外研版（2019） 必修 第二册 Unit 4 Stage and screen 单元测评（word版含答案）

Unit 4 Stage and screen
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
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B
Avi Bendahan and Shijia Jiang are unlikely collaborators (合作者).
Jiang is a classically trained performer of Peking Opera, or Jingju. Bendahan is a local actor, dancer in Canada. He and Jiang together are the core (核心) of Jingju Canada, a theater company that adapts the ancient Chinese art in Montreal and across Canada.
“I really want people in the West to know Peking Opera,” says Jiang. The two are, in a sense, building an audience for the art form in and outside of the city's Chinese community.
“Peking Opera is very strict, and hard to understand. They don't speak Standard Chinese. No, they speak the Peking Opera dialect (方言),” Meng Rong, the leader of the Confucius Institute in Quebec says of the language used, which is comparable to Shakespearean speech. “You need to have special skills to understand.” As a result, the popularity of Peking Opera is fading (逐渐消失).
One of Jingju Canada's approaches to that problem is to translate.
Their first show was 2011's Crossroads.
“It was the first time Jingju Canada translated a Chinese opera show into English,” says Bendahan. “And it was the first time we created newish characters.”
Bendahan handles the translations. “The language is very hard for me,” says Jiang, referring to English. Jiang's strong point in performance is combat — she trained in China as a wudan, a fighting woman.
But change, of course, presents challenges.
“They don't want to lose the core things from Peking Opera,” says Rong. That's where Jiang's other speciality (专长), besides combat, comes in. She was among the first in China to study the new for Jingju program of directing. “We learned new ways of directing,” she says. “We used music, dance, movies, and then put them together with Peking Opera.”
“Crossroads was very successful,” says Rong. “The audiences really loved it. And I think for every culture, if the nice part can be shown to the public, and everybody understands and everybody enjoys it, why don't we do it ”
24. What is Jiang's reason for working with Bendahan on Jingju Canada
A. To help Bendahan study Chinese.
B. To develop her friendship with Bendahan.
C. To help foreigners know more about Peking Opera.
D. To perform Peking Opera in more Chinese communities.
25. What makes Peking Opera less popular according to Rong
A. Its boring settings.
B. Its outdated music.
C. Its unique language.
D. Its special characters.
26. What did Jiang do when preparing for Crossroads
A. She used a new method of directing.
B. She gave up her directing program.
C. She trained other performers.
D. She translated the text.
27. How does Rong feel about Jiang and Bendahan's work
A. He's shocked.
B. He's satisfied.
C. He's doubtful.
D. He's thankful.
C
It's been 150 years this summer since building work was completed on the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London. When it was completed, Tsar Nicholas I, the ruler of Russia, called it “a dream in stone”.
Important buildings have been built on this site for more than 1, 000 years. In the early 8th century, a church was built that became known as the West Minster. In the 11th century it was the location of a royal residence (王室宅邸). This was the first Palace of Westminster. The first official Parliament met there in 1295. Work on the palace continued until 1834, when the building was destroyed by fire.
In 1835, the architect Charles Barry was picked to design the Parliament building in a style known as “Gothic Revival”. Another architect, Augustus Pugin, helped with the inner part. The work overran and the costs rose to three times more than planned. According to one historian it cost 2.3 million — which in today's money is more than 4 billion. It finally reopened in 1870.
The Houses of Parliament are once again considered to be a serious fire risk. Small fires broke out 40 times between 2008 and 2012 and a fire safety team has to be on site. A report in 2016 said that maintaining the building was like “trying to fill a bathtub with a thimble (顶针) while the water is flowing out of the plughole ( 排水孔) at the other end”. In 2018, Parliament held discussions over its restoration and decided that its members would have to move out of the building during its refurbishment (翻新).
The plan is for everyone to move out by 2025 when the restoration will begin. It is said that it will cost around 4 billion and be completed by the early 2030s. The plans include taking away all fire risks, restoring the stonework and repairing around 4,000 windows.
