The first film-show was in Paris on December 28, 1895. it lasted 20 minutes and the audience paid one franc per person. Just 20 years later, the cinema had become an industry. Its __1__ was Hollywood. For the next thirty years, millions of people all over the world went to the movies every week. Then, after World War Two, __2__ began to change. First, television became popular. __3__ video appeared. Today, most people only go to the movies two or three times a year. But the cinema isn’t dying－it’s __4__. The audience for new films is changing, too. Now, most movie fans are under 20. That’s why there are so many films for the __5__ market.
The idea of teen movies began in the 50s. That’s __6__ James Dean had enormous success with “Rebel Without A Cause” and “East Of Eden”. Ten years later, __7__ began to appear in films. The Beatles made several in 60s. Everyone’s favorite spy, James Bond, also began his __8__ career in the 60s.
Then in the 70s, two different kinds of movie became popular with young audiences－horror films and
martial film (功夫片). __9__, violence or “action” as it’s more commonly __10__, has played an important part in many teen movies. But teenagers don’t just want to watch violence. Comedies are popular with young audiences as well.
| 小题1: | | A．capital | B．factory | C．product base | D．cinema center |
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| 小题2: | | A．taste | B．that | C．movie | D．everything |
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| 小题3: | | A．Then | B．Second | C．Later | D．Finally |
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| 小题4: | | A．disappearing | B．changing | C．reducing | D．increasing |
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| 小题5: | | A．adult | B．children | C．teenage | D．elder |
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| 小题7: | | A．pop star | B．movie stars | C．sports stars | D．TV stars |
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| 小题8: | | A．business | B．screen | C．detective | D．political |
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| 小题9: | | A．Before that | B．Long after | C．Ever since | D．Never before |
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| 小题10: | | A．declared | B．named | C．used | D．called |
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