16.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 本文介紹了美劇《老友記》得以面世的根源和深遠(yuǎn)影響.這部情景劇深受大家的喜愛.
解答 28.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容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…對(duì)劇情和人物進(jìn)行了一個(gè)簡略的介紹,再結(jié)合選項(xiàng),文章第二段描述了美劇《老友記》得以面世的根源.故選A.
29. D.判斷推理題.根據(jù)文章第二段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.可知《老友記》誕生于二十世紀(jì)九十年代.
30.C.判斷推理題.根據(jù)文章第三段的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可知美國廣播公司曾經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備用很短的音樂前奏替換掉美劇前面的片頭曲,但是《老友記》主題曲的成功讓他改變了主意.由此得知,他對(duì)該主題曲給予很高評(píng)價(jià),結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選C
31.D.作者態(tài)度題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容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多年過去了,老友記一直都是美國情景劇的一個(gè)經(jīng)典,不僅愉悅大家還反應(yīng)了很多社會(huì)問題,結(jié)合文章內(nèi)容作者通篇都在講述《老友記》的深遠(yuǎn)影響,字里行間體現(xiàn)了作者對(duì)于這部美劇的喜愛.故選D
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一個(gè)新聞報(bào)道類閱讀,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測(cè),一定要做到有理有據(jù).