题目内容
11.Just like every year,answered CBS News,the top moneymaker at theaters was actually popcorn,the most marketable star at the movies.According to the Popcorn Board,an organization funded by US popcorn companies,every year each American eats about 51quarts (48liters) of popcorn,most of it at the movies.Tory Hoen,writing in New York magazine,describes how closely popcorn is linked with going to the movies in the US:"As soon as you walk through the theater doors,an irrepressible (抑制不住的) craving (渴望) for popcorn follows.Since childhood,we've been used to having handful upon handful of popcorn from the moment the theater lights go down until the end of the movie.It's all part of the experience,"he writes.
Popcorn has been one of US'most beloved snacks for years.While theater-goers have other choices,such as candy,popcorn still mostly dominates (控制) cinema snack bar sales.Why?
Popcorn was actually one item that kept movie theaters alive during the US Great Depression of the 1930s,according to Andrew Smith,author of the book Popped Culture:A Social History of Popcorn in America.Cinema managers found that if they lowered their admission fees,they could make more money from snacks,with popcorn the top choice of customers.
Popcorn's role was then boosted during World War II.With candy short in supply,popcorn became the primary snack of movie-goers.There was even a slogan:"Popcorn is a fighting food!"As The Credits,an online movie magazine,points out,the snack took on"a patriotic (爱国的) quality"and became linked"not only with the movies,but with the American spirit".
Today,according to Hoen,it's hard to imagine sitting through a film without hearing the crunching of popcorn.He believes that popcorn has helped make the American movie-going experience"much more ingrained (根深蒂固的) and inspired".
61.How did the writer show that popcorn is the most marketable star at the movies?C
A.By making comparisons
B.By giving examples.
C.By using statistics (数据).
D.By quoting (引用) Tory Hoen.
62.According to the text,during the US Great Depression of the 1930s,B.
A.people didn't have to pay to see movies
B.popcorn actually saved movie theaters from closing
C.candy was more popular than popcorn at movie theaters
D.because of popcorn's popularity,movie theaters didn't suffer at all
63.The underlined word"boosted"in Paragraph 7is closest in meaning toD.
A.made less important B.taken into consideration
C.accepted D.increased
64.According to Tory Hoen,we can get an idea thatD.
A.popcorn is closely linked to only children when they are watching movies
B.popcorns could make the movies much more interesting in the 1930s
C.popcorn can more or less show the American spirit of loving their country
D.popcorn seems to be a necessary part of American's movie-going experience
65.The main point of the article is toA.
A.explain why popcorn has long played a starring role among US movie snacks
B.argue that it is fun to enjoy popcorn while watching movies
C.tell the story of the ups and downs of popcorn's role in the US over the years
D.analyze (分析) Hoen's experiences eating popcorns in movie theaters.
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为什么爆米花已经长起了主演的角色在美国电影小吃,分析了它的历史和原因.
解答 61.C.细节理解题.根据第一段every year each American eats about 51quarts (48liters) of popcorn,most of it at the movies可知作者通过数据统计证明爆米花是电影中最畅销的明星;故选C.
62.B.细节理解题.根据第四段Popcorn was actually one item that kept movie theaters alive during the US Great Depression of the 1930s可知爆米花实际上拯救了电影院关闭在20世纪30年代的美国大萧条时期;故选B.
63.D.词义猜测题.根据倒数第二段Popcorn's role was then boosted during World War II.With candy short in supply,popcorn became the primary snack of movie-goers可知爆米花的作用提升了在第二次世界大战期间,可知意为提升;故选D.
64.D.推理判断题.根据第二段we've been used to having handful upon handful of popcorn from the moment the theater lights go down until the end of the movie.It's all part of the experience可知爆米花似乎是美国电影的经历的一个必要组成部分;故选D.
65.A.主旨大意题.通读全文,可知文章主要讲了为什么爆米花已经长起了主演的角色在美国电影小吃;故选A.
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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