Passage 4
体裁：说明文 话题：文化背景 时间：6分钟
(2014·天津市模拟)Walt Disney
As one of the most famous film production companies in the history of the business，Walt Disney now holds 15.3 percent of the US and Canadian market share.With highly successful movies like Pirates of the Caribbean，National Treasure，Meet the Robinsons and Enchanted，there's no doubt that Disney will continue to play a key role in the industry for years to come.
Paramount Pictures
With 15.5 percent of the US and Canadian market share，Paramount Pictures continues to be one of the most successful film production companies in the world.Star Trek，War of the Worlds，Mission：Impossible，Transformers and Tropic Thunder are just a few of the popular films produced by Paramount Pictures.
20th Century Fox
Also known as “Twentieth Century Fox”，this highly successful movie production company makes up 11.9 percent of the US and Canadian market share.Some of the biggest and most successful movies from this empire include the XMen series，Mr and Mrs Smith and Fantastic Four.
Warner Bros.Pictures
Including about 19.7 percent of the US and Canadian market share，Warner Bros.Pictures is the biggest player in the film industry.Owning the rights to major films like Harry Potter，Superman，Batman，The Matrix and Star Wars has made Warner Bros.Pictures the No.1 name in the business.
Universal Studios
12.2 percent of the US and Canadian market share belongs to Universal Studios，which continues to make millions for the film industry.With major hits like the Bourne series，the American Pie series，Knocked Up，American Gangster and The Incredible Hulk，it's very clear that Universal Studios knows what it takes to make money in this industry.
Columbia Pictures
Making up 12.9 percent of the US and Canadian market share，Columbia Pictures remains a big player in the business.Some of this company's recent successes include Casino Royale，The Da Vinci Code，the Spider Man series and Step Brothers.
【语篇导读】 本文介绍了一些电影公司的发展及成就。
1.This passage is mainly to tell us________.
A.some beautiful pictures of the US
B.some American popular movies
C.some famous Canadian companies
D.some film production companies
解析 主旨大意题。本文主要告诉我们一些电影制作公司。浏览每段标题及大意便可知应选D项。
答案 D
2.Which of the following movie production companies is the most successful in the US and Canadian markets?
A.Universal Studios.
B.Paramount Pictures.
C.Columbia Pictures.
D.Walt Disney.
解析 细节理解题。比较选项中四家电影公司。分析数据可知B项的Paramount Pictures公司在美国及加拿大市场占的比率为15.5%，高于其他三家，故选B项。
答案 B
3.Warner Bros.Pictures is very famous for its film named________.
A.Pirates of the Caribbean
B.Harry Potter
C.The Incredible Hulk
D.Tropic Thunder
解析 细节理解题。根据第四部分可知答案为B项。
答案 B
4.The underlined word “hits” in Paragraph 5 refers to________.
A.articles B.novels
C.movies D.struggles
解析 词义猜测题。由第五部分可知，以上列举的都是受欢迎的电影的名字。
答案 C
5.Which of the following movie production companies covers the least market share in the US and Canada?
A.20th Century Fox. B.Columbia Pictures.
C.Universal Studios. D.Warner Bros.Pictures.
解析 细节理解题。比较选项中四家电影公司，分别找出它们在美国和加拿大市场所占的份额，可以得出占的最少的是20th Century Fox只占11.9%。B、C、D三项则分别占了12.9%、12.2%和19.7%。故答案为A项。
答案 A
