18．The Box-Office Numbers
The Motion Picture Association of American （MPAA）*has produced a 24-page report that summarizes box-office data，primarily using bold charts and graphs．To access the entire report，"2009 U．S．Theatrical Market Statistics，"going to http://www．mpaa．org/2009-US-Report．pdf．
Highlights of the report include
In 2005，the U．S．Movie industry's box-office revenues（收入） totaled 25.2billion，withjustoverone-thirdofthat，9.49 billion，coming from domestic audiences and the rest from international audience．Both domestic and foreign ticket sales increased from 2008，but the foreign revenues grew more．
For the first time in 2009，a film earned more than 400 milliondollars domestically（Pirates of the Caribbean：Dead Man's Chest）．Films earning between 50dollars and 99 million dollars grew in number，going from 36 films in 2008 to 45 films in 2009．Overall，films earning more than 50 million dollars went from 56 films in 2008 to 63 in 2009．
Number of new films released in the United States：
1998 420 films
2005 449 films
2008 535 films
2009 599 films
Film loves keeping going to the movies，even when they have alternative technology at home．Those who own or have access to four or more other technologies（DVD player，satellite TV，etc．） went to a theater to see a movie about 10 times per year．Those who owned fewer than four alternative technologies went to the movies only seven times per year．
l U．S．Movies admissions were at all-time high in 2009，with nearly 1.5 billion tickets sold．
*MPAA is a nonprofit organization formed by six large studios to work on behalf of the film industry．On its Web site[http://www．mpaa．org]，MPAA describes itself as"The Voice and Advocate of the American Motion Picture，Home Video and Television Industries．"
70．The Motion Picture Association of America aims toA
A．Conclude box-office data and give reports
B．make full use of bold charts and graphs
C．download relative reports from the websites
D．control U．S．Theatrical Market Statistics
71．Which of the following is true about the U．S．Movie industry's box-office revenues？C
A．The revenues coming from international audiences totaled 8.41 billion dollars in 2005．
B．The revenues produces from domestic audiences added up to 25.82 billion dolars in 2009．
C．The foreign revenues grew more compared with domestic ticket sales from 2008．
D．A film firstly made more than $400 million both at home and abroad in 2009．
72．Highlights of the report include the following aspects exceptD
A．the U．S．movie industry's box-office revenues
B．the numbers of the newly released U．S．Movies
C．the status of film lovers'going to the cinemas
D．the U．S．Movie admission to six large studios
73．Why does MPAA describe itself as"The Voice and Advocate of the American Motion Picture，Home Video and Television Industries"？C
A．Because MPAA is an organization with no intention to earn money．
B．Because MPAA is made up of all the large studios throughout America．
C．Because MPAA devotes itself to working standing for the film industry．
D．Because MPAA runs a world-wide web site reflecting the Motion Picture．
分析 本文是一片說明文，文章介紹了美國電影行業(yè)的一些情況，包括美國電影票房的銷售情況，美國公布的新電影的數(shù)量，美國電影協(xié)會的特征．
解答 70．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．第一部分第一段中的"The Motion Picture Association of American （MPAA）*has produced a 24-page report that summarizes box-office data，"美國電影協(xié)會做了一份24頁的報告，總結(jié)了票房數(shù)據(jù)可知美國電影協(xié)會旨在總結(jié)票房數(shù)據(jù)，故選A．
71．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．第二部分第一段中的"Both domestic and foreign ticket sales increased from 2008，but the foreign revenues grew more．"國內(nèi)外門票銷售增長從2008年開始，但國外增長更快，可知美國電影票房收入從2008您開始國外比國內(nèi)增長快，故選C．
72．D 內(nèi)容歸納題．"Highlights of the report include"部分從"In 2005，the U．S．Movie industry's box-office revenues（收入） totaled 25.2billion，"可知包括票房收入；從"Number of new films released in the United States"可知包括最新公布的數(shù)字電影；從"Film loves keeping going to the movies，even when they have alternative technology at home．"他們喜歡去電影院看電影可知電影愛好者去電影院的狀態(tài)；原文中沒有提到的只有選項D，故選D．
73．C 邏輯推理題．最后一段中"MPAA is a nonprofit orga電影愛好者nization formed by six large studios to work on behalf of the film industry"美國電影協(xié)會是一個非營利組織，由六大電影制片廠代表可知美國電影協(xié)會致力于為電影行業(yè)工作，故選C．
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