题目

In 1920, barely out of his teens, Alfred Hitchcock went to work for an American film company which had opened a studio in Islington, London. His first job at the studio was writing captions （脚本） for silent movies. Within two years, he was writing scripts（剧本） and working as an assistant director.For the rest of the 1920s, Hitchcock worked on one film after another in Britain and Germany. Filming was often a rough-and-ready（匆忙做成的） affair and the assistant director was required to step in and plug gaps. A cameraman went missing, Hitchcock became a cameraman. A scene needed rewriting, Hitchcock rewrote it. Someone needed to be in charge of money when the film crew was on location, Hitchcock looked after the money.At the same time, this being the era of silent movies, Hitchcock was learning the language of cinema: telling a story－not through dialogue, but through visual images（视觉影象）. This led to his success later.When he began to direct his own films, first in Britain and later in Hollywood, he was determined to make films that held the audience's attention and kept tension（紧张感）. He succeeded. Hitchcock's ability to put you on the edge of your seat makes him one of the greatest makers of suspense（悬念） movies.(1)、Alfred Hitchcock's first job at the studio was _________.A. writing scripts B. working as an assistant director C. writing captions for silent movies D. directing his own films

In 1920, barely out of his teens, Alfred Hitchcock went to work for an American film company which had opened a studio in Islington, London. His first job at the studio was writing captions （脚本） for silent movies. Within two years, he was writing scripts（剧本） and working as an assistant director.

For the rest of the 1920s, Hitchcock worked on one film after another in Britain and Germany. Filming was often a rough-and-ready（匆忙做成的） affair and the assistant director was required to step in and plug gaps. A cameraman went missing, Hitchcock became a cameraman. A scene needed rewriting, Hitchcock rewrote it. Someone needed to be in charge of money when the film crew was on location, Hitchcock looked after the money.

At the same time, this being the era of silent movies, Hitchcock was learning the language of cinema: telling a story－not through dialogue, but through visual images（视觉影象）. This led to his success later.

When he began to direct his own films, first in Britain and later in Hollywood, he was determined to make films that held the audience's attention and kept tension（紧张感）. He succeeded. Hitchcock's ability to put you on the edge of your seat makes him one of the greatest makers of suspense（悬念） movies.

(1)、Alfred Hitchcock's first job at the studio was _________.

A. writing scripts
B. working as an assistant director
C. writing captions for silent movies
D. directing his own films

题目解答

答案

C

A

B

D

B

解析

本题考查学生对文章细节信息的提取能力，需要准确识别希区柯克在工作室的第一份具体工作内容。关键点在于抓住第一段中直接描述其初始职位的句子，排除后续职位的干扰选项。

  1. 定位关键句：文章第一段明确指出“His first job at the studio was writing captions（脚本） for silent movies.”
  2. 排除干扰项：
    • A选项“writing scripts”是两年后的工作（第二段首句）。
    • B选项“working as an assistant director”是同一时期兼任的职位，但非第一份工作。
    • D选项“directing his own films”是更后期的职业发展。
  3. 锁定答案：直接对应原文的“writing captions for silent movies”，即C选项。