28. What is the main idea of paragraph 2
A. The West Minster was a popular place for tourists.
B. The site of the Parliament building is historic.
C. Building the Parliament building took a long time.
D. People had different reasons to build a palace in Westminster.
29. What can we learn about the Parliament building
A. It cost less than expected.
B. It was completed on time.
C. It was being rebuilt for more than 30 years.
D. It was designed by Augustus Pugin alone.
30. What is the biggest problem the Houses of Parliament face now
A. A great fire risk.
B. No safety team.
C. A shortage of money.
D. No restoration workers.
31. How is this text mainly developed
A. By analyzing causes.
B. By giving descriptions.
C. By following time order.
D. By making comparisons.
D
Buster Keaton was born on October 4, 1895 in Piqua, Kansas, to Joe and Myra Keaton. At six months, he fell down a flight of stairs. Reaching the floor unhurt, he was picked up by magician Harry Houdini who said the kid was a real buster. The word “buster” means an unusually strong child. From then on, his parents and the world knew him as Buster Keaton. By the age of three, Keaton had joined the family's vaudeville (杂耍) act. It was this training in vaudeville that prepared him for the fast-paced comedy of the silent movies.
In 1917, Keaton moved to Hollywood, where he met another former vaudevillian. Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, a famous comic actor of the time, took Keaton on and showed him the ropes of the movie industry. Keaton regarded Arbuckle as one of his closest friends and his greatest influence. With his remarkable acrobatic (杂技般的) acts, the thin Keaton was a perfect partner for Arbuckle. Within a few years, Keaton became an increasingly popular comic star.
Most of Keaton's famous movies were made during the 1920s. Writing, directing, and starring in these films, Keaton created a crazy funny world. He often found himself in the same difficult situations as Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd, but he always kept a sense of stillness throughout, without showing joy, anger, or sadness at all. No matter how lost or unlucky Keaton seemed to be, he was never one to be pitied. The New York Times said of him, “In a film world that exaggerated everything, ... he remained expressionless and serious, his stone face holding back all emotion.”
Though he acted in a number of films in the 1930s, Keaton began to lose his popularity with audiences, partly because of the appearance of the films with sound. It was not until the 1950s that the public liking for Keaton's work returned. The great skills needed to complete his heart-stopping acts amazed people who had become used to simple, flat physical comedy and he was considered one of the greatest comic actors of the silent age.
32. How did Keaton get his first name
A. From his excellent skills.
B. From his parents' love for him.
C. From a story about a magician.
D. From a harmless fall accident.
33. What did Arbuckle mean to Keaton
A. He was a big fan of Keaton.
B. He acted as Keaton's guide to the movies.
C. He was one of Keaton's main competitors.
D. He became Keaton's vaudeville instructor.
34. What made Keaton unusual according to paragraph 3
A. His care about society.
B. His understanding of films.
C. His unemotional coolness.
D. His heart-warming stories.
35. What excited people's interest in Keaton's films again
A. His great acrobatic skills.
B. The rise of physical comedy.
C. The influence of silent movies.
D. His achievements in films with sound.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Since I sometimes watch movies and write reviews, I decided to draw up some kind of a plan for writing reviews.
· 36 The title of the movie must be present in the title since this is a keyword. But the “Interstellar movie review” headline is really boring. There should be some intrigue (神秘气氛) in the title, at least a little. Let's say “Interstellar or separation from daughter for 30 years”.
· Add interesting facts. In the first sentence, include a surprising fact or opinion about the film. 37 From the first lines, he / she needs to get an idea of the nature of the review and the quality (品质) of the movie in order to read on.
· Write for readers, not for yourself. 38 No need to indulge in narcissism (沉浸在自恋中) — “wow, I know a lot of smart words!” A review is not a way of self-expression, but is written to guide readers in the ocean of movie production.
· Add emotions. 39 A review written with emotion is much more interesting than boring and static (静态的) facts. So make notes for yourself and record what you like and what causes dissatisfaction when you watch a movie.
It is very interesting to write a review of a movie and it is not so difficult. 40 Just give it a try, you will definitely have a great review!
