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阅读理解专题特训 15

　能力升级训练第 22 页　

(2017·全国Ⅲ卷,B)

Minutes after the last movie ended yesterday at the Plaza Theater,employees were

busy sweeping up popcorns and gathering coke cups.It was a scene that had been

repeated many times in the theater’s 75-year history.This time,however,the cleanup was

a little different.As one group of workers carried out the rubbish,another group began

removing seats and other theater equipment in preparation for the building’s end.

The film classic The Last Picture Show was the last movie shown in the old

theater.Though the movie is 30 years old,most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-

eyed audience wanting to say good-bye to the old building.Theater owner Ed Bradford

said he chose the movie because it seemed appropriate.The movie is set in a small town

where the only movie theater is preparing to close down.

Bradford said that large modern theaters in the city made it impossible for the

Plaza to compete.He added that the theater’s location(位置) was also a reason.“This

used to be the center of town,” he said.“Now the area is mostly office buildings and

warehouses.”

Last week some city officials suggested the city might be interested in turning the

old theater into a museum and public meeting place.However,these plans were

abandoned because of financial problems.Bradford sold the building and land to a local

development firm,which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the

theater is located.

The theater audience said good-bye as Bradford locked the doors for the last

time.After 75 years the Plaza Theater had shown its last movie.The theater will be

missed.

【语篇导读】本文是一篇时事新闻。经营 75 年之久的老剧院在放映完最后一场电

影后关门停业,不久将被拆除,原地建造一座购物中心。

1.In what way was yesterday’s cleanup at the Plaza special?

A.It made room for new equipment.　

B.It signaled the closedown of the theater.

C.It was done with the help of the audience.

D.It marked the 75th anniversary of the theater.

答案:B

解析:细节理解题。从第一段中的“This time,however,the cleanup was a little

different.”和“in preparation for the building’s end”可知,昨天广场剧院散场后的清扫

工作之所以特殊,是因为 The Last Picture Show 这部经典影片放映结束后老剧院就

要关门了。

2.Why was The Last Picture Show put on?

A.It was an all-time classic.

B.It was about the history of the town.

C.The audience requested it.

D.The theater owner found it suitable.

答案:D

解析:细节理解题。从第二段第三、四句“Theater owner Ed Bradford said he chose

the movie because it seemed appropriate.The movie is set in a small town where the

only movie theater is preparing to close down.”可知,剧院主人之所以选择 The Last

Picture Show 这部老电影,是因为他感觉剧院的现状与这部电影的背景相契合。

3.What will probably happen to the building?

A.It will be repaired.

B.It will be turned into a museum.

C.It will be knocked down.

D.It will be sold to the city government.

答案:C

解析:推理判断题。从文章倒数第二段最后一句可以推知,剧院应该是会被推倒改

建成购物中心。故选 C项。

4.What can we infer about the audience?

A.They are disappointed with Bradford.

B.They are sad to part with the old theater.

C.They are supportive of the city officials.

D.They are eager to have a shopping center.

答案:B

解析:推理判断题。从第二段第二句“Though the movie is 30 years old,most of the

250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-bye to the old

building.”可以推知,观众对老剧院依依不舍。teary-eyed“热泪盈眶的”。

(2019·全国Ⅲ卷,C)

Before the 1830s,most newspapers were sold through annual subscriptions in

America,usually $8 to $10 a year.Today $8 or $10 seems a small amount of money,but

at that time these amounts were forbidding to most citizens.Accordingly,newspapers

were read almost only by rich people in politics or the trades.In addition,most

newspapers had little in them that would appeal to a mass audience.They were dull and

visually forbidding.But the revolution that was taking place in the 1830s would change

all that.

The trend,then,was toward the “penny paper”—a term referring to papers made

widely available to the public.It meant any inexpensive newspaper;perhaps more

importantly it meant newspapers that could be bought in single copies on the street.

This development did not take place overnight.It had been possible(but not easy)to

buy single copies of newspapers before 1830,but this usually meant the reader had to go

down to the printer’s office to purchase a copy.Street sales were almost

unknown.However,within a few years,street sales of newspapers would be

commonplace in eastern cities.At first the price of single copies was seldom a penny—

usually two or three cents was charged—and some of the older well-known papers

charged five or six cents.But the phrase “penny paper” caught the public’s fancy,and

soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny.

This new trend of newspapers for “the man on the street” did not begin well.Some

of the early ventures(企业)were immediate failures.Publishers already in

business,people who were owners of successful papers,had little desire to change the

tradition.It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling.

【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“便士报”产生的背景及其发

展的艰难过程。

1.Which of the following best describes newspapers in America before the 1830s?

A.Academic.　　 B.Unattractive.

C.Inexpensive. D.Confidential.

答案:B

解析:细节理解题。根据第一段的第四、五句“In addition,most newspapers had

little in them that would appeal to a mass audience.They were dull and visually

forbidding.”可知,当时的报纸枯燥无味,没有吸引力。

2.What did street sales mean to newspapers?

A.They would be priced higher.

B.They would disappear from cities.

C.They could have more readers.

D.They could regain public trust.

答案:C

解析:推理判断题。根据第二段的 “...papers made widely available to the public.”和

“...that could be bought in single copies on the street.”可知,街头销售能让报纸有更

多的读者。

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