5.It never occurred to anybody,not even the creators that the world would care about the complex lives,loves and sufferings of a group of attractive and witty New Yorkers.But there's no doubt that Friends(老友記)has become more than just a successful situation comedy-it has established itself as one of the last great television phenomena of the last century.Along the way,it has made its half-dozen leading actors famous.
Looking back on the strong friendship between the group of three men and three women who frequently gather at each other's apartments and at Greenwich Village's Central Perk coffee house,F(xiàn)riends was created by television producers,David Crane and Marta Kauffman.In 1993,the pair met producer Kevin S.Bright.Then the three became partners and got a deal to produce a new comedy for Warner Brothers.What they came up with was based on Crane and Kauffman's after-college years,when they hung out at the local coffee house and involved themselves in every aspect of each other's lives.
It didn't take long for viewers to make friends with Friends.The situation comedy quickly became a top ten hit.Critics loved it as well.Entertainment Weekly said the show operated like a Broadway show,with twisty plots and unique jokes.The television theme song has also been a success with the public.The song's success helped save the television theme song.An ABC(美國廣播公司)executive was ready to order very short music intros(前奏) on his network's shows,thinking that viewers would hit the remote control as soon as the opening started.But the success of the Friends theme song led the ABC executive to change his mind--remote controls or not,the TV theme song would stay.
Years have gone by,but Friends remains and will remain an example of a modern US situation comedy that is both hugely entertaining television and nothing short of a genuine latter-day social phenomenon.
28.What is stressed in the second paragraph?A
A.The origin of Friends
B.The role models of Friends
C.The popularity of Friends
D.The brilliance of Friends.
29.Which of the following is TRUE about Friends?D
A.It has a simple but entertaining plot.
B.It is about friendship between college students.
C.It was criticized by Entertainment Weekly.
D.It first came into being in the 1990s.
30.What can we learn from the passage?C
A.Producer,Kevin S.Bright,graduated from the same college as David Crane.
B.ABC once replaced the theme song of its TV show with a short music intro.
C.The ABC executive thought highly of the theme song of Friends.
D.Marta Kauffman expected Friends to achieve great success.
31.What might the author think of Friends?D
A.Its merits outweigh its shortcomings.
B.Its success lies in the lack of good situation comedies.
C.He/she has a reserved attitude towards its success.
D.He/she shows great affection towards it.
分析 本文介紹了美國著名的情景喜劇《老友記》以及這部喜劇的創(chuàng)作過程以及人們對它的評價.
解答 28. A 主旨大意 根據(jù)本段后兩句Friends was created by television producers,David Crane and Marta Kauffman.In 1993,the pair met producer Kevin S.Bright…when they hung out at the local coffee house and involved themselves in every aspect of each other's lives.可知第二段主要講述的是《老友記》這部情景喜劇是怎么創(chuàng)作出來的,是由David Crane、Marta Kauffman制片人Kevin S.Bright一起創(chuàng)作出來的.故A項正確.
29.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解 根據(jù)第二段第二句In 1993,the pair met producer Kevin S.Bright.Then the three became partners and got a deal to produce a new comedy for Warner Brothers.和第三段第一句It didn't take long for viewers to make friends with Friends.在1993年David Crane、Marta Kauffman遇見了制片人Kevin S.Bright,他們一起創(chuàng)作了《老友記》,不久以后這部影片電視劇就與觀眾見面了.說明這部情景喜劇最可能是在90年代面世.故D正確.
30.C 推理判斷 根據(jù)第三段最后兩句可知美國廣播公司的總經(jīng)理原以為觀眾這首主題曲不會受到太多的關(guān)注,但是后來它很受歡迎.總經(jīng)理對之評價也很高.故C項正確.
31. D 通讀全文可知.作者在文章中多處出現(xiàn)了對《老友記》的正面評價,尤其是最后一段Years have gone by,but Friends remains and will remain an example of a modern US situation comedy that is both hugely entertaining television and nothing short of a genuine latter-day social phenomenon.認(rèn)為這部情景喜劇有著巨大的影響.說明作者非常喜歡這部喜劇.故D項正確
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