Where did the movies begin? It is often said that they are an American invention. It is not entirely true. The motion picture has been the most international arts. Before the dawn of the twentieth century, inventors in France, England and the United States were among the dozens of men who were trying to develop ways of using photographs to create the effect of motion.
Soon after 1889, when the famous inventor Thomas Edison first showed motion pictures through a device called the kinetoscope (活动电影放映机 ) other devices for the same purpose appeared allover the world. Edison had solved certain problems, making it possible for other inventors move ahead with their own devices. One other important contribution by Edison was the introduction of 35 mm as the international standard film width.
( ) 40. That the movies are an American invention is not entirely true. This means that__________
A. it is entirely wrong
B. to some degree, it is true
C. it is not true at all
D. it is perfectly right
答案：B
( )41. When did people try to develop ways of showing motion with photographs?
A. Before the twentieth century.
B. Early in the beginning of the twentieth century.
C. At the dawn of the first day of the twentieth century.
D.After the dawn of twentieth century
答案：A
( )42. Why could other inventors succeed in showing motion pictures with their own devices?
A. Because they had a device called kinetoscope.
B. Because they asked Thomas Edison to help them.
C. Because they got a way of using their own devices.
D. Because Thomas Edison had successfully solved certain problems.
答案：D
( )43. What was another contribution by Edison to the movies?
A. He introduced the 35 mm standard machine to the world.
B. He introduced the 35 mm as the international standard film width.
C. He created a 35 mm standard device for showing movies.
D. He created his own standard devices for showing 35 mm film.
答案：B
Eating in space is different from eating on earth. The food that astronauts carry with them does not look like the food you eat. Some food is carried in closed bags. It is cooked and frozen before the astronauts get it. All the water is removed from the food. In the spaceship the astronaut puts the water back. He "shoots" hot or cold water into the food bag with a special gun. He eats the food through a small hole in the bag.
Other foods come in bite sizes. The astronaut puts a whole piece in his mouth at once. There can be no crumbs. Crumbs would float around the spaceship and get in the way. Meat and cake often come in bite-sized pieces. Astronauts can't drink water from open cups. The water would float in drops in the air. The water is put in the special gun. The astronaut shoots the water into his mouth. Eating in space is not easy. Astronauts must learn to eat this way.
( ) 44. The story does not say this, but from what we have read, we can tell that__________
A. you get much hungrier in space than you do
B. you can't have water to drink in a spaceship
C. astronauts must learn many new and different things
D. you can't eat anything in a spaceship
答案：C
( )45. Why can't astronauts drink water from cups?
A. The water would come from the open cups.
B. The water would spill all over their food.
C. Crumbs would float in the cups.
D. The cups would float in the air.
答案：A
( ) 46. The main idea of the whole story is that__________
A. there is more food and water in space than on earth
B. eating and drinking in space is a special problem
C. astronauts can never eat or drink in a spaceship
D. there is no food or water in a spaceship
答案：B
( )47. Which of the following does the story lead you to believe?
A. Food for astronauts must be made in a special way.
B. All meat on earth comes in bite-sized pieces.
C. Astronauts will only eat cakes made from crumbs.
D. Astronauts have to go hungry in a spaceship.
答案：A
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