Question

Movie makers at one time worried that they might be put out of business by television. Recently, however, more and more people have been going to the movies. This may be partly because the economic situation in America has worsened. When at the movies, people forget their troubles, as they get involved in the story on the screen. Also, directors have recently been producing pictures that large numbers of people want to see.

Americans in the millions are returning to their love affair with the movies. Motion picture industry experts see two main factors responsible for this: an increased need by Americans to escape from economic worries and a large number of new movies with broad audience appeal.

Movie makers admit that their rising popularity is partly the result of poor economic conditions, which traditionally bring an increase in theater attendance. “When people are fearful about the future, they look for escape,” comments Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association of America. “In a shaded theater, with a 65-foot screen, you lose yourself for two and a half hours and people find this beneficial.”　

1.What did movie makers worry about before?

   A. That no one would go to the cinema.

   B. That movies couldn’t be a business any more.

   C. That their movies might be played on television.

   D. That people preferred watching TV to seeing films.

2.Why are so many people going to see movies now?

   A. Because people now have much more money.

   B. Because people have troubles.

   C. Because people wanted to escape from real life.

   D. Because watching movies is now much cheaper than watching TV.

3.The main topic of American movies is about          .

   A. economy            B. love         C. tradition        D. not mentioned

4.According to the passage, which statement is True?

   A. At present, more and more people have been going to the movies.

   B. Movies attracted people only by motion pictures.

   C. Jack Valenti is anxiously looking for escape from movies.

   D. Movie industry is welcome by Chinese people.

5.What does the underlined word mean in the first paragraph?

A. become bad      B. become popular   C. become attractive  D. become amazing

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：

1.推理題：從第一句話：Movie makers at one time worried that they might be put out of business by television.可以推斷出電影制片人擔(dān)心人們更喜歡電視而不是電影。選D

2.推理題:從When at the movies, people forget their troubles, as they get involved in the story on the screen.可知人們看電影是為了逃避現(xiàn)實(shí)。選C

3.排除題：文章沒有提到電影的主題是什么。選D

4.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：however, more and more people have been going to the movies.可知越來越多的人去看電影。選A

5.猜詞題:從后面的單詞troubles可知這個(gè)單詞是變壞的意思。選 A

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點(diǎn)評(píng)：這篇文章講的是美國越來越多的人看電影，因?yàn)榻?jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)使他們?nèi)ル娪霸禾颖墁F(xiàn)實(shí)。閱讀中要注意要點(diǎn)之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。