Weekends are important for us. We can relax ourselves. Do you know what Americans in the early twentieth century (1900～1925) did on weekends? What do you do on weekends now? In the early twentieth century, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then, new inventions changed the weekends.
*People used electric streetcars to travel in the cities. On weekends, they rode the streetcars to the parks. Young people like roller coasters.
* The first movie lasted only one minute. In the 1920s, movie theaters sold millions of tickets each week! In 1927, movies finally had sound. Sometimes people stayed at home and listened to another new invention —the radio.
* People in cities worked indoors during the weekdays, so they wanted to be outdoors on weekends. Bicycling became a popular activity.
* Now there are more inventions in our life. People have more time and money, too. So they have many ways to spend their weekends.
* People travel by their own cars. Or they can visit big parks like Disney World and ride modern roller coasters and go higher and faster than ever before. *
They can choose from lots of different movie theatres. Or they can watch videos at home.
* More and more people begin to do all kinds of sports at gym.
Others turn on their TV and watch sports on "Family Night".
小題1:Before 1927, __________.
A．people can watch videos at home
B．the movie had sound
C．People could go to the movie theatres to see movies
D．people could watch sports on "Family Night"
小題2:Long time ago, people spent their weekends __________.
A．a(chǎn)t home B．in the theatres
C．outdoors D．in Disney World
小題3:Which is a popular activity in the early twentieth century?
A．Watching TVB．Riding the electric streetcars
C．Listening to the radio D．Bicycling
小題4:The underlined word "lasted" means          .
A．beganB．was overC．playedD．spoke
小題5:Which is TRUE about the weekends in America?
A．They still see movies without sound now.
B．They didn't go outside in the early twentieth.
C．The weekends are not the same in different times.
D．They don't go to the parks any more now.
 
小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:C

試題分析：本文敘述了在不同時代的，人們度過周末的方式不同，在20世紀(jì)早期，人們通常在家過周末，后來，人們發(fā)明了自行車，騎自行車成為人們喜歡的一種運動。隨著時代的發(fā)展，社會進步了，人們現(xiàn)在度過周末的生活方式多種多樣了。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In the 1920s, movie theaters sold millions of tickets each week! 人們?nèi)ル娪霸喝タ措娪埃蔬xC。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In the early twentieth century, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. 很早以前人們在家度過周末，故選A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Bicycling became a popular activity.騎自行車成為一種受歡迎的活動，故選D。
小題4:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一部電影持續(xù)了一分鐘，故選C。
小題5:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容可知短文敘述了在不同的時代，人們過周末的方式是不同的，故選C。
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