托福阅读：TPO2(Early Cinema)原文及答案

　　12. Look at the four squares [■] that indicate where the following sentence can be added to the passage.(Insert Text Question)

　　When this widespread use of projection technology began to hurt his Kinetoscope business, Edison acquired a projector developed by Armat and introduced it as“Edison’s latest marvel, the Vitascope."

　　Where would the sentence best fit?

　　■(A)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. ■(B)About a year after the opening of the first Kinetoscope parlor in 1894, showmen such as Louis and Auguste Lumiere, Thomas Armat and Charles Francis Jenkins, and Orville and Woodville Latham (with the assistance of Edison's former assistant, William Dickson) perfected projection devices. ■(C)These early projection devices were used in vaudeville theaters, legitimate theaters, local town halls, makeshift storefront theaters, fairgrounds, and amusement parks to show films to a mass audience. ■ (D)

　　When this widespread use of projection technology began to hurt his Kinetoscope business, Edison acquired a projector developed by Armat and introduced it as "Edison's latest marvel, the Vitascope." ( Paragraph 3)

　　本题解析：插入句中“this widespread use of projection technology”表明其前一句必有关于放映技术应用的内容，因此放在最后，对应上一句中的“these early projection devices were used in…”。正确答案：D

　　13-14. Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some answer choices do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points.(Prose Summary Question)

　　The technology for modern cinema evolved at the end of the nineteenth century.

　　●

　　●

　　●

　　Answer Choices

　　1. Kinetoscope parlors for viewing films were modeled on phonograph parlors.

　　2. Thomas Edison's design of the Kinetoscope inspired the development of large screen projection.

　　3. Early cinema allowed individuals to use special machines to view films privately.

　　4. Slide-and-lantern shows had been presented to audiences of hundreds of spectators.

　　5. The development of projection technology made it possible to project images on a large screen. 6. Once film images could be projected, the cinema became form of mass consumption.

　　本题解析：正确答案应陈述文章主要内容----19世纪末开始展开的电影技术的进步。

　　1.具体介绍Kinetoscope的原理，细节信息，1错误。

　　2.信息错误，Kinetoscope并不是激发放映者发明放映机的原因，是追求利益最大化的欲望(Exhibitors, however, wanted to maximize their profits)导致了放映机的发明。2错误。

　　3.早期电影允许私人化地通过特定机器来观看影片，这是指Kinetoscope的发明，3正确。

　　4.描述放映机发明后幻灯片被放映给广大观众，细节信息，4错误。

　　5.放映机的发明使得大荧幕放映成为可能，5正确。

　　6.在电影可以被投影后，它逐渐成为大众消费(With the advent of projection in 1895-1 896, motion pictures became the ultimate form of mass consumption)。6正确。

　　因此选择356.正确答案：3，5，6