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【题目】Most people think that the capital of the movie world is Hollywood, in the United States. However, the real movie capital is Mumbai, in India. Mumbai used to be known as Bombay, and so the film industry(产业)there is called “Bollywood”. Each year, Bollywood makes twice as many movies as Hollywood.

The movies from Bollywood are very different from Hollywood movies. For one thing, Bollywood movies are longer than most Hollywood movies. Most Bollywood movies are more than three hours long, and contain singing, dancing, adventure, mystery and romance. Because Bollywood films has so many different characters, this style of film is called a “masala” film. Masala is an Indian word for a mixture(混合) of spices(调味品).

Another big difference is the way the movies are made. It takes longer to make a movie in Hollywood than in Bollywood. In fact, filming may begin on a Bollywood movie before the script(剧本) is finished. The director and writers can make up the story while the filming is being made. Sometimes they even write the script by hand instead of typing it.

Bollywood actors are so popular that some of them may even work on several movies at the same time. They may even make several different films on the same day using the same costumes(戏装) and scenery. Since most Bollywood movies follow the same kind of story, shooting scenes for several films at the same time is not a big problem for actors or directors. This also helps to keep the cost(成本) of Bollywood movies lower than the cost of Hollywood movies.

【1】What is Not True about Mumbai?

A. It is the movie capital of India.

B. The new name is Bombay.

C. More movies are made there than in Hollywood.

D. It is less expensive to make films there than in Hollywood.

【2】Why are Bollywood films often called “masala” films?

A. They have spicy stories.

B. They show Indian culture.

C. They mix different styles of movies.

D. They are much longer than Hollywood films.

【3】Bollywood movies are cheap to make because_______

A. the scripts are written by hand.

B. they are shorter than Hollywood films.

C. the movies do not use any special effects(特效).

D. some movie reuses things from other movies.

【4】Which of the following statements would the writer probably agree with?

A. Hollywood movies are too violent.

B. It takes a lot of masala to make a movie.

C. Most Bollywood movie are very similar.

D. Only Indian people can understand Bollywood movies.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析:文章主要讲述了Bollywood 的电影产业与好莱坞不同的亮大特点及Bollywood的演员为什么可以同时拍摄多个影片。

【1】B考察细节理解题。根据文意Mumbai used to be known as Bombay, and so the film industry(产业)there is called “Bollywood”可知Bombay不是Mumbai的新名字，所以答案是C。

【2】C考察细节理解题。根据文意Because Bollywood films has so many different characters, this style of film is called a “masala” film可知Bollywood 的影片各有不同的特点，所以答案是C。

【3】D考察细节理解题。根据文意They may even make several different films on the same day using the same costumes(戏装) and scenery可知一部电影的场景和服装可以再次被另外一部电影继续利用，从而降低了生产成本，所以答案是D。

【4】C考察细节理解题。根据文意Since most Bollywood movies follow the same kind of story, shooting scenes for several films at the same time is not a big problem for actors or directors可知作者的观点是Bollywood大多数的电影体裁是相似的所以答案是C。