Question

【题目】 Soap operas （肥皂剧） and sitcoms（情景喜剧） are two different kinds of popular TV shows． What are the differences between them？

A soap opera is usually very long and has many episodes（集）． All the episodes of a soap opera are interconnected． The first soap opera was on the radio in the late 1930s． One of the most famous soap operas is Friends．

A sitcom， or a situation comedy， is a set of funny stories． These stories all happen（发生） in a small place， like a house or a workplace． Sitcoms are different from soap operas． Each story in a sitcom can be different from others and sitcoms can make people feel happy． There is a very popular sitcom on TV in China． It is Home With Kids．

【1】When was the first soap opera on the radio？ ______

A.In 1390．B.In the late 1390s．

C.In 1930．D.In the late 1930s．

【2】What does the underlined word "interconnected" mean in Chinese？ ______

A.不连接的B.互相关联的C.无法连接的D.没有电的

【3】What can we learn about Friends？ ______

A.It is one of the most famous soap operas．

B.It is a very popular sitcom in China．

C.It is the most popular sitcom in America．

D.It is the first soap opera on TV．

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ ______

A.A soap opera is very short．

B.A soap opera has few episodes．

C.A sitcom is a set of funny stories．

D.A sitcom has few characters（人物）．

【5】What's the best title for the passage？ ______

A.Differences Between Soap Operas and Sitcoms

B.How to Make Soap Operas

C.Differences Between Sitcoms and Funny Stories

D.How to Make People Laugh

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：本文介绍的是肥皂剧和情景剧的区别。肥皂剧是有很多集的一系列故事，各集之间有联系。情景剧是一系列的喜剧故事，它们发生于同一个小地方，各个故事之间没有联系。首部肥皂剧于1930年代末在广播中播出。著名的肥皂剧有《老友记》．我国演播的情景剧有《家有儿女》。

【1】细节理解题，根据文中的第二段The first soap opera was on the radio in the late 1930s可知最早的肥皂剧是通过收音机播放，出现在20世纪30年代末，故选D。

【2】细节理解题，根据文中的第三段Sitcoms are different from soap operas．Each story in a sitcom can be different from others and sitcoms can make people feel happy．可知 情景喜剧可以由不同的故事组成，而肥皂剧与此不同，可以推测，肥皂剧的所有剧集都是由互相关联的，故选B。

【3】细节理解题，根据文中的第二段One of the most famous soap operas is Friends．可知Friends是最有名的肥皂剧之一，故选A。

【4】细节理解题，根据文中的第三段A sitcom，or a situation comedy，is a set of funny stories．可知 情景剧是一系列有趣的故事，故选C。

【5】考查主旨题，根据文中的第一段Soap operas （肥皂剧） and sitcoms（情景喜剧） are two different kinds of popular TV shows．可知主要介绍了把皂剧和情景剧喜剧的区别，故选A。