Question

    “Film" and “movie" often mean the same thing. Either of the words you use may help others guess where a person lives or is from. First, let's look at the word “film". One definition （定义）of it is the special material used for taking photographs. But you can also see a film in a theater. Used this way, “film" and “movie" mean the same thing.

And as a verb, to film means to record something with a video camera. Here is an example: “Do you want me to film the important moment so you can remember it?"

Now let's turn to “movie". The word—a noun—comes from the phrase “moving pictures". Movies and films are recordings of moving pictures that tell a story. Here are some example sentences with the word “movie"： “Do you want to go to the movies tonight?" “If you go to Hollywood in California, you might see a movie star. " In the United States，it is common to say “the movies" when you talk about going to a movie theater.

Stephen Follows is a writer, producer and film researcher who lives in England. He wrote that people who work in the film industry use “film" more than “movie" . However, he found people who live in the US usually say “movie", while those in Britain use both. “Film" is still more popular in Europe and parts of Africa, but “movie" is best used in America, as well as in Japan and India. So that is why Americans say “English at the movies" and not “English at the films"!

1.What's the same meaning of “film" and “movie"?

A.The thing we see in a theater.

B.The actors' performance in a film.

C.The material used for making a film.

D.Recording something with a video camera.

2.What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A.The use of the word “movie".

B.The definition of the word “film".

C.The difference between “film" and “movie".

D.The places where people use “film" and “movie".

3.In which place do people prefer using “movie" to using “film" according to the text?

A.In China.

B.In France.

C.In America.

D.In England.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.English at the Movies or English at the Films?

B.Judge a Person's Identity Just by English Words

C.The Difference between American and British English

D.Is “Movie" Older than “Film" in the World?

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.A

【解析】

本文是说明文。“film"和“movie"这两个词都意为“电影”。文章从定义、词性、用法和使用地域三个方面将“film”和“movie” 这两个词进行比较，说明它们的相同和不同之处，以及在何种情况下分别使用film 或movie，或者兼而有之。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段But you can also see a film in a theater. Used this way, “film" and “movie" mean the same thing可知，当我们说“电影院里看的电影”的时候， “film”和“movie”意思是一样的。故选A项。

2.主旨大意题。根据第三段首句Now let's turn to “movie"可知，此段介绍movie这个词的来历，以及举出几个使用movie这个词的语境的例句。这一段是介绍movie这个词的用法。故选A项。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段 people who live in the US usually say “movie", while those in Britain use both. …but “movie" is best used in America 可知，住在美国的人通常说“movie”，而英国人则使用两者兼而有之。…但“movie”在美国使用最好。美国人更多地使用movie这个词。故选C项。

4.主旨大意题。文章从定义、词性、用法和使用地域三个方面将“film”和“movie” 这两个词进行比较，说明它们的相同和不同之处，以及它们的使用情况。 故选A项。