Question

完形填空。

Venice Film Festival is considered to be the oldest film festival in the world. The first Venice Film Festival was _________ in Italy in 1932. It was 14 years earlier than the first Cannes Film Festival in France.

At the first Venice Film Festival, there were no judges（裁判） and no __________ at all. Only a list of good films was chosen by the public. At the __________ festival, prizes started to be given. The prize of the festival was the Golden ___________. The lion is a symbol of the ancient republic of Venice.

_________ the Venice Film Festival was first held, the government has wanted to hold it every year. But from 1938 to 1942 the festival was destroyed _________ special reasons. Also, from 1940 to 1942, the festival was not held in Venice, so it was considered to have been __________ during that time. In 1946, the festival became active again. Now the festival becomes more and more __________. Each of the editors in the world wants to have a seat in this festival.

Venice Film has __________ a great opportunity for people around the world. They can learn about other countries’ culture by watching films. Many movie makers send their __________ to the festival and some of them hope to win the Lion Award.

1.A. watchedB. held C. played D. said

2.A. prizes B. winners C. hosts D. stars

3.A. first B. second C. third D. fourth

4.A. Tiger B. Fox C. Lion D. Elephant

5.A. Since B. AndC. So D. Before

6.A. such as B. because of C. instead ofD. according to

7.A. sent B. dropped C. brought D. stopped

8.A. interestingB. beautiful C. importantD. comfortable

9.A. bought B. offered C. got D. caught

10.A. songs B. actors C. movies D. musicians

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了威尼斯电影节被认为是世界上最古老的电影节，本篇文章讲述了他成立的历史。

1.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. Watched观看；B. Held举行；C. Played完；D. Said说。句意：第一届威尼斯电影节是在1932年的意大利举行的。根据语境可知在这里用一般过去时的被动语态。故选B。

2.A考查名词及语境的理解。A. Prizes奖品；B. Winners获胜者；C. Hosts主持人；D. Stars星星。句意：第一届威尼斯电影节，没有裁判和奖品。这里指没有奖品，故选A。

3.B考查序数词及语境的理解。A. First第一；B. Second第二；C. Third第三；D. Fourth第四；句意：在第二届开始有奖品。表示第几届要用序数词。故选B。

4.C考查名词及语境的理解。A. Tiger老虎；B. Fox狐狸；C. Lion狮子；D. Elephant大象。句意：这个节日的奖品是黄金狮子。故选C。

5.A考查连词及语境的理解。A. Since自从；B. And和，又；C. So 因此；D. Before在……之前。句意：自从威尼斯艺术节第一次被举行。故选A。

6.B考查短语及语境的理解。A. such as比如；B. because of由于……原因；C. instead of代替，而不是；D. according to视……而定。句意：由于特殊的原因从1938年到1942年，这个艺术节被毁坏了。这里表示原因。故选B。

7.D考查动词及语境的理解。A. Sent发送；B. Dropped放弃； C. Brought买；D. Stopped停止。句意：因此在那个期间它被认为已经停止了。根据语境可知表示现在完成时的被动语态。故选D。

8.C考查形容词及语境的理解。A. Interesting有趣的； B. beautiful漂亮的；C. Important重要的；D. Comfortable舒适的。句意：现在这个节日变得越来越重要。故选C。

9.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. Bought买；B. Offered提供；C. Got得到； D. Caught捉住。句意：威尼斯电影已经为全世界的人们提供了很大的机会？这里是offer sb. Sth.表示给某人提供某物=offer sth. To sb.。故选B。

10.

考点：历史文化类短文