Warner Brothers is an American company that produces movies and television shows. It started as a small family business operated by four brothers — Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner. In nineteen-oh-three, the brothers began their business by traveling throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania showing movies using a projector (放映機). By nineteen-oh-seven, they opened a movie theater in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Within ten years, the Warner brothers started producing movies, and moved that part of the business to California.
　　In nineteen eighteen, their first complete picture was called “My Four Years in Germany.” The film was based on a book by the United States’ ambassador to the court of Kaiser Wilhelm. In nineteen twenty-five, they began to work to include the technology for sound in their movies.
　　Two years later, Warner Brothers Pictures released the first major movie with sound, or “talking picture.” It was called “The Jazz Singer” and it was a huge success. In the nineteen thirties, the company made several films that were highly praised, including “Little Caesar,” “The Public Enemy”, “The Gold Diggers” and “Forty-Second Street.”
　　The Warner Brothers’ success continued in the nineteen forties with movies like “The Maltese Falcon,” and “Casablanca.” Movies during this time starred popular actors like Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Gary Cooper and Bette Davis. The company continues to produce popular movies today.
　　By the nineteen seventies, the Warner Brothers studios had also become well set up in television. In nineteen ninety, Warner Communications combined with Time Incorporated to form Time Warner Incorporated.
In two thousand one, the company combined with America Online. The company now includes film production, cable television networks, music and publishing. This year, the company announced a deal with the CBS Corporation to form a new television broadcast network. The CW began broadcasting this month

  1. 1.

    According to the text, at the beginning of their business the four brothers ______.

    1. A.
      started a movie theater
    2. B.
      started to produce films
    3. C.
      were projectionists
    4. D.
      settled their business in California
  2. 2.

    The Warner Brothers produced its first talking picture in ______.

    1. A.
      1918
    2. B.
      1925
    3. C.
      1927
    4. D.
      1930
  3. 3.

    According to the text, which of the following is not sound film?

    1. A.
      The Maltese Falcon
    2. B.
      Casablanca
    3. C.
      Forty-Second Street
    4. D.
      My Four Years in Germany
  4. 4.

    We can see from the text that______.

    1. A.
      The Warner Brothers has closed
    2. B.
      The Warner Brothers has expanded（擴張） its business greatly since it was set up
    3. C.
      The CW doesn’t belong to the Warner Brothers
    4. D.
      People in the U.S. can’t buy music records produced by the Warner Brothers
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試題分析：這篇文章講述了華納兄弟電影公司自成立以來的發(fā)展。如今，公司已包含電影制作，有線電視網(wǎng)，音樂和發(fā)行等。
1.細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段In nineteen-oh-three, the brothers began their business by traveling throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania showing movies using a projector。在1903年，華納兄弟開始他們的業(yè)務，他們從Ohio 游行到Pennsylvania使用一個放映機播放電影�？芍�，他們剛開始是一個放映員。故選C
2.細節(jié)題。從文章第二、三段可知， 1925年，他們開始給電影增加聲音，兩年后，也就是1927年，他們發(fā)布了第一步有聲電影“talking picture”。故選C
3.細節(jié)判斷題。從文章第二段可知，My Four Years in Germany是在1918年開始放映的，有聲電影是1927年開始的。故選D
4.主旨題。根據(jù)文章可知，華納兄弟電影公司在成立來一直在朝前發(fā)展，在2001年，與美國在線聯(lián)合。今年，公司于CBS公司合作，形成了一個新的電視廣播網(wǎng)絡�？芍�，B正確。
考點：人物傳記類說明文
點評：人物傳記類文體，對于中心比較好把握。本文的解答，首先對第一自然段的內(nèi)容進行讀懂，然后將每段的第一句話進行閱讀，理解每段的中心。然后進行看題，在題目中找到關鍵詞再在文章中找到相對應的地方。對于主旨題，在理解全文的基礎上，可以結合四個選項利用排除法進行作答。
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