Question

【題目】 Soap operas （肥皂劇） and sitcoms（情景喜�。� are two different kinds of popular TV shows． What are the differences between them？

A soap opera is usually very long and has many episodes（集）． All the episodes of a soap opera are interconnected． The first soap opera was on the radio in the late 1930s． One of the most famous soap operas is Friends．

A sitcom， or a situation comedy， is a set of funny stories． These stories all happen（發(fā)生） in a small place， like a house or a workplace． Sitcoms are different from soap operas． Each story in a sitcom can be different from others and sitcoms can make people feel happy． There is a very popular sitcom on TV in China． It is Home With Kids．

【1】When was the first soap opera on the radio？ ______

A.In 1390．B.In the late 1390s．

C.In 1930．D.In the late 1930s．

【2】What does the underlined word "interconnected" mean in Chinese？ ______

A.不連接的B.互相關(guān)聯(lián)的C.無(wú)法連接的D.沒(méi)有電的

【3】What can we learn about Friends？ ______

A.It is one of the most famous soap operas．

B.It is a very popular sitcom in China．

C.It is the most popular sitcom in America．

D.It is the first soap opera on TV．

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ ______

A.A soap opera is very short．

B.A soap opera has few episodes．

C.A sitcom is a set of funny stories．

D.A sitcom has few characters（人物）．

【5】What's the best title for the passage？ ______

A.Differences Between Soap Operas and Sitcoms

B.How to Make Soap Operas

C.Differences Between Sitcoms and Funny Stories

D.How to Make People Laugh

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：本文介紹的是肥皂劇和情景劇的區(qū)別。肥皂劇是有很多集的一系列故事，各集之間有聯(lián)系。情景劇是一系列的喜劇故事，它們發(fā)生于同一個(gè)小地方，各個(gè)故事之間沒(méi)有聯(lián)系。首部肥皂劇于1930年代末在廣播中播出。著名的肥皂劇有《老友記》．我國(guó)演播的情景劇有《家有兒女》。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中的第二段The first soap opera was on the radio in the late 1930s可知最早的肥皂劇是通過(guò)收音機(jī)播放，出現(xiàn)在20世紀(jì)30年代末，故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中的第三段Sitcoms are different from soap operas．Each story in a sitcom can be different from others and sitcoms can make people feel happy．可知 情景喜劇可以由不同的故事組成，而肥皂劇與此不同，可以推測(cè)，肥皂劇的所有劇集都是由互相關(guān)聯(lián)的，故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中的第二段One of the most famous soap operas is Friends．可知Friends是最有名的肥皂劇之一，故選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中的第三段A sitcom，or a situation comedy，is a set of funny stories．可知 情景劇是一系列有趣的故事，故選C。

【5】考查主旨題，根據(jù)文中的第一段Soap operas （肥皂�。� and sitcoms（情景喜�。� are two different kinds of popular TV shows．可知主要介紹了把皂劇和情景劇喜劇的區(qū)別，故選A。