Question

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。

In 1939, MGM studios in Hollywood created 1. is still the most successful film of all time — Gone with the Wind. This amazing film came during an important period in Hollywood history. Among the 20 highest-earning films of all time, five of them were made between 1927 and 1961. Later, thanks to the 2. (popular) of Hollywood films during this 34-year period, it became known as “The Golden Age of Hollywood”.

Hollywood’s golden age had its beginnings earlier in the century, 3. Henry Ford invented a new way of producing cars. Ford’s car, the Model T, 4. (produce) rapidly and cheaply, and this influenced many aspects of American life, one of which was the movie industry.

Movies were also made in a new way known as the “Hollywood studio system”. It 5. (standard) the way movies were produced. Movies had to be made quickly and cheaply because the major studios owned hundreds of theaters across the US. These theaters showed the studio’s films, and they needed as endless stream of new releases (发行). 6. (achieve) this, the studios employed thousands of people — actors, producers, directors, writers and technicians, and operated much 7. a factory. The result was a large number of films that were all quite similar.

The Golden Age of Hollywood ended in the 1960s as movie ticket sales started falling. In response,

8. new generation of filmmakers was given much 9. (much) freedom by the studios. Today, there are still many great movies 10. (make), such as Zeroville (《梦幻影都》), in Hollywood.

Answer

1.what

2.popularity

3.when

4.was produced

5.standardized

6.To achieve

7.like

8.a

9.more

10.being made

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了好莱坞的黄金时代的开始和结束。

1.考查名词性从句。句意：1939年，好莱坞的米高梅电影公司创作了一部至今仍是最成功的电影。宾语从句中，从句缺少主语，所以用引导词what。故填what。

2.考查名词。定冠词the和介词of之间用名词形式。故填popularity。

3.考查定语从句。定语从句中先行词为century，在非限定性定语从句中作时间状语，所以用关系副词when。故填when。

4.考查时态语态。主语the Model T和动词produce之间为被动关系，所以用被动语态。结合文中的时态可知，用一般过去时。故填was produced。

5.考查动词。分析句子可知，movies were produced.为定语从句，修饰先行词way。所以句中缺少谓语动词，结合文中的时态可知，用一般过去时。故填standardized。

6.考查非谓语动词。句意：为了实现这一目标，电影公司雇佣了成千上万的人。句中用不定式表示目的性。故填To achieve。

7.考查介词。句意：并且像工厂一样运作。结合句意可知，这里用介词like。故填like。

8.考查冠词。句意：作为回应，新一代的电影人被电影公司给予了更多的自由。此处泛指“新一代的电影人，应使用不定冠词，new是以辅音音素开头的，应使用a。故填a。

9.考查比较级。句意：作为回应，新一代的电影人被电影公司给予了更多的自由。结合句意可知，这里用much修饰比较级。故填more。

10.考查非谓语动词。句意：今天，在好莱坞仍然有许多伟大的电影正在制作，比如《梦幻影都》。句中名词movies与make之间为被动关系，结合句意可知，电影正在制作，所以用进行时态的被动语态作定语。故填being made。