听力音频：

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/l60NYyttDfg2itptnygLRA?token=1029705590&lang=zh_CN

L1：

Lecture 1

第一题

What is the lecture mainly about?

AThe role of immigrants in sports and entertainment in the United States in the early 1900s BHow participation in a leisure activity reflected broader changes in the United States in the 1900s

CDifferences between vaudeville and nickelodeon movies

DThe depiction of people from different social backgrounds in movies in the early 1900s 第二题

What does the professor say about recreation in the United States in the late 1800s? ARecreational activities often reflected divisions among social groups.

BPeople who lived in cities had little time for recreational activities.

CImmigrants brought their own types of recreation with them.

DThe first large national sports leagues were created.

第三题

Why does the professor mention department stores?

ATo contrast people’s shopping habits of the late 1800s with those of the early 1900s

BTo suggest that vaudeville theaters caused an increase in the number of customers at nearby businesses

CTo suggest that early movies had an important effect on clothing fashion

DTo give an example of a source of employment in cities

第四题

What does the professor imply about vaudeville theaters in the United States?

AThey introduced long, multi-reel movies to the public.

BThey were among the few public places where people could socialize after work.

CThey were small and uncomfortable.

DThey mostly featured live performances.

第五题

What does the professor say about the absence of sound in nickelodeon movies?

Select 2 answers

AIt allowed movies to be made inexpensively.

BIt limited the popularity of early movies.

CIt allowed entire families to attend movies.

DIt made movies accessible to new immigrants.

第六题

What is the professor’s opinion about changes in the way movies were made and shown in the 1920s?

AThe changes encouraged immigrants to learn English.

BThe changes had the unfortunate side effect of reintroducing social barriers.

CThe changes made movies more entertaining but less artistic.

DThe changes were an inevitable response to changes in public tastes.