A. The article should be “alive”.
B. Share background information.
C. Come up with an interesting title.
D. You need to catch the reader's attention quickly.
E. All you need to do is to follow the plan and everything will be fine.
F. You must remember the review is written for the readers of the review.
G. Moreover, writing a review provides for the author's understanding of the work.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A member of our local theater company asked my wife Melissa to audition (试演) for their upcoming play, and I drove her to the tryouts. I thought I would 41 outside, but Melissa asked me to follow her inside for support.
It didn't take long for someone to 42 me. We lived in a small town. I 43 most of the people in that room. “Look here! It's Joey! Please tell me you are auditioning for our play,” a woman shouted. I 44 her I was not.
And then I heard a familiar voice. “He'd be 45 . Talk him into it.” It was my wife! My face grew hot. 46 I knew what was happening, someone handed me a script (剧本).
I couldn't 47 I'd just auditioned for the play as I walked out. I thought there was no way I would get the 48 because I had never acted. I was 49 . Two weeks later, Melissa called me with the 50 — I was LV Shoestring Stage Productions' newest actor.
I had four weeks to 51 the acting. Melissa helped me with my lines. We read the script aloud several times before we were able to 52 it.
On the drive home after my first play rehearsal (排练), Melissa said to me, “I know you're 53 doing this for me, and I appreciate (感激) it.”
She was right. I had auditioned for the play to make her 54 , and I wasn't sure about this acting thing at first, but I've actually had a lot of fun 55 this with her.
41. A. hide B. wait C. work D. stop
42. A. notice B. help C. choose D. hear
43. A. accepted B. missed C. knew D. invited
44. A. told B. taught C. warned D. advised
45. A. fun B. busy C. proud D. good
46. A. Though B. Before C. Unless D. Because
47. A. agree B. remember C. promise D. believe
48. A. prize B. message C. part D. hope
49. A. stupid B. careless C. different D. wrong
50. A. news B. reason C. example D. idea
51. A. worry about B. prepare for C. enjoy D. direct
52. A. get through B. come across C. deal with D. learn from
53. A. always B. never C. even D. only
54. A. quiet B. happy C. famous D. brave
55. A. doing B. seeing C. changing D. imagining
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
As a child, reading was one of my favorite 56. ________ (hobby), and it still is to this day. I've always enjoyed immersing ( 使沉浸于) myself in the pages of a novel, entirely attracted by fictional characters and 57. ________ (they) stories. One part of the experience that almost always made me feel 58. ________ (disappoint), however, was when my beloved books became movies. And according 59. ________ a recent survey, I'm not the only person who is let down by book adaptations.
SuperSummary, an online resource, wanted 60. ________ (know) the answer to a burning question: Book or movie The company asked 2,030 people, ages 23 to 62, to answer questions about books 61. ________ had been turned into movies or TV shows.
The results were fairly close. Overall, 34% of people enjoyed the book, 62. ________ (compare) to 27% of people who liked the movie more. Although 82% of people said “screen adaptations help books come to life,” 46% of people argued that movie adaptations “would never be as good 63. ________ the book.”
Perhaps the slight preference for the book over the movie is related to libraries being a little 64. ________ (popular) than movie theaters. I 65. ________ (complete) understand why people might prefer watching a live version of a story on the big screen, but to me, there are few simpler pleasures than getting lost in the pages of a good book.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，是某国际学校英语俱乐部的负责人。俱乐部上周五组织同学们一起观看了一部经典英文电影。请你写一则通知，刊登在校英文网站上，内容包括：
1. 向同学们征集英文影评；
2. 介绍投稿方式和截止时间；
3. 鼓励同学们积极参加。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Last fall, our family was on our way back from a weekend in the mountains. My brother and I were riding in the back seat of our car. I was looking out of my window when suddenly I saw a dog standing by itself on the side of the road. I shouted at my dad, and he made a U-turn to go back and see if the dog was all right.
We got out of the car, walked up to this cold, damp spot (潮湿的地方) and found out there wasn't just one dog — there were three and they were puppies (幼犬). Then we discovered another puppy in a box, down below in the ravine (山谷). My dad went to save that puppy. He said that it looked like it was going to die. The poor little thing wouldn't eat any of the treats we gave it, and it was shaking.
