Do you play video games with really cool pictures？Or watching action movies with amazing special effects？Thanks to advanced technology，modern animation（動(dòng)畫片） can create better images（圖像）.They move around the screen at a high speed.We experience animation in so many different forms，from the cartoons on our TVs to the emojis（表情符號(hào)） on our smart phones.But animation is nothing new.In fact，people have been trying to bring images to life for hundreds of years.
   The earliest animation began in the seventeenth century with an equipment（設(shè)備）called the magic lantern.In the nineteenth century，other equipments were developed that created movement when viewers turned them.By the beginning of the twentieth century，artists around the world were developing short animated films using hand-drawn animation.The painter would create thousands of drawings for only one cartoon!
   Through the twentieth century，animators continued to develop different methods.By the1980s，digital（數(shù)字） animation was being developed.It quickly took over traditional methods.Because it allowed cartoons to be produced in less time and with less money.Today advanced digital animation methods aren't just used in cartoons or video games，but also to create special effects in films.Animation has become so advanced that sometimes we can't find differences between it and reality!

（1）Why can modern animation create better images？

Because of advanced technology.

Because of advanced technology.

（2）What did the artists around the world use to develop short animated films？

Using hand-drawn animation.

Using hand-drawn animation.

（3）Did digital animation quickly take over traditional methods？

Yes，it did.

Yes，it did.

（4）How long do people bring images to life？

For hundreds of years.

For hundreds of years.

（5）What does this passage mainly tell us？

The history of the animation.

The history of the animation.