托福阅读：TPO2(Early Cinema)原文及答案

　　4. The word readily in the passage is closest in meaning to(Vocabulary Question)

　　A.Frequently

　　B.Easily

　　C.Intelligently

　　D.Obviously

　　相关原句：Exhibitors, however, wanted to maximize their profits, which they could do more readily by projecting a handful of films to hundreds of customers at a time (rather than one at a time) and by charging 25 to 50 cents admission.(Paragraph 3)

　　本题解析：即电影放映者却想要最大化经济收益，他们可以通过一次性向数百名观众放映几部电影(而不是一次一位观众)，每位收费25到50美分从而很轻易地做到这一点。因此选择B。正确答案：B

　　5. The word assistance in the passage is closest in meaning to(Vocabulary Question)

　　A.Criticism

　　B.Leadership

　　C.Help

　　D.Approval

　　相关原句：with the assistance of Edison's former assistant…(Paragraph 3)

　　本题解析：With the assistance of:在…的帮助下，与help同意，因此选择C。正确答案：C

　　6. According to paragraph 4, how did the early movies differ from previous spectacles that were presented to large audiences?(Factual Information Question)

　　A.They were a more expensive form of entertainment.

　　B.They were viewed by larger audiences.

　　C.They were more educational.

　　D.They did not require live entertainers.

　　相关原句：But the movies differed significantly from these other forms of entertainment, which depended on either live performance or the active involvement of a master of ceremonies who assembled the final program.( Paragraph 4)

　　本题解析：即电影的不同之处在于：它不需要表演者的现场演出或放映者的操纵(live performance or the active involvement)，因此选择D。正确答案：D

　　7. According to paragraph 5, what role did early exhibitors play in the presentation of movies in theaters?(Factual Information Question)

　　A.They decided how to combine various components of the film program.

　　B.They advised film-makers on appropriate movie content.

　　C.They often took part in the live-action performances.

　　D.They produced and prerecorded the material that was shown in the theaters.

　　相关原句：Even though early exhibitors shaped their film programs by mixing films and other entertainments together in whichever way they thought would be most attractive to audiences or by accompanying them with lectures, their creative control remained limited.( Paragraph 5)

　　本题解析：即早期放映者试图将电影和其他娱乐元素结合起来(by mixing films and other entertainments together),因此选择A。正确答案：A

　　8. Which of the following is mentioned in paragraph 6 as one of the ways the Mutoscope differed from the Kinetoscope? (Factual Information Question)

　　A.Sound and motion were simultaneously produced in the Mutoscope.

　　B.More than one person could view the images at the same time with the Mutoscope.

　　C.The Mutoscope was a less sophisticated earlier prototype of the Kinetoscope.

　　D.A different type of material was used to produce the images used in the Mutocope.

　　相关原句：With the advent of projection, the viewer's relationship with the image was no longer private, as it had been with earlier peepshow devices such as the Kinetoscope and the Mutoscope, which was a similar machine that reproduced motion by means of successive images on individual photographic cards instead of on strips of celluloid.( Paragraph 6)

　　本题解析：即Mutoscope是与Kinetoscope相似的机器，它通过独立胶片上的连续影像来复制动态画面，而不使用硝化纤维塑料，可知Mutoscope与Kinetoscope的不同在于制造影像的材料不同。因此选择D。

　　注意：B选项中“more than one person could view the images at the same time(许多人可以同时观看一部电影)”是由the advent of projection(放映机的发明)实现的，而不是Mutoscope。正确答案：D

　　9. The word it in the passage refers to(Reference Question)

　　A.The advent of projection

　　B.The viewer's relationship with the image

　　C.A similar machine

　　D.Celluloid

　　相关原句：With the advent of projection, the viewer's relationship with the image was no longer private…It suddenly became public----an experience that the viewer shared with dozens, scores, and even hundreds of others. ( Paragraph 6)

　　本题解析：结合上句可得出It指代的是“the viewer’s relationship with the image(观者与影像的关系)”，它不再私人化，而是逐渐公开化。因此选择B。正确答案：B

　　10. According to paragraph 6, the images seen by viewers in the earlier peepshows, compared to the images projected on the screen, were relatively(Factual Information Question)

　　A.Small in size

　　B.Inexpensive to create

　　C.Unfocused

　　D.Limited in subject matter

　　相关原句：At the same time, the image that the spectator looked at expanded from the minuscule peepshow dimensions of 1 or 2 inches (in height) to the life-size proportions of 6 or 9 feet. ( Paragraph 6)本题解析：即早期西洋镜影像比大荧幕影像要小得多，前者只有1-2英寸，而后者是6-9英尺的实物大小。正确答案：A

　　11. The word expanded in the passage is closest in meaning to(Vocabulary Question)

　　A.Was enlarged

　　B.Was improved

　　C.Was varied

　　D.Was rejected

　　相关原句：At the same time, the image that the spectator looked at expanded from the minuscule peepshow dimensions of 1 or 2 inches (in height) to the life-size proportions of 6 or 9 feet.

　　本题解析：可通过前后信息推断，从minuscule(微小的)到life-size(实物大小);从1 or 2 inches (1-2英寸)到6 or 9 feet(6-9英尺)，尺寸放大了。因此选择A。正确答案：A