My mom, dad, brother and I were full of questions. Who had left these puppies here Why would anyone do such a terrible thing What were we going to do with these four little puppies We knew that we couldn't just leave them. Since we already had two dogs, we wouldn't be able to keep them either — especially four of them!
My mom went back to the car and got a dry box. We carefully placed the puppies in the box, and my mom held them on her lap (大腿部) as we drove to the nearest fire station. Since it was Sunday, the local animal shelter (收容所) was closed. Mom and I walked up to the front door of the station and knocked on the door. A fireman opened the door, and we asked him if they would take care of the puppies until Monday and then take them to the local animal shelter. While we were talking to the fireman who had opened the door, four other firemen had started playing with the puppies. One of the puppies was already running around the fire station. The firemen could tell how worried I was about these lovely little things, and they agreed to keep the puppies until the next day.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
As we drove down the mountain, I couldn't get my mind off the puppies. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
My mom called the animal shelter the next day to make sure that the puppies were fine. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
21-25 AABCC 26-30 ABBCA 31-35 CDBCA
36-40 CDFAE 41-45 BACAD 46-50 BDCDA
51-55 BADBA
56. hobbies 57. their 58. disappointed 59. to
60. to know 61. that / which 62. compared
63. as 64. more popular pletely
写作
第一节
One possible version:
Notice
Did you enjoy the English movie last Friday Which characters did you like best What was the most memorable scene in the movie for you Now we offer you a wonderful chance to share your feelings!
All students who have seen the movie are welcome to share your movie review in English with us. There is no limitation to the style or length of your review. If interested, just email your movie review to englishclub@ by next Friday.
Come on and start writing now!
The English Club
第二节
One possible version:
As we drove down the mountain, I couldn't get my mind off the puppies. I was filled with all kinds of feelings: happiness, anger and sadness — all at the same time. I was so happy that I had seen the first puppy standing all by itself, but I was also angry at the person who had left them in the ravine. I was sad at the thought of those little puppies all by themselves in the cold before we came into their lives to save them. They were so small — they couldn't have been more than four weeks old.
My mom called the animal shelter the next day to make sure that the puppies were fine. She was told that they were all there, eating and sleeping quite a bit. Even the weakest puppy, the one that we were afraid wasn't going to make it, was getting better with all the food and warmth. We were told that each of the puppies would be adopted for sure, as they were so cute and friendly. We were very happy to hear that and felt good about how we'd rescued them.
部分解析
阅读
第一节
A篇
