题目内容
4.Watching TV is a very popular pastime (消遣) in the UK but what kind of programmes do British people like to watch?Well,the most-watched TV programmes every week are very popular dramas that are usually on at least four times every week.They are dramas based in one neighbourhood that try to describe ordinary life in the UK---we call these dramas‘soap operas'or‘soaps'.In the early days of TV,there were often dramas on during the day.Back in those days,it was traditional for the husband to go out to work and for the wife to stay at home and look after the house and the children.Most of these daytime dramas were aimed at entertaining the housewives who would traditionally be at home,probably doing the washing.Companies selling washing powder would advertise their products at times when these dramas were on,and sometimes those companies would even sponsor (赞助) the drama.Therefore the word‘soap'was used.
So what about the word opera?Well,that's because these dramas are often an exaggeration (夸大) of real life.They are supposed to represent ordinary life but to make them entertaining,lots of dramatic events like murders,divorces,affairs (风流韵事) etc.all happen probably much more regularly than they would in a normal neighbourhood.
Most soap operas these days are shown in the evening.Each show will have several different storylines happening at once that continue over several shows.The same cast members will appear in every show too.
There are lots of different soaps on in the UK on different channels but there are three main popular ones.‘Coronation Street'has been on since 1960.It is set in a suburb of Manchester and it's supposed to represent working class life in the north of England.Then there's‘Eastenders'which started in 1985,set in the East End of London and‘Emmerdale',which is set on a farm in Yorkshire,in the north of England.
32.The text is mainly aboutC.
A.some popular soap operas
B.how people spend their spare time in the UK
C.why soap opera is so called
D.how companies sell soaps
33.Which opera should you watch if you want to learn about people's life in London?B
A.Coronation Street.
B.Eastenders.
C.Emmerdale.
D.None of the above.
34.The underlined part"cast members"in paragraph 4probably meansA.
A.actors and actresses
B.people who sell washing powder
C.characters in Coronation Street
D.opera producers
35.We may infer from the second paragraph thatA.
A.today more women go to work
B.soap operas were produced only for women
C.men didn't like watching TV
D.companies often sold washing powder from door to door.
分析 文章大意:本文介绍了肥皂剧一词的来源.在英国电视出现的早期,家庭主妇看戏剧,这些是他们日常的消遣活动,在节目开始前会有洗衣粉广告,这些广告商会赞助戏剧,慢慢地,肥皂一词出现了.这是因为肥皂剧夸大了真实的生活,它涉及生活中的暴力、离婚等问题.大多数的肥皂剧在晚上播放,虽然在英国有很多类型,但流行的主要有三类:《加冕街》《伦敦东区》《爱默戴尔》.
解答 32.C 主旨大意题.根据整篇文章内容可知本文介绍了肥皂剧一词的来源,因此答案选C.
33.B 细节理解题.根据文章最后一段Then there's‘Eastenders'which started in 1985,set in the East End of London…可知电视剧《伦敦东区》可以帮你了解伦敦人们的生活,因此答案选B.
34.A 词义猜测题.根据文章第四段最后一句The same cast members will appear in every show too.可知相同的演员会出现在每一部电视剧中,根据语境可以判断答案选A"男女演员".
35.A 推理判断题.根据文章第二段前两句In the early days of TV,there were often dramas on during the day.Back in those days,it was traditional for the husband to go out to work and for the wife to stay at home and look after the house and the children可知在过去英国的妇女待在家里而丈夫到外面工作,这是他们的传统,由此可推断现在她们更多回去工作,因此答案选A.
点评 本题考查社会文化类阅读理解.这类题材的阅读理解是高考常考的内容,难度适中,考生可以通读全文,了解大意,在此基础上再根据问题结合选项及语境做出正确的选择.
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