26. The Art Directors Guild's statement reveals
- A. people's reduced interest in film.
- B. film workers' nostalgia for the past.
- C. the appeal of Southern California.
- D. the gloomy situation of Hollywood.
答案：D
答案句：The Art Directors Guild, a labor union representing about 3,000 film workers, has suspended a training program and issued a statement explaining that “we cannot in good conscience encourage you to pursue our profession is a reaction to Hollywood's decline, which is reaching a critical point for the industry and Southern California.”
参考译文：艺术指导工会，一个代表约3000名电影工人的工会，暂停了一个培训项目，并发表声明解释说，“我们无法凭良心鼓励你从事我们的职业，这是对好莱坞衰落的反应，好莱坞正达到对行业和南加州来说的关键点。”
定位线索：题干“The Art Directors Guild's statement”→答案句取自第1段“The Art Directors Guild...has suspended a training program and issued a statement”；文中“Hollywood's decline”对应选项D“the gloomy situation of Hollywood”。
解析：题干问工会声明揭示了什么，答案句直接提到声明是对“好莱坞的衰落”的反应，且“达到关键点”，与选项D“好莱坞的黯淡处境”同义。选项A“人们兴趣降低”无中生有，选项B“怀旧”未提及，选项C“南加州的吸引力”与原文“衰落”相反。
27. The example of Georgia is used to illustrate the efforts to
- A. lure production with tax incentives.
- B. drive improvements in film facilities.
- C. stimulate competition among states.
- D. collect funds for film and TV making.
答案：A
答案句：Other regions in the United States, Canada and Europe have steadily increased incentives to attract TV shows and movies, leaving California in the dust. Georgia offers up to 30% in transferable tax credits on film and TV production costs, plus an additional 10% increase on the base tax credit if the project includes a Georgia promotional logo.
参考译文：美国其他地区、加拿大和欧洲稳步增加了吸引电视节目和电影的激励措施，将加州远远甩在后面。佐治亚州提供高达30%的可转让税收抵免用于电影和电视制作成本，如果项目包含佐治亚州宣传标志，基础税收抵免还会额外增加10%。
定位线索：题干“The example of Georgia”→答案句取自第2段“Georgia offers up to 30% in transferable tax credits”；文中“incentives”和“tax credits”对应选项A“tax incentives”。
解析：题干问佐治亚州的例子说明什么，答案句先提出其他地区“增加激励措施吸引制作”，随后用佐治亚州的具体税收抵免作为例子，例子本身不是答案，前面的观点句“increased incentives to attract TV shows and movies”才是关键，正确选项A“用税收激励吸引制作”正是对该观点的同义转述。选项B“改善设施”无中生有，选项C“刺激州间竞争”范围扩大，选项D“筹集资金”偷换概念。
28. Peak TV passed its peak as
- A. streamers lost their technical advantages.
- B. streamers changed their strategic priorities.
- C. subscribers grew wary of large platforms.
- D. subscribers were unhappy with new shows.
答案：B
答案句：We were kept afloat by “peak TV”, the glut of content that was required by the explosion of streaming services.
参考译文：我们靠“巅峰电视”维持生计，这是流媒体服务爆发所需的内容过剩。
定位线索：题干“Peak TV passed its peak”→答案句取自第3段“peak TV”；文中“required by the explosion of streaming services”暗示流媒体需求变化，对应选项B“streamers changed their strategic priorities”。
解析：题干问“巅峰电视”为何过峰，答案句说明“巅峰电视”是流媒体服务爆发所需的内容过剩，推理可知当流媒体战略优先级变化时，需求减少，对应选项B。选项A“技术优势”无中生有，选项C“用户警惕”和选项D“用户不满”均未提及。
29. According to paragraph 6, California's entertainment industry might face
- A. a decline in product quality.
- B. a demand for foreign talent.
- C. a brain drain to other places.
- D. a dramatic rise in labor costs.
答案：C
答案句：If productions in Southern California dip below a critical level for too long, the industry's essential talent will drift away along with enormous sums of revenue.
参考译文：如果南加州的制作低于临界水平太久，行业的关键人才将连同巨额收入一起流失。
定位线索：题干“According to paragraph 6”→答案句取自第4段（原文第6段）“the industry's essential talent will drift away”；文中“talent will drift away”对应选项C“a brain drain to other places”。
解析：题干问加州娱乐业可能面临什么，答案句明确说“关键人才将流失”，与选项C“人才流失到其他地方”直接对应。选项A“产品质量下降”无中生有，选项B“外国人才需求”未提及，选项D“劳动力成本上升”偷换概念。
30. The author concludes the text by emphasizing that California should strive to
- A. maintain its position in the industry.
- B. attract more investment than it had.
- C. pursue a higher standard of production.
- D. strengthen coordination with other states.
答案：A
答案句：That's why the California Film Commission and its Los Angeles counterpart, Film LA, now should act, before it's too late. These agencies and other government bodies should dramatically improve incentives to keep our current shows and attract new productions to Los Angeles. Let's go on with the show..and make sure the show doesn't go on without us.
参考译文：这就是为什么加州电影委员会和其洛杉矶对应机构Film LA现在应该采取行动，以免为时过晚。这些机构和其他政府部门应该大幅改善激励措施，以留住我们现有的节目并吸引新制作到洛杉矶。让我们继续演出……并确保演出不会没有我们。
定位线索：题干“author concludes”→答案句取自末段“should act”和“make sure the show doesn't go on without us”；文中“keep our current shows”和“doesn't go on without us”对应选项A“maintain its position in the industry”。
解析：题干问作者结尾强调加州应努力做什么，答案句呼吁“改善激励措施以留住现有节目”并“确保演出不会没有我们”，体现维持行业地位的态度，对应选项A。选项B“吸引更多投资”范围扩大，选项C“追求更高标准”无中生有，选项D“加强与其他州协调”未提及。