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是应用文。文章是一则过期杂志打折出售的广告。
21. A。细节理解题。根据JUNE 2020介绍内容中的Full results of the BBC Music Magazine Awards, plus interviews with all winners可知，本期杂志公布了BBC音乐杂志奖获奖的完整名单。
22. A。细节理解题。根据UP TO 30% OFF FOR SUBSCRIBERS部分中的We're sorry, but issues of BBC Music published more than 12 months ago are no longer being sold可知，超过12个月的过往期刊将不会被售卖。
23. B。细节理解题。根据SLIPCASE PRICES中的SUBSCRIBERS表格内容可知，来自欧洲的订阅者想要买杂志架，需支付8英镑。
B篇
主题语境：人与社会——艺术
本文是记叙文。中国京剧演员与外国演员通力合作，让更多的外国人看懂并享受京剧。
24. C。细节理解题。根据第三段内容“I really want people in the West to know Peking Opera,” says Jiang. The two are, in a sense, building an audience for the art form in and outside of the city's Chinese community可知，Jiang与Bendahan在Jingju Canada公司合作排演京剧是为了让更多的外国人了解京剧。
25. C。推理判断题。根据第四段中的Peking Opera is very strict, and hard to understand和No, they speak the Peking Opera dialect以及You need to have special skills to understand可知， Rong认为京剧使用的并不是标准普通话而是自己独特的唱腔和语言，因此普通人很难理解京剧，这导致了京剧受欢迎的程度不断降低。
26. A。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的That's where Jiang's other speciality, besides combat, comes in以及“We learned new ways of directing,” she says. “We used music, dance, movies, and then put them together with Peking Opera.”可知，为了保留京剧的精髓，同时也让外国人能看懂京剧，Jiang凭借自己所学，用新的方式编排了Crossroads。
27. B。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的I think for every culture, if the nice part can be shown to the public, and everybody understands and everybody enjoys it, why don't we do it可知，Rong认为Jiang和Bendahan的合作让更多人了解并享受京剧，因此他对这两人的工作很欣慰。
C篇
主题语境：人与社会——历史、社会与文化
本文是说明文。文章介绍了英国的议会大厦。
28. B。段落大意题。第二段首句为本段的中心句，指出了议会大厦所处的位置历史悠久，进而在本段剩余部分分别列举了不同时期的重要建筑。由此可知，本段主要是为了说明议会大厦所处的位置历史悠久。
29. C。细节理解题。根据第三段中的In 1835, the architect Charles Barry was picked to design the Parliament building in a style known as “Gothic Revival”以及It finally reopened in 1870可知，议会大厦的重建持续了30多年。
30. A。细节理解题。根据第四段中的The Houses of Parliament are once again considered to be a serious fire risk. Small fires broke out 40 times between 2008 and 2012 and a fire safety team has to be on site以及最后一段中的The plans include taking away all fire risks, restoring the stonework and repairing around 4, 000 windows可知，议会大厦发生火灾的隐患很大。
31. C。篇章结构题。本文按照时间顺序从议会大厦建成、毁灭、重建以及修复等方面向读者介绍了英国的议会大厦。
D篇
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是记叙文。文章介绍了美国20世纪著名喜剧大师巴斯特·基顿。
32. D。细节理解题。根据第一段中的Reaching the floor unhurt ... a real buster. The word “buster” means an unusually strong child可知，幼小的基顿从楼梯上摔下来却安然无恙，魔术师Houdini就用buster这个词语夸赞基顿强壮。后来他的名字就叫Buster Keaton了。
33. B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle ... took Keaton on and showed him the ropes of the movie industry可知，阿巴克尔是基顿进入电影业的引路人。show sb. the ropes向某人演示如何做某事。
34. C。推理判断题。根据第三段可知，基顿在电影中总是一副面无表情的样子，这是他的显著特色。
35. A。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的The great skills needed to complete his heart - stopping acts amazed people who had become used to simple, flat physical comedy可知，当时人们再次对基顿的电影感兴趣是因为他高超的表演技巧。
第二节
主题语境：人与社会——艺术
本文是说明文。文章介绍了如何写好影评。
36. C。本句为本段的主旨句。根据下文中的The title of the movie ...和is really boring 以及There should be some intrigue in the title可知，作者在本段主要建议在写影评时要有一个有趣的标题。
37. D。根据本段的主旨句Add interesting facts以及下文中的he / she needs to ... read on可知，作者在本段建议写影评时可以通过分享有趣的事实或者观点来吸引读者，激发他们的阅读兴趣。下文中的he / she指代D项中的the reader，且D项中的catch the reader's attention和quickly分别与本段中的in order to read on以及In the first sentence和From the first lines相照应。
38. F。F项中的the review is written for the readers of the review与本段的主旨句Write for readers, not for yourself以及下文中的A review is not a way of self expression, but is written to guide readers in the ocean of movie production相照应。
39. A。根据本段的主旨句Add emotions和下文中的内容可知，作者在本段主要建议在写影评时应该加入自己的真情实感，影评应该是鲜活的而不应该是无聊事实的堆砌。A项中的alive与下文中的interesting相照应，同时也与下文中的boring and static facts形成对比关系。
40. E。本句起到承上启下的作用。E项中的All you need to do承接上文中的it is not so difficult，并且E项中的everything will be fine与下文中的you will definitely have a great review相照应，同时E项中的follow the plan也与文章第一段中的I decided to draw up some kind of a plan for writing reviews呼应。
语言运用
第一节
主题语境：人与自我——生活
本文是记叙文。作者讲述了自己陪妻子去参加试演却意外获得试演机会且被选中参加演出的故事。
41. B。由上文可知，“我”只是陪同妻子去试演。结合本句中的but Melissa asked me to follow her inside for support可知，此处表示“我”原以为在外边“等候（wait）”妻子就可以。
42. A。由下文中的Look here! It's Joey! Please tell me you are auditioning for our play可知，有人看到了“我”。设空处所填的词应该与“看到”具有相同或相近的含义，故选notice （注意到）。
43. C。由上文中的We lived in a small town及下文中的Look here! It's Joey可推断，房间里的大多数人“我”都“认识（knew）”。
44. A。由文章首段可知，“我”只是陪同妻子去试演。结合本段中的Please tell me you are auditioning for our play可知，此处表示“我”告诉她“我”不是来试演的，故选told。
45. D。下文Talk him into it中的it指代“试演”这件事。由此可推断，此处表示“他的表现会很出色的”。设空处所填的词应该与“出色的”具有相同或相近的含义，故选good。
46. B。“我”本来是陪同妻子来试演的。没想到，大家以为“我”也来试演。故此处表示“我”还没反应过来是怎么回事，有人就递给“我”一个剧本，故选Before。
47. D。由上文可知，“我”并没有打算试演。因此，尽管自己刚参加完试演，“我”依然难以“相信（believe）”这件事是真的。
48. C。由上文中的 someone handed me a script及本句中的because I had never acted可知，“我”觉得自己肯定不会被选中，四个选项中，只有part（角色）符合语境。get the part 获得（试演的）角色。
49. D。由下文中的I was LV Shoestring Stage Productions' newest actor可知，“我”最后竟然被选中了。这证实了“我”觉得自己肯定不会被选上的想法是错的，故选wrong。
50. A。破折号后的内容对设空处进行解释说明。由语境可知，设空处所填的词应该表示“消息”，故选news。
51. B。由上文可知，“我”被选中参演。结合下文中的Melissa helped me with my lines. We read the script aloud several times可知，此处应该表示为表演做准备，故选prepare for。
52. A。本段描述的是“我”和妻子为演出做准备的事情。空后的it指代script，由语境及该句中的before可推断，设空处所填的词应该表示“完成”，故选get through。
53. D。由上文可知，参加试演以及后来的演出并不是“我”的初衷，“我”所做的这一切只是为了妻子，故选only。
54. B。“我”本没打算试演，而妻子希望“我”参加。也就是说，“我”做这一切是为了满足她。四个选项中，只有happy符合语境。
55. A。本句中的but提示I've actually had a lot of fun ... this with her部分是对I wasn't sure about this acting thing at first部分的转折。由此可知，此处表示实际上“我”和妻子一起准备表演，一起参加演出很有意思，故选doing。此处是对上文中的doing this for me的复现。
第二节
主题语境：人与社会——艺术
本文是议论文。文章主要介绍了一项针对原著电影改编现象的网络调查以及作者对这一现象的看法。
56. hobbies。考查可数名词的复数。hobby意为“业余爱好”，为可数名词，根据空前的one of可知，此处表达复数意义，故填hobbies。
57. their。考查代词。根据语境可知，此处表达的是“他们的”故事，故填形容词性物主代词their。
58. disappointed。考查形容词。设空处作表语，表示“失望的”，用形容词，故填disappointed。
59. to。考查介词。according to ... 根据……；据……所述。
60. to know。考查动词不定式。want to do sth. 想要做某事。
61. that / which。考查关系代词。设空处引导定语从句，指代先行词books，且在从句中作主语，故填关系代词that或者which。
62. compared。考查动词-ed形式作状语的用法。设空处作状语，且逻辑主语34% of people与动词compare之间为被动关系，故填compared。
63. as。考查固定搭配。as + adj. + as ... 与……一样……。
64. more popular。考查形容词比较级。根据语境the slight preference for the book over the movie以及空后的than可知，此处表达比较意义，指图书馆比电影院更受欢迎，故填popular的比较级形式more popular。
pletely。考查副词。设空处作状语，修饰动词understand，表示“完全地”，用副词，故填completely。