sharp, sugar-rush of fun that’s guaranteed to entertain the entire family. With some terrific computer-generated effects, a great cast and a fun-packed storyline, Robots is the best animated film(动画片) since The Incredibles. Yep, it really is that good. Set in a world populated by robots, Ewan McGregor plays Rodney Copperbottom, a young robot who leaves his small-town home to pursue his dream of becoming an inventor. But after arriving in Robot City, his hopes of getting a job at Bigweld Industries are destroyed when he learns the firm has been taken over by the evil Ratchet (Greg Kinnear). Egged on by his controlling mum, Madame Gasket (Jim Broadbent), Ratchet plans to reduce half on Robot City’s citizens to scrap metal by refusing to sell the spare Pans they need to survive. Instead, he wants to make a fortune selling expensive upgrades that few can afford. As he says, “Why be you when you can be new?” Aided by a few misfit robots known as the Rustles-including Robin Williams as the cowardly(胆小的) Fender (“I’m made of a metal called Afraidium”)-Rodney must track down the firm’s founder, Bigweld (Mel Brooks), and convince him to save the city from Ratchet’s plans. The first thing that’ll strike you about the movie is the thought that’s gone into creating Robot City. It’s a wondrous world full of mechanical marvels including wind-up cars and walking streetlamps. Also terrific are the special effects. This might be animated movie but at times you’ll catch yourself thinking it’s really a live-action film. Of course, there have been plenty of animated movies that looked the part but were let down by a weak storyline(see Shark Tale, for example). But Robots grips(扣人心弦)right from the start thanks to a heart-warming and thoroughly engaging plot that never bores. My only complaints are with Williams who, as usual, has a one-in-10 success rate with his jokes. Also a letdown is a romantic subplot between Rodney and a shapely robot called Cappy (Halle Berry) that doesn’t go anywhere. Complains aside, this is a mechanical marvel that’ll have you bolted firmly to your seat. BEST QUOTE(引述)：Fender：“Even though you had a discouraging day, just remember there’s another one coming tomorrow. BEST BIT：Check out those amazing images. WORST BIT：Robin Williams’ character does an unfunny Britney Spears dance routine. IF YOU LIKED…Ice Age, The Incredibles, Toy Story…YOU’LL LIKE THIS. 【小题1】This piece of writing is a _____.
A．film review
B．commercial advertisement
C．movie poster
D．1iterary essay
【小题2】The cast of Robots is made up of all the following actors or actresses EXCEPT ______.
A．Ewan McGregor
B．Britney Spears
C．Robin Williams
D．Halle Berry
【小题3】 What is Shark Tale an example of?
A．A great cast.
B．Special effects.
C．A poor plot.
D．Clumsy animation.
答案：【小题1】A 【小题2】B 【小题3】C
试题解析： 【小题1】A细节理解题。由第一段Here’s a movie及文章内容可知这是在介绍一部电影，电影海报是不会详细介绍电影内容的。故这是来自于一篇电影预告的文章。故选A 【小题2】B 细节理解题。由第三段Ewan McGregor plays Rodney Copperbottom, a young robot和第七段a few misfit robots known as…Robin Williams及倒数第五段a shapely robot called Cappy (Halle Berry)可知选B 【小题3】C 同义词转换题。由第十段by a weak storyline(see Shark Tale, for example).中的a weak storyline可知这是一个很差的故事情节。故选C 考点：考查说明文阅读