4.Many expels say that Billy Wilder changed the history of American movies.He is often called the best movie maker Hollywood has ever had.
He was known for making movies that offered sharp social comment and adult sexual situations.Wilder was one of the first directors to do this.
Between the middle 1930s and the 1980s,Billy Wilder made almost fifty movies.During that time he received more than twenty nominations(提名)from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.He won six of the Oscar awards.Wilder made famous movies like"Sunset Boulevard".a(chǎn)nd"Double Indemnity."He also directed"The Lost Weekend",and"The Seven Year Itch."
Wilder was born in 1906in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire.He started law school in Vienna,Austria at the beginning.Then he decided to abandon the major.By the 1920s,he was writing movies in Germany.However,the Nazis had risen to power in the nation.Wilder was Jewish,and he recognized that he had no future in Nazi Germany.Then he left Europe for America.
Billy Wilder had only eleven dollars when he arrived to settle in the United States in 1934.He formed a writing team with Charles Brackett.The two writers created many films together.
Wilder and Brackett wrote several successful movies.Wilder always praised this man as a friend and teacher whose humor and expert direction greatly influenced his work.
In his love stories.Billy Wilder did not follow the Hollywood tradition of sweet boy-meets-girl situations.He had an unusual way of showing relations between men and women.For example,one of his most successful films was"Hold Back the Dawn."In 1944,Billy Wilder made a film called"Double Indemnity."Some critics(評論家)said this movie established him as one of the greatest Hollywood directors.Billy Wilder died in Los Angeles in 2002after battling health problems.
21.What does the text mainly talk about?B
A.The history of American movies.
B.The famous director-Billy Wilder.
C.The famous movies by Billy Wilder.
D.Billy Wilder and his friends.
22.What's the proper order of Wilder's life events?A
a.He formed a writing team. b.He won six of the Oscar awards.
c.He started law school in Vienna.d.He settled in the United States.
A.c,d,a,b
B.a(chǎn),b,d,e
C.b,c,d,a
D.d,a,b,c
23.Why did Wilder leave Europe?C
A.He wanted to make a fortune in America.
B.Nobody helped him make films.
C.The Nazis came into power.
D.He was in great need of Charles's help.
24.For what purpose does the author use the example"Hold Back the Dawn"?B
A.To explain it's a most successful film.
B.To show Wilder's different directing style.
C.To argue the traditional influence on Wilder's film.
D.To indicate Wilder's unusual character.
分析 本文主要介紹了好萊塢著名的電影制片人Billy Wilder拍攝的主要電影及其在電影制片界的成就.
解答 21-24 BACB試題分析:本文講述Billy Wilder對于美國電影的貢獻.
21.答案是B. 主旨大意,本文通過第一段提到Many experts say that Billy Wilder changed the history of American movies.可知本文講述的是Billy Wilder對于美國電影的貢獻,故選B項.
22.答案是A. 排序題. 根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知他首先學習法學,再去美國定居,然后講到組成一個寫作團,最后獲得六次奧斯卡獎,所以答案是A.
23.答案是C. 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中句子"However,the Nazis had risen to power in the nation.Wilder was Jewish,and he recognized that he had no future in Nazi Germany.Then he left Europe for America."當納粹開始執(zhí)政,他是猶太人,不得不離開歐洲去美國,所以答案選C.
24.答案是B.推理判斷題,根據(jù)最后一段"He had an unusual way of showing relations between men and women.For example,one of his most successful films was"Hold Back the Dawn."他用一種不同方式來表現(xiàn)男女之間的關系,所以答案選B.
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