英语六级考试冲刺练习阅读篇112
<p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hollywooda">Hollywooda</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="loosely">loosely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeleswe">Angeleswe</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="amusing">amusing</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="producers">producers</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Amusement">Amusement</span> <span word="parks">parks</span>, <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="nickelodeons">nickelodeons</span> 门票一律5分的无分戏院), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="halls">halls</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="array">array</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relaxation">relaxation</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="endeavors">endeavors</span>, <span word="films">films</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="cents">cents</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="ickelodeon">ickelodeon</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="storefront">storefront</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span>. <span word="Taking">Taking</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="working">working</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span>, <span word="cinemas">cinemas</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opera">opera</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1908, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Bijou">Bijou</span> <span word="Dreams">Dreams</span>.<span word="By">By</span> 1910 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="flocked">flocked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cinema">cinema</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="week">week</span>; <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span> <span word="equaled">equaled</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="entertaining">entertaining</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="escapist">escapist</span> <span word="fantasies">fantasies</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="portrayed">portrayed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>. <span word="Between">Between</span> 1900 <span word="and">and</span> 1917, <span word="observes">observes</span> <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span> <span word="Brownlow">Brownlow</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daywhite">daywhite</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>, <span word="gangsterism">gangsterism</span>, <span word="loansharking">loansharking</span>, <span word="slum">slum</span> <span word="landlords">landlords</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="vs">vs</span>. <span word="labor">labor</span>, <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>.<span word="While">While</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="studios">studios</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mediums">mediums</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="disseminating">disseminating</span> <span word="propaganda">propaganda</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="viewers">viewers</span>. 26. <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span>_______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="American">American</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="films">films</span> <span word="nfade">nfade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>, <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="thereD">thereD</span>. <span word="films">films</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="amusing">amusing</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>27. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inferred">inferred</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="that">that</span> _______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span>-<span word="goers">goers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="peopleB">peopleB</span>. <span word="films">films</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="gamesC">gamesC</span>. <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relaxationD">relaxationD</span>. <span word="films">films</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span>28. <span word="Bijou">Bijou</span> <span word="Dreams">Dreams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2<span word="nd">nd</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span>_______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="opera">opera</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="amusement">amusement</span> <span word="parks">parks</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="cinemas">cinemas</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="places">places</span> 29. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> <span word="that">that</span>_______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="filmsB">filmsB</span>. <span word="films">films</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dayC">dayC</span>. <span word="films">films</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entertainmentD">entertainmentD</span>. <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span>, <span word="films">films</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>30. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span>_______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="termHollywood">termHollywood</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="American">American</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="productionC">productionC</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="films">films</span>26. <span word="D">D</span> 27. <span word="A">A</span> 28. <span word="C">C</span> 29. <span word="D">D</span> 30. <span word="C">C</span> </p>
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