题目
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In nineteen eighteen, their first complete picture was called “My Four Years in Germany.” The film was based on a book by the United States’ ambassador to the court of Kaiser Wilhelm. In nineteen twenty-five, they began to work to include the technology for sound in their movies.
Two years later, Warner Brothers Pictures released the first major movie with sound, or “talking picture.” It was called “The Jazz Singer” and it was a huge success. In the nineteen thirties, the company made several films that were highly praised, including “Little Caesar,” “The Public Enemy”, “The Gold Diggers” and “Forty-Second Street.”
The Warner Brothers’ success continued in the nineteen forties with movies like “The Maltese Falcon,” and “Casablanca.” Movies during this time starred popular actors like Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Gary Cooper and Bette Davis. The company continues to produce popular movies today.
By the nineteen seventies, the Warner Brothers studios had also become well set up in television. In nineteen ninety, Warner Communications combined with Time Incorporated to form Time Warner Incorporated.
In two thousand one, the company combined with America Online. The company now includes film production, cable television networks, music and publishing. This year, the company announced a deal with the CBS Corporation to form a new television broadcast network. The CW began broadcasting this month.
小题1:According to the text, at the beginning of their business the four brothers __________.
| A．started a movie theater |
| B．started to produce films |
| C．were projectionists |
| D．settled their business in California |
| A．1918 | B．1925 | C．1927 | D．1930 |
| A．The Maltese Falcon |
| B．Casablanca |
| C．Forty-Second Street |
| D．My Four Years in Germany |
| A．The Warner Brothers has closed. |
| B．The Warner Brothers has expanded（扩张） its business greatly since it was set up. |
| C．The CW doesn’t belong to the Warner Brothers. |
| D．People in the U.S. can’t buy music records produced by the Warner Brothers. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
解析
试题分析：这篇文章讲述了华纳兄弟电影公司自成立以来的发展。如今，公司已包含电影制作，有线电视网，音乐和发行等。
小题1:细节题。根据文章第一段In nineteen-oh-three, the brothers began their business by traveling throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania showing movies using a projector。在1903年，华纳兄弟开始他们的业务，他们从Ohio 游行到Pennsylvania使用一个放映机播放电影。可知，他们刚开始是一个放映员。故选C
小题2:细节题。从文章第二、三段可知， 1925年，他们开始给电影增加声音，两年后，也就是1927年，他们发布了第一步有声电影“talking picture”。故选C
小题3:细节判断题。从文章第二段可知，My Four Years in Germany是在1918年开始放映的，有声电影是1927年开始的。故选D
小题4:主旨题。根据文章可知，华纳兄弟电影公司在成立来一直在朝前发展，在2001年，与美国在线联合。今年，公司于CBS公司合作，形成了一个新的电视广播网络。可知，B正确。
点评：人物传记类文体，对于中心比较好把握。本文的解答，首先对第一自然段的内容进行读懂，然后将每段的第一句话进行阅读，理解每段的中心。然后进行看题，在题目中找到关键词再在文章中找到相对应的地方。对于主旨题，在理解全文的基础上，可以结合四个选项利用排除法进行作答。
核心考点
试题【 Warner Brothers is an American company that produces movies and television show】；主要考察你对人物故事类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big box in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed to the 1 and said, “ There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. 2 open the box.” After saying this, he left his home.
The woman said to her husband, “ There 3 be something expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said no 4 her. But the woman didn’t give up the idea. One day, she decided to find out 5 was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She 6 the box and looked inside. To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, 7 she failed.
That evening the old man came home and found the box open. He was 8 and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
“ But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said “ We haven’t taken 9 at all.” The old man shouted at them. “ The box is not important, but I can’t 10 you. That’s important!’’
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James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. $24. 17 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! How was he going to get the end of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was hard to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. It was no use asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to save.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn it. He would have to find a job. But who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had opinions on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”
That was the beginning of James’ part-time job. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the different kinds of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the number of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the money increased and he knew that he would soon have enough for the bicycle he was eager to have.
The day finally came when James counted his money and found $94. 32. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode proudly home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard working for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more since he had bought it with his own money.
小题1:James in the passage was probably ________.
| A．a cleaner | B．a worker | C．a student | D．a teacher |
| A．find a part-time job | B．borrow some from his parents |
| C．ask Mr. Clay for help | D．study very hard |
| A．He mended books. | B．He cleared out cupboards. |
| C．He washed dogs. | D．He cleaned windows. |
| A．it was very expensive | B．it was bought with his own money |
| C．he was too poor to have one | D．his friends all had bicycles. |
Her family was poor so she got work acting as a mermaid.She wore a long tail and fish swam around her.People paid to come and see her.
In 1900 Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two gold medals. The next year she tried to swim across the Channel.She was the first woman to try to do it though she had to stop after swimming for six hours.
In 1915 Annette went to Hollywood and was the star of two films.
小题1:Annette Kellerman was born ________ in 1887.
| A．in England | B．In France |
| C．In America | D．in Australia |
| A．She had polio and couldn’t walk easily |
| B．Her family was poor |
| C．Her leg was hurt in an accident |
| D．She couldn’t swim |
| A．to make her a famous swimmer |
| B．to make her legs stronger |
| C．to make her swim faster |
| D．to make her win gold medals |
| A．supports | B．fish | C．gold medals | D．films |
| A．she was successful in swimming across the Channel |
| B．In 1901 she tried to swim across the Channel but later she had to stop. |
| C．She wasn’t able to throw away her supports at the age of fifteen. |
| D．She swam across the Channel for only six days |
Then on the morning of his graduation (毕业), his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. Surprised, the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible (圣经), with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" He then rushed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements (安排), he received a phone telling him his father had passed away. He had to come home immediately and take care of the things that his father left him.
When he began to search through his father"s important papers, he saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag (标牌) dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words ... "PAID IN FULL". Sadness and regret filled his heart.
小题1:The underlined word "that" in Paragraph 1 means
| A．a car | B．a box | C．a Bible | D．a phone |
| A．his father couldn"t afford a car |
| B．he had to stay in his study |
| C．he thought he only got a Bible |
| D．his father spent all the money |
| A．The young man succeeded in his business. |
| B．The young man lived with his father all the time. |
| C．The young man decided to see his father. |
| D．The young man set up his own family. |
| A．came to know the truth at last |
| B．had to pay for the car himself |
| C．became interested in the Bible |
| D．got angry with his father again |
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