Question

Many expels say that Billy Wilder changed the history of American movies．He is often called the best movie maker Hollywood has ever had．

He was known for making movies that offered sharp social comment and adult sexual situations．Wilder was one of the first directors to do this．

Between the middle 1930s and the 1980s，Billy Wilder made almost fifty movies．During that time he received more than twenty nominations(提名)from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences．He won six of the Oscar awards．Wilder made famous movies like“Sunset Boulevard”．and“Double Indemnity．”He also directed“The Lost Weekend”，and“The Seven Year Itch．”

Wilder was born in 1906 in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire．He started law school in Vienna，Austria at the beginning．Then he decided to abandon the major．By the 1920s，he was writing movies in Germany．However，the Nazis had risen to power in the nation．Wilder was Jewish，and he recognized that he had no future in Nazi Germany．Then he left Europe for America．

Billy Wilder had only eleven dollars when he arrived to settle in the United States in 1934．He formed a writing team with Charles Brackett．The two writers created many films together．

Wilder and Brackett wrote several successful movies．Wilder always praised this man as a friend and teacher whose humor and expert direction greatly influenced his work．

In his love stories．Billy Wilder did not follow the Hollywood tradition of sweet boy-meets-girl situations．He had an unusual way of showing relations between men and women．For example，one of his most successful films was“Hold Back the Dawn．”In 1944，Billy Wilder made a film called“Double Indemnity．”Some critics(评论家)said this movie established him as one of the greatest Hollywood directors．Billy Wilder died in Los Angeles in 2002 after battling health problems．

1.What does the text mainly talk about?

A．The history of American movies．

B．The famous director—Billy Wilder．

C．The famous movies by Billy Wilder．

D．Billy Wilder and his friends．

2.What’s the proper order of Wilder’s life events?

a．He formed a writing team．

b．He won six of the Oscar awards．

c．He started law school in Vienna．

d．He settled in the United States．

A．c，d，a，b    B．a，b，d，e

C．b，c，d，a   D．d，a，b，c

3.Why did Wilder leave Europe?

A．He wanted to make a fortune in America．

B．Nobody helped him make films．

C．The Nazis came into power．

D．He was in great need of Charles’s help．

4.For what purpose does the author use the example“Hold Back the Dawn”?

A．To explain it’s a most successful film．

B．To show Wilder’s different directing style．

C．To argue the traditional influence on Wilder’s film．

D．To indicate Wilder’s unusual character．

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述Billy Wilder对于美国电影的贡献

1.B主旨大意。本文通过第一段提到Many experts say that Billy Wilder changed the history of American movies.可知本文讲述的是Billy Wilder对于美国电影的贡献，故选B项

2.A考查排序题。根据文章可知他首先学习法学，再去美国定居，然后讲到组成一个写作团队，最后 获得六次奥斯卡奖，故选A项。

3.C 考查细节理解题。根据第四段提到However，the Nazis had risen to power in the nation．Wilder was Jewish，and he recognized that he had no future in Nazi Germany．Then he left Europe for America当纳粹开始执政，他是犹太人，不得不离开欧洲去了美国，故选C项。

4.B 考查推理判断题。根据最后一段提到He had an unusual way of showing relations between men and women．For example，one of his most successful films was“Hold Back the Dawn他用一种不同方式来表现男女之间的关系，故选B项。

考点 ：人物类阅读。