题目内容
If a sitcom(情景喜剧) that lasts for l0 years is considered popular, then surely one that still arouses emotions after 20 must be considered a classic. Friends first aired in the US in 1994, telling about six young men and women in New York．Since then, it’s become one of the most famous titles in the sitcom style, aired in over 100 countries and regions in the world.
The show is typical among those who grew up in the 1990s because it explores basic yet important themes like friendship, struggling to survive in a big city, and finding independence and identity, all of which are still relevant to young audiences today.
Against the background of the Internet age, IT staff who were once marginalized(排斥) and laughed at have been brought back to life due to the popularity of hit show The Big Bang Theory, in which four talents lacking normal social skills make an attempt at living on a college campus.
At the same time, Gossip Girl, describing a young cast of New Yorkers born with silver spoons in their mouths, showing the difficulties upper-class adolescents experience. The play’s fashion and mature subject matter allowed it to draw the interest of both teenagers and adults.
Although these typical TV shows cover a wide timeline and a variety of themes, they all have a universal topic. Why are they still appealing? It remains to be found out.
1.Why is the sitcom Friends typical among young people in the 1990s?
A. Because it is a breakthrough in the producing style.
B. Because it is the most influential sitcom of all time.
C. Because it predicts the future of the young at that time.
D. Because it addresses the subjects faced by the youth.
2.What can we learn about The Big Bang Theory?
A. It improves the conditions of the people in IT.
B. It arouses people’s enthusiasm for computers.
C. It is about four talents who are good at everything.
D. It is set in the time before the Internet came into being.
3.According to the passage, Gossip Girl .
A. describes the hardships of upper-class people
B. attracts people of all ages
C. shows eye-catching style and adult subject
D. describes the life of ordinary girls
4.What will the author most probably talk about next?
A. The introduction to other hit sitcoms.
B. The further information about the plot.
C. The analysis of the reasons for the appeal.
D. The emotional response among audience.
1.D
2.A
3.C
4.C
【解析】
试题分析：本篇文章介绍了风靡美国的情景喜剧《老友记》、《绯闻女孩》以及《生活大爆炸》，告诉我们这些情景喜剧的主要讲述的内容。
1.细节理解题。根据第二段的The show is typical among those who grew up in the 1990s because it explores basic yet important themes like friendship, struggling to survive in a big city, and finding independence and identity,可知，这部喜剧受到二十世纪九十年代人们的欢迎，是因为这部剧揭露了他们所遭遇的问题。故选择D。
2.细节理解题。根据第三段的Against the background of the Internet age, IT staff who were once marginalized(排斥) and laughed at have been brought back to life due to the popularity of hit show The Big Bang Theory,可知，IT人员由于这部剧的成功而改变了曾被排斥和嘲笑的状况，故选择A。
3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的describing a young cast of New Yorkers born with silver spoons in their mouths, showing the difficulties upper-class adolescents experience.可知选项A、D是错误的。选项B的范围错误。根据这一段的The play’s fashion and mature subject matter allowed it to draw the interest of both teenagers and adults.可知选择C。
4.推理判断题。根据最后一句Why are they still appealing? It remains to be found out.可知下文即将讲述的是这些喜剧受欢迎的原因。故选择C。
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New discoveries suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began many centuries earlier than once thought. The findings add a fascinating new page to the epic(史诗) of the Silk Road, which spread far and wide in no time.
The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy(木乃伊) from about l,000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt. Other researches may extend human activity along this road back even further, perhaps a million years to the moving of human ancestors into eastern Asia.
The official origin of East-West trade along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret task across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, traveled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijien, perhaps Rome. Historians(历史学家) have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect touches between the ancient world’s two super-powers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to Central Asia for war horses, was soon finding its way to the markets of Rome through a network of businessmen.
But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk apparently existed in the West long before the Han emperor started to organize trade over the Silk Road. The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide comprehension into the mystery(谜) of just how and when Europe first realized the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.
Title: New Discovery of the Silk Road | |
Introduction | New findings about the 1. ________ of trade along the Silk Road are spread far and wide in no time. |
Discovery | ☆ The silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy from about 1,000 BC makes all feel greatly 2._______ . ☆ The discovery suggests the trade along the Silk Road may 3. ________ back to an earlier time than once thought. |
Zhang Qian’s 4. ________ | ☆ Being accepted as official 5. ________ of East-West commerce along the Silk Road. ☆ Opening the way for the first 6. ________ touches between the ancient China and Rome. ☆7. ________ Chinese silk to Central Asia and Persia. ☆ Making Chinese silk 8. ________ the markets of Rome. |
Summary | ☆ Show the9. ________ of Chinese silk in the West long before the Han Dynasty. ☆ Change thinking about the early history of word trade. ☆ Help to solve the puzzle of Europeans’ first realizing 10.________ culture. |