单选题 Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Hollywood produces many different kinds of films, including mysteries, musicals, love stories, and horror films. Different as these films may be, they generally have one thing in common — conflict. The main character wants something very badly and will do anything to get it. The opponent tries to stop the main character from achieving his goal. This opposition creates conflict, and conflict is the heart of drama. To give an example, let"s say the main character is a young man of humble origin who wants to marry the beautiful daughter of a rich banker. The father thinks the young man is unworthy of his daughter, and he does not allow her to see him. The young man, who is very much in love, refuses to give up without a fight. The conflict between the young man and the girl"s father is what makes the story interesting; it forces the main character to take action, and through their actions we see them as they really are. In a good story, the main character changes — he is not the same at the end
of the story, as he was at the beginning.
He learns something from his experience that makes him a different, perhaps better person. And we learn something from watching him. Good movies not only entertain us, but also help us understand a little more about life.

What is common to all the films produced in Hollywood?

[解析] 由短文中的Different as these films may be, they generally have one thing in common—conflict.可知,这些好莱坞电影一般都有一个共同点——冲突,故答案为B。
听清问题中的common是解答本题的关键。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
What usually happens to the main character in a good story?

[解析] 由短文中的In a good story, the main character changes—he is not the same at the end of the story as he was at the beginning.可知,主角会随着故事的进展发生变化,故答案为D。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
What can we learn from good movies?

[解析] 由短文末尾提到的Good movies not only entertain us, but also help us understand a little more about life.可知,好的电影不仅可以让我们娱乐,而且能让我们更好地理解生活,故答案为A。
not only...but also...结构为常考点,but also后面的内容是语义侧重点,听音时应留意。