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【题目】Thomas Edison received a patent(专利) for his kinetoscope(电影放映机) on August31, 1887. It was a machine for viewing moving pictures. Edison had hoped to combine his no invention with the phonograph(留声机), which he had invented 10 years earlier. He thought that people would like to watch moving pictures that went along with the sound. He was not able to make them work together. The kinetoscope, however, was a popular attraction by itself. A person looked through small holes in a box-like machine and saw pictures in action. One of the first films made showed a man sneezing.

A problem with this invention was that only one person could view the moving pictures at a time. By 1891, Edison had invented a projector that showed the film on a screen. Many people could watch together.

In 1893, Edison built a motion-picture studio. He made over 300 silent films. Most of them were short. That was because the pictures flashed, or shook a lot. It was hard for people to watch more than 10 minutes at a time.

The first films were mostly of real events. They would show famous people walking somewhere, cars on a street, burning houses, and other news stories. Then comedies and short dramas were made.

Edison’s movie studio closed in 1918. By then other companies were also making films. Better cameras were made. Sound was added. Then color came along. Today, movies are among the most popular forms of entertainment.

【1】What do we know about the first kinetoscope?

A. It was a machine to play pictures with sound.

B. It was invented 10 years earlier than phonograph.

C. Many people were able to see films together with it.

D. Only one person could see moving pictures with it at a time.

【2】What does the underlined word “projector” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. A film player.

B. An electric lamp.

C. A programme.

D. A talking machine.

【3】Why were most of the films very short at first?

A. People didn't like long films.

B. The film stories were really short.

C. The film pictures were not very steady.

D. People could only watch a short time at a time.

【4】What does the text mainly tell us?

A. The trouble in making films.

B. The efforts of Edison in the development of films.

C. Why Edison invented the phonograph.

D. How Edison improved the kinetoscope.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】本文是一篇科普说明文。文章主要介绍了爱迪生为电影发展所作的努力。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第二段A problem with this invention was that only one person could view the moving pictures at a time.可知，这个发明的问题在于一次只能一个人看电影。故选D。

【2】词义猜测题。根据文章第二段By 1891, Edison had invented a projector that showed the film on a screen.及上下文可以猜测出projector指的是电影播放器。故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章第三段Most of them were short. That was because the pictures flashed, or shook a lot.因为图片闪烁或摇晃得厉害，可知，电影画面不是很稳定。故选C。

【4】主旨大意题。根据文章大意：文章主要介绍了爱迪生为电影发展所作的努力。可知选B。