Temperatures in some parts of the country have eased a bit over the weekend. But there is no risk that groups of people are suddenly going to turn their backs on airconditioning. The airconditioner has established itself well in the hearts of Americans. The first widespread use of airconditioners came during the 1920 when movie theaters used what they called manmade weather to attract customers to the silver screen. After World War II,the cost for airconditioners started to come down and manufacturers advertised them as for the millions not just for millionaires. Deborah Hawkins,knows how to keep cool. She is chairman of the Airconditioner and Refrigeration Institute. We called her in her office in Fort Worth,Texas. Welcome to the program.

  Well,thank you.

  I suppose you've got your airconditioner going great guns. Yes,we do. Full blast (沖擊波) in fact.

  All right,take us back,where was the first airconditioned movie theater in the United States?

  Well,it's probably in the Central Park theater in Chicago,Illinois. Willis Carrier,considered the king of cool and the founder of airconditioning actually,sold his inventions to movie theater operators during the late 19th and early 20th. And this was one of the first ones to have received it. And they actually had some of the largest audiences than anywhere else in the country as you can imagine.

And also I guess that the theater just stayed open during the summer.

  Well,yearlong,yearlong. Well before they were primarily just open from November to May.

  Well,what are some of the other early places to be cooled down by airconditioning? Well,right after the movie theaters,the government buildings in Washington   D. C. were airconditioned,started with the US House of Representatives building,the Senate building,even the White House.

  When did airconditioning become a stable of the Middle Class?

  Well,actually it started in the 50s when sales exceeded over one million units. And then at each decade,it increased enormously. To where now today,probably 82% of all homes either have room airconditioning units or central airconditioning units in America.

Deborah Hawkins,is chairman of the Airconditioner and Refrigeration Institutions. Thanks a lot,keep cool.

(   ) 5. The air conditioners were first widely used in         .

   A. theaters   B. the White house

   C. government buildings   D. family houses

(   ) 6.The underlined word ones refers to         .

   A. audiences   B. air conditioners

   C. movie theater operators   D. movie theaters

(   ) 7. The following statements are wrong EXCEPT         .

   A. 82% of all homes had air conditioners in the 50s

   B. Deborah Hawkins is regarded as the king of cool

   C. after World War II the sales of air conditioners increased fast

   D. although the temperature has decreased,people won't stop using airconditioners

(   ) 8. The key point of the telephone interview gives us a brief introduction about

   A. the success of Deborah Hawkins v

   B. who is the king of cool

   C. the development of airconditioners

   D. the origin of airconditioners

A項(xiàng)是概括，不僅是投資，而且是含投資等各方面的成功。

5. A由第1段得知。

6. D本句意為the Central Park theater in Chicago,Illinois是最早一批安裝了空調(diào)的電影院之一。

7. D見文章第1 ~2句。

8. C通讀全文得知。

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