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6.Drive-in movie theaters are considered an American invention.Drive-ins became very popular in the United States after World War Two.They combined two popular loves in America:cars and movies.The first drive-in movie theater opened in the United States in 1933; Popular Science magazine described a theater in Camden,New Jersey,as the first of its kind in the word:an open-air movie theater just for motorists.But almost as soon as drive-ins were everywhere,their popularity began to fade.Today,fewer than 400are still operating in the United States.So why did drive-ins lose their appeal?
In the 1960s,families were breaking up as the divorce rate rose sharply in the United States.Another reason many drive-ins closed was their location.Many had been built outside cities on land.But as the American'population grew,more and more people moved from the cities to the suburbs.Soon,many drive-in theaters found themselves surrounded by houses and stores rather than by forests or empty land..Now the land was very valuable.Offers from developers to buy the land became hard to resist for the owners.After all,fewer people were going to drive-ins,and property taxes were increasing because the land was now worth more.
Also,in some areas,insects,especially mosquitoes,were a problem.They would fly into open car windows during the movie.Besides,in northern areas of the United States,drive-in theaters were open just a few months of the year.In the north,nights can get cold even during the summer.
There were other two problems for drive-in theaters.One is that some of the older theaters were not well-maintained j and the other is,the 1970s and,80s brought video rentals and cable TV with many choices of channels.
35.What is the text mainly talking about?B
A.The popularity and decline of drive-in movie theaters in America.
B.The reasons of American drive-in movie theaters disappearing gradually.
C.The special place drive-in movie theaters held in American culture.
D.The perfect combination of entertainment and car culture.
36.If the author goes on discussing the challenges drive-in movie theaters are facing,he or she will most probably mentionD.
A.the electronic media
B.the development of cars
C.the earth pollution
D.the use of the Internet and mobile phones
37.From how many aspects did the author analyz the problems drive-in movie theaters
faced?D.
A.2.
B.4.
C.5.
D.6.
38.Which is right about American drive-in movie theaters?A
A.They were profitable at the early time.
B.They have already disappeared in America..
C.They usually opened near houses and stores.
D.They can still be an important focus in the cultural life.
分析 在二战后流行起来的汽车电影院,如今数量却在急剧下降,这是为何呢?本文分六个方面来介绍了这一现状的原因.
解答 35.B.主旨归纳题.本文介绍了曾经一度风靡的汽车电影院现如今数量越来越少的原因.故选B.
36.D.推理判断题.文末提到汽车电影院面临的威胁之一是视频租赁和有线电视,不难推出是观影渠道影响了影院的发展,D选项网络和智能手机也是新兴观影渠道之一,故作者接下来可能会讨论到.故选D.
37.D.结构把握题.整片文章分别提到离婚率上升,影院位置,土地租金,露天的昆虫,不好的天气,以及文末的两个方面的问题,加起来一共有六个方面的原因.故选D.
38.A.判断正误题.由文章开篇可得"Drive-ins became very popular in the United States after World War Two."汽车影院在早期是特别流行的,可以推出此时影院很收益颇多.故选A.
点评 本篇阅读亮点在37题,询问作者从几个方面分析影院减少的原因,此时就要考生理解并把握全文的内容结构,细心找到各个方面的原因,错一不可,十分考验学生能力.
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