英语阅读的练习题目

英语阅读的练习题目英语阅读的练习题目1英语阅读的`练习题目2

WhenwethinkofHollywood—atermIuselooselytodescribeAmericanmovieproductioningeneral,notsimplyfilmsmadeinLosAngeles—wethinkoffilmsaimedatamusingaudiencesandmakingmoneyforproducers.

Duringtheearlyyearsofthenewcentury,asworkerswontheirdemandsforhigherwagesandashorterworkingweek,leisureassumedanincreasinglyimportantroleineverydaylife.Amusementparks,professionalbaseballgames,nickelodeons((美)门票一律5分的“无分戏院“(电影院)),anddancehallsattractedawidearrayofmenandwomenanxioustospendtheirhardearneddollarsinthepursuitoffunandrelaxation.Yetofallthesenewculturalendeavors,filmswerethemostimportantandwidelyattendedsourceofamusement.Foramerefiveortencents,eventhepoorestworkercouldaffordtotakehimselfandhisfamilytothelocalickelodeonorstorefronttheatre.Takingrootinurbanworking-classandimmigrantneighborhoods,cinemassoonspreadtomiddle-classdistrictsofcitiesandintosmallcommunitiesthroughoutthenation."Everylittletownthathasneverbeenabletoaffordandmaintainanoperahouse,"observedonejournalistin1908,"nowboastsoneortwoBijouDreams."By1910theappealoffilmswassogreatthatnearlyone-thirdofthenationflockedtothecinemaeachweek;tenyearslater,weeklyattendanceequaled50percentofthenation'spopulation.

Earlyfilmswereprimarilyaimedatentertainingaudiences,butentertainmentdidnotalwayscomeintheformofescapistfantasies.Manyotherissueswerealsoportrayedonthescreen."Between1900and1917,"observesKevinBrownlow,"literallythousandsoffilmsdealtwiththemostpressingproblemsoftheday—whiteslavery,politicalcorruption,gangsterism,loansharking,slumlandlords,capitalvs.labor,racialprejudice,etc."Whilemostofthesefilmswereproducedbystudiosandindependentcompanies,asignificantnumberweremadebywhatwemightcalltoday"specialinterestgroups".Asfilmsquicklyemergedasthenation'smostpopularformofmassentertainment,theyattractedtheattentionofawiderangeoforganizations,whichrecognizedthemedium'senormouspotentialfordisseminatingpropagandatomillionsofviewers.

26.Hollywoodmaynotbeusedtodescribe_______.

A.Americanmovieproductioningeneral

B.filmsnfadeinLosAngeles

C.anareainLosAngeles,famousbecausemanypopularfilmshavebeenproducedthere

D.filmsaimedatamusingaudiencesandmakingmoneyforthem

27.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.

A.mostofthefilm-goerswereworkingpeople

B.filmsweremoreinterestingthanprofessionalbaseballgames

C.peoplewereeagertospendtheirmoneyonamusementandrelaxation

D.filmswerethemostimportantandwidelyenjoyedamusement

28."BijouDreams"inthe2ndparagraphprobablyrefersto_______.

A.operahousesB.amusementparks

C.cinemasD.smallandprettyplaces

29.Itcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthat_______.

A.manyofthesocialandpoliticalproblemswerereflectedonthescreenofthefilms

B.filmsoftendealtwiththemostimportantproblemsoftheday

C.filmsquicklybecameaverypopularformofentertainment

D.becauseofthelargeattendance,filmshadagreatinfluenceonalargenumberofpeople

30.Thepassageisabout_______.

A.theterm—HollywoodB.Americanmovieproduction

C.thehistoryandfunctionofthefilmD.theearlyfilms

26.D27.A28.C29.D30.C

英语阅读的练习题目3

whengeorgewasyoung,heplayedalotofgames,andhewasthinandstrong.butwhenhewasabout45,hebegantobecomefat.hecouldn’tbreathewell.andwhenhewalkfast,hisheartpainfully(心跳痛).hecouldn’tdoanythingaboutthisforalongtime,sofinallyhebecameafraidandwenttoseeadoctor.

thedoctorlookedhimoverhereandthereandsaid,“idon’twanttomakeyousad,george.butyou’reveryillandibelievethatyoucan’tlivemuchlonger.wouldyoulikemetoaskanybodytocomeandseeyoubeforeyoudie?〞georgethoughtforafewsecondsandthenanswered,“i’dlikeanotherdoctortocomeandseeme.〞

1.georgegotfat_____________.

a.whenhewasveryoldb.whenhewasyoung

c.whenhewasforty-fived.whenhewasfifty

2.inthispassage,theword“breathe〞means__________inchinese.

a.吃饭b.呼吸c.喝水d.喝酒

3.therewassomethingwrongwithgeorge’s_______whenhewalkedfast.

a.heartb.legsc.feetd.eyes

4.whatdidgeorgedo?

a.hewasadoctor.b.hewasateacher.

c.hewasaworker.d.wedon’tknow.

5.whichofthefollowingisright?

a.whengeorgefoundhehadtroubleinbreathingandwa