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9.Billy Wilder (1906-2002)was a Jewish Polish-born American filmmaker,screenwriter,producer.Many experts say that Billy Wilder changed the histroy of American movies.He is oftern called the best movie maker Hollywood has ever had.Billy Wilder started law school in Vienna,Austria.Then he decided not to become a lawyer.Instead,he began reporting for a Vienna newspaper.Wilder became a screenwriter in the late 1920s while living in Berlin.After the rise of the Nazi Party,Wilder,who was Jewish,left for Paris,where he directed a movie The Bad Seed for the first time.He moved to Hollywood in 1933,and in 1939he had a hit when he co-wrote the screenplay for Ninotchka.In 1944,Billy Wilder made a film called Double Indemnity.Some critics said this movie established him as one of the greatest Hollywood directors.
As a director,Billy Wilder often violated Hollywood customs about social issues.For example,someone who drank too much alcohol had rarely been a movie subject.But Billy Wilder directed The Lost Weekend in 1945,whose subject was about alcohol.Reports at the time said manufacturers of alcoholic drinks tried to stop the movie.They did not succeed.The Lost Weekend also won the first prize of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes,France.
In 1950,Wilder made Sunset Boulevar,which won three Academy awards.The movie marked the last time Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett wrote together.In 1954,Billy Wilder became an independent producer.The next year,Wilder's first movie The Seven Year Itch as an independent filmmaker was a huge success.In 1959,Wilder made a funny movie that was very popular.Billy Wilder continued to make interesting movies through the nineteen sixties and nineteen seventies.
In recent years,however,Billy Wilder received many more awards and honors.Critics praised his gifts to movie making.In 1987,he received the Irving G.Thalberg Memorial Award,which is the highest award a producer can receive.Wilder died in 2002.A current Hollywood producer said,"Billy Wilder dies.Nobody's perfect."
32.The author introduces Billy Wilder mainly byD.
A.giving examples
B.comapring facts
C.following space order
D.following time order
33.What does the text mainly talk about?B
A.The background of American movies.
B.Billy Wilder's achievements in American movies.
C.Billy Wilder's attitude to American movies.
D.The development American movies.
34.From the text,what can we learn about Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity?B
A.It met many critical challenges.
B.It was a major hit.
C.It won many awards.
D.It was his first works.
35.What can be inferred from what a current Hollywood producer said?B
A.Billy Wilder made lots of mistakes.
B.Billy Wilder received high remarks.
C.Billy Wilder was severely attacked by critics.
D.Billy Wilder was the greatest filmmaker.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了按时间顺序描述了Billy Wilder的一生,从他幼时读书到死去,在美国电影界成就极高,获得无数奖项.
解答 32.D.细节理解题.通读全文可知文章主要按时间顺序描述了Billy Wilder的一生,从他幼时读书到死去,在电影界成就极高,获得无数奖项;故选D.
33.B.细节理解题.通读全文可知文章主要按时间顺序描述了Billy Wilder的一生,从他幼时读书到死去,在美国电影界成就极高,获得无数奖项;因此主要介绍了 Billy Wilder在美国电影的成就;故选B.
34.B.推理判断题.根据文章第二段"Some critics said this movie established him as one of the greatest Hollywood directors"一些评论家说,这部电影使他成为了好莱坞最伟大的导演之一;可知这部电影对他的人生是一个巨大的撞击;故选B.
35.B.推理判断题.根据文章最后一段"A current Hollywood producer said,"Billy Wilder dies.Nobody's perfect."好莱坞的一位制片人说,"比利•怀尔德死了.没有人是完美的.";可知他对Billy Wilder的评价很高;故选B.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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