单选题
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
单选题
What was the situation of the independent film producers? A. They were the highlights of the film festivals. B. Their works were popular in small theaters and rented halls. C. They were once on the fringes of the movie industry. D. Their works were given an important exposure.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 24-25 [24]Independent film producers were once on the fringes of the movie industry, struggling to have their works seem in small theaters and rented halls. The Sundance Festival has helped change all that by giving independent films recognition and all-important exposure．The Sundance festival and the Slamdance Festival, which takes place at the same time，have put Park City，Utah on the Hollywood map．[25]Every January, this ski resort with a population of about 7,000 hosts more than double that number of people who come to the festivals．
[解析] 事实细节题。新闻提到，独立制片人曾一度处在电影业边缘，他们的作品需费尽办法才能在小剧院或租来的礼堂里放映。故答案为C。选项A、B和D中的highlight，popular，an important exposure表达的都是同一个语义，即受重视，只有选项C表达的语义是不受重视，故也可在预读时推断选项C是正确答案。
单选题
How many people come to Park City every January? A. More than 14,000. B. More than 7,000. C. More than 18,000. D. More than 21,000.