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阅读理解 In spite of the uncertainty of the economy, the movie industry has been stricken by a box-officeoutburst. Suddenly it seems as if everyone is going to the movies, with ticket sales this year up 17.5
percent, to $1.7 billion.
And it is not just because ticket prices are higher. Attendance has also jumped, by nearly 16 percent. If
that pace continues through the year, it would amount to the biggest box-office increase in at least two
decades.
Americans, for the moment, just want to hide in a very dark place. People want to forget their troubles,
and they want to be with other people. Helping feed the outburst is the mix of movies, which have been
more audience-friendly in recent months as the studios have tried to adjust after the discouraging sales of
more serious films.
As she stood in line at the 18-screen Bridge theater complex here on Thursday to buy weekend tickets
for "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience," Angel Hernandez was not thinking much about escaping
reality. Instead, Ms. Hernandez, a Los Angeles parking lot attendant and mother of four young girls, was
focused on one very specific reality: h
er wallet.
"Spending hundreds of dollars to take them to Disneyland is ridiculous right now," she said. "For $60
and some candy money I can still be a good mom and give them a little fun."
A lot of parents may have been thinking the same thing Friday, as "Jonas Brothers" sold out more than
800 theaters, and was expected to sell a powerful $25 million or more in tickets.
The film industry appears to have had a hand in its recent good luck. Over the last year or two, studios
have released movies that are happier, scarier or just less depressing than what came before. After poor
results for a rush of serious dramas built around the Middle East, Hollywood got back to comedies.1.Which of the following is not a reason for the improvement of the movie industry?A. A growing number of people are going to the cinema.
B. People are richer with the development of economy.
C. More comedies are made than serious films.
D. People have to pay more to watch a movie.2.Ms. Hernandez purchased the movie tickets because _____.A. she tried to escape reality
B. she was a crazy movie fan
C. she was fond of Disneyland
D. she wanted to please her kids3.According to the text, which of the following number is not used to describe the shooting up of the
movie industry?A.17.5%
B. $1.7 billion
C. $60
D. $25 million4.The passage is developed mainly by _____. A. presenting the effect and analyzing the causes
B. following the order of time
C. describing problems and drawing a conclusion
D. making comparison of ideas 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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日常生活类阅读的概念：
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【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
