题文

Warner Brothers is an American company that produces movies and television shows. It started as a small family business operated by four brothers — Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner. In nineteen-oh-three, the brothers began their business by traveling throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania showing movies using a projector (放映机). By nineteen-oh-seven, they opened a movie theater in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Within ten years, the Warner brothers started producing movies, and moved that part of the business to California. 　　In nineteen eighteen, their first complete picture was called “My Four Years in Germany.” The film was based on a book by the United States’ ambassador to the court of Kaiser Wilhelm. In nineteen twenty-five, they began to work to include the technology for sound in their movies. 　　Two years later, Warner Brothers Pictures released the first major movie with sound, or “talking picture.” It was called “The Jazz Singer” and it was a huge success. In the nineteen thirties, the company made several films that were highly praised, including “Little Caesar,” “The Public Enemy”, “The Gold Diggers” and “Forty-Second Street.” 　　The Warner Brothers’ success continued in the nineteen forties with movies like “The Maltese Falcon,” and “Casablanca.” Movies during this time starred popular actors like Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Gary Cooper and Bette Davis. The company continues to produce popular movies today. 　　By the nineteen seventies, the Warner Brothers studios had also become well set up in television. In nineteen ninety, Warner Communications combined with Time Incorporated to form Time Warner Incorporated. In two thousand one, the company combined with America Online. The company now includes film production, cable television networks, music and publishing. This year, the company announced a deal with the CBS Corporation to form a new television broadcast network. The CW began broadcasting this month. 小题1:According to the text, at the beginning of their business the four brothers __________. A．started a movie theater B．started to produce films C．were projectionists D．settled their business in California 小题2:The Warner Brothers produced its first talking picture in ___________. A．1918 B．1925 C．1927 D．1930 小题3:According to the text, which of the following is not sound film? A．The Maltese Falcon B．Casablanca C．Forty-Second Street D．My Four Years in Germany 小题4:We can see from the text that ___________. A．The Warner Brothers has closed. B．The Warner Brothers has expanded（扩张） its business greatly since it was set up. C．The CW doesn’t belong to the Warner Brothers. D．People in the U.S. can’t buy music records produced by the Warner Brothers.

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

答案

小题1:C 小题2:C 小题3:D 小题4:B

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了华纳兄弟电影公司自成立以来的发展。如今，公司已包含电影制作，有线电视网，音乐和发行等。 小题1:细节题。根据文章第一段In nineteen-oh-three, the brothers began their business by traveling throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania showing movies using a projector。在1903年，华纳兄弟开始他们的业务，他们从Ohio 游行到Pennsylvania使用一个放映机播放电影。可知，他们刚开始是一个放映员。故选C 小题2:细节题。从文章第二、三段可知， 1925年，他们开始给电影增加声音，两年后，也就是1927年，他们发布了第一步有声电影“talking picture”。故选C 小题3:细节判断题。从文章第二段可知，My Four Years in Germany是在1918年开始放映的，有声电影是1927年开始的。故选D 小题4:主旨题。根据文章可知，华纳兄弟电影公司在成立来一直在朝前发展，在2001年，与美国在线联合。今年，公司于CBS公司合作，形成了一个新的电视广播网络。可知，B正确。 点评：人物传记类文体，对于中心比较好把握。本文的解答，首先对第一自然段的内容进行读懂，然后将每段的第一句话进行阅读，理解每段的中心。然后进行看题，在题目中找到关键词再在文章中找到相对应的地方。对于主旨题，在理解全文的基础上，可以结合四个选项利用排除法进行作答。

据专家权威分析，试题“ Warner Brothers is an American company that produces movies..”主要考查你对  人物传记类阅读，故事类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

人物传记类阅读故事类阅读

考点名称：人物传记类阅读

• 人物传记类阅读：
  本类型选材主要是名人轶事。
  人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
  阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。

考点名称：故事类阅读

• 故事类阅读：
  文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。
  命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。
  阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。

• 故事类阅读注意：
  初中生接触到的阅读材料大都是故事类。
  阅读故事类的材料，应该抓住人物线索、地点线索、时间线索和情节发展线索。
  
  特别注意的是，以上线索往往是并存的。因为情节的发展总是涉及到人物的变化、时间的推移、场景的变换等。
  而阅读材料后的阅读理解往往会围绕这些内容设计一些事实类的理解题。
  
  凡事实类的理解题都可以从阅读材料的表层文字中找到答案。
  
  在阅读故事类短文时，应理解文章的深层含义，也就是它的主题。在此需要注意的是，现在的阅读理解题在测试事实类的理解题的同时，往往有一道推理类理解测试题．