1.The underlined word “exceeded” means _____ in Chinese.
A 下降
B 超过
C 稳定
D 降低
解析:选B。词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句It’s the first year that the country has broken the 50-billion mark.可知中国的票房是打破了500亿元的里程碑,即超过500亿元,故选B。
2.______ people went to see a movie in 2016.
A 1.150 billion
B 1.259 billion
C 1.448 billion
D 1.665 billion
解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第二段Data showed that as of 6:57 p.m. Monday, a total of 1.448 billion viewers entered cinemas this year, 15 percent up from last year.可知2017年截止11月20日下午6点57分的观影人次是14.48亿,比去年全年高出15%,因此去年的观影人次是1.448÷1.15=1.259 billion,故选B。
3.The box office of domestic movies is _______ up to now.
A 22.8 billion
B 23.8 billion
C 26.2 billion
D 50 billion
解析:选C。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句Box office of domestic movies reached 26.2 billion yuan, accounting for 52.4 percent of the total.可知国产电影的票房达到了262亿元,故选C。
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A China will see its box office growing steadily in the following years.
B The box office of foreign films is going down all through these years.
C 39 foreign films got 100 million yuan this years in China.
D The box office of Chinese films around the world in 2015 is 40 billion yuan.
解析:选C。细节理解题。根据第三段第二句A total of 78 films pocketed 100 million yuan each, including 39 domestic ones.可知票房过亿的电影有78部,其中国产片39部,进口片39部,故选C。
5.What’s the best title of this passage?
A China’s box office reached 50 billion.
B China’s box office is growing steadily.
C 39 films win most box office of China.
D More people entered the cinema this year.
解析:选A。主旨大意题。根据本文主旨句第一段China’s box office exceeded 50 billion yuan (7.5 billion US dollars) on Monday, November 20th 2017. 可知中国电影票房首次达到500亿元是本文主旨,其他各段介绍观影人次,中外影片票房占比,近年票房增长情况都是围绕今年票房超过500亿元展开的,故选A。