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阅读理解 　　In March of 1895, Charles Francis Jenkins, a young government clerk in Washington entered into an agreement with Thomas Armat, a fellow student at the Bliss School of Electricity．Their aim was to develop a motion picture device(设备)． 　　Jenkins had already invented a device for viewing motion pictures which he called the Phantoscope, based on the Edison Kinetoscope．With this experience the two were able to work quickly and by 28 May 1895 the two had developed a projecting version of the Phantoscope and applied for its patent． 　　That September, the two travelled to Atlanta with their invention and gave a public demonstration at the Cotton States Exposition．Although no evidence remains regarding the quality of their projections or the success of the show, one can guess that it was well received as shortly after this event the partnership broke up with each party claiming the invention to be their own work． 　　After the split the two worked independently on improving the Phantoscope．Jenkins had his version of the projecting Phantoscope ready by the first week in November 1895 making the first public demonstration on December 12 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia． 　　At the same time, Armat, upon perfecting his version, approached well-known entrepreneurs(企业家)Raff and Gammon who were excited by what they saw and approached Edison with the intention that he develop the machine． 　　Edison agreed and in February 1896 the Armat projecting Phantoscope was renamed the Vitascope and the name of ‘Edison’ was added for, as Raff and Gammon explained, effective popularization of the device． 　　The first theatrical exhibition took place on April 23 1896 at Koster and Bial's Music Hall in Herald Square, New York City．The film that made the greatest impression on the audience that day was Robert Paul and Birt Acres “Rough Sea at Dover”． (1) The passage is intended to tell the readers about ________． [　　] A． the disagreement between two inventors B． the early technology of motion picture device C． the development of films in competition D． the partnership between two film lovers (2) What Francis Jenkins invented before any cooperation was a device ________． [　　] A． called Phantoscope, for viewing motion pictures B． called Kinetoscope C． called Vitascope D． the projecting version of the Phantoscope (3) People can guess that the invention of Jenkins and Armat was successful because ________． [　　] A． the public demonstration made the greatest impression on the audience B． there was some written records regarding the quality of their projections C． there were some reports about the success of their show D． the partnership broke up for both claimed the invention to be their own work (4) According to Raff and Gammon, the Armat projecting Phantoscope was renamed the Vitascope and was preceded by ‘Edison's’ for ________． [　　] A． the competition against Jenkins’ version B． the Edison's intention of developing the device C． effective promotion of the device D． the origin of the device in Edison's research

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．C;
解析：

(1)	本题考查文章的主旨大意。Jenkins和Armat开始时是合作关系，之后关系破裂，所以排除A、D两项；尽管二人不再合作，但是文章并没有提及他们之间的竞争，只是说他们各自把原有的发明加以改进，并取得了成功。所以排除C项。
(2)	本题考查细节理解。根据第二段Jenkins had already invented a device for viewing motion pictures which he called the Phantoscope可知答案。
(3)	本题考查细节理解。根据第三段one can guess that it was well received as shortly after this event the partnership broke up with each…可知答案。
(4)	[解析]本题考查推理判断。根据第六段and the name of ‘Edison’ was added for, as Raff and Gammon explained, effective popularization of the device可知，加上爱迪生的名字是为了更有效地推广这种设备。 　　[文章大意]两名年轻人合作研制了播放移动画面的设备并且在一次公开展示中取得了巨大的成功，之后他们的关系破裂，各自对这种设备进行了改进，这就是最初的放映机。