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【題目】Many experts say that Billy Wilder changed the history of American movies. He is often called the best movie maker Hollywood has ever had, known for making movies that offered sharp social comment.

Between the 1930s and the 1980s, Billy Wilder made almost fifty movies. During that time he received more than twenty nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He won six of the Oscar awards. His movies have been seen by people around the world, like “Sunset Boulevard”, “Some Like It Hot”, “The Lost Weekend”, “The Apartment”, and “The Seven Year Itch”.

Samuel Wilder was born in 1906 in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. His mother had enjoyed spending several years in the United States when she was young. So she called him Billy because she thought it sounded American. Billy Wilder started law school in Vienna, Austria. Then he decided not to become a lawyer. Instead, he began reporting for a Vienna newspaper. By the 1920s, he was writing movies in Germany.

However, the Nazis had risen to power in the nation. Wilder was Jewish, and he recognized that he had no future in Nazi Germany. In 1933, he went to Paris. There he directed a movie for the first time. It was called “The Bad Seed”. Then he received word that producers in the United States had accepted one of his scripts. Billy Wilder left Europe for America.

Billy Wilder had only eleven dollars when he arrived to settle in the United States in 1934. He decided to live in the center of American movie making, Hollywood, California. Then he formed a writing team with Charles Brackett. The two writers created many successful films together. Wilder always praised this man as a friend and teacher whose humor and expert direction greatly influenced his work.

In his love stories, Billy Wilder did not follow the Hollywood tradition of sweet boy-meets-girl situations. He had an unusual way of showing relations between men and women. Wilder died in March, 2002. A current Hollywood producer said: “Billy Wilder made movies that people will never forget.”

【1】Billy Wilder is known for ________.

A. making almost fifty wonderful movies

B. making movies offering insightful comments

C. wining ten of the Oscar awards

D. changing the way people see movies

【2】The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to ________.

A. Samuel B. Empire

C. Wilder D. Billy

【3】From the passage we learn that ________.

A. in 1933, he directed a movie called “The Apartment” for the first time

B. when he arrived in America in 1934, he became famous

C. Charles Brackett impressed and helped Billy Wilder a lot

D. Billy Wilder loved the Hollywood tradition of boy-meets-girl situations

【4】The passage is about Billy Wilder’s ________.

A. achievement B. education

C. life experience D. theory

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】這是一篇人物傳記。文章講述了Billy Wilder的生平，重要生活經(jīng)歷和在美國電影史上的突出貢獻(xiàn)。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中He is often called the best movie maker Hollywood has ever had, known for making movies that offered sharp social comment.可知，Billy Wilder被稱為好萊塢有史以來最好的電影制作人，因為他的電影有尖銳的社會評論。故選B。

【2】猜測詞義題。此處指Billy Wilder的母親年輕時在美國生活幾年，所以她叫他Billy，因為她覺得Billy聽起來像美國名字。此處的it指的是Billy這個名字，故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段Then he formed a writing team with Charles Brackett. Wilder always praised this man as a friend and teacher whose humor and expert direction greatly influenced his work.可知，Charles Brackett在工作上給了Billy Wilder很大幫助，C正確。故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。文章第一、二段介紹了Billy Wilder在美國電影史上的突出貢獻(xiàn)，第三、四兩段講述了Billy Wilder的出生和早期工作情況，最后兩段講述的是Billy Wilder在美國的工作情況和創(chuàng)作風(fēng)格。文章涉及他的各種生活經(jīng)歷，而不是某一方面。故選C。

細(xì)節(jié)理解題具體方法與步驟如下：

1.略讀材料，大概了解原文，掌握中心或主旨。文章講述了Billy Wilder的生平，重要生活經(jīng)歷和在美國電影史上的突出貢獻(xiàn)。

2.按文章的體裁，作者寫作的組織模式及有關(guān)的信息詞。如for example, first, second…等預(yù)測應(yīng)該到何處尋找自己所需要的事實。

3.將精力放在尋找你所需要的細(xì)節(jié)上�？焖偻ㄆ�跳讀，全文掃視，找到細(xì)節(jié)出處，待找到含細(xì)節(jié)句子時，放慢速度，仔細(xì)核對比較內(nèi)容，直至找到答案。如根據(jù)第四段In 1933, he went to Paris. There he directed a movie for the first time. It was called “The Bad Seed”.可知，電影的名字不是“The Apartment”，A錯誤。根據(jù)第五段Billy Wilder had only eleven dollars when he arrived to settle in the United States in 1934.可知，Billy Wilder剛到美國時狀況并不好，B錯誤。根據(jù)第五段Wilder always praised this man as a friend and teacher whose humor and expert direction greatly influenced his work.可知，Charles Brackett在工作上給了Billy Wilder很大幫助，C正確。根據(jù)最后一段In his love stories, Billy Wilder did not follow the Hollywood tradition of sweet boy-meets-girl situations. He had an unusual way of showing relations between men and women.可知，Billy Wilder并沒有遵循好萊塢“男女邂逅”的傳統(tǒng)，他有一種不同尋常的表現(xiàn)男女關(guān)系的方式。D錯誤。