Movie makers at one time worried that they might be put out of business by television. Recently, however, more and more people have been going to the movies. This may be partly because the economic situation in America has worsened. When at the movies, people forget their troubles, as they get involved in the story on the screen. Also, directors have recently been producing pictures that large numbers of people want to see.
Americans in the millions are returning to their love affair with the movies. Motion picture industry experts see two main factors responsible for this: an increased need by Americans to escape from economic worries and a large number of new movies with broad audience appeal.
Movie makers admit that their rising popularity is partly the result of poor economic conditions, which traditionally bring an increase in theater attendance. “When people are fearful about the future, they look for escape,” comments Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association of America. “In a shaded theater, with a 65-foot screen, you lose yourself for two and a half hours and people find this beneficial.”
小題1:What did movie makers worry about before?
A．That people preferred watching TV to seeing films.
B．That movies couldn’t be a business any more.
C．That their movies might be played on television.
D．That no one would go to the cinema.
小題2:Why are so many people going to see movies now?
A．Because people now have much more money.
B．Because people wanted to escape from real life.
C．Because people have troubles.
D．Because watching movies is now much cheaper than watching TV.
小題3:What does the underlined word “worsened” mean in the first paragraph?
A．become attractiveB．become amazing
C．become badD．become popular
小題4:The main topic of American movies is about          .
A．economy B．loveC．traditionD．not mentioned

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D 

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)分析題。根據(jù)Movie makers at one time worried that they might be put out of business by television.擔(dān)心被電視臺(tái)搶走業(yè)務(wù)，故選A，人們喜歡看電視而不喜歡看電影了。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)歸納題。根據(jù)第二段描述人們更愿意看電影是因?yàn)楫?dāng)看電影時(shí)由于投入的電影中的內(nèi)容，人們會(huì)忘記煩惱，故選B。
小題3:理解歸納題。結(jié)合下文人們?nèi)ル娪霸号沤鉄⿶�，可知是因�(yàn)榻?jīng)濟(jì)狀況不好，故選C，變壞了。
小題4:理解歸納題。短文第一段介紹了現(xiàn)在人們鐘愛電影一個(gè)原因，第二段介紹了美國電影業(yè)的面向人群，一部分是因?yàn)閲鴥?nèi)需要，一部分則是面向海外觀眾，沒有一個(gè)明確的主題。故選D。沒有提及。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：閱讀中要注重報(bào)道所揭示的社會(huì)現(xiàn)象以及這些現(xiàn)象之間的關(guān)系,弄清短文關(guān)注的重點(diǎn)問題.
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A．they had skillful workers
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A．the calendar was first invented by the ancient Maya
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Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (傷口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.
“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.
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A．a(chǎn) travel guideB．a(chǎn) newspaperC．a(chǎn) textbookD．a(chǎn) novel
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“Lions have a special place in Kenyans’ life,” said Paul Udoto, a spokesman for the organization.  “Other than being the symbol of national strength, they are among the Big Five, a main attraction for visitors to Kenya.”
There were 2,749 lions in Kenya in 2002 and their population dropped to 2,280 by 2004 and to about 2,000 today, according to KWS figures.
“The fall of the lion population is worrying and every effort needs to be made to make sure that Kenya either protects its population of 2,000 lions at present or increases the numbers to an ecologically (生態(tài)上地) acceptable level,” said Mr. Udoto.
“There is no doubt that the numbers are in free fall. I’d be surprised if they even last as long as 20 years,” said Laurence Frank, project director of Living With Lions, a Kenya-based animal protection organization. “When I first came here 30 years ago, I would always hear lions roaring across the land at night and see their tracks in the morning. Now that is very rare.”
“The reason is simple. As the numbers of people grow and the numbers of cows increase, they take up much of the lion’s space. Alongside that there are other ways, including poisoning, to kill lions.”
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An investigation by the municipal government revealed that Shanghai Shenglu Food Company produced more than 3,000 steamed buns daily. These were then sold across the city, including large supermarkets such as Hualian, Lianhua and Dia.
Fewer steamed buns were for sale at this Lianhua Supermarket. More than 32,000 buns were taken off store shelves when the scandal emerged.
Mr. Wang, Sales Manager of Lianhua Supermarket, said, “We removed the dyed steamed buns produced by Shenglu as soon as we learned of the incident. We gave customers who had bought the steamed buns from our outlets refunds with their receipts. Despite the scandal, our sales volume has been fine so far.”
However, most customers we met remained concerned about food safety. Steamed buns are a regular breakfast food for Ms. Gao. She used to buy them mostly from supermarkets because she felt it was in a clean and safe environment.
But now, she has second thoughts about buying the popular snack.
Ms. Gao, Shanghai shopper, said, “I can’t believe that even steamed buns from the supermarkets are no longer safe. The only places I trusted to shop at were major supermarkets and specialist shops. But now even there, product quality cannot be guaranteed. I really don't know where to buy my goods from in the future.
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C．Famous supermarkets are involved in the bun scandal.
D．Dyed bun scandal hurts consumers’ confidence.
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