9.Billy Wilder (1906-2002)was a Jewish Polish-born American filmmaker,screenwriter,producer.Many experts say that Billy Wilder changed the histroy of American movies.He is oftern called the best movie maker Hollywood has ever had.
Billy Wilder started law school in Vienna,Austria.Then he decided not to become a lawyer.Instead,he began reporting for a Vienna newspaper.Wilder became a screenwriter in the late 1920s while living in Berlin.After the rise of the Nazi Party,Wilder,who was Jewish,left for Paris,where he directed a movie The Bad Seed for the first time.He moved to Hollywood in 1933,and in 1939he had a hit when he co-wrote the screenplay for Ninotchka.In 1944,Billy Wilder made a film called Double Indemnity.Some critics said this movie established him as one of the greatest Hollywood directors.
As a director,Billy Wilder often violated Hollywood customs about social issues.For example,someone who drank too much alcohol had rarely been a movie subject.But Billy Wilder directed The Lost Weekend in 1945,whose subject was about alcohol.Reports at the time said manufacturers of alcoholic drinks tried to stop the movie.They did not succeed.The Lost Weekend also won the first prize of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes,F(xiàn)rance.
In 1950,Wilder made Sunset Boulevar,which won three Academy awards.The movie marked the last time Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett wrote together.In 1954,Billy Wilder became an independent producer.The next year,Wilder's first movie The Seven Year Itch as an independent filmmaker was a huge success.In 1959,Wilder made a funny movie that was very popular.Billy Wilder continued to make interesting movies through the nineteen sixties and nineteen seventies.
In recent years,however,Billy Wilder received many more awards and honors.Critics praised his gifts to movie making.In 1987,he received the Irving G.Thalberg Memorial Award,which is the highest award a producer can receive.Wilder died in 2002.A current Hollywood producer said,"Billy Wilder dies.Nobody's perfect."
32.The author introduces Billy Wilder mainly byD.
A.giving examples
B.comapring facts
C.following space order
D.following time order
33.What does the text mainly talk about?B
A.The background of American movies.
B.Billy Wilder's achievements in American movies.
C.Billy Wilder's attitude to American movies.
D.The development American movies.
34.From the text,what can we learn about Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity?B
A.It met many critical challenges.
B.It was a major hit.
C.It won many awards.
D.It was his first works.
35.What can be inferred from what a current Hollywood producer said?B
A.Billy Wilder made lots of mistakes.
B.Billy Wilder received high remarks.
C.Billy Wilder was severely attacked by critics.
D.Billy Wilder was the greatest filmmaker.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了按時間順序描述了Billy Wilder的一生,從他幼時讀書到死去,在美國電影界成就極高,獲得無數(shù)獎項(xiàng).
解答 32.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.通讀全文可知文章主要按時間順序描述了Billy Wilder的一生,從他幼時讀書到死去,在電影界成就極高,獲得無數(shù)獎項(xiàng);故選D.
33.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.通讀全文可知文章主要按時間順序描述了Billy Wilder的一生,從他幼時讀書到死去,在美國電影界成就極高,獲得無數(shù)獎項(xiàng);因此主要介紹了 Billy Wilder在美國電影的成就;故選B.
34.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第二段"Some critics said this movie established him as one of the greatest Hollywood directors"一些評論家說,這部電影使他成為了好萊塢最偉大的導(dǎo)演之一;可知這部電影對他的人生是一個巨大的撞擊;故選B.
35.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章最后一段"A current Hollywood producer said,"Billy Wilder dies.Nobody's perfect."好萊塢的一位制片人說,"比利•懷爾德死了.沒有人是完美的.";可知他對Billy Wilder的評價很高;故選B.
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.