A. to enjoy a good story B. to experience an exciting life
C. to see the actors and actresses D. to escape their daily life
答案：D细节题。文章第一段的第二句话说：“They go to the movies to escape their normal everyday existence and to experience a life more exciting than their own.”后面又谈到“But the main reason why people go to the movies is to escape.”所以美国人去看电影的重要原因是逃避现实生活。A,B,C 只是原因之一，而不是主要原因。
17. Which of the following is people’s normal response to the movies they watch?
A. They feel that everything on the screen is familiar to them.
B. They try to turn their dreams into reality.
C. They become so involved that they forget their own problems.
D. They are touched by the life stories of the stories of the actors and actresses.
答案：C细节题。文章第一段谈到：“坐在电影院里，看着屏幕上的画面，人们进入了另一个世界。两个小时之中，他们沉醉在电影的世界里，忘记了自己的烦恼。”因此人们对电影的反应是，如此的沉醉其中忘记了自己的烦恼。
18. It is obvious that real life is _____.
A. less romantic than that in the movies B. more romantic than that in the movies
C. as romantic as that in the movies D. filled with romantic stories
答案：A细节题。第一段的最后一句话：“They are in a dream world where things often appear to be more romantic and beautiful than in real life.”说明电影中的生活比现实生活浪漫。
19. The American movies are popular because _____.
A. they are well-made and the stories are interesting
B. the characters in the movies are free to do whatever they like
C. the heroes have to cope with many problems and frustrations
D. good guys in the movies always win in the end
答案：A细节题。答案在第二段：“American movies are popular because they tell stories and they are well-made.”因此A是正确答案。
20. People enjoy seeing the movies because they _____.
A. are tired of their everyday lives
B. feel inspired by the heroic deeds of the good guys
C. want to see who win in the end
D. have to cope with many problems in their lives
答案：B推理题。文章的最后说：“电影中有许多的英雄人物，他们做了许多普通人想做但又做不到的事情。而现实生活中我们必须处理许多问题，面对许多麻烦，因此当人们看到电影中的英雄获胜的时候，会受到鼓舞。”所以人们喜欢看电影是因为他们会受到影片中人物的英雄事迹的鼓舞。A应当是人们看电影的原因之一，而不是enjoy seeing he movies。C，D都不符合文章的内容。
PartⅡ Vocabulary and Structure
21. Mary regretted _____ to John’s birthday party last Sunday.
A. not going B. not to go C. not having been going D. not to be going
答案：A。regret后面要跟动名词做宾语，动名词的否定式是在动名词之前直接加not。
22. The famous novel is said _____ into Chinese.
A. to have translated B. to be translate C. to have been translated D. to translate
答案：C。本句是动词不定式的完成、被动式。当不定式的逻辑主语是不定式表示的动作的对象时（或是动作的承受者时），不定式一般要用被动式。不定式的完成式所表示的动作发生在谓语动作或状态之前。如：He is not likely to have been told the result.这个结果可能还没有告诉他。
