It was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.
Movie theatres were one of the few places you could sit all day and—most important—sit in air conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theatre would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theatre, Mr Bellow, did not mind if you did.
That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We'd already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theatre since January, because Mr Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.
We left the theatre around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke.
Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart's dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They're really memories of the screen, not memories of my life.
46.In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?
A.1952.
B.1962.
C.1972.
D.1982.
47.What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.The heat.
B.The theatre.
C.The Music Man.
D.The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
48.What do we know about Mr Bellow?
A.He loved children very much.
B.He was a fan of John Wayne.
C.He sold air conditioners.
D.He was a movie star.
49.Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times?
A.The two movies were really wonderful.
B.They wanted to avoid the heat outside.
C.The manager of the theatre was friendly.
D.They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theatre.
50.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.The author turned out to be a great singer.
B.The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962.
C.The author's life has been changed by the two movies.
D.The author considers the experience at the theatre unforgettable.
【要点综述】 这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和他/她的弟弟为了躲避酷暑而连续几天到电影院看电影的趣事。
46.C 细节理解题。根据第一段的“This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years.”可知又过了10年作者才住进有空调的地方。故选C。
47.D 代词指代题。根据本段的“…followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We'd already seen the second movie once before.”可知答案。
48.B 细节理解题。根据第三段的“…because Mr Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.”可知Bellow先生是John Wayne的粉丝。故选B。
49.B 细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知作者家里没有空调，去看电影是为了躲避外面炎热的天气。故选B。
50.D 推理判断题。从最后一段的“…sing half the songs in…recite half of John Wayne…dialogue…They're really memories of the screen, not memories of my life.”可知作者认为在电影院的经历是很难忘的。
