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 people preferred watching TV to seeing films.

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

   C. That their movies might be played on television.

   D. That no one would go to the cinema.

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

   A. Because people now have much more money.

   B. Because people wanted to escape from real life.

   C. Because people have troubles.

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

3.What does the underlined word “worsened” mean in the first paragraph?

A. become attractive   B. become amazing

C. become bad        D. become popular

4.The main topic of American movies is about          .

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

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D 

【解析】

1.細節(jié)分析題。根據(jù)Movie makers at one time worried that they might be put out of business by television.擔心被電視臺搶走業(yè)務，故選A，人們喜歡看電視而不喜歡看電影了。

2.細節(jié)歸納題。根據(jù)第二段描述人們更愿意看電影是因為當看電影時由于投入的電影中的內(nèi)容，人們會忘記煩惱，故選B。

3.理解歸納題。結(jié)合下文人們?nèi)ル娪霸号沤鉄⿶溃芍且驗榻?jīng)濟狀況不好，故選C，變壞了。

4.理解歸納題。短文第一段介紹了現(xiàn)在人們鐘愛電影一個原因，第二段介紹了美國電影業(yè)的面向人群，一部分是因為國內(nèi)需要，一部分則是面向海外觀眾，沒有一個明確的主題。故選D。沒有提及。

考點：此文是一篇新聞報道類短文,介紹了關于美國電影業(yè)的發(fā)展情況

點評：閱讀中要注重報道所揭示的社會現(xiàn)象以及這些現(xiàn)象之間的關系,弄清短文關注的重點問題.

 

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