6.Drive-in movie theaters are considered an American invention.Drive-ins became very popular in the United States after World War Two.They combined two popular loves in America:cars and movies.The first drive-in movie theater opened in the United States in 1933; Popular Science magazine described a theater in Camden,New Jersey,as the first of its kind in the word:an open-air movie theater just for motorists.
But almost as soon as drive-ins were everywhere,their popularity began to fade.Today,fewer than 400are still operating in the United States.So why did drive-ins lose their appeal?
In the 1960s,families were breaking up as the divorce rate rose sharply in the United States.Another reason many drive-ins closed was their location.Many had been built outside cities on land.But as the American'population grew,more and more people moved from the cities to the suburbs.Soon,many drive-in theaters found themselves surrounded by houses and stores rather than by forests or empty land..Now the land was very valuable.Offers from developers to buy the land became hard to resist for the owners.After all,fewer people were going to drive-ins,and property taxes were increasing because the land was now worth more.
Also,in some areas,insects,especially mosquitoes,were a problem.They would fly into open car windows during the movie.Besides,in northern areas of the United States,drive-in theaters were open just a few months of the year.In the north,nights can get cold even during the summer.
There were other two problems for drive-in theaters.One is that some of the older theaters were not well-maintained j and the other is,the 1970s and,80s brought video rentals and cable TV with many choices of channels.
35.What is the text mainly talking about?B
A.The popularity and decline of drive-in movie theaters in America.
B.The reasons of American drive-in movie theaters disappearing gradually.
C.The special place drive-in movie theaters held in American culture.
D.The perfect combination of entertainment and car culture.
36.If the author goes on discussing the challenges drive-in movie theaters are facing,he or she will most probably mentionD.
A.the electronic media
B.the development of cars
C.the earth pollution
D.the use of the Internet and mobile phones
37.From how many aspects did the author analyz the problems drive-in movie theaters
faced?D.
A.2.
B.4.
C.5.
D.6.
38.Which is right about American drive-in movie theaters?A
A.They were profitable at the early time.
B.They have already disappeared in America..
C.They usually opened near houses and stores.
D.They can still be an important focus in the cultural life.
分析 在二戰(zhàn)后流行起來的汽車電影院,如今數(shù)量卻在急劇下降,這是為何呢?本文分六個(gè)方面來介紹了這一現(xiàn)狀的原因.
解答 35.B.主旨?xì)w納題.本文介紹了曾經(jīng)一度風(fēng)靡的汽車電影院現(xiàn)如今數(shù)量越來越少的原因.故選B.
36.D.推理判斷題.文末提到汽車電影院面臨的威脅之一是視頻租賃和有線電視,不難推出是觀影渠道影響了影院的發(fā)展,D選項(xiàng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)和智能手機(jī)也是新興觀影渠道之一,故作者接下來可能會(huì)討論到.故選D.
37.D.結(jié)構(gòu)把握題.整片文章分別提到離婚率上升,影院位置,土地租金,露天的昆蟲,不好的天氣,以及文末的兩個(gè)方面的問題,加起來一共有六個(gè)方面的原因.故選D.
38.A.判斷正誤題.由文章開篇可得"Drive-ins became very popular in the United States after World War Two."汽車影院在早期是特別流行的,可以推出此時(shí)影院很收益頗多.故選A.
點(diǎn)評 本篇閱讀亮點(diǎn)在37題,詢問作者從幾個(gè)方面分析影院減少的原因,此時(shí)就要考生理解并把握全文的內(nèi)容結(jié)構(gòu),細(xì)心找到各個(gè)方面的原因,錯(cuò)一不可,十分考驗(yàn)學(xué)生能力.