In its various forms from fiction to documentary, the motion picture has become a signific

ant element of contemporary culture. It is an art form. which【C1】______millions of people from all social classes. Movies have influenced current standards of beauty and have set dress fashions. They have【C2】______national myths. The American Western【C3】______in films, for example, is not really the frontier of historical fact. Movies have shown viewers other countries and broadened their【C4】______of different life-styles. But movies have also kept【C5】______stereotypes and prejudices. Some critics have【C6】______recent films of encouraging violence in American society. Others suggest that【C7】______violence in films helps antisocial viewers to safely rid themselves of aggressive feelings.

Interest【C8】______the relationship of films to American culture is as old as the interest in film【C9】______But interest in other【C10】______of film scholarship is more recent. During the 1960s, there was an【C11】______growth in the number and types of film classes offered in American colleges and universities. In other schools, students concentrate on learning【C12】______to make films. In many other schools, classes【C13】______with the history of film as an art form. and【C14】______the study, of film theory, and criticism. Film is【C15】______studied in more general courses in the humanities. Scholars now analyze the work of important directors. They examine the structures and conventions which create film groups or genres(流派)【C16】______the western and gangster(匪徒)films. Film study has become a【C17】______academic discipline.

Competing【C18】______television since the early 1950s, the American film industry has changed dramatically. So have films themselves. But whatever changes are brought【C19】______, motion pictures will always【C20】______an important American art form. and a significant cultural force.

【C1】

A．arrives

B．reaches

C．arouses

D．researches