单选题
Why did the film become successful at the beginning of this century?A. Because it lasted a whole hour.B. Because it joined the scenes together in a story.C. Because the price of the ticket was only five cents.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】 [听力原文] <18>-<20> Can you imagine the earliest
films? Now I'll tell you something about them. The earliest films were short,
lasting only one minute or less. People could, for one cent, see simple action
films of trains, cars, crowds, on city streets, and similar subjects. Soon
20-minute pictures of pieces of news were being shown in theatres at the end of
the regular stage show. Later, films used a new method. They put the beginning
of one scene upon the end of the scene before so as to tie a story together. In
1903 a film was made about a story. Much of the action took place at the same
time -- The prisoners escaping, the men meeting and planning to catch them --
and the scenes moved smoothly, back and forth, from one scene to another,
instead of unnaturally showing each scene separately. This was the earliest
successful film. A short time later, theatres showed for five cents a whole
hour's pleasure of short films. These films were simple and rough. But at that
time people liked these films very much.
单选题
What does the speaker want to talk about?A. About how to make films.B. About the earliest films.C. About the prices for different firms